Harry  BAKER

1886 - Birth
Parents John and Jane (Davis) Baker. John is a Laborer. Both are from Ireland
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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1896
Came to Rhode Island around 1896 according to 1905 RI Census

1900 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
William is age 21 living in Warwick, RI with his wife Rosana (Morie) age 21, born in Canada. William is a mill hand - living with him are his brothers, Charles, age 17 and Harry, age 14, both are listed as occupation shiners? Parents for all are born in Ireland - they are all born in MA. Living with them are Rosana's brother, Phillip Morie, age 29 and his wife, Elizabeth, age 26.


name: Harry Baker
titles:
residence: Warwick town, Kent, Rhode Island
birth date: Jul 1885
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Brother
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Ireland
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Ireland
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: William Baker
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0199
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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1905 RI Census - Hills Grove, Warwick
William Baker
1 Mill St
head
W
age 25
b. 1879 Sept 20 in MA
9 years in RI
5 people in family
parents b. Ireland
Day watchman in thread mill

Joseph Baker
1 Mill St Hills Grove Warwick
adopted son
W
8 mos old
b. 1905 Aug 20 in Warwick, RI
parents b. Canada

Harry Baker
1 Mill St Hills Grove W. Kent
Brother
W
age 18
b. 1886 July in MA
Single
# yrs in RI - 9
parents b. Ireland
twister tender in thread mill

1907 Warwick Directory - Page 13
Baker Harry, twister tender, b. r. f. n. 14 South Cottage, Hills Grove

1909 Marriage / Partner
Harry BAKER and Leah Anna MCDERMOTT 25 October 1909, West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Arctic) (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton)

He was 23 years old.

1910
living in Warwick, RI at age 23, boarder, parents b. in Ireland, operator at a cotton mill, living with wife Leah age 21 (also operator in cotton mill). They are boarding with: Myron Capwell, 52; his wife, Mary Capwell 52; their son, Thomas Capwell, 23; other boarder John McDermott 62 (NOTE: John McDermott is buried with Harry, Leah and other Baker family members. He was born in Ireland. In the 1920 US Census, John is listed as the brother-in-law of Byron F. Capwell (see Myron above))
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 Birth of Child
John Albert BAKER was born 9 January 1912, , Rhode Island, USA

Harry was 25 years old.

1914
Baker William mill emp h r ft of Cottage H G
Baker Harry twister tender h 28 Cottage H G
Warwick Directory 1914, Warwick, RI
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1915 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Harry Baker
Residence: Warwick, E.D. 028, Kent, Rhode Island
Age in years: 27
Estimated birth year: 1888
Birthplace: U S
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's birthplace: Ireland
Mother's birthplace: Ireland
Page letter: O
Line number: 46
Film number: 1769018
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1915

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1917
Harry Baker registered in Apponaug, RI. His address was 48 Ash, Norwood, RI. He has a wife and child. He is short, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair.
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1919 - Damage Suit Filed - Is this him?
Harry Baker of Warwick entered suit in the Superior Court yesterday afternoon against Frank Dixon, alleging that he was assaulted by the defendant with a blunt instrument on June 10 and badly injured. Damages are laid at $5000. Fitgerald & Higgins are counsel for the plaintiff.

The Evening Bulletin
Providence, Rhode Island
July 2, 1919

1920
Baker William, laborer, h r ft of Cottage, H G
Baker Harry, laborer, h Ash, N
1920 Warwick City Directory, Warwick, RI
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1920
living in Warwick, RI (48 Ash St.) at age 33, wife Leah M, 28, son John A, 8 - Harry works for a mfg co.
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1924 Birth of Child
Alice BAKER was born 14 March 1924, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

Harry was 37 years old.

1925 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Harry Baker
Residence: Warwick, E.D. 027, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 38
Estimated birth date: 1887
Place of Birth: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Page number: 38
Line number: 22
GSU Film Number: 1769932
Family Number: 297
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925


Name: Leah Baker
Residence: Warwick, E.D. 027, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 36
Estimated birth date: 1889
Place of Birth: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Page number: 38
Line number: 23
GSU Film Number: 1769932
Family Number: 297
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925


Name: Albert J Baker
Residence: Warwick, E.D. 027, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 13
Estimated birth date: 1912
Place of Birth: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Page number: 38
Line number: 24
GSU Film Number: 1769932
Family Number: 297
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

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Dunham's Warwick Directory - 1928 - Page 193
Baker, Harry (Leah) lab h 29 Cottage H G

1930 Warwick, Kent County, RI
Harry Baker, age 43, b. abt 1887, age at first marriage 23, b. MA, parents b. Irish Free State, weaver in cotton mill
wife, Leah Baker, b. abt 1889, age at first marriage 21, b. RI, parents b. RI
son, John Baker, b. abt 1912, b. RI, father b. MA, mother b. RI
brother, George Baker, age 57, widow, b. abt 1873, b. RI, father b. MA, mother b. RI (error?), painter
Joseph Garies, boarder, age 5, single, b. MA, parents b. MA
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1935 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
name: Harry Baker
event: Census
event date: 1935
event place: Kent, Rhode Island, United States
residence: 31 Cottage St, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
street address: 31 Cottage St
gender: Male
marital status: Married
race: White
head of household - number in family: 5
birth date: 27 Jul 1886
birthplace: Massachusetts
film number: 1712068

1935 Rhode Island State Census
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1940 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
name: Harry Baker
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 7, Warwick City, Warwick City, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
gender: Male
age: 53
marital status: Married
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1887
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 2-32
family number: 69
sheet number and letter: 4A
line number: 20
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3759
digital folder number: 005461754
image number: 00115
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Harry Baker M 53 Massachusetts
wife Leah M Baker F 51 Rhode Island
daughter Alice Baker F 16 Rhode Island

living at 91 Cottage Street, Harry is a laborer in the construction industry
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1941 - SAYS DOG BIT SON
Mrs. Ira Bates, 35 Cottage street, Hillsgove, complained to Warwick police last night that her infant son was bitten by a dog owned by Harry Baker, 145 Cottage street, Hillsgrove. The boy was treated by Dr. Raymond Luft.

The Providence Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
April 29, 1941

BOY BITTEN BY DOG
Albert Bates, Jr., 4, of 35 Cottage street was bitten severely by a neighbor's dog yesterday while playing near his home. He was treated for lacerations to the left leg by Dr. Raymond Luft at the Warwick health department.

Dog oggicer Edgar Luther, acting upon the complaint, ordered the dog, owned by Harry Baker, 61 Cottage street, tied up for a 10-day period for observation.

The Providence Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
March 14, 1941

1942
Harry Baker, b. 27 Jul 1886, Sutton, Mass. is currently living at 145 Cottage St., Hillsgrove, Kent, RI. He is 55 years old.
Name and address of person who will always know your address: Andrew McKeon, Jefferson Blvd., Hillsgrove, RI.
Employer's name and address: Mr. Schofield, Smith St., Providence, RI
Place of employment or business: State Capitol, Providence, Providence, RI
Harry is 5 ft 5 1/ 2 inches tall, weighs 140 lbs. He has gray hair, blue eyes and a light complexion.
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1947 - Explosion
...A similar explosion occurred at 5:20 p.m. in the baement of a 2 1/ 2 story, 3-tenement house owned by Harry Baker at 145 Cottage Street, Hillsgrove. The flooded burner exploded and burning oil shot across the joists of the first floor and up inside an exterior wall.

The joists were charred extensively, but firemen said that they had not been weakened to any great degree. A smoldering fire within the partition caused firemen to remain on the job for 90 minutes, feeding water to the hidden blaze with a pressure spray nozzle. Damage was listed at $300 by firemen, although estimation of the damage within the partition is subject to revision. The fire was extinguished by the Greenwood and Apponaug Fire Companies...

The Providence Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
January 24, 1947

1950 - Warwick, Rhode Island
Name: Harry Baker
Age: 63
Birth Date: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Street Name: Cottage St
House Number: 145
Apartment Number: 2nd Fl
Dwelling Number: 312
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occupation: Storekeeper
Industry: Navy
Occupation Category: Wk
Hours Worked: 40
Worker Class: G
Household Members Age Relationship
Harry Baker 63 Head
Leah M Baker
61 Wife
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1952 Warwick City Directory - Page 131
Baker Harry (Leah M) foremn h 145 Cottage H G

1958 Death
20 September 1958
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

He died at the age of 72.

Obituary
Harry Baker

Harry Baker, 72, of 145 Cottage St., Hillsgrove, died yesterday at Rhode Island Hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home on Tuesday night.

The husband of Leah (McDermott) Baker, he had been a resident of Hillsgrove for more than 60 years.

Born in Sutton, Mass., he was the son of the late John and Jane (Davis) Baker. He had retired last April after having been employed for 15 years as a stock clerk at the Quonset Naval Air Station. He had previously been employed as a maintenance man at the State house.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. David Matthews of Plattsburg, N.Y.; a son, John Baker of Warwick; a foster son, Joseph Jaries of Warwick; seven grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. George Plante of Esmond; and a brother Charles Baker of Providence.

The funeral will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday from the Raoul G. Henault Funeral Home, with a requiem Mass at St. Francis Church, Hillsgrove, at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary's...Read MORE...



The Evening Bulletin
Providence, Rhode Island
September 18, 1958

Funeral
Harry Baker

The funeral of Harry Baker, 72, of 145 Cottage St., Hillsgrove, was held yesterday from the Raoul G. Henault Funeral Home, 5 Eddy St., West Warwick, with a requiem Mass in St. Francis Church, Hillsgrove.

The Rev. R. E. Roberge, pastor, conducted the ceremony. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Crompton, where the Rev. Gerard Bernard, curate, read the committal service.

Bearers were Raymond Plante, Earl Plante, Adolph and Earl Schenck, all nephews of the deceased; Joseph Garies, a foster son, and Charles Jubinville. Mr. Baker, husband of Lea (McDermott) Baker, died Wednesday.

The Providence Sunday Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
September 21, 1958