Peter Baker
1755 - 1827 (72 years)-
Name Peter Baker Birth 5 Sep 1755 Littleton, Middlesex, MA 
Gender Male Military Service Dec 1775 Littleton, Middlesex, MA Enlisted into Capt. Samuel Gilbert's Co. in Col Prescott's Regt of Massachusetts Line for 1 year term Military Service 1 Jan 1777 Reenlisted for 3 years in Capt. Samuel Darby's Co, Col John Bailey's 2nd Regiment of Massachusetts Death 25 Nov 1827 Mount Holly, Rutland, VT Burial Old Mechanicsville Cemetery Person ID I118 Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart Last Modified 22 Mar 2019
Father Joseph Baker, b. 22 Jan 1721, Littleton, Middlesex, MA d. 8 Jul 1776, Littleton, Middlesex, MA (Age 55 years) Mother Sarah Hook Wheeler, b. 4 Feb 1724, Littleton, Middlesex, MA d. 22 Sep 1803, Acton, Middlesex, MA (Age 79 years) Marriage 1742 Littleton, Middlesex, MA Family ID F32 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lydia Dudley, b. 11 Aug 1762, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH d. 9 Sep 1815 (Age 53 years) [1, 2] Marriage 14 Nov 1783 Littleton, Middlesex, MA Census 1790 Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH 2m<16(Asa[4],Unknown[?], 1m>=16M(Peter[35]), 3f(Lydia[28],Sarah[5],Lydia[2]) Census 1800 Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH 1m<10(Alden[1]), 2f<10(Polly[3],unknown[?]), 1f26-44(Lydia[28]) Notes - from "Records of Littleton, Massachusetts"
Marriage of Mr. Peter Baker of Littleton and Mrs. Lydia Dudley of New Ipswich on 14 Nov 1783
Children + 1. Sarah “Sally” Baker, b. 26 Jan 1785, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH d. 2 Nov 1863, Mount Holly, Rutland, VT (Age 78 years)+ 2. Asa Baker, b. 31 Dec 1786, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH d. 19 Apr 1851, Lysander, Onondaga, NY (Age 64 years)+ 3. Lydia Baker, b. 26 Jun 1788, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 26 Jun 1828, Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH (Age 40 years)+ 4. James Baker, b. 11 Mar 1792, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 18 Nov 1868, Cambria, Niagara, NY (Age 76 years)+ 5. Larkin Dudley Baker, b. 17 Sep 1795, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 3 Feb 1872, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH (Age 76 years)+ 6. Polly Baker, b. 1797, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 1 Jan 1849, Grafton, Windham, VT (Age 52 years)+ 7. Alden Sprague Baker, b. 10 Nov 1798, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 13 Mar 1878, Middleport, Niagara, NY (Age 79 years)8. Charles Baker, b. 1799, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH Family ID F31 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Mar 2016
- from "Records of Littleton, Massachusetts"
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Documents 
Peter Baker Rev War Pension File
Copy of Revolutionary War Pension File
Headstones 
Peter Baker Gravestone
Mr. / Peter BAKER / died Nov. 25, / 1827 / AE 72 years / revolutionary soldier
Histories 
The History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire 1741-1970 Peter Baker in the Revolutionary War
An attempt to uncover the details of Peter Baker's Revolutionary War service
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Notes - from "Records of Littleton, Massachusetts", 1900 (archive.org)
Peter Baker Son of Joseph Baker Junr & Sarah Baker his Wife born September ye 5th 1755. - From Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution
BAKER, PETER, Littleton. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Aaron Jewett's (3d) co., Col. Jonathan Reed's (6th Middlesex Co.) regt,. dated FEb. 19, 1778; joined Capt. Samuel Darby's (2d) co., Col. John Bailey's regt.; enlistment, 3 years or during war; also, Private, Col. Bailey's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Samuel Darby's co., Col. Bailey's regt.; return of men in service at Valley Forge Jan. 25, 1778.
- Peter Baker was not a typical 1800 century individual. He served in the Revolutionary War, possibly wintering in Valley Forge (very noble). However, he apparently bailed on Lydia and the children in 1800 (not so noble). Lydia remarried four years later. One account refers to her as being a widow. Peter, however, reappears in 1818 in the town of his daughter Sarah where he died a poor man (serves him right). Peter and Lydia's children were apparently raised by a variety of others and scattered across New England and the frontier of New York. They and their children become quite successful.
From Pension File Peter states he was part of:
1. Taking of Burgoyne (17th October 1777)
2. Wintering in Valley Forge (19 Dec 1777 to 19 Jun 1778)
3. Battle of Monmouth (June 28, 1778)
- from "Records of Littleton, Massachusetts", 1900 (archive.org)
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Sources - [S33] Westmoreland History Committee, The History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire 1741-1970 and Genealogical Data, (Westmoreland, NH: Westmoreland History Committee, 1976), 331.
- [S46] Jenks, Margaret, Wallingford and Mount Holly, VT Cemetary Inscriptions, (Privately Published, 1991), 92.
- [S33] Westmoreland History Committee, The History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire 1741-1970 and Genealogical Data, (Westmoreland, NH: Westmoreland History Committee, 1976), 331.