Charles Herbert Baker

1853 - 1907  (54 years)

• Name	Charles Herbert Baker
  Birth	28 Feb 1853	Phillipston, Worcester, MA
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Jun 1855	Phillipston, Worcester, MA ; age 2, born MA, living with parents
  Census	21 Jun 1860	Winchester, Cheshire, NH ; age 7, born MA, living with parents
  Census	2 Jul 1870	Amherst, Hampshire, MA ; Herbert C, age 17, born MA, laborer, living with parents
  Census	22 Jun 1900	Springfield, Hampden, MA ; age 47, born Feb 1853 in MA, marr 12 years, city fireman, parents born MA/MA
  Death	20 Nov 1907	Springfield, Hampden, MA
  Burial		East Cemetery, Manchester, CT
  Person ID	I14601	Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Charles Hardin Baker,   b. 6 Mar 1819, Phillipston, Worcester, MA d. 13 Nov 1880, Amherst, Hampshire, MA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Polly Cheney,   b. 22 Dec 1821, Phillipston, Worcester, MA d. 8 Feb 1910, Amherst, Hampshire, MA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1841	Phillipston, Worcester, MA
  Notes	from "Vital records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849" (archive.org) Charles H Baker married Polly Cheney on Sept 16, 1841 in Phillipston MA
  Family ID	F5447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Arabella Perkins,   b. 20 Feb 1862, South Manchester, Hartford, CT d. 12 Dec 1951, Manchester, Hartford, CT (Age 89 years)
  Children	+ 1. Reginald Perkins Baker,   b. 15 Mar 1891, South Manchester, Hartford, CT d. 17 Jul 1973, Manchester, Hartford, CT (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F5449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 May 2017

  
  

• Headstones

  Charles & Harriet (Perkins) Baker Family Gravestone CHARLES HERBERT BAKER 1853 - 1907 his wife / HARRIET A. PERKINS 1862 - 1951 their son / REGINALD P. BAKER 1891 - 1973 his wife / GERTRUDE F. BARKER 1900 - 1978 [located at East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford, CT]

  
  

• Notes

  from "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988" (ancestry.com) Charles Herbert Baker was born on 28 Feb 1853 in Phillipston MA to Chls H Baker, a palm leaf splitter, and Polly C Baker. from "Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915" (ancestry.com) Charles Herbert Baker, a hook & ladder driver, age 54y 8m 23 d, born Phillipston MA to Charles H Baker b. Phillipston and Polly Cheney, died on 20 Nov 1907 in Sprinfield MA of chronic myocarditis. Burial on 23 Nov in South Manchester CT. Informant Mrs. Charles H Baker. from "The Springfield Republican", 23 Nov 1907 (genealogybank.com) The funeral of Charles H. Baker, the veteran fireman who died Wednesday, was held at his home, 40 Pynchon street, at 3.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Rev Dr Frank L. Goodspeed officiating. There was a large attendance, maybe veteran fireman and comrades of Mr. Baker filling the house, while there was a large number of civilian friends present. Among the many floral tributes was a large maltese cross of white roses, sent by the fire department. Miss Lulu Sackett sang "Comforted" and "Sometime We'll Understand." The body will be taken on the 9.30 o'clock train this morning to South Manchester, Ct. for burial.