Edmund BAKER

Born

20 April 1770 , Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

11 October 1846 , Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 20 April 1770 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Edmund BAKER

Father

James BAKER

Mother

Lydia BOWMAN

Grandparents of Edmund BAKER

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James BAKER Pricilla PAUL

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Edmund married Sarah HOWE 20 September 1791 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah HOWE was born 1 May 1768 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Sarah died 29 January 1802

Edmund BAKER died 11 October 1846 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA .
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Recorded occupation: He was the successor of his father in the chocolate business, which was later carried on by his son Walter.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Edmund BAKER

Edmund BAKER married

Sarah HOWE
Marriage date: 20 September 1791
Marriage place: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Edmund BAKER and Sarah HOWE

Walter BAKER

Born: 28 June 1792, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 May 1852, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Deborah Smtih MOTTE (MOTT) 12 February 1825 Place: , Massachusetts, USA

Married: Eleanor Jameson WILLIAMS 14 May 1840

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Birth — 1770
20 April 1770
Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 Marriage / Partner
Edmund BAKER and Sarah HOWE 20 September 1791, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

He was 21 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1792 Birth of Child
Walter BAKER was born 28 June 1792, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

Edmund was 22 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Walter BAKER married 12 February 1825, , Massachusetts, USA to Deborah Smtih MOTTE (MOTT)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

Death — 1846
11 October 1846
Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 76.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state