Nelson
BAKER
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Born: 5 August 1833 in Seneca, Haldimand, Upper Canada
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Nelson married Mary Jane OLD abt. 1853 in Canada West . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Jane OLD was born abt. 1832 in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada. Mary Jane died 25 April 1892 in Ontario, Canada. Mary Jane was the child of John OLD and Mary Ann MOODY.
Nelson BAKER died 27 September 1889 in Buffalo, Cass, Dakota Territory.
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Spouse & Children of Nelson BAKER
Mary Jane OLDMarriage date: abt. 1853
Marriage place: , Canada West
Mary Jane OLD was the child of John OLD and Mary Ann MOODY
Children of Nelson BAKER and Mary Jane OLD
Joseph Lawrence BAKERDied: 11 September 1947, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Birth — 18335 August 1833
Seneca, Haldimand, Upper Canada
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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Birth of ChildJoseph Lawrence BAKER was born 2 March 1870, Marmora, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Nelson was 36 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death — 188927 September 1889
Buffalo, Cass, Dakota Territory
He died at the age of 56.
Record added: 9/17/2025 1:44:22 PM
Last updated: 11/12/2025 11:06:50 AM
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