Fred W Baker
1859 - 1920 (61 years)-
Name Fred W Baker Birth 3 Aug 1859 Cambria, Niagara, NY 
Gender Male Census 25 Jul 1860 Cambria, Niagara, NY age 9/12, born Cambria, NY, living with parents Census 13 Jun 1865 Cambria, Niagara, NY Freddy, age 6, born Niagara Co, living with parents Census 24 Jun 1870 Cambria, Niagara, NY age 11, born NY, living with parents Census 21 Jun 1875 Cambria, Niagara, NY age 15, born Niagara, living with parents Census 2 Jun 1880 Cambria, Niagara, NY age 20, born NY, single, living with parents Census 16 Feb 1892 Cambria, Niagara, NY age 33, Laborer, living with parents Census 27 Jun 1900 Eden, Erie, NY age 40, born Aug 1859 in NY, marr 3 yrs, vine grower, parents born NY/NY Census 1 Jun 1905 Eden, Erie, NY age 46, born US, farmer Census 9 May 1910 Eden, Erie, NY age 51, born NY, 1st marr of 12 yrs, farmer, parents born NY/NY Census 1 Jun 1915 Eden, Erie, NY age 56, born NY, farmer Census 8 Jan 1920 Eden, Erie, NY age 61, born NY, farmer, parents born NY/NY Death 1 Dec 1920 Cambria, Niagara, NY Burial Hillside Cemetery, Cambria, NY Person ID I1126 Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart Last Modified 12 Mar 2019
Father Ira Baker, b. 31 May 1831, Gorham, Ontario, NY d. 18 Sep 1909, Cambria, Niagara, NY (Age 78 years) Mother Sarah E LeVan, b. 20 Apr 1837, Cambria, Niagara, NY d. 20 Sep 1892, Cambria, Niagara, NY (Age 55 years) Histories 
Genealogical record of the Le Van family Family ID F229 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Maria Longshore, b. 1846, Lockport, Niagara, NY d. 26 Nov 1927, Erie, Erie, PA (Age 81 years) [1] Marriage 1898 Histories Genealogical record of the Le Van family Family ID F688 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jul 2014
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Headstones 
Omar Baker Family Gravestone
Side 1: Omar Baker & Fred W Baker (son of Ira Baker)
Side 2: Maria Baker
Side 3: Infant Baker & Orville Baker
Omar & Fred Baker Inscription on Omar Baker Family Gravestone
Omar Baker / Died Dec 28 1884 / aged 48 years / 10 mos & 20 days
Fred W Baker / 1859 - 1920
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Notes - from The Sun and Erie County Independent", 9 Dec 1920 (newspapers.com)
The morning of Wednesday, December 1, 1920, our community was shocked by the news of the sudden death of Fred W. Baker, owner of a large farm one and a half miles from this village on the state road. Mr. Baker with his neighbor, Oscar Kraft, on account of the coal famine in this town, felt it necessary to go to the woods to fell some trees for fire. The first tree they began to work on was a large beech that stood on a bank, they had sawed and wedged it until it was about to topple over, and each man ran for a place of safety but it was thought Mr. Baker must have miscalculated as the tree fell directly on him, knocking him down and killing him instantly. Mr. Kraft ran for assistance but it was one half mile to the home of Clyde Horton, the nearest neighbor. All nearby men were notified and hurried to the spot where the body laid. By means of props and screw jacks the fallen tree was raised and Mr. Baker's body was carefully taken out, placed in a wagon and carried to his home. The medical examiner came three hours later and issued a certificate of accidental death. Mr. Baker was born and his younger days were spent in Niagara County, he came to this village 22 years ago, for the first three years he leased a farm but in 1903 he purchased the farm where he has since resided, of Valda Canfield, of Buffalo. He was in an esteemed citizen, possessed a genteel disposition, was kind and thoughtful to everyone, especially to his bereaved wife, who has been in delicate health for a number of years. His loss is deeply felt in this community. Other survivors are a daughter, Mrs Zuick of Erie, Pa., a son and two brothers in and near Lockport, also Three Sisters, Mrs. LaBar, Buffalo, Mrs. Frank Richardson of North Collins and Mrs E. Walters of Lockport. Funeral services were held at the family home Friday, December 3d, at 11 o'clock, Rev. John Calvin of the Baptist Church, officiated. Internment was at Cambria Center, Niagara county at 4 p.m. Many old time friends and relatives attended the burial.
- from The Sun and Erie County Independent", 9 Dec 1920 (newspapers.com)
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Sources - [S45] Coon, Warren Patten, Genealogical record of the Le Van family : descendants of Daniel LeVan and Marie Beau, (Newark, N.J., 1927), 131.
- [S45] Coon, Warren Patten, Genealogical record of the Le Van family : descendants of Daniel LeVan and Marie Beau, (Newark, N.J., 1927), 131.