George Clinton Baker
1875 - 1953 (77 years)The History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire 1741-1970
BAKER
1. CAPT JOSEPH b 1695 m Alice Jefts. Town Clerk of Littleton Ms. Ch: i Joseph Jr.
2. JOSEPH JR(2), son of Capt Joseph (1), b. Jan 2, 1721 m Sarah b. Feb 24, 1724 dau of Edward & Elizabeth Wheeler of Lettleton Ms. Rev War sol. Ch: i Peter.
3 PETER(3), son of Joseph Jr (2), b. c Sept 5, 1755 m Nov 14, 1783 Lydia b c1763 d Sept 9, 1815 dau of Stephen & Lydia Dudley of New Ipswich NH. Rev War sol. Liv in southwest pt of Wd between 1792 and 1799. Was said that he ran away c1799 and left his family, some of them quite small at the time. His wid m Chfd Nov 27, 1804 John Darling as his 2nd w. Ch: (order uncertain) 1. Lydia b. Jun 26, 1788 d. Jun 26, 1828 m 1808 Arza Walker of Chfd; ii Sally m May 12, 1803 Martin Cole, rem Mr Holly Vt; iii Asa Judge, rem NY State, sol in War 1812, Freemason; iv Polly m Chfd Jan 26, 1814 John B Day Jr of Chfd; v Alden Judge, res NY State; vi James - lawyer, res NY State; vii Larkin; viii Charles (youngest), res NYC.
4. LARKIN(4), son of Peter (3), b Sept 17, 1795 d. Feb 3, 1872 m(1) Jan 23 1823 Celina who d Oct 4, 1852 dau of Gen Simeon Cobb, m(2) Sarah (White Wier who d. Sept 12, 1880 wid of John H Wier. Was brought up by Hon Ezra Pierce. Went to Dist Sch in town and took a small supplementary course at Chfd Academy. Was a schoolteacher when young man. Buy in town affairs. Sept of Schools, Justice of Peace, Selectman 11 yrs, Judge of Probate 22 yrs, famer 20 yrs, merchant 7 yrs;' these are some of the many offices he filled. In Militia held Capt & Major's Comm. Was Light complexioned, rather below medium height and weighed 240 lbs. Ch all by 1st w: i Charlotte Adeline b. Apr 23, 1824 d June 13, 1851 m July 16, 1846 Rev Geo E Fuller, 1 ch: Geo Elwin; ii Eunice Dudley b. Oct 8, 1825 d June 12, 1852; iii Simeon Larkin b. Dec 22, 1827 d. Sept 19, 1854 m Mary Randall of Chfd, 1 ch: Alice d. 1894, unm; iv Mary Elizabeth b. May 5, 1830 d May 2, 1832; v Albert Sprague b. Sept 29, 1834 d. Sept 15, 1895 m Nov 27, 1861 Carrie F Locke of Rye NH who d 1881, no ch; vi William Alson b. Mary 10, 1837 m Cornelia Cannon of E Cambridge Ms, ch: Mabel, Josie, Albert L, William A, George C; vii Mary Elmina b. Oct 10, 1839 d abt 12 yrs; viii Sarah Josephine m May 1, 1863 Elijah Farr.