Alden Sprague Baker

1798 - 1878  (79 years)

• Name	Alden Sprague Baker
  Birth	10 Nov 1798	Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH
  Gender	Male
  Census	12 Sep 1850	Royalton, Niagara, NY ; age 51, born NH, Merchant
  Census	22 Jun 1855	Royalton, Niagara, NY ; age 56, born NH, lived here 32 yrs, gentleman
  Census	12 Jul 1860	Royalton, Niagara, NY ; age 61, born NH, Farmer
  Census	30 Jun 1865	Royalton, Niagara, NY ; age 66, born NH, Justice of Peace
  Census	6 Jul 1870	Royalton, Niagara, NY ; age 71, born NH, Justice of Peace
  Census	1 Jun 1875	Royalton, Niagara, NY ; age 76, born NH, Justice
  Death	13 Mar 1878	Middleport, Niagara, NY
  Burial		Mountain Ridge Cemetery, Royalton, NY
  Person ID	I1579	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Peter Baker,   b. 5 Sep 1755, Littleton, Middlesex, MA d. 25 Nov 1827, Mount Holly, Rutland, VT (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Lydia Dudley,   b. 11 Aug 1762, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, NH d. 9 Sep 1815 (Age 53 years)
  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
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Wanton Wickham,   b. 22 Dec 1804, Philadelphia, PA d. 5 Feb 1892, Middleport, Niagara, NY (Age 87 years)  [1, 2]
  Marriage	1823	Sodus Point, Wayne, NY
  Children	1. William Wickham Baker,   b. 1824, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 1824, Middleport, Niagara, NY (Age 0 years)   2. John Frederick Baker,   b. 1825, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 1825, Middleport, Niagara, NY (Age 0 years) + 3. James Northam Baker,   b. 10 Nov 1824, Sodus Point, Wayne, NY d. 10 Mar 1883, Oswego, Oswego , NY (Age 58 years) + 4. Catherine Christian Baker,   b. 1827, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 27 Jan 1865, Joliet, Will, IL (Age 38 years) + 5. Andrew Jackson Baker,   b. 6 Jan 1828, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 23 Jan 1904, Rochester, Monroe, NY (Age 76 years) + 6. Alden Sprague “Owen” Baker,   b. Mar 1832, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 14 Sep 1907, Whitehall, Muskegon, Michigan (Age ~ 75 years)   7. William Wickham Baker,   b. May 1835, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 12 Mar 1902, Chicago, Cook, IL (Age ~ 66 years) + 8. Elizabeth Wanton Baker,   b. 11 May 1837, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 1921, Denver, Denver, CO (Age 83 years) + 9. Thomas Shipley “Shipley” Baker,   b. 1840, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 10 May 1915, Los Angeles Co, CA (Age 75 years) + 10. Angelina Emily Baker,   b. 22 Apr 1841, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 28 Mar 1933, Middleport, Niagara, NY (Age 91 years) 11. Mary Winthrop Baker,   b. 20 Dec 1846, Middleport, Niagara, NY d. 10 Oct 1919, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2015

  
  

• Headstones

  Alden S Baker Gravestone Alden S. Baker / born / Nov. 10, 1798 / died / Mar. 13, 1878 Plot: Area C

  
  

  Histories		Andrew Jackson Baker Biography
  		The History of Westmoreland (Great Meadow) New Hampshire 1741-1970

  
  

• Notes

  from Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York, 1892 (heritagequest.com) Hon. Alden Sprage Baker was born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire., November 10, 1799, and emigrated to the State of New York in 1816. He married Elizabeth Wanton Wickham, at Sodus Point, Wayne county, New York, in 1823, and settled in Middleport in 1824, Elizabeth Wanton Wickham was born December 22, 1803, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To them were born eleven children, seven sons and four daughters. Alden S. Baker died March 13, 1878. His widow, three daughters, and four sons survive him. from "The Lockport Daily Journal", 16 Mar 1878(fultonhistory.com) The death of Judge ALDEN S. BAKER, of Middleport, is announced as having occured Wednesday morning last. The Middleport Mail of yesterday has the following: Alden Sprague Baker was born in Chesterfield, N.H., Nov. 10th, 1798, and was at the time of his death 79 years of age. In 1816 he removed to Baldwinsville, Onondaga enmity, N. Y., and shortly thereafter went to 0swego. In Oswego he entered the service of Mr. Dalleway, a merchant, as clerk, and afterwards that of Matthew McNair, in the same capacity, and remained with him four or five years. From Oswego he went to Sodus Point, Wayne County, and there engaged in the forwarding business. In 1823 he married, at Sodus Point, Elizabeth Wanton Wicham, who survives him, and in 1824 he came to Middleport as clerk for James Northam, who moved from Lyons to this place. He remained with Mr. Northam a short time, and then became acquainted with Francis B. Lane, who was then a contractor engaged in the building of the Erie canal. Since then, a term of fifty-four years, he has resided in this place. His family consisted of eleven children, eight of whom survive him. He was the founder of the Universalist Society in this Village, having procured the first minister, Rev. L. S. Everett, who ever preached the doctrine here. He was prominent in the building of the church, contributing liberally of his time and means. He was always public spirited, and foremost in all projects for the public good. He was made Associate Judge of the Niagara County Court by Governor Bouck, and for a great many years held the offices of Justice of Sessions and Justice of the Peace. His work is done and he rests from his labors. The funeral took place from the Universalist Church at Middleport yesterday afternoon at one o'clock.

  
  

• 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. [S94] Anonymous, Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York, (Gresham Pub. Co., Philadelphia Pa, 1892), pg 247-248.