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George2 Baker was born on (birth date unknown). It is thought George was the
youngest in the Joe Baker family and that he left home at age 16 or 17. Nothing is known of his family. George was last heard of in Fargo,
N. Dakota in 1888.
1. Joseph1 Baker was born in Bavaria, Germany Apr 2 1819. Joseph died Sept 26,1885 in Indianna,Pa, at 66 years of age.
He married Hanna Piffer. Hanna was born in Carlisle,Pa unknown. Hanna died abt 1896 in Indianna,Pa. Everyone who knew her loved this short, very round, pipe smoking, jolly lady. She lived on the White Twp Farm with her son Bill after Joe died Stories of Joseph Baker are scarce because he died before the turn of the century, but Charles Baker remembers his father telling that Joe was so proud of having been in the German Cavalry, however reluctently he was conscripted, that he refused to drive a team from behind. Joe thought the proper place for a man to sit was on a horse, not behind it.
It seems he was also fond of showing off his skill with a sabre. He believed a man on a mount was superior to a foot soldier and enjoyed proving it by jousting with a man on the ground, while he was sitting on a fence. he usually won the contest and the argument!
Naturalization Papers were issued to Joseph Baker in Oct 1852. He was living in White Twp., Ind. Co. State of Pa (Nat Papers No. 494)
Josopeh Baker was a wagonmaker and carpenter and like everyone else of the day, a sometime farmer. He and Hanna lived for awhile in White Twp on a farm deeded to Hanna.
Hanna and Joe are buried at St. Bernards on the Clymer Rd, Indiana, Pa
Joseph Baker and Hanna Piffer had the following children:
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i.
George2 Baker was born on (birth date unknown). It is thought George was the
youngest in the Joe Baker family and that he left home at age 16 or 17. Nothing is known of his family. George was last heard of in Fargo,
N. Dakota in 1888.
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Baker was born on (birth date unknown).
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Frank Baker was born before 1885, the first event for which there is a recorded date.
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Andrew Baker was born on (birth date unknown).
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John P. Baker was born June 25,1847.
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William Baker was born 1849. William died 1908 at 59 years of age. Wm. never married, so he lived on the farmstead
with his mother and conrinued to do so after her death. He was a Catholic and is buried with his parents in St. Bernards.
Charles Baker remembers William as "a little odd", but attributed that to the fact Bill was an old bachelor. Charlie did say also that he liked Uncle Bill. He told us Bill worked at making fingers for cradles and handles for tools such as ax handles.
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Joseph Winfield Baker was born Oct 23, 1851.
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Philip Baker was born Dec 1851.
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Margaret Baker was born 1860.
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Mary Sophie Baker was born 1864.
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