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Eli Forbes Baker

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Eli Forbes Baker

Birth
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
28 Sep 1855 (aged 65)
Steuben, Washington County, Maine, USA
Burial
Steuben, Washington County, Maine, USA Add to Map
Plot
STE(1) CHE 7-5 WAS Recorded March 1978 Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980
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Recommended Sources: "The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers" (1910) p30 by Milliken, J. A. (James Alphonso), 1813-1891 @ Cornell University Library. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volumes XIII - XIV (13-14), "The Turner Family of America" Section: "Edward Turner and His Descendants" (July 1882) ppg 129 - 130 by Frank F Starr and John V. L Pruyns, Jr. Archives of Guy Ellis Baker, Esq of Albany, New York expert on the descendants of the Bakers of the Roxbury Colony. "History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904" "A Naval Disaster: The Penobscot Expedition" Ships Logs from University of Nova Scotia Archives.

Eli Forbes Baker (26 Jan 1790 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 28 Sep 1855 Steuben, Washington, Maine) was a Millwright: someone who builds various mills out of wood and metal for processing commodities such as water mills, paper mills, wind mills and mills for processing paper, lumber, textiles and agricultural products. This was a good business to be in during the industrial revolution.

Eli Forbes Baker's father was
3) Lemuel Baker a ship's surgeon for the Continental Navy and later U.S. Navy (27 May 1742 West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 27 Jul 1815 in Steuben, Washington, Maine) the son of Captain John Baker (17 Dec 1705 Roxbury, Essex, Massachusetts - 10 Aug 1781 West Roxbury, Massachusetts) of the Continental Army and Abigail Colburn (24 Oct 1712 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 25 Oct 1746 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts) both from founding families of the Roxbury Colony of Massachusetts.

Eli Forbes Baker's mother was Abigail Griggs (18 Oct 1761 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts - Steuben, Washington County, Maine, USA) daughter of James Griggs (1704 – 1798) and Mary Mayo (1718 – 1778) also from a founding family of the Roxbury Colony.

Eli Forbes Baker married Rebecca Downs (4 Mar 1795 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 1884 Steuben, Washington, Maine) the daughter of Benjamin G Downs (1767 Steuben, Washington, Maine – 1840 Frankfort, Waldo, Maine) and Molly (Mary) Rowe (1759 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire – 15 Oct 1848 in Maine) Note Molly Rowe married first Moses Spencer, Jr (1755 – 1778) before marrying Benjamin G Downs. She was the daughter of Lazarus Rowe and Molly Webster who both lived for over 100 years of age and are recorded in the Guinness book of world records as the longest married couple.

Elit Forbes Baker and Rebecca Downs had 11 children:

1) George Lemuel Baker (4 Aug 1814 Steuben, Washington, Maine - between 1870 and 1880 Steuben, Washington, Maine) married Mary Ann Smith (1818 – 1913).

2) Abigail Baker (7 mar 1816 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 23 Jul 1911 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts) married Isaac Child (1792 – 1885).

3) Susan R Baker (15 May 1818 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 10 Aug 1891 Addison, Washington County, Maine) married
Joseph Nash Davis (1820 – 1892).

4) Forbes Baker (28 Mar 1820 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 14 march 1905 Steuben, Washington, Maine) married first Sarah Evans. Forbes Baker married Second Susan Davis Dorman (1836 - 1922).

5) John H Baker (23 May 1822 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 1 May 1873 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts) married first Mildred Ann Turner (13 Apr 1833 Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia - 13 Dec 1866 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts). John H Baker married second Angeline Lovina "Angie" Kidder (3 May 1839 Georges Mills, Sullivan, New Hampshire - 28 Oct 1929 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts).

6) "Frank" Francis Baker (1 may 1825 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 18 Oct 1892 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts) married Elizabeth A. Dorkham.

7) Henry C Baker (3 Jun 1827 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 29 Jun 1897 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine) married Sarah C Curtis (1834 – 1900).

8) Colin Campbell Baker (21 Aug 1830 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 06 Sep 1896 Steuben, Washington, Maine) married "Bessie" Young Crowley (1849 – 1917).

9) Mary Downs Baker (2 Dec 1833 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 21 May 1913 Cherryfield, Washington, Maine) married William Mellish Eaton (1821 – 1904) as his second wife in 1894. She lived with two of his sons and his sister the noted artist after his death. She had no children of her own.

10) Sophia Downs Baker (18 Sep 1836 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 13 Dec 1906 Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts) married George E Kendall (1837 – 1899).

11) William Griggs Baker (15 Oct 1838 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 17 Oct 1905 Machias, Washington, Maine) married Sylvia Greenwood Hart (1838 – 1892).


His Baker ancestors originally came from Sissinghurst, Kent, England. During the great migration 400 years ago his forefather Thomas Baker was a founding member of the Roxbury Colony in the early 1600's. In the late 1700's during an ill fated Navel campaign against the British his father a ship's surgeon, Lemuel Baker, left Roxbury and was shipwrecked in Steuben, Washington, Maine where the family remained for generations. The Bakers of Steuben, Maine made regular voyages back to the first Church of Roxbury for baptisms, marriages and deaths. The first Church of Roxbury remained the cornerstone of the family for generations.

His American Baker pedigree is Eli Forbes Baker 6 (1790 – 1855), Lemuel Baker 5 (1742 –), Capt John Baker 4 (1705 – 1781), Thomas Baker 3 (1676 – 1761), John Baker 2 (1644 – 1732), Thomas Baker 1 (1608 – 1683), Sir Thomas Baker (1557 - 1625), Sir Richard Baker (1527 - 1594), Sir John Baker (1488 – 1558), Member of Parliament and Exchequer of England of Sissinghurst, Kent, England according to noted genealogist and expert on the Roxbury Colony Bakers, Guy Elis Baker of Albany, New York.

From Roland Baker, Jr back to Capt John Baker in the founding colony at Roxbury the Bakers have served in The American War of Independence, King Philips War, The War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Korean War and many other wars with distinction, honor, valor and most of all loyalty to their fellow solders and they have taken this spirit into civic minded responsibilities.

Burial Records "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection," STE(1) CHE 7-5 WAS Recorded March 1978.

Recommended Sources: "The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers" (1910) p30 by Milliken, J. A. (James Alphonso), 1813-1891 @ Cornell University Library. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volumes XIII - XIV (13-14), "The Turner Family of America" Section: "Edward Turner and His Descendants" (July 1882) ppg 129 - 130 by Frank F Starr and John V. L Pruyns, Jr. Archives of Guy Ellis Baker, Esq of Albany, New York expert on the descendants of the Bakers of the Roxbury Colony. "History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904" "A Naval Disaster: The Penobscot Expedition" Ships Logs from University of Nova Scotia Archives.

Eli Forbes Baker (26 Jan 1790 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 28 Sep 1855 Steuben, Washington, Maine) was a Millwright: someone who builds various mills out of wood and metal for processing commodities such as water mills, paper mills, wind mills and mills for processing paper, lumber, textiles and agricultural products. This was a good business to be in during the industrial revolution.

Eli Forbes Baker's father was
3) Lemuel Baker a ship's surgeon for the Continental Navy and later U.S. Navy (27 May 1742 West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 27 Jul 1815 in Steuben, Washington, Maine) the son of Captain John Baker (17 Dec 1705 Roxbury, Essex, Massachusetts - 10 Aug 1781 West Roxbury, Massachusetts) of the Continental Army and Abigail Colburn (24 Oct 1712 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 25 Oct 1746 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts) both from founding families of the Roxbury Colony of Massachusetts.

Eli Forbes Baker's mother was Abigail Griggs (18 Oct 1761 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts - Steuben, Washington County, Maine, USA) daughter of James Griggs (1704 – 1798) and Mary Mayo (1718 – 1778) also from a founding family of the Roxbury Colony.

Eli Forbes Baker married Rebecca Downs (4 Mar 1795 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 1884 Steuben, Washington, Maine) the daughter of Benjamin G Downs (1767 Steuben, Washington, Maine – 1840 Frankfort, Waldo, Maine) and Molly (Mary) Rowe (1759 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire – 15 Oct 1848 in Maine) Note Molly Rowe married first Moses Spencer, Jr (1755 – 1778) before marrying Benjamin G Downs. She was the daughter of Lazarus Rowe and Molly Webster who both lived for over 100 years of age and are recorded in the Guinness book of world records as the longest married couple.

Elit Forbes Baker and Rebecca Downs had 11 children:

1) George Lemuel Baker (4 Aug 1814 Steuben, Washington, Maine - between 1870 and 1880 Steuben, Washington, Maine) married Mary Ann Smith (1818 – 1913).

2) Abigail Baker (7 mar 1816 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 23 Jul 1911 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts) married Isaac Child (1792 – 1885).

3) Susan R Baker (15 May 1818 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 10 Aug 1891 Addison, Washington County, Maine) married
Joseph Nash Davis (1820 – 1892).

4) Forbes Baker (28 Mar 1820 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 14 march 1905 Steuben, Washington, Maine) married first Sarah Evans. Forbes Baker married Second Susan Davis Dorman (1836 - 1922).

5) John H Baker (23 May 1822 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 1 May 1873 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts) married first Mildred Ann Turner (13 Apr 1833 Lumpkin, Stewart, Georgia - 13 Dec 1866 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts). John H Baker married second Angeline Lovina "Angie" Kidder (3 May 1839 Georges Mills, Sullivan, New Hampshire - 28 Oct 1929 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts).

6) "Frank" Francis Baker (1 may 1825 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 18 Oct 1892 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts) married Elizabeth A. Dorkham.

7) Henry C Baker (3 Jun 1827 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 29 Jun 1897 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine) married Sarah C Curtis (1834 – 1900).

8) Colin Campbell Baker (21 Aug 1830 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 06 Sep 1896 Steuben, Washington, Maine) married "Bessie" Young Crowley (1849 – 1917).

9) Mary Downs Baker (2 Dec 1833 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 21 May 1913 Cherryfield, Washington, Maine) married William Mellish Eaton (1821 – 1904) as his second wife in 1894. She lived with two of his sons and his sister the noted artist after his death. She had no children of her own.

10) Sophia Downs Baker (18 Sep 1836 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 13 Dec 1906 Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts) married George E Kendall (1837 – 1899).

11) William Griggs Baker (15 Oct 1838 Steuben, Washington, Maine - 17 Oct 1905 Machias, Washington, Maine) married Sylvia Greenwood Hart (1838 – 1892).


His Baker ancestors originally came from Sissinghurst, Kent, England. During the great migration 400 years ago his forefather Thomas Baker was a founding member of the Roxbury Colony in the early 1600's. In the late 1700's during an ill fated Navel campaign against the British his father a ship's surgeon, Lemuel Baker, left Roxbury and was shipwrecked in Steuben, Washington, Maine where the family remained for generations. The Bakers of Steuben, Maine made regular voyages back to the first Church of Roxbury for baptisms, marriages and deaths. The first Church of Roxbury remained the cornerstone of the family for generations.

His American Baker pedigree is Eli Forbes Baker 6 (1790 – 1855), Lemuel Baker 5 (1742 –), Capt John Baker 4 (1705 – 1781), Thomas Baker 3 (1676 – 1761), John Baker 2 (1644 – 1732), Thomas Baker 1 (1608 – 1683), Sir Thomas Baker (1557 - 1625), Sir Richard Baker (1527 - 1594), Sir John Baker (1488 – 1558), Member of Parliament and Exchequer of England of Sissinghurst, Kent, England according to noted genealogist and expert on the Roxbury Colony Bakers, Guy Elis Baker of Albany, New York.

From Roland Baker, Jr back to Capt John Baker in the founding colony at Roxbury the Bakers have served in The American War of Independence, King Philips War, The War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Korean War and many other wars with distinction, honor, valor and most of all loyalty to their fellow solders and they have taken this spirit into civic minded responsibilities.

Burial Records "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection," STE(1) CHE 7-5 WAS Recorded March 1978.



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