Louis Frederick Baker

1823 - 1892  (68 years)

• Name	Louis Frederick Baker
  Birth	8 Aug 1823	Boston, Suffolk, MA
  Gender	Male
  Census	27 Jan 1850	Pilot Hill, El Dorado, CA
  	Lewis F, age 26, born MA, in Hotel business
  Census	25 Jul 1860	Napa, Napa, CA
  	L.F., age 35, born MA, farmer
  Census	15 Jul 1870	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  	age 47, born MA, produce merchant
  Census	9 Jun 1880	Oakland, Alameda, CA
  	L.F., age 55, born MA, commission merchant
  Death	10 Feb 1892	Alameda, Alameda, CA
  Burial	Laurel Hill Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
  Person ID	I14219	Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Timothy Minot Baker,   b. 7 Mar 1786, Littleton, Middlesex, MA
  Mother	Elizabeth Wright,   b. 23 Dec 1785, Stoneham, Middlesex, MA d. 12 Nov 1857, Shirley, Middlesex, MA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1811	Medford, Middlesex, MA
  Census	1820	Charlestown, Middlesex, MA
  	1M26-44 (Timothy[44]), 2F<10 (Anna[7], Matilda[1]), 1F26-25 (???), 1F26-44 (Elizabeth[35])
  Census	1830	Boston, Suffolk, MA
  	1M5-9 (Louis[7]), 1M40-49 (Timothy[44]), 1F<5 (Julia[2]), 1F10-14 (Matilda[11]), 1F15-19(Anna[17]), 1F40-49(Elizabeth[45])
  Census	1840	Boston, Suffolk, MA
  	1M15-19 (Louis[17]), 1M50-59 (Timothy[54]), 2F10-14 (Julia[12]), 2F20-29 (Anna[27],Matilda[21]), 1F50-59 (Elizabeth[55])
  Family ID	F5286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Wright,   b. 1833, Boston, Suffolk, MA   [1]
  Marriage	7 Jul 1852	Boston, Suffolk, MA
  Notes	from "Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915" (ancestry.com) On 7 Jul 1852 in Boston MA, Lewis F Baker, 28, b. Boston to Tim M Baker married Helen E Wright, b. Boston to John Wright. 1st marriage for both. from "Autobiography and Reminiscence of Louis Frederick Baker" from Society of California Pioneers (oac.cdlib.org) I married Helen E. Wright in Boston Massachusetts, July 7th 1852. We have had four children; namely - Louis F. Jr. (dead) - John E. - Charles S. - and Nellie (now Mrs. B.G. Mantle)
  Children	1. Louis Frederick Baker,   b. 6 May 1853, Massachusetts d. 4 Sep 1879 (Age 26 years)   2. Francis C Baker,   b. 11 Sep 1854, California d. 13 Jan 1862, Napa, Napa, CA (Age 7 years) + 3. Charles Saxton Baker,   b. 15 Nov 1859, Napa, Napa, CA d. 14 Mar 1917, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Age 57 years)   4. Helen Elizabeth Baker,   b. 29 Mar 1861, California d. 25 Jan 1947, Los Angeles Co, CA (Age 85 years)   5. John Minott Baker,   b. 20 Nov 1862, California d. 13 Feb 1934, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F5321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2017

  
  

• Notes

  from "Autobiography and Reminiscence of Louis Frederick Baker" from Society of California Pioneers (oac.cdlib.org) My parents T.M. and Anna M. Baker, residents of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, where I was born on the 8 Aug 1823, gave me the name Louis Frederick Baker.... from "The Oakland Tribune", 11 Feb 1892 (newspapers.com) The death of Louis F. Baker occurred yesterday at his residence on Versailles avenue. The deceased was a memeber of the Society of California Pioneers and resided in Alameda four years. He was 68 years of age and a native of Boston and leaves a widow and two sons. from "The San Francisco Examiner", 11 Feb 1892 (newspapers.com) BAKER - In Alameda, February 10, Louis F. Baker, member of California Pioneers, a native of Boston, Mass., aged 68 years, 6 months and 2 days. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services tomorrow (Friday), at 1:30 o'clock p.m. at Pioneer Hall, San Francisco. Interment, Laurel Hill Cemetery. [calculated birth date is 8 Aug 1823]

  
  

• Sources

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