Asa Baker
1786 - 1851 (64 years)-
Name Asa Baker Birth 31 Dec 1786 New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH 
Gender Male Military Service 30 Apr 1813 Vermont Entered on 30 Apr 1813 in VT; 2nd Lieut to Capt Morrell 31st US Inf; discharged 15 Jun 1815 Transaction 2 Apr 1817 Lysander, Onondaga, NY Land from Cyrus Baldwin of Lysander to Asa Baker & Ebenezer Wallace of Lysander (Vol U, pg 324) Census 10 Sep 1850 Lysander, Onondaga, NY age 63, born MA, surveyor Transaction 10 Mar 1851 Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY Received bounty land warrent #1587 for 160 acres for War of 1812 service Death 19 Apr 1851 Lysander, Onondaga, NY Burial 21 Apr 1851 Riverview Cemetery, Baldwinsville, NY Person ID I121 Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart Last Modified 27 Mar 2016
Father Peter Baker, b. 5 Sep 1755, Littleton, Middlesex, MA d. 25 Nov 1827, Mount Holly, Rutland, VT (Age 72 years) Mother Lydia Dudley, b. 11 Aug 1762, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH d. 9 Sep 1815 (Age 53 years) 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
Family ID F31 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hannah Robinson, b. 4 Aug 1794, Philadelphia, PA d. 24 Jun 1889, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 94 years) [1, 2, 3] Marriage 7 Feb 1819 Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY Children + 1. William Robinson Baker, b. 21 May 1820, Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY d. 30 Apr 1890, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 69 years)2. George Robinson Baker, b. 21 Dec 1830, Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY d. 15 Oct 1859, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 28 years)+ 3. Marianna Baker, b. 3 May 1824, Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY d. 16 Dec 1904, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 80 years)+ 4. Emily Baker, b. 29 Jul 1827, Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY d. 20 Feb 1906, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 78 years)+ 5. Julia W Baker, b. Dec 1831, New York d. 20 Jul 1907, Waco, McLennan, TX (Age 75 years)+ 6. Harriet M “Hattie” Baker, b. 25 Oct 1833, Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY d. 4 Feb 1928, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 94 years)Histories 
History of Texas, together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor Family ID F415 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Apr 2015
- from "Records of Littleton, Massachusetts"
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Photos 
Asa Baker War of 1812 Certificate
Part of Asa Baker pension file, signed by James Madison
Histories The History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire 1741-1970
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Notes - from "New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900" (ancestry.com)
Asa Baker was born on 31 Dec 1786 in New Ipswich NH to Peter and Lydia Baker. 2nd child. (recorded by New Ipswich clerk on 4 Sep 1905) - From "History of Baldwinsville" by Edith Hall
When at about this time one Asa Baker fell into the river and was drowned, his body was quickly recovered and O. B. Herrick, who was at that time Coroner of the County, immediately empaneled a jury that rendered the following verdict: "Asa Baker, on the 20th day of April, 1851, at about eight o'clock in the evening, casually fell into the Seneca River and then and there casually, accidentally, and by misfortune, was drowned."
... - from "The Baldwinsville Gazette and Farmers Journal", 8 Sept 1887 (fultonhistory.com)
Houston, Texas, July 15, 1887
DEAR SIR:-I have your favor of the ll th inst, in whioh you say, "We are going to erect a monument on the village square, and we are going to put on the names of the soldiers who were in the wars as described in the circular." There was no circular accompanying and therefore I am not informed as to which wars were included in the inquiry; but presume that the main wars with foreign countries, and especially with England, were intended. My father, Asa Baker, served during the war of 1812, three years, and at the close was. a captain. I have among my papers his commission as 1st lieutenant in Capt. Morrell's company of 31st Regiment U. 8. infantry. He used to tell me that he was in the battle of Plattsburgh, and in several hotter places than that in Canada, where his company was engaged several times in shirmishing, that resulted in hand to hand fights.
If the men of 1812 are to be remembered on your monument, I will contribute a small sum towards its erection. It is fifty years the 8d day of this July since I left Baldwinsville to hunt my fortune. I suppose but few remain there now that I knew or ever knew me. To all who do, however, remember those days, I have a warm corner in my heart, and for the home
of my birth and boyhood.
Very Sincerely,
William R Baker
Houston, Texas, Aug. 29, 1887 - from "The Syracuse Daily Journal", 28 Apr 1951 (fultonhistory.com)
DEATH BY DROWING - Asa Baker, of this village, came to his death on Sunday evening last by falling into the River a short distance above Thompson & Fryer's store house. The alarm was immediately give, and a boat and torchlight procured but assistance came too late. After about an hour's search he was found near Goble & Ackerman's saw mill - Baldwinsville Gazette, April 20th.
- from "New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900" (ancestry.com)
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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.
- [S40] Anonymous, History of Texas, together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston, (Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1895), 423, 469.
- [S43] Red, Ellen Robbins, Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor, (Texian Press, Waco, TX, 1986), 182.
- [S33] Westmoreland History Committee, The History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire 1741-1970 and Genealogical Data, (Westmoreland, NH: Westmoreland History Committee, 1976), 331.