Lafayette Curry Baker (1826 - 1868)

Born 13 Oct 1826 in Stafford, Genesee, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Curry) Baker — married 24 Dec 1852 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 3 Jul 1868 at age 41 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Lafayette Baker is Notable.

COL Lafayette Baker served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 1st District Columbia Cavalry

Lafayette was born in 1826. He was the son of Remember Baker. He passed away in 1868. He is buried in the Forest Hills Memorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

April 15th, 3:20 p.m.

Colonel L. C. Baker:

Come here immediately

and see if you can find the

murderer of the President.

Edwin M. Stanton,

Secretary of War ^[2]

The next day in the early morning hours he and his cousin Lieut Luther B. Baker arrived in Washington. They went immediately to the War Department to meet with Secretary Stanton. There they began to map out their strategy along with E. J. Conger.

L.B. Baker, L.C. Baker and E. J. Conger

He received a generous share of the reward money, $3,750. ^[3]

Obituary^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 June 2019), memorial page for Lafayette Curry Baker (13 Oct 1826–3 Jul 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #8088964, citing Forest Hills Memorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find A Grave.
2. ↑ Harpers Monthly Magazine, December 1893–The Capture, Death and Burial of John Wilkes Booth by Ray Stanndard Baker
3. ↑ The Reward Money
4. ↑ Chicago Evening Post Chicago, Illinois 07 Jul 1868, Tue • Page 1

• [1] History of the United States Secret Service, By La Fayette Charles Baker, La Fayette Curry Baker
• L.C. Baker to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, relating to correcting the date of the capture of J. Wilkes Booth

• RG 217, Misc. Treasury Accounts, Entry 347 - Account No. 156952 - Check paid to Lafayette C. Baker-$3,750.00 for the capture of Booth and Herold, in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

• Wikipedia Profile

• Adirondack Almanack—Abe Lincoln’s Adirondack Avengers by Lawrence P. Gooley

• Britannica Profile

• Battle for the War Department Rewards for the Capture of John Wilkes Booth by Robert G. Wick