Brief Life History of William Benjamin
When William Benjamin Baker was born on 22 May 1862, in East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, George Baker, was 43 and his mother, Mary Ann Randall, was 42. He married Elizabeth Betsy Larson on 18 January 1884, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Central, Washington, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 25 September 1928, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Washington, Utah, United States.
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- William Benjamin Baker, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Wm B Thomas Baker, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- William Benjamin Baker, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name, from Middle English bakere, Old English bæcere, a derivative of bacan ‘to bake’. It may have been used for someone whose special task in the kitchen of a great house or castle was the baking of bread, but since most humbler households did their own baking in the Middle Ages, it may also have referred to the owner of a communal oven used by the whole village. The right to be in charge of this and exact money or loaves in return for its use was in many parts of the country a hereditary feudal privilege. Compare Miller . Less often the surname may have been acquired by someone noted for baking particularly fine bread or by a baker of pottery or bricks.
Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘baker’, for example Dutch Bakker , German Becker and Beck , French Boulanger and Bélanger (see Belanger ), Czech Pekař, Slovak Pekár, and Croatian Pekar .
History: Baker was established as an early immigrant surname in Puritan New England. Among others, two men called Remember Baker (father and son) lived at Woodbury, CT, in the early 17th century, and an Alexander Baker arrived in Boston, MA, in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Born in Millcreek (Salt Lake City) Utah and May 22, 1862 the fifth child of George Baker and Mary Ann Randall. The family was called to go to Dixie to help settle St. George. At a young age age Willia …
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