Henry Baker and Mary Matilda Pontius

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Husband Henry Baker ¹

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           Born: 20 Jul 1817 - Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA 1
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           Died: 24 Feb 1890 - Vicksburg, Union Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Dreisbach Cemetery, Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA

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         Father: Jacob Baker (      -1827) 2
         Mother: Catherine Rockey (1782-1857) 2

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary Matilda Pontius ¹

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           Born: Abt 1821
     Christened: 
           Died: Apr 1893 1
         Buried:  - Dreisbach Cemetery, Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA

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         Father: Philip Pontius (1789-1872) 1
         Mother: Abigail Thompson (1790-      ) 3

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Children

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1 M P. A. Baker ⁴

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           Born: 19 May 1844 - Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA 4
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Mary J. Kleckner (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 9 Jan 1872 - Vicksburg, Union Co, PA 1

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2 M Benjamin F. Baker ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: when fifteen years old
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Henry K. Baker ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when six years old
 Cause of Death: Diphtheria
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Laura A. Baker ¹

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: John Everett (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Henry Baker

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He was born on the old Baker homestead, along Buffalo creek in Buffalo township, Union County, Pennsylvania, and was there reared until fifteen years of age when he went to live with his brother-in-law, David Kelly, in Kelly township, Union County, remaining with him six years. On going there he was able to do a man's work in the harvest field. Later he spent one summer in Illinois, riding to and from that state on horse back, and on his return trip started with two fine horses which he had purchased, but as one became unmanageable he sold it and bought instead a fine sorrel mare of running stock.
After his marriage, he located on his mother's farm as a tenant, remaining there seventeen years, and then bought the John Biddle farm near Vicksburg, where he lived for twenty years. Removing to Vicksburg in the spring of 1885, he lived retired until his death, which occurred at his home in that place.
Physically he was five feet eight and a half inches in height, and weighed about one hundred and fifty-two pounds. On November 5, 1874, while in Lewisburg with 32 cwt. of coal upon his wagon, he fell off the wagon in trying to lock it and had both limbs crushed. Only the best medical skill and attendance saved them; by the following March he had almost entirely recovered their use to the surprise of everyone.
In politics he was a stanch Democrat, but took no active part in public affairs. In a Republican township he was several times elected overseer of the poor.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 962.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 895, 961, 996.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 962, 1177.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 961.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 963.