John was the son of John Baker and Preserved Trott of Dorchester, Mass. He married there 16 May 1708 Hannah WITHINGTON, the daughter of John Withington and Elizabeth Preston. Their dwelling house was located on the "Great Country Road", later Washington Street in Dorchester, and was still standing as late as 1889.
John and Hannah are buried here in the Dorchester North Burying Ground, now a part of Boston, Mass., but it is uncertain whether or not their grave markers have survived. Children, all b. Dorchester, Mass:
* Hannah, b. 10 May 1709, d. Stoughton 4 Feb 1790, m. Dorchester 29 Dec 1730 Benjamin CLAP, b. Dorchester 17 Oct 1707, d. Stoughton 10 Oct 1793, the son of Samuel Clapp and Mary Paul. Benjamin was given the title of Lieutenant on his grave marker. He and Hannah both have surviving grave markers in the Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton. They had five children born 1732/3 to 1740.
* John, b. 15 April 1711, d. young
* James, b. 24 May 1713, d. Dorchester 18 Nov 1776, m. Dorchester 14 Dec 1738 Priscilla PAUL, b. Dorchester 17 May 1718, d. Dorchester 26 Nov 1750, aged 32, daughter of Ebenezer Paul and Hannah Atherton. James and Priscilla are both buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground, now in Boston, Mass., but their markers may not have survived. They had four children, born 1739 to 1750.
* John, b. 28 Jan 1715, d. Dorchester 11 Nov 1798, m. (1) Dorchester 7 Feb 1738 Sarah WISWALL, b. Dorchester 29 July 1718, d. Dorchester 4 April 1788, aged 69, daughter of Thomas Wiswall and Elizabeth Jones. He m. (2) Dorchester 2 Feb 1790 Jane WHEELER. John and Sarah are buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground. John and Sarah had only three known children, born 1740 to 1744.
* Thomas, b. 30 May 1717, d. 29 Dec 1745 in his 29th year, m. Dorchester 26 July 1739 Ann MATTOCK or MATTOX who d. 5 Oct 1758 according to the short Baker genealogy published in the NEHGR. Ann may be the daughter of Samuel Mattock and Admonition Tooker, b. Boxton 12 April 1721. Thomas died at a very young age from a disease that he caught from his brother George, following the latter's return from a military operation at Cape Breton (Nova Scotia). Thomas is buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground, but it is not known whether his tombstone has survived. Thomas and Ann had three children, born 1739 to 1744.
* Elijah, b. 14 May 1720, m. Hannah PUFFER.
* George, b. 13 Aug 1724, d. Dorchester 4 March 1810, m. (1) Dorchester 23 Feb 1747 Ruth WILLIAMS, b. 1717, d. Dorchester 30 June 1751, in her 35th year. He and Ruth had one child, George Jr., b. 1748. He m. (2) 11 April 1753 Mary (WISWALL) Jones, b. 1722, d. Dorchester 9 Dec 1776, aged 54, and together they had four children born 1754 to 1760. He m. (3) 2 Oct 1777 Susan VILES, who d. 26 Sep 1810. She may have been the daughter of Joseph Viles and Sarah Wales, b. Boston 20 March 1729. George enlisted in the Cape Breton expedition, sailing from Boston on 24 March 1745. He was ill when he returned, with "ship fever." His brother Thomas contracted the illness, and soon died from it. George and his first two wives are known to be buried in the Dorchester North Burying Ground, but it is not known if their grave markers have survived.
John and Hannah are buried here in the Dorchester North Burying Ground, now a part of Boston, Mass., but it is uncertain whether or not their grave markers have survived. Children, all b. Dorchester, Mass:
* Hannah, b. 10 May 1709, d. Stoughton 4 Feb 1790, m. Dorchester 29 Dec 1730 Benjamin CLAP, b. Dorchester 17 Oct 1707, d. Stoughton 10 Oct 1793, the son of Samuel Clapp and Mary Paul. Benjamin was given the title of Lieutenant on his grave marker. He and Hannah both have surviving grave markers in the Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton. They had five children born 1732/3 to 1740.
* John, b. 15 April 1711, d. young
* James, b. 24 May 1713, d. Dorchester 18 Nov 1776, m. Dorchester 14 Dec 1738 Priscilla PAUL, b. Dorchester 17 May 1718, d. Dorchester 26 Nov 1750, aged 32, daughter of Ebenezer Paul and Hannah Atherton. James and Priscilla are both buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground, now in Boston, Mass., but their markers may not have survived. They had four children, born 1739 to 1750.
* John, b. 28 Jan 1715, d. Dorchester 11 Nov 1798, m. (1) Dorchester 7 Feb 1738 Sarah WISWALL, b. Dorchester 29 July 1718, d. Dorchester 4 April 1788, aged 69, daughter of Thomas Wiswall and Elizabeth Jones. He m. (2) Dorchester 2 Feb 1790 Jane WHEELER. John and Sarah are buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground. John and Sarah had only three known children, born 1740 to 1744.
* Thomas, b. 30 May 1717, d. 29 Dec 1745 in his 29th year, m. Dorchester 26 July 1739 Ann MATTOCK or MATTOX who d. 5 Oct 1758 according to the short Baker genealogy published in the NEHGR. Ann may be the daughter of Samuel Mattock and Admonition Tooker, b. Boxton 12 April 1721. Thomas died at a very young age from a disease that he caught from his brother George, following the latter's return from a military operation at Cape Breton (Nova Scotia). Thomas is buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground, but it is not known whether his tombstone has survived. Thomas and Ann had three children, born 1739 to 1744.
* Elijah, b. 14 May 1720, m. Hannah PUFFER.
* George, b. 13 Aug 1724, d. Dorchester 4 March 1810, m. (1) Dorchester 23 Feb 1747 Ruth WILLIAMS, b. 1717, d. Dorchester 30 June 1751, in her 35th year. He and Ruth had one child, George Jr., b. 1748. He m. (2) 11 April 1753 Mary (WISWALL) Jones, b. 1722, d. Dorchester 9 Dec 1776, aged 54, and together they had four children born 1754 to 1760. He m. (3) 2 Oct 1777 Susan VILES, who d. 26 Sep 1810. She may have been the daughter of Joseph Viles and Sarah Wales, b. Boston 20 March 1729. George enlisted in the Cape Breton expedition, sailing from Boston on 24 March 1745. He was ill when he returned, with "ship fever." His brother Thomas contracted the illness, and soon died from it. George and his first two wives are known to be buried in the Dorchester North Burying Ground, but it is not known if their grave markers have survived.
John was the son of John Baker and Preserved Trott of Dorchester, Mass. He married there 16 May 1708 Hannah WITHINGTON, the daughter of John Withington and Elizabeth Preston. Their dwelling house was located on the "Great Country Road", later Washington Street in Dorchester, and was still standing as late as 1889.
John and Hannah are buried here in the Dorchester North Burying Ground, now a part of Boston, Mass., but it is uncertain whether or not their grave markers have survived. Children, all b. Dorchester, Mass:
* Hannah, b. 10 May 1709, d. Stoughton 4 Feb 1790, m. Dorchester 29 Dec 1730 Benjamin CLAP, b. Dorchester 17 Oct 1707, d. Stoughton 10 Oct 1793, the son of Samuel Clapp and Mary Paul. Benjamin was given the title of Lieutenant on his grave marker. He and Hannah both have surviving grave markers in the Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton. They had five children born 1732/3 to 1740.
* John, b. 15 April 1711, d. young
* James, b. 24 May 1713, d. Dorchester 18 Nov 1776, m. Dorchester 14 Dec 1738 Priscilla PAUL, b. Dorchester 17 May 1718, d. Dorchester 26 Nov 1750, aged 32, daughter of Ebenezer Paul and Hannah Atherton. James and Priscilla are both buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground, now in Boston, Mass., but their markers may not have survived. They had four children, born 1739 to 1750.
* John, b. 28 Jan 1715, d. Dorchester 11 Nov 1798, m. (1) Dorchester 7 Feb 1738 Sarah WISWALL, b. Dorchester 29 July 1718, d. Dorchester 4 April 1788, aged 69, daughter of Thomas Wiswall and Elizabeth Jones. He m. (2) Dorchester 2 Feb 1790 Jane WHEELER. John and Sarah are buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground. John and Sarah had only three known children, born 1740 to 1744.
* Thomas, b. 30 May 1717, d. 29 Dec 1745 in his 29th year, m. Dorchester 26 July 1739 Ann MATTOCK or MATTOX who d. 5 Oct 1758 according to the short Baker genealogy published in the NEHGR. Ann may be the daughter of Samuel Mattock and Admonition Tooker, b. Boxton 12 April 1721. Thomas died at a very young age from a disease that he caught from his brother George, following the latter's return from a military operation at Cape Breton (Nova Scotia). Thomas is buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground, but it is not known whether his tombstone has survived. Thomas and Ann had three children, born 1739 to 1744.
* Elijah, b. 14 May 1720, m. Hannah PUFFER.
* George, b. 13 Aug 1724, d. Dorchester 4 March 1810, m. (1) Dorchester 23 Feb 1747 Ruth WILLIAMS, b. 1717, d. Dorchester 30 June 1751, in her 35th year. He and Ruth had one child, George Jr., b. 1748. He m. (2) 11 April 1753 Mary (WISWALL) Jones, b. 1722, d. Dorchester 9 Dec 1776, aged 54, and together they had four children born 1754 to 1760. He m. (3) 2 Oct 1777 Susan VILES, who d. 26 Sep 1810. She may have been the daughter of Joseph Viles and Sarah Wales, b. Boston 20 March 1729. George enlisted in the Cape Breton expedition, sailing from Boston on 24 March 1745. He was ill when he returned, with "ship fever." His brother Thomas contracted the illness, and soon died from it. George and his first two wives are known to be buried in the Dorchester North Burying Ground, but it is not known if their grave markers have survived.
John and Hannah are buried here in the Dorchester North Burying Ground, now a part of Boston, Mass., but it is uncertain whether or not their grave markers have survived. Children, all b. Dorchester, Mass:
* Hannah, b. 10 May 1709, d. Stoughton 4 Feb 1790, m. Dorchester 29 Dec 1730 Benjamin CLAP, b. Dorchester 17 Oct 1707, d. Stoughton 10 Oct 1793, the son of Samuel Clapp and Mary Paul. Benjamin was given the title of Lieutenant on his grave marker. He and Hannah both have surviving grave markers in the Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton. They had five children born 1732/3 to 1740.
* John, b. 15 April 1711, d. young
* James, b. 24 May 1713, d. Dorchester 18 Nov 1776, m. Dorchester 14 Dec 1738 Priscilla PAUL, b. Dorchester 17 May 1718, d. Dorchester 26 Nov 1750, aged 32, daughter of Ebenezer Paul and Hannah Atherton. James and Priscilla are both buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground, now in Boston, Mass., but their markers may not have survived. They had four children, born 1739 to 1750.
* John, b. 28 Jan 1715, d. Dorchester 11 Nov 1798, m. (1) Dorchester 7 Feb 1738 Sarah WISWALL, b. Dorchester 29 July 1718, d. Dorchester 4 April 1788, aged 69, daughter of Thomas Wiswall and Elizabeth Jones. He m. (2) Dorchester 2 Feb 1790 Jane WHEELER. John and Sarah are buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground. John and Sarah had only three known children, born 1740 to 1744.
* Thomas, b. 30 May 1717, d. 29 Dec 1745 in his 29th year, m. Dorchester 26 July 1739 Ann MATTOCK or MATTOX who d. 5 Oct 1758 according to the short Baker genealogy published in the NEHGR. Ann may be the daughter of Samuel Mattock and Admonition Tooker, b. Boxton 12 April 1721. Thomas died at a very young age from a disease that he caught from his brother George, following the latter's return from a military operation at Cape Breton (Nova Scotia). Thomas is buried in the Dorchester North Burial Ground, but it is not known whether his tombstone has survived. Thomas and Ann had three children, born 1739 to 1744.
* Elijah, b. 14 May 1720, m. Hannah PUFFER.
* George, b. 13 Aug 1724, d. Dorchester 4 March 1810, m. (1) Dorchester 23 Feb 1747 Ruth WILLIAMS, b. 1717, d. Dorchester 30 June 1751, in her 35th year. He and Ruth had one child, George Jr., b. 1748. He m. (2) 11 April 1753 Mary (WISWALL) Jones, b. 1722, d. Dorchester 9 Dec 1776, aged 54, and together they had four children born 1754 to 1760. He m. (3) 2 Oct 1777 Susan VILES, who d. 26 Sep 1810. She may have been the daughter of Joseph Viles and Sarah Wales, b. Boston 20 March 1729. George enlisted in the Cape Breton expedition, sailing from Boston on 24 March 1745. He was ill when he returned, with "ship fever." His brother Thomas contracted the illness, and soon died from it. George and his first two wives are known to be buried in the Dorchester North Burying Ground, but it is not known if their grave markers have survived.
Inscription
Here lies the Body of/Mr. JOHN BAKER,/who Departed this/Life the 9th of Octr./1746:in the 75th./Year of his Age.
Source: "Annual Report of the Cemetery Department of the City of Boston 1905-1906"
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