Son of Conrad Baker; Husband of Catherine (Frank). Father of William, Mary Ann, Catherine, John, Margaret, Henry, Conrad, Alex Gordon;
"Belfountain Caves, Castles and Quarries in the Caledon Hills" :
The first team of oxen was brought into the settlement by Michael Baker in the winter of 1820-1821. Baker was Pennsylvania Dutch [I believe this shouldn't say "Pennsylvania" and may even mean German - EB] and spent his youth in the USA where his father, Fred Conrad Baker, native of Holland, emigrated about 1801.
The story is told that when Michael Baker reached the Credit River, near the north end of Chinguacousy Township, he judged the ice to be too thin to bear the weight of the team and oxen and their load. To effect their crossing, he cut down a number of trees, which, with their branches made a temporary bridge. This served as a road for the rest of the winter for the settlers to pack in their supplies. Baker was an expert hunter and taught the immigrants how to stalk deer; dress venison, cure hides, and the ways of the woods. Mrs. Baker's advice, too, proved a great boon to the women. She taught them successful methods of making bread either with hops or salt yeast; the art of soap making and the exact phase of the moon in which it could be successfully accomplished; also the right phase of the moon to plant peas, corn, beans, and other vegetables. The Baker's took up land, lot 6 in the 5th concession (4th line) where they raised their family. Michael Baker took an active part in the development of the settlement and was one of the first trustees for the Belfountain School. Their eldest daughter married the school teacher, John Armstrong. A son, William, took over the northern section of his father's farm while another son, Conrad, took the southern part with the parents retaining the centre section. Conrad, born in 1841, married Mary Eagles, daughter of William Eagles, in 1861 and later built the roughcast house on his section of land, raising a family of seven children: John, who died as a young man; Lillian (Mrs. Nelson Dyer); Georgina (Mrs. Duncan McLeod) and Fred.
Fred married Kate MacEachern and after his death in 1936, Mrs. Baker's nephew, Jack and Ella Russell carried on the work of the farm until her death. The farm was then sold to Austin and Myrtle Corner who renovated and covered the old roughcast house with stone from their quarrie. Later owners were Paul Engel and now B.L. Sherman.
"Belfountain Caves, Castles and Quarries in the Caledon Hills" :
The first team of oxen was brought into the settlement by Michael Baker in the winter of 1820-1821. Baker was Pennsylvania Dutch [I believe this shouldn't say "Pennsylvania" and may even mean German - EB] and spent his youth in the USA where his father, Fred Conrad Baker, native of Holland, emigrated about 1801.
The story is told that when Michael Baker reached the Credit River, near the north end of Chinguacousy Township, he judged the ice to be too thin to bear the weight of the team and oxen and their load. To effect their crossing, he cut down a number of trees, which, with their branches made a temporary bridge. This served as a road for the rest of the winter for the settlers to pack in their supplies. Baker was an expert hunter and taught the immigrants how to stalk deer; dress venison, cure hides, and the ways of the woods. Mrs. Baker's advice, too, proved a great boon to the women. She taught them successful methods of making bread either with hops or salt yeast; the art of soap making and the exact phase of the moon in which it could be successfully accomplished; also the right phase of the moon to plant peas, corn, beans, and other vegetables. The Baker's took up land, lot 6 in the 5th concession (4th line) where they raised their family. Michael Baker took an active part in the development of the settlement and was one of the first trustees for the Belfountain School. Their eldest daughter married the school teacher, John Armstrong. A son, William, took over the northern section of his father's farm while another son, Conrad, took the southern part with the parents retaining the centre section. Conrad, born in 1841, married Mary Eagles, daughter of William Eagles, in 1861 and later built the roughcast house on his section of land, raising a family of seven children: John, who died as a young man; Lillian (Mrs. Nelson Dyer); Georgina (Mrs. Duncan McLeod) and Fred.
Fred married Kate MacEachern and after his death in 1936, Mrs. Baker's nephew, Jack and Ella Russell carried on the work of the farm until her death. The farm was then sold to Austin and Myrtle Corner who renovated and covered the old roughcast house with stone from their quarrie. Later owners were Paul Engel and now B.L. Sherman.
Son of Conrad Baker; Husband of Catherine (Frank). Father of William, Mary Ann, Catherine, John, Margaret, Henry, Conrad, Alex Gordon;
"Belfountain Caves, Castles and Quarries in the Caledon Hills" :
The first team of oxen was brought into the settlement by Michael Baker in the winter of 1820-1821. Baker was Pennsylvania Dutch [I believe this shouldn't say "Pennsylvania" and may even mean German - EB] and spent his youth in the USA where his father, Fred Conrad Baker, native of Holland, emigrated about 1801.
The story is told that when Michael Baker reached the Credit River, near the north end of Chinguacousy Township, he judged the ice to be too thin to bear the weight of the team and oxen and their load. To effect their crossing, he cut down a number of trees, which, with their branches made a temporary bridge. This served as a road for the rest of the winter for the settlers to pack in their supplies. Baker was an expert hunter and taught the immigrants how to stalk deer; dress venison, cure hides, and the ways of the woods. Mrs. Baker's advice, too, proved a great boon to the women. She taught them successful methods of making bread either with hops or salt yeast; the art of soap making and the exact phase of the moon in which it could be successfully accomplished; also the right phase of the moon to plant peas, corn, beans, and other vegetables. The Baker's took up land, lot 6 in the 5th concession (4th line) where they raised their family. Michael Baker took an active part in the development of the settlement and was one of the first trustees for the Belfountain School. Their eldest daughter married the school teacher, John Armstrong. A son, William, took over the northern section of his father's farm while another son, Conrad, took the southern part with the parents retaining the centre section. Conrad, born in 1841, married Mary Eagles, daughter of William Eagles, in 1861 and later built the roughcast house on his section of land, raising a family of seven children: John, who died as a young man; Lillian (Mrs. Nelson Dyer); Georgina (Mrs. Duncan McLeod) and Fred.
Fred married Kate MacEachern and after his death in 1936, Mrs. Baker's nephew, Jack and Ella Russell carried on the work of the farm until her death. The farm was then sold to Austin and Myrtle Corner who renovated and covered the old roughcast house with stone from their quarrie. Later owners were Paul Engel and now B.L. Sherman.
"Belfountain Caves, Castles and Quarries in the Caledon Hills" :
The first team of oxen was brought into the settlement by Michael Baker in the winter of 1820-1821. Baker was Pennsylvania Dutch [I believe this shouldn't say "Pennsylvania" and may even mean German - EB] and spent his youth in the USA where his father, Fred Conrad Baker, native of Holland, emigrated about 1801.
The story is told that when Michael Baker reached the Credit River, near the north end of Chinguacousy Township, he judged the ice to be too thin to bear the weight of the team and oxen and their load. To effect their crossing, he cut down a number of trees, which, with their branches made a temporary bridge. This served as a road for the rest of the winter for the settlers to pack in their supplies. Baker was an expert hunter and taught the immigrants how to stalk deer; dress venison, cure hides, and the ways of the woods. Mrs. Baker's advice, too, proved a great boon to the women. She taught them successful methods of making bread either with hops or salt yeast; the art of soap making and the exact phase of the moon in which it could be successfully accomplished; also the right phase of the moon to plant peas, corn, beans, and other vegetables. The Baker's took up land, lot 6 in the 5th concession (4th line) where they raised their family. Michael Baker took an active part in the development of the settlement and was one of the first trustees for the Belfountain School. Their eldest daughter married the school teacher, John Armstrong. A son, William, took over the northern section of his father's farm while another son, Conrad, took the southern part with the parents retaining the centre section. Conrad, born in 1841, married Mary Eagles, daughter of William Eagles, in 1861 and later built the roughcast house on his section of land, raising a family of seven children: John, who died as a young man; Lillian (Mrs. Nelson Dyer); Georgina (Mrs. Duncan McLeod) and Fred.
Fred married Kate MacEachern and after his death in 1936, Mrs. Baker's nephew, Jack and Ella Russell carried on the work of the farm until her death. The farm was then sold to Austin and Myrtle Corner who renovated and covered the old roughcast house with stone from their quarrie. Later owners were Paul Engel and now B.L. Sherman.
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