He was born in Vermont in 1802 and died 26 January 1882 at his home at Stone (Carver), Clackamas County.
Horace Baker met Jane Baxter in Illinois. Although they weren't married at the time, they agreed to live together as man and wife. In 1845, they decided they were going to Oregon with Jane's brother and sister-in-law, Mark and Martha Hattan.
(Both Horace and Jane left children behind from their first marriages. Jane left her three children with parents Forsythe and Mary Hattan. Through probate records we know that Horace had four children who were between 4 and 14 when he left for Oregon.)
Their wagon left on May 7, 1846. There were about 50 wagons and 300 people. The trip was mostly uneventful. The Bakers and Hattans did leave the wagon train along the Columbia River to travel over the Barlow Road. They reached Oregon City on October 10, 1846 and selected homestead sites along the Clackamas River in present day Carver (called Stone early on). Jane's half of the 640 acre donation land claim was denied because she and Horace weren't married. They did get married in 1852.
Horace was a stonemason by trade so his homestead site of large basalt rock formations was perfect. He intended to quarry and ship the rock down the Clackamas to the settlements along the Willamette River. His business was a great success. The basalt from the Baker Quarry was used at many sites: the Portland Hotel, Portland's Pioneer Post Office, Willamette Falls Locks and the Tillamook Light House to name a few.
Horace Baker died in 1882 at the age of 80 and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City. Jane Baker died 16 years later at the age of 79 and is buried in Logan Pleasant View Cemetery, two miles from the Baker Log Cabin at Carver. According to the story, Horace didn't want to be buried in the country and Jane didn't want to be buried in the city.
(Credit to FAG member Judy Chambers for all this wonderful added information.)
Horace Baker met Jane Baxter in Illinois. Although they weren't married at the time, they agreed to live together as man and wife. In 1845, they decided they were going to Oregon with Jane's brother and sister-in-law, Mark and Martha Hattan.
(Both Horace and Jane left children behind from their first marriages. Jane left her three children with parents Forsythe and Mary Hattan. Through probate records we know that Horace had four children who were between 4 and 14 when he left for Oregon.)
Their wagon left on May 7, 1846. There were about 50 wagons and 300 people. The trip was mostly uneventful. The Bakers and Hattans did leave the wagon train along the Columbia River to travel over the Barlow Road. They reached Oregon City on October 10, 1846 and selected homestead sites along the Clackamas River in present day Carver (called Stone early on). Jane's half of the 640 acre donation land claim was denied because she and Horace weren't married. They did get married in 1852.
Horace was a stonemason by trade so his homestead site of large basalt rock formations was perfect. He intended to quarry and ship the rock down the Clackamas to the settlements along the Willamette River. His business was a great success. The basalt from the Baker Quarry was used at many sites: the Portland Hotel, Portland's Pioneer Post Office, Willamette Falls Locks and the Tillamook Light House to name a few.
Horace Baker died in 1882 at the age of 80 and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City. Jane Baker died 16 years later at the age of 79 and is buried in Logan Pleasant View Cemetery, two miles from the Baker Log Cabin at Carver. According to the story, Horace didn't want to be buried in the country and Jane didn't want to be buried in the city.
(Credit to FAG member Judy Chambers for all this wonderful added information.)
He was born in Vermont in 1802 and died 26 January 1882 at his home at Stone (Carver), Clackamas County.
Horace Baker met Jane Baxter in Illinois. Although they weren't married at the time, they agreed to live together as man and wife. In 1845, they decided they were going to Oregon with Jane's brother and sister-in-law, Mark and Martha Hattan.
(Both Horace and Jane left children behind from their first marriages. Jane left her three children with parents Forsythe and Mary Hattan. Through probate records we know that Horace had four children who were between 4 and 14 when he left for Oregon.)
Their wagon left on May 7, 1846. There were about 50 wagons and 300 people. The trip was mostly uneventful. The Bakers and Hattans did leave the wagon train along the Columbia River to travel over the Barlow Road. They reached Oregon City on October 10, 1846 and selected homestead sites along the Clackamas River in present day Carver (called Stone early on). Jane's half of the 640 acre donation land claim was denied because she and Horace weren't married. They did get married in 1852.
Horace was a stonemason by trade so his homestead site of large basalt rock formations was perfect. He intended to quarry and ship the rock down the Clackamas to the settlements along the Willamette River. His business was a great success. The basalt from the Baker Quarry was used at many sites: the Portland Hotel, Portland's Pioneer Post Office, Willamette Falls Locks and the Tillamook Light House to name a few.
Horace Baker died in 1882 at the age of 80 and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City. Jane Baker died 16 years later at the age of 79 and is buried in Logan Pleasant View Cemetery, two miles from the Baker Log Cabin at Carver. According to the story, Horace didn't want to be buried in the country and Jane didn't want to be buried in the city.
(Credit to FAG member Judy Chambers for all this wonderful added information.)
Horace Baker met Jane Baxter in Illinois. Although they weren't married at the time, they agreed to live together as man and wife. In 1845, they decided they were going to Oregon with Jane's brother and sister-in-law, Mark and Martha Hattan.
(Both Horace and Jane left children behind from their first marriages. Jane left her three children with parents Forsythe and Mary Hattan. Through probate records we know that Horace had four children who were between 4 and 14 when he left for Oregon.)
Their wagon left on May 7, 1846. There were about 50 wagons and 300 people. The trip was mostly uneventful. The Bakers and Hattans did leave the wagon train along the Columbia River to travel over the Barlow Road. They reached Oregon City on October 10, 1846 and selected homestead sites along the Clackamas River in present day Carver (called Stone early on). Jane's half of the 640 acre donation land claim was denied because she and Horace weren't married. They did get married in 1852.
Horace was a stonemason by trade so his homestead site of large basalt rock formations was perfect. He intended to quarry and ship the rock down the Clackamas to the settlements along the Willamette River. His business was a great success. The basalt from the Baker Quarry was used at many sites: the Portland Hotel, Portland's Pioneer Post Office, Willamette Falls Locks and the Tillamook Light House to name a few.
Horace Baker died in 1882 at the age of 80 and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City. Jane Baker died 16 years later at the age of 79 and is buried in Logan Pleasant View Cemetery, two miles from the Baker Log Cabin at Carver. According to the story, Horace didn't want to be buried in the country and Jane didn't want to be buried in the city.
(Credit to FAG member Judy Chambers for all this wonderful added information.)
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