Philip Baker (1824 - 1910)

Born 2 May 1824 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Harnisch) Baker — married about 1864 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 17 May 1910 at age 86 in East River Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

There is no record in the parish transcription of their marriage but Philip Baker (son of Caspar) and wife Maria Victoria Baker have 2 children in the records;^[1]

• William Edmund - 1864-02-28
• Sophia Rachel - 1865-08-04

Philip Baker (46) is on the 1871 census with wife Mary (27) and their children; Sophia (6), Eleanor (4), Timothy (2) and Salem (6 mos).^[2] Mary's maiden name is Harnisch, from her daughter's death registration.^[3]

Nova Scotia Deaths Registered, Philip Baker, died 1910 in Indian Point, Lunenburg County Registration Year: 1910 - Book: 13 - Page: 120 - Number Baker, Philip, Male, d. May 17, 1910 of Old Age, at 85 yrs., Indian Point, Fisherman, Widowed. Born on Flat Island, near Tancook. C. of E. Buried Indian Point. Name of Informant: Noah Baker, June 1, 1910.

St. Baranabas Anglican Burials 1894-1929, MFM #11,241 Born on Flat Island, Lunenburg County, NS Date of Burial May 19th, 1910, Philip Baker, Residence Blandford, Age 85yrs, Dated of Death May 17th, 1910, Where Buried St. Georges burial ground East River, Officiating Minister John J. Banford

Sources

1. ↑ Lunenburg County Parish records, Shankle transcription via https://sites.rootsweb.com/~canns/lunenburg/bmd.html
2. ↑ 1871 census of Canada, Chester, LU, NS https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=img&id=4396278_00295
3. ↑ Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths - Ellen Matilda Schnare death at Lunenburg, Lunenburg County in 1925, Death Registration: Year: 1925 file: 96 number: 944 https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=198489

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145153596/philip-baker: accessed 31 August 2023), memorial page for Philip Baker (2 May 1824–17 May 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 145153596, citing St. George's Anglican Cemetery, East River Point, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Joan (Nauss) Dacey (contributor 47965232).