Ezekiel II Baker (son of Thomas III Baker)8 was born Abt. 1730 in Hoosick, Putney Co, NY, and died Apr 06, 1811 in Meriden, Hartford Co, CT.
Notes for Ezekiel II Baker: DEATH: from ABB's notes, Oneida, 4-95. "Great Grandmother Baker of Richard Matteson, Sr.'s Christian name was Deliverance. She lived at Tiverton RI during the Revolution. She died at Russia, Twp, Herkimer Co, NY at age 92." This place of death for Ezekiel, in CT, is not proven. Both Meriden and Wallingford records were viewed by CD and JK in the Town Hall of these towns and nothing was found.
LDS IGI: Ezekiel Baker, b. 1789, NY, father Thomas S. Baker.
Also mentioned in Edith Goodwin Baker's notes
1790 US Census: p. 41, 2/0/3
Email from Bonnie Weber, 4-05: Resident or dying in Onondaga City, NY", by Wiell M. Beuchamp, printed 1913, Syracuse, NY. Ezekiel Baker - In 1840 this pensioner was 75 years old, (i.e. b. 1765) and lived with Anson Baker. Two were enrolled in Mass., and he was the one from Pelham, in Col. Porter's regiment in 1780, who was described as 16 years old, 4 feet 10 inches high, and of light complexion. That year he served in Capt. Job Alvord's Co., Col. Murray's Hampshire Regt., July 16 - Oct 10. He was unusually short for a soldier, but made a smaller mark and perhaps shot just as well. One man was six inches shorter, but the army was short of men. This article makes me very suspicious about the John Baker and Sally Bentley family. Anson is listed as their child. If Anson and Ezekiel are related, then I think we need to do more research to prove this line is really one of ours.
NOT PERTINENT INFO: Putney County officially became part of Windham County, Vermont. 1791 Vermont became the fourteenth state. Putney reached a population peak of 1,848 with development along the Connecticut River, Sacketts Brook near what was to become the village center, West Hill, and "The Street" (the area of town near Putney Central School). The town established 12 school districts, close enough for neighborhood children to walk to school. Many of these small villages within the town also housed conveniently located taverns, stores, and churches. 1793 Putney's first library established. 1800 Population figure stablized at approximately 1,500 people, although the people themselves are entering and leaving town with few families remaining for more than one or two decades. Itinerant population provides a pool of labor, necessary for a mill economy to thrive. The Forest had been clear cut to such an extent that fire wood is hard to come by within Putney's borders. 1810 Putney economy developed. Residents operated 6 sawmills, 4 grist mills, 1 carding mill, 2 fulling mills, 1 brick yard, 1 slate quarry, 2 tanneries, at least two inns, and 5 stores. In addition, a lot of professional people lived in town, especially considering the size of the population. These included 3 lawyers, 4 doctors, and 2 ministers. 1812 The War of 1812 brought continued economic prosperity to Putney due to the war time demand for agricultural products and manufactured goods. Many of the town's large and elegant houses were built with money earned during this period.
More About Ezekiel II Baker and <Unnamed>: Marriage: Feb 07, 1765, E.Greenwich, R.I..
Children of Ezekiel II Baker are:
+Thomas Baker, b. Apr 10, 1771, RI, d. Apr 11, 1811, Meriden, New Haven Co., CT.
Ezekiel II Baker (b. Abt. 1730, d. Apr 06, 1811)
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