Name |
William Howes Baker [1] |
Birth |
26 Oct 1877 |
Doansburg, Brewster, Putnam County, New York [1] |
Gender |
Male |
WW2 Draft |
27 Apr 1942 |
RFD#3, Brewster-Patterson Road, Brewster, Putnam County, New York [1] |
- William Howes Baker, RFD#3, Brewster-Patterson Rd, Brewster, Putnam, N.Y., born 26 Oct 1877 in Brewster, Putnam, N.Y., registered for the draft. He was self employed. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Mrs W. H. Baker, at the same address. He was White, 5' 7", 125 pounds, had blue eyes, gray hair, and a light complexion.
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Death |
20 Apr 1961 |
Doansburg, Brewster, Putnam County, New York [2] |
Obituary |
27 Apr 1961 |
Carmel, Putnam County, New York [3] |
- William Howes Baker, 83 of the hamlet of Doansburg, died at his home early Thursday morning, April 20, 1961, after an illness of a year. He was a retired farmer and a former Justice of the Peace. He was born in Doanesburg, Oct. 26, 1877, a son of the late Eli R. and Aurelia Howes Baker and resided there all his life.
Mr. Baker was graduated from the Eastman National Business College in Hackensack, N.J.
In addition, to farming and serving as a justice of peace, he was a member of the board of directors of Milltown Rural Cemetery, charter member of the Brewster Grange. He was also an elder and former treasurer of the Old Southeast Presbyterian Church and a member of the Croton Lodge, F&A.M.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Mabie Baker; two daughters, Misses Marion and Mildred Baker of Doanesburg,. and several cousins.
The funeral was held Saturday, at 2:30 p.m. in the Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Terrace. The Rev. Cameron Allan, minister of the Brewster Presbyterian Church, officiated.
Burial was in Milltown Rural Cemetery.
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Reference Number |
27075 |
Burial |
Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, Putnam County, New York [4] |
- William Howes Baker; 1877-1961; Gertrude Fowler Mabie; His Wife; 1889-1980
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Person ID |
I26878 |
Maybee Society |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
Family |
Gertrude Fowler Mabie, b. 9 Jul 1889, Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York d. 17 Mar 1980, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York (Age 90 years) |
Marriage |
20 Oct 1914 |
Pawling Township, Dutchess County, New York [5, 6] |
Children |
| 1. Marion Gertrude Baker, b. 26 Jul 1915, Brewster, Putnam County, New York d. 27 Dec 2004, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 2. Mildred Howes Baker, b. 10 Sep 1916, Brewster, Putnam County, New York d. 21 May 2016, Thompson House, Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York (Age 99 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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Family ID |
F8289 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |