Reuben BAKER

(b. 14 April 1874 , Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 January 1921 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 46
Cause of Death: pneumonia

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Reuben BAKER was born 14 April 1874 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Reuben BAKER was the child of John BAKER and Jane DAVIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Reuben married Marie Albina Clarinda RENAUD 11 August 1895 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Marie Albina Clarinda RENAUD was born 13 August 1876 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie Albina Clarinda died 24 January 1971 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie Albina Clarinda was the child of Edouard RENAUD dit LOCAS and Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN.

Reuben BAKER died 13 January 1921 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Occupation: operative, weaver

The 1850 U.S. Census shows a John Baker, age 28, living in Southbridge, Massachusetts and a Davis Baker, age 25, also living in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Any relation?

His gravestone states his year of birth as 1876.

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Reuben BAKER married

Marie Albina Clarinda RENAUD-- Date: 11 August 1895 Place: Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
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Marie Albina Clarinda RENAUD was the child of Edouard RENAUD dit LOCAS and Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN

Vol: 453 ; Page: 468

Married in Millbury by J.A. Charland, Catholic Priest

Groom's Name: Reuben Baker
Groom's Birth Date: 1875
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 20
Bride's Name: Clarinda Reno
Bride's Birth Date: 1876
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 19
Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1895
Marriage Place: Millbury, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: John
Groom's Mother's Name: Jane Davis
Bride's Father's Name: Edward
Bride's Mother's Name: Amelia Martin
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02732-5
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1651245
Reference Number: vol 453 pg520 #13
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
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Children of Reuben BAKER and Marie Albina Clarinda RENAUD:

Edward E BAKER (b.3 July 1896, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 March 1967, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Edith Louise BOYLE 2 July 1917 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Mary Flora BAKER (b.11 April 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 February 1983, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Frank Earnest COLBY 16 August 1927 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William A BAKER (b.6 February 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 February 1985, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Beatrice Evelyn LEBOEUF 4 September 1923 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Leo George BAKER (b.24 December 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 July 1993, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Evelyn Pearl FEIGE 10 January 1932 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1874 - Birth
Reubin Baker born in Sutton, MA on April 14, 1874, parents John Baker and Jane Davis. John is a laborer. Both parents are from Ireland.
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Birth
Official Birth Certificate

Reuben BAKER - 1874 Birth. Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts.

1874 Birth. Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
John BAKER, Self, M, Male, W, 50, IRE, Farm Hand, IRE, IRE
Janie BAKER, Wife, M, Female, W, 36, IRE, Keeps House, IRE, IRE
Parker BAKER, Son, S, Male, W, 13, RI, At School, IRE, IRE
Geo. E. BAKER, Son, S, Male, W, 8, MA, At School, IRE, IRE
Albert BAKER, Son, S, Male, W, 7, MA, At School, IRE, IRE
Reuben BAKER, Son, S, Male, W, 5, MA, At School, IRE, IRE
Nuder BAKER, Son, S, Male, W, 4, MA, IRE, IRE
William BAKER, Son, S, Male, W, 2, MA, IRE, IRE

name: Reuben Baker
residence: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1875
birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: John Baker
father's birthplace: Ireland
mother's name: Janie Baker
mother's birthplace: Ireland
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 5 years
occupation: At School
nara film number: T9-0564
page: 17
page character: A
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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

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1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Marriage / Partner
Reuben BAKER and Marie Albina Clarinda RENAUD 11 August 1895, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.

1895
Reuben Baker marries Clarinda Reno on Aug 11, 1895 in Millbury (or Sutton), MA. Reuben is 20, living in Sutton. Clarinda is 19, living in Millbury. Reuben is an operative born in Sutton. Clarinda is a weaver born in Sturbridge. Reuben's parents are John and Jane (Davis). Clarinda's parents are Edward and Amelia (Martin).
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August 9, 1895

1895 marriage
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Reuben BAKER - 1895 Marriage. Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts.

1895 Marriage. Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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1895
A marriage license was issued Thursday to Reuben Baker of Sutton and Miss Clarinda Reno of South Main st, Millbury.

Worcester Daily Spy
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August 9, 1895

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August 12, 1895. Millbury, Massachusetts.

1896 Birth of Child
Edward E BAKER was born 3 July 1896, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Reuben was 22 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900
Reuben, age 25, working at Print Works. It lists his father as having been born in Canada and his mother, born in Massachusetts. (This is probably inaccurate). His wife is Clarinda. She is 23 years old, born Aug. 1876 in Massachusetts. Her parents were born in Canada. They have 2 children, Edward, born in 1896 and Flora, born in 1900. Both children were born in Massachusetts.
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Residence Street, Looking East, Sutton, Mass.
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Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Road at West Sutton, Sutton, Mass.
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Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Cemetery and Town Hall, Sutton, Mass.
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Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
School House, Sutton, Mass
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1900 Birth of Child
Mary Flora BAKER was born 11 April 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Reuben was 26 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Birth of Child
William A BAKER was born 6 February 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Reuben was 28 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Purgatory, Sutton, Mass., 1906

Legend says that the chasm was created by the devil in response to an Algonquin Indian woman killing a white colonial settler.

Historians say that the legend actually served a religious purpose in the colonists’ efforts to Christianize Native Americans.

Geologists believe that a mile-high glacier let loose a gush of dammed-up water some 14,000 years ago, leaving the walls intact but carving out the 70-foot-deep chasm.

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1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910
Reuben (misspelled Ruben) at age 34. He is listed as having been born in Rhode Island. His parents are also listed as having been born in Rhode Island (probably Ireland). His wife, Clara, is 34 years old. She is listed as born in Massachusetts. Her parents were born in Canada. The children are: Edgar (most likely Edward), 14, Flora, 10, William, 7. The children were all born in Massachusetts. They are living on Sayles St. in Southbridge, Massachusetts.
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1911 Birth of Child
Leo George BAKER was born 24 December 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Reuben was 37 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917
Southbridge, Worcester County, MA -- shows Reuben's living on Sayles St. in Southbridge, date of birth as 14 April 1874. It also showed that his nearest relative is Clarinda Reno Baker and that he has blue eyes and is of medium height and medium build. He is some sort of operator for the Litchfield Shuttle Co.
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1917 Marriage of Child
Edward E BAKER married 2 July 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Edith Louise BOYLE

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919
Reuben (Albina) emp H W Co. h 23 Sayles
1919 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
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1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Sayles St. Southbridge, Massachusetts.
Reuben, age 44. He is listed as having been born in Massachusetts. His parents are listed as having been born in England. His wife, Clarinda, is 44. She was born in Massachusetts. Her parents were born in Canada. The children are: Flora, 19, William, 17, and Leo, 8. They were all born in Massachusetts. Reuben is listed as an operator in an optical company (probably American Optical).
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Reuben BAKER - MYSTERY PHOTO This photo was labeled Leos grandparents. The label is in my grandmothers handwriting. I believe this might be in error and that the

MYSTERY PHOTO
This photo was labeled Leo's grandparents. The label is in my grandmother's handwriting. I believe this might be in error and that the people in the photo are Leo's parents (Marie Clarinda Renaud and Reuben Baker). The photo taken by A. Benoit? Southbridge, MA - year unknown - NOTE: A. (Ademard) Beniot was a photographer on Hamiliton St. in Southbridge from around 1910 till around 1936.

Was this around 1910?
Description of men around 1900 -- "Gentlemen wore coats that had a narrow shape, with white shirts and high stiff collars. Accessories included a black bow tie or a narrow tie. They wore their hair short with large mustaches."

Description of women around 1900 "Fashionable women in 1900 dressed in slim skirts that flared out below the knees, with bodices featuring tight sleeves that flared over the hand. Their accessories included round brooches, watches, small earrings and combs to hold their hair back in a bun."
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

Obituary
FROM Southbridge Herald, Southbridge, MA, Thursday, Jan. 20, 1921

SOUTHBRIDGE - Reuben Baker, aged 46 years, died Thursday night at his home, 23 Sayles Street, after three days' illness from pneumonia. He was born in Manchaug and had lived in Southbridge 25 years, and at the time of his last sickness was an employee of the Litchfield Shuttle Co.

He is survived by his wife, Clorinda (Renaud) Baker, and three sons, Edward, William and Leo, and one daughter, Flora; also five brothers, Charles, William, Harry, George and Nurdan, all of Providence, and one sister, Mrs. George Plante of Esmond, R.I.

The funeral was Saturday morning from the home, a high mass of requiem being celebrated at 8.45 o'clock at St. Marys church, by Rev. Dennis Mullins. A delegation from Southbridge Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, attended. Burial was in the family lot in St. Marys cemetery, in charge of Daniel T. Morrill, undertaker, the bearers being four brothers.

Reuben BAKER - Grave of Reuben Baker and Marie C. Renaud - St. Marys Cemetery, Southbridge, MA

Grave of Reuben Baker and Marie C. Renaud - St. Mary's Cemetery, Southbridge, MA

Old Notre Dame, St. Mary's, Sacred Heart Cemetery
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obituary
Southbridge Herald, Southbridge, MA, Thursday, Jan. 20, 1921

1921 Death
13 January 1921
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 46.

1922
Baker Albina wid Reuben emp H W Co h 23 Sayles
Edward (Edith) emp Lensdale h 34 Pine
Flora b 23 Sayles
Reuben died Jan 13 1921
The Southbridge and Sturbridge Directory 1922. Salem Massachusetts: Henry M. Meek Publishing Co., 1922
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Reuben is buried at: Old Notre Dame, St. Mary's, Sacred Heart Cemetery
220 Charlton Street
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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