Dr. Joseph Baker, s. of Dea. Samuel Baker, Jr. and Prudence Jenkins, b. Dec. 17, 1748 in Windham, Conn. He d. May 16, 1804 in Brooklyn, Conn., Æ 55.
On Mar. 4, 1773 in Pomfret, Conn., Joseph m. 1) Deborah Avery, dau. of Rev. Ephraim Avery and Dorothy Lothrop, b. July 5, 1751 in Pomfret. She d. Feb. 13, 1777 in Windham, Æ 26. One child of the marriage:
• i. Elisha Baker, b. June 1, 1774 of record in Pomfret, d. in infancy Nov. 8, 1775 and is interred in that part of Pomfret after 1786 now Brooklyn, Conn.
On Jan. 10, 1779 at the Scotland Cong. Ch., then in Windham, Joseph m. 2) Lucy Devotion, dau. of Rev. Ebenezer Devotion, Jr. and Martha Lothrop, b. Nov. 12, 1754 of record in Windham, Conn. She d. Apr. 13, 1842 prob. at Windham, but is interred in Brooklyn, Conn., Æ 88. They had the following eight children b. of record in Brooklyn, Conn.:
• ii. Elizabeth "Betty" Baker, b. Feb. 19, 1780, d. Oct. 9, 1862 in Windham, Conn., Æ 83; m. Sept. 17, 1797 in Brooklyn, Pascal Paoli Tyler, s. of Capt. Daniel Tyler and Mehitable Putnam, b. May 15, 1774 of record in Pomfret, Conn. He d. Aug. 31, 1847 in Brooklyn, Æ 74. Three children recorded at Brooklyn.
• iii. Sarah Baker, b. Sept. 23, 1781.
• iv. Dr. Ebenezer Baker, b. July 22, 1783, d. Dec. 11, 1820 in Brooklyn; m. Feb. 17, 1805 in Brooklyn, Elizabeth "Betsy" Williams, dau. of Asa and Hannah Williams, b. Jan. 4, 1787 in Brooklyn where she d. June 19, 1857.
• v. Martha Baker, b. June 7, 1786, d. Sept. 9, 1866 in Manchester, Conn.; m. Mar. 25, 1807 in Lebanon, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Solomon Williams, s. of Dr. Thomas Williams and Rebecca Wells, b. Aug. 29, 1783 in Lebanon, Conn. He d. Oct. 25, 1875 in Manchester, Conn. Ten children of the marriage.
• vi. Lieut. James Baker, b. Sept, 11, 1788, d. in action in 1813 in Savannah, Georgia during the War of 1812; no known wife or children.
• vii. Col. Rufus Lothrop Baker, b. Dec. 6, 1790, d. June 5, 1868 in Windham, Conn.; m. Eliza Taintor, dau. of Charles Taintor and Mary Abbe, who d. Nov. 1, 1868 in Windham, Conn. Two known children of the family, possibly others.
• viii. Lucy Maria Baker, b. Mar. 23, 1793; m. Rev. Willard Preston of Savannah, Georgia.
• ix. Joseph Baker, b. July 17, 1796, d. in infancy June 8, 1797.
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On Mar. 4, 1773 in Pomfret, Conn., Joseph m. 1) Deborah Avery, dau. of Rev. Ephraim Avery and Dorothy Lothrop, b. July 5, 1751 in Pomfret. She d. Feb. 13, 1777 in Windham, Æ 26. One child of the marriage:
• i. Elisha Baker, b. June 1, 1774 of record in Pomfret, d. in infancy Nov. 8, 1775 and is interred in that part of Pomfret after 1786 now Brooklyn, Conn.
On Jan. 10, 1779 at the Scotland Cong. Ch., then in Windham, Joseph m. 2) Lucy Devotion, dau. of Rev. Ebenezer Devotion, Jr. and Martha Lothrop, b. Nov. 12, 1754 of record in Windham, Conn. She d. Apr. 13, 1842 prob. at Windham, but is interred in Brooklyn, Conn., Æ 88. They had the following eight children b. of record in Brooklyn, Conn.:
• ii. Elizabeth "Betty" Baker, b. Feb. 19, 1780, d. Oct. 9, 1862 in Windham, Conn., Æ 83; m. Sept. 17, 1797 in Brooklyn, Pascal Paoli Tyler, s. of Capt. Daniel Tyler and Mehitable Putnam, b. May 15, 1774 of record in Pomfret, Conn. He d. Aug. 31, 1847 in Brooklyn, Æ 74. Three children recorded at Brooklyn.
• iii. Sarah Baker, b. Sept. 23, 1781.
• iv. Dr. Ebenezer Baker, b. July 22, 1783, d. Dec. 11, 1820 in Brooklyn; m. Feb. 17, 1805 in Brooklyn, Elizabeth "Betsy" Williams, dau. of Asa and Hannah Williams, b. Jan. 4, 1787 in Brooklyn where she d. June 19, 1857.
• v. Martha Baker, b. June 7, 1786, d. Sept. 9, 1866 in Manchester, Conn.; m. Mar. 25, 1807 in Lebanon, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Solomon Williams, s. of Dr. Thomas Williams and Rebecca Wells, b. Aug. 29, 1783 in Lebanon, Conn. He d. Oct. 25, 1875 in Manchester, Conn. Ten children of the marriage.
• vi. Lieut. James Baker, b. Sept, 11, 1788, d. in action in 1813 in Savannah, Georgia during the War of 1812; no known wife or children.
• vii. Col. Rufus Lothrop Baker, b. Dec. 6, 1790, d. June 5, 1868 in Windham, Conn.; m. Eliza Taintor, dau. of Charles Taintor and Mary Abbe, who d. Nov. 1, 1868 in Windham, Conn. Two known children of the family, possibly others.
• viii. Lucy Maria Baker, b. Mar. 23, 1793; m. Rev. Willard Preston of Savannah, Georgia.
• ix. Joseph Baker, b. July 17, 1796, d. in infancy June 8, 1797.
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Dr. Joseph Baker, s. of Dea. Samuel Baker, Jr. and Prudence Jenkins, b. Dec. 17, 1748 in Windham, Conn. He d. May 16, 1804 in Brooklyn, Conn., Æ 55.
On Mar. 4, 1773 in Pomfret, Conn., Joseph m. 1) Deborah Avery, dau. of Rev. Ephraim Avery and Dorothy Lothrop, b. July 5, 1751 in Pomfret. She d. Feb. 13, 1777 in Windham, Æ 26. One child of the marriage:
• i. Elisha Baker, b. June 1, 1774 of record in Pomfret, d. in infancy Nov. 8, 1775 and is interred in that part of Pomfret after 1786 now Brooklyn, Conn.
On Jan. 10, 1779 at the Scotland Cong. Ch., then in Windham, Joseph m. 2) Lucy Devotion, dau. of Rev. Ebenezer Devotion, Jr. and Martha Lothrop, b. Nov. 12, 1754 of record in Windham, Conn. She d. Apr. 13, 1842 prob. at Windham, but is interred in Brooklyn, Conn., Æ 88. They had the following eight children b. of record in Brooklyn, Conn.:
• ii. Elizabeth "Betty" Baker, b. Feb. 19, 1780, d. Oct. 9, 1862 in Windham, Conn., Æ 83; m. Sept. 17, 1797 in Brooklyn, Pascal Paoli Tyler, s. of Capt. Daniel Tyler and Mehitable Putnam, b. May 15, 1774 of record in Pomfret, Conn. He d. Aug. 31, 1847 in Brooklyn, Æ 74. Three children recorded at Brooklyn.
• iii. Sarah Baker, b. Sept. 23, 1781.
• iv. Dr. Ebenezer Baker, b. July 22, 1783, d. Dec. 11, 1820 in Brooklyn; m. Feb. 17, 1805 in Brooklyn, Elizabeth "Betsy" Williams, dau. of Asa and Hannah Williams, b. Jan. 4, 1787 in Brooklyn where she d. June 19, 1857.
• v. Martha Baker, b. June 7, 1786, d. Sept. 9, 1866 in Manchester, Conn.; m. Mar. 25, 1807 in Lebanon, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Solomon Williams, s. of Dr. Thomas Williams and Rebecca Wells, b. Aug. 29, 1783 in Lebanon, Conn. He d. Oct. 25, 1875 in Manchester, Conn. Ten children of the marriage.
• vi. Lieut. James Baker, b. Sept, 11, 1788, d. in action in 1813 in Savannah, Georgia during the War of 1812; no known wife or children.
• vii. Col. Rufus Lothrop Baker, b. Dec. 6, 1790, d. June 5, 1868 in Windham, Conn.; m. Eliza Taintor, dau. of Charles Taintor and Mary Abbe, who d. Nov. 1, 1868 in Windham, Conn. Two known children of the family, possibly others.
• viii. Lucy Maria Baker, b. Mar. 23, 1793; m. Rev. Willard Preston of Savannah, Georgia.
• ix. Joseph Baker, b. July 17, 1796, d. in infancy June 8, 1797.
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On Mar. 4, 1773 in Pomfret, Conn., Joseph m. 1) Deborah Avery, dau. of Rev. Ephraim Avery and Dorothy Lothrop, b. July 5, 1751 in Pomfret. She d. Feb. 13, 1777 in Windham, Æ 26. One child of the marriage:
• i. Elisha Baker, b. June 1, 1774 of record in Pomfret, d. in infancy Nov. 8, 1775 and is interred in that part of Pomfret after 1786 now Brooklyn, Conn.
On Jan. 10, 1779 at the Scotland Cong. Ch., then in Windham, Joseph m. 2) Lucy Devotion, dau. of Rev. Ebenezer Devotion, Jr. and Martha Lothrop, b. Nov. 12, 1754 of record in Windham, Conn. She d. Apr. 13, 1842 prob. at Windham, but is interred in Brooklyn, Conn., Æ 88. They had the following eight children b. of record in Brooklyn, Conn.:
• ii. Elizabeth "Betty" Baker, b. Feb. 19, 1780, d. Oct. 9, 1862 in Windham, Conn., Æ 83; m. Sept. 17, 1797 in Brooklyn, Pascal Paoli Tyler, s. of Capt. Daniel Tyler and Mehitable Putnam, b. May 15, 1774 of record in Pomfret, Conn. He d. Aug. 31, 1847 in Brooklyn, Æ 74. Three children recorded at Brooklyn.
• iii. Sarah Baker, b. Sept. 23, 1781.
• iv. Dr. Ebenezer Baker, b. July 22, 1783, d. Dec. 11, 1820 in Brooklyn; m. Feb. 17, 1805 in Brooklyn, Elizabeth "Betsy" Williams, dau. of Asa and Hannah Williams, b. Jan. 4, 1787 in Brooklyn where she d. June 19, 1857.
• v. Martha Baker, b. June 7, 1786, d. Sept. 9, 1866 in Manchester, Conn.; m. Mar. 25, 1807 in Lebanon, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Solomon Williams, s. of Dr. Thomas Williams and Rebecca Wells, b. Aug. 29, 1783 in Lebanon, Conn. He d. Oct. 25, 1875 in Manchester, Conn. Ten children of the marriage.
• vi. Lieut. James Baker, b. Sept, 11, 1788, d. in action in 1813 in Savannah, Georgia during the War of 1812; no known wife or children.
• vii. Col. Rufus Lothrop Baker, b. Dec. 6, 1790, d. June 5, 1868 in Windham, Conn.; m. Eliza Taintor, dau. of Charles Taintor and Mary Abbe, who d. Nov. 1, 1868 in Windham, Conn. Two known children of the family, possibly others.
• viii. Lucy Maria Baker, b. Mar. 23, 1793; m. Rev. Willard Preston of Savannah, Georgia.
• ix. Joseph Baker, b. July 17, 1796, d. in infancy June 8, 1797.
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Inscription
Here is deposited the
mortal part of
Joseph Baker, Efq'r.
who acceptably discharged
the offices of Justice of the
Peace & Physician was much
beloved in life & greatly la-
mented in death, who died
May 16th 1804, in the 55th
Year of his age, having a good
hope of a blessed immortality
Whose virtue will outlast
this perishable stone, erected
by his mourning widowe &
children, to his Memory.
R.W Stone:
Revolutionary War
Joseph Baker
Capt. Cary's Co.
Died May 16, 1804
Æ. 55
By the early 1800s the symbol Æ for the Latin term Ætatis began being misinterpreted as the symbol for a person's chronological age. On the day Joseph died he was 55 years old, and Ætatis suæ (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of his Age) 56.
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