Thomas Baker

1732 - 1786  (53 years)

• Name	Thomas Baker
  Birth	11 Oct 1732	Littleton, Middlesex, MA
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 May 1786	Groton, Middlesex, MA
  Burial	Old Burying Ground, Groton, MA
  Person ID	I137	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Joseph Baker,   b. 8 Jan 1695, Littleton, Middlesex, MA d. 3 Sep 1761, Littleton, Middlesex, MA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Alice Jefts,   b. 7 Sep 1691, Billerica, Middlesex, MA
  Marriage	11 Dec 1716	Concord, Middlesex, MA
  Notes	from "Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850", 1895 Joseph Baker of Concord and Allice Jefts of Bilerica was married by ye Reved John Whiting Decemr 11 : 1716
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beulah Dakin,   b. 22 Mar 1735, Sudbury, Middlesex, MA d. 1 Apr 1807, Lincoln, Middlesex, MA (Age 72 years)  [1]
  Marriage	6 Mar 1755	Concord, Middlesex, MA
  Notes	from "Concord, Massachusetts births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850", 1895 Thomas Baker of Littleton & Baulah Dakin of Sudbury were Married by Justice Minot March : 6 : 1755
  Children	1. Thomas Baker,   b. 22 Jan 1756, Littleton, Middlesex, MA d. 5 Feb 1756, Littleton, Middlesex, MA (Age 0 years)   2. Abel Baker,   b. 23 Nov 1756, Littleton, Middlesex, MA   3. Mercy Baker,   b. 22 Aug 1769, Groton, Middlesex, MA + 4. Rev Thomas Baker,   b. 28 Sep 1771, Groton, Middlesex, MA d. 4 Oct 1850, Oakland Co, MI (Age 79 years)   5. Beulah Baker,   b. 29 Aug 1774, Littleton, Middlesex, MA
  Family ID	F5410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2017

  
  

• Headstones

  Thomas Baker Gravestone. Memento mori / ERECTED / In Memory of / Mr. THOMAS BAKER, / who departed this life, /May ye 31st. 1786 / in ye 54th Year of / his Age. Plot: Section III

  
  

• Notes

  from "Records of Littleton, Massachusetts", 1900 Thomas Baker son of Joseph & Alice Baker born october y11 1732. from "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol 1" BAKER, Thomas, Groton (also given Littleton). Private, Capt. Henry Farwell's co., Col. William Prescott's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 18 days; also, Capt. Samuel Gilbert's co., Col. Prescott's regt.; muster roll date Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 20, 1775; service, 73 days; reported lost articles in battle at Charlestown, June 17, 1775; also, company return dated Cambridge, Sept. 28, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated Cambridge, Oct. 30, 1775. from "Vital records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849" Thomas Baker died on May 31, 1786, in his 54th y. (GR2) from "Probate records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)" (familysearch.org) case 769 Petition to court on 3 Jul 1781 that "Thomas Baker of Groton is person non compos & unfit to take care of his Family whereby they are greately reduced." initiated by Timo Baker of Littleton, Elisha Rockwood, John Tarbell and Zach'h Fitch, Nihemiah Lawrence, Joseph Rockwood & Samuel Rockwood all of Groton. On 18 Apr 1793 Beulah Baker of Groton accepts discharge & order. case 770 21 Sep 1786 Bulah Baker is appointed administrator of estate of her late husband Thomas, late of Groton, deceased intestate. Unable to cover his debts. One interesting claim: "heirs of Isaac Baker on Legacy" [relationship unknown] Many genealogies list additional children as (1) Samuel, (2) Paul and (3) Beulah (no birth dates not given). Not enough evidence to add them yet. Here is the status of those references: (1) Samuel: Silas Baker suggests that Samuel Baker is the father of Joseph Baker of Bakersfield VT. Per Vermont Vital Records: Joseph Baker, age 79y 8m, born Templeton MA to Saml & Hannah Baker, died on 28 Sep 1867 in Bakerfield VT. The main problem here is that Thomas Baker is not associated with Templeton. (2) Paul: A reference in the "DAR Patriot Index", 1966 states the following: "Paul BAKER: b. 2-17-1753 c. 10-14-1829 m Elizabeth Pinkham Pvt MA" His birthdate of 1753 is before the marriage of 1755. This individual is likely son of David & Thankful Baker of Barnstable MA. (3) Beulah: No additional references found. However there is another daughter named Beulah born 29 Aug 1774. So, if this Beulah existed, she presumably died young.

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Albert Clark Baker, Genealogy and history of the Baker, Andrus, Clark, and Adams families, (1920).