Peter Baker

1755 - 1827  (72 years)

• Name	Peter Baker
  Birth	5 Sep 1755	Littleton, Middlesex, MA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Dec 1775	Littleton, Middlesex, MA ; Enlisted into Capt. Samuel Gilbert's Co. in Col Prescott's Regt of Massachusetts Line for 1 year term
  Military Service	1 Jan 1777	Reenlisted for 3 years in Capt. Samuel Darby's Co, Col John Bailey's 2nd Regiment of Massachusetts
  Death	25 Nov 1827	Mount Holly, Rutland, VT
  Burial		Old Mechanicsville Cemetery
  Person ID	I118	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Joseph Baker,   b. 22 Jan 1721, Littleton, Middlesex, MA d. 8 Jul 1776, Littleton, Middlesex, MA (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Sarah Hook Wheeler,   b. 4 Feb 1724, Littleton, Middlesex, MA d. 22 Sep 1803, Acton, Middlesex, MA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1742	Littleton, Middlesex, MA
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Dudley,   b. 11 Aug 1762, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH d. 9 Sep 1815 (Age 53 years)  [1, 2]
  Marriage	14 Nov 1783	Littleton, Middlesex, MA
  Census	1790	Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH ; 2m<16(Asa[4],Unknown[?], 1m>=16M(Peter[35]), 3f(Lydia[28],Sarah[5],Lydia[2])
  Census	1800	Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH ; 1m<10(Alden[1]), 2f<10(Polly[3],unknown[?]), 1f26-44(Lydia[28])
  Notes	from "Records of Littleton, Massachusetts" Marriage of Mr. Peter Baker of Littleton and Mrs. Lydia Dudley of New Ipswich on 14 Nov 1783
  Children	+ 1. Sarah “Sally” Baker,   b. 26 Jan 1785, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH d. 2 Nov 1863, Mount Holly, Rutland, VT (Age 78 years) + 2. Asa Baker,   b. 31 Dec 1786, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH d. 19 Apr 1851, Lysander, Onondaga, NY (Age 64 years) + 3. Lydia Baker,   b. 26 Jun 1788, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 26 Jun 1828, Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH (Age 40 years) + 4. James Baker,   b. 11 Mar 1792, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 18 Nov 1868, Cambria, Niagara, NY (Age 76 years) + 5. Larkin Dudley Baker,   b. 17 Sep 1795, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 3 Feb 1872, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH (Age 76 years) + 6. Polly Baker,   b. 1797, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 1 Jan 1849, Grafton, Windham, VT (Age 52 years) + 7. Alden Sprague Baker,   b. 10 Nov 1798, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH d. 13 Mar 1878, Middleport, Niagara, NY (Age 79 years)   8. Charles Baker,   b. 1799, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2016

  
  

• Documents

  Peter Baker Rev War Pension File Copy of Revolutionary War Pension File

  
  

  Headstones

  Peter Baker Gravestone Mr. / Peter BAKER / died Nov. 25, / 1827 / AE 72 years / revolutionary soldier

  
  

  Histories		The History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire 1741-1970
  		Peter Baker in the Revolutionary War An attempt to uncover the details of Peter Baker's Revolutionary War service

  
  

• Notes

  from "Records of Littleton, Massachusetts", 1900 (archive.org) Peter Baker Son of Joseph Baker Junr & Sarah Baker his Wife born September ye 5th 1755. From Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution BAKER, PETER, Littleton. Return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Aaron Jewett's (3d) co., Col. Jonathan Reed's (6th Middlesex Co.) regt,. dated FEb. 19, 1778; joined Capt. Samuel Darby's (2d) co., Col. John Bailey's regt.; enlistment, 3 years or during war; also, Private, Col. Bailey's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Samuel Darby's co., Col. Bailey's regt.; return of men in service at Valley Forge Jan. 25, 1778. Peter Baker was not a typical 1800 century individual. He served in the Revolutionary War, possibly wintering in Valley Forge (very noble). However, he apparently bailed on Lydia and the children in 1800 (not so noble). Lydia remarried four years later. One account refers to her as being a widow. Peter, however, reappears in 1818 in the town of his daughter Sarah where he died a poor man (serves him right). Peter and Lydia's children were apparently raised by a variety of others and scattered across New England and the frontier of New York. They and their children become quite successful. From Pension File Peter states he was part of: 1. Taking of Burgoyne (17th October 1777) 2. Wintering in Valley Forge (19 Dec 1777 to 19 Jun 1778) 3. Battle of Monmouth (June 28, 1778)

  
  

• Sources

  [S33] Westmoreland History Committee, The History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire 1741-1970 and Genealogical Data, (Westmoreland, NH: Westmoreland History Committee, 1976), 331. [S46] Jenks, Margaret, Wallingford and Mount Holly, VT Cemetary Inscriptions, (Privately Published, 1991), 92.