Larkin Dudley Baker

1795 - 1872  (76 years)

• Name	Larkin Dudley Baker
  Birth	17 Sep 1795	Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Nov 1850	Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH
  	age 57, born NH, Judge of Probate
  Census	16 Jun 1860	Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH
  	age 65, born NH, Judge of Probate
  Census	7 Jun 1870	Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH
  	age 75, born NH, Retired Judge
  Death	3 Feb 1872	Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH
  Burial	North Cemetery, Westmoreland, NH
  Person ID	I125	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	6 May 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 1	Celina Cobb,   b. 27 May 1802, NH d. 4 Oct 1852 (Age 50 years)  [1]
  Marriage	23 Jan 1823
  Children	+ 1. Charlotte Adeline Baker,   b. 23 Apr 1824, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 13 Jun 1851, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH (Age 27 years)   2. Eunice Dudley Baker,   b. 8 Oct 1825, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 12 Jun 1852, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH (Age 26 years) + 3. Simeon Larkin Baker,   b. 22 Dec 1827, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 19 Sep 1854, New Hampshire (Age 26 years)   4. Mary Elizabeth Baker,   b. 5 May 1830, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 9 Apr 1839, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH (Age 8 years)   5. Baby Boy Baker   d. 1 May 1832, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH   6. Albert Sprague Baker,   b. 29 Sep 1834, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 15 Sep 1895, Middleton, Strafford, NH (Age 60 years) + 7. William Alson Baker,   b. 10 Mar 1837, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 23 Mar 1897, Arlington, Middlesex, MA (Age 60 years)   8. Mary Elmina Baker,   b. 10 Oct 1839, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. Mar 1852, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH (Age 12 years) + 9. Josephine Sarah Baker,   b. Dec 1844, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 17 Dec 1923, Corinna, Penobscot, ME (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah White,   b. 4 Feb 1797   d. Sept. 12, 1880, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1855	Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH
  Family ID	F2702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 May 2012

  
  

• Headstones

  Larkin Baker Gravestone HON. LARKIN BAKER / died / Feb. 3, 1872 / AE 76 yrs Plot: 176-A

  
  

  Histories

  The History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire 1741-1970

  
  

• Notes

  from "History of Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire" LARKIN BARKER was born in this town September 17, 1795, and remained until his decease, February 2, 1872. For many years his counsel was sought from far and near upon all legal matters. Possessed of a tenacious memory, an aptness for scholarship, he soon took a prominent place in both town and county. He held the commission of justice of the peace during nearly the whole of his business career, and transacted nearly all the business of the town in this line. He was assistant judge of the Court of Common Pleas seven years, judge of Probate for Cheshire County twenty-two years, resigning in 1864 by reason of poor health, and held, at different times, all the offices within the gift of his native town. from "The New Hampshire Sentinel", 5 Feb 1872 (genealogybank.com) In Westmoreland, Feb. 3, after a brief illness, Hon. Larkin Baker, aged 76 years 4 mos. and 16 days. Judge Baker was born in Westmoreland Sept. 17, 1795, where he has always resided. In early life he was left without the care and counsel of a father. He acquired his education in the primary schools and in the academy at Chesterfield. He afterward taught school several years. He held for a few years a Captain's and Major's commission. In 1822 he was married to Celina Cobb, daughter of Gen. Simeon Cobb of Westmoreland. There were born to them nine children, four sons and five daughters. He devoted several years to agricultural and a few years to mercantile pursuits, assisting Gen. Cobb in the transaction of his business in its various branches. His wife with whom he had lived thirty years, died Oct. 4, 1852, age 50 years. He married his second wife, widow Sarah Wier, March 2, 1855. He faithfully served the town for many years in the capapcity of Justice of the Peace, Town Clerk and Selectman; he also represent the town two years in the General Court. He held the commission of Judge of the Court of Common Pleas nine years for Cheshire County and Judge of Probate over twenty-two years, which latter office he resigned by reason of ill health at the age of 69 years, after which he was admitted to the Bar under the Statute.He was ever ready to impart information to all who sought his counsel. In him the widow and the fatherless ever found a true and faithful friend, a wise and fatherly counsellor whose memory will be gratefully cherished by the people of the town and county whose interest he so long and so faithfully served. He was - to use the language of a near neighbor - "perfectly honest" - than which, there can be no higher social virtue; and of whom it may be justly said, "Good and faithful servant." All that love and affectin cound do was done for him by his dear wife and dutifull children and his kind and attentive neighbors. A wife, two sons and one daughter survive to mourn their irreparable loss. For nearly fifty years he ws ,until recently, an active and influential member of the Congregational church whose interests we was ever zealous to promote. May people from this and other towns were present at the funeral services to testify their respect for him whos memory they gratefully cherish and to sympathize with bereaved friedns. An appreciative audience listened with respectful attention to a discourse by the writer from Gen. 5:24. Jehiel Claflin, East Westmoreland, N.H., Feb, 10, 1872

  
  

• 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.