Baker, Simon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}

1811 - 1863  (52 years)

• Name	Baker, Simon
  Born	18 Oct 1811	West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1846/1847	Winter Quarters Ward No. 14, Winter Quarters (Florence), Douglas, Nebraska, USA   [11]
  Died	22 Oct 1863	Mendon, Cache, Utah, USA
  Person ID	I949	Early Latter-day Saints
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Baker, Benjamin,   b. 26 Oct 1780, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 5 Feb 1857, Unadilla Forks, Otsego, New York , USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Thorn, Rebecca,   b. 22 Oct 1785, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 31 May 1872, West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F33289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Young, Mercy,   b. 27 Jan 1807, Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA ,   d. 4 Mar 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA  (Age 38 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1829	West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA
  Children	1. Baker, Jarvis Young,   b. 13 Nov 1830, West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA ,   d. 27 May 1891  (Age 60 years)   2. Baker, Amenzo White,   b. 9 Jun 1832, West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1907, Mendon, Cache, Utah, USA  (Age 75 years)   3. Baker, Albert Mowry,   b. 3 Oct 1833, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA ,   d. 3 Sep 1909, Mendon, Cache, Utah, USA  (Age 75 years)   4. Baker, Betsy Lucinda,   b. 24 Jan 1835, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 1912  (Age 77 years)   5. Baker, George Washington,   b. 9 Sep 1837, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1924  (Age 87 years)   6. Baker, Joseph,   b. 15 Aug 1839, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 1925, Mendon, Cache, Utah, USA  (Age 86 years)   7. Baker, Lydia Rebecca,   b. 9 Jun 1841, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1934, Robertson, Uinta, Wyoming  (Age 92 years)   8. Baker, Mary,   b. 3 Jul 1843, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA  (Age 0 years)   9. Baker, Sarah,   b. 3 Jul 1843, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA ,   d. 3 Dec 1932  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Leavitt, Charlotte,   b. 5 Dec 1818, Hatley, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1906, Mendon, Cache, Utah, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	8 Apr 1845	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA
  Children	1. Baker, Abigail Leavitt,   b. 7 Jan 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1923, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 77 years)   2. Baker, Benjamin Leavitt,   b. 6 Jul 1847, Dogtown, Pawnee, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 23 Apr 1933, Bynum, Teton, Montana, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Staples, Elizabeth,   b. 8 Jan 1837, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 26 Jun 1884, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Married	18 Mar 1853	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
  Family ID	F993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Walker, Amy
  Married	20 May 1853	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
  Family ID	F994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 5	Staples, Ann
  Married	20 Feb 1857	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
  Family ID	F995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	21 Dec 1829	West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA
  Children	1. Baker, Jarvis Young,   b. 13 Nov 1830, West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA ,   d. 27 May 1891  (Age 60 years)   2. Baker, Amenzo White,   b. 9 Jun 1832, West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1907, Mendon, Cache, Utah, USA  (Age 75 years)   3. Baker, Albert Mowry,   b. 3 Oct 1833, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA ,   d. 3 Sep 1909, Mendon, Cache, Utah, USA  (Age 75 years)   4. Baker, Betsy Lucinda,   b. 24 Jan 1835, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 1912  (Age 77 years)   5. Baker, George Washington,   b. 9 Sep 1837, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1924  (Age 87 years)   6. Baker, Joseph,   b. 15 Aug 1839, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 1925, Mendon, Cache, Utah, USA  (Age 86 years)   7. Baker, Mary,   b. 3 Jul 1843, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F20926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 7	Staples, Elizabeth,   b. 8 Jan 1837, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 26 Jun 1884, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Married	18 Mar 1853	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F20928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 8 Apr 1845 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA Residence - 1846/1847 - Winter Quarters Ward No. 14, Winter Quarters (Florence), Douglas, Nebraska, USA Married - 18 Mar 1853 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Married - 18 Mar 1853 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Married - 20 May 1853 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Married - 20 Feb 1857 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  PROPERTY: Half-Breed Tract: T66.2 Sec 16 PT 4, Lee County, Iowa NAUVOO RECORDS: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, pg 107 70's Record, p 36 Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 3, pp 316-321 Record of Baptisms for the Dead, by Black and Black, Vol 1, p 205 HISTORY/HISTORIES: Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, pp 731-732 History of Half-Breed Tract, 8p Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol 3, p 341 "Writings" diskette code: BAKES11A.SEV "Autobiography of Simon Baker," 1p Name transcribed from Winter Quarters Wards Membership Lists 1846 - 1848. Taken from a variety of historical sources. They are not complete, and because of the difficulty reading handwriting, may not be entirely accurate. Most of the lists seem to be from the winter of 1846 - 47, but some are from later. In addition, people often moved to better housing, thus changing wards. Sources for these lists are: bishop's reports, high council meeting minutes, tithing records, and 'census' reports of widow, soldier's wives and other unassigned members of wards. The original records are available at the Historical Department, Archives Division, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City Utah. Note: Stated in record above; "11in the family, gone to Missouri for provisions" Family Group Record by Nauvoo Land & Records PROPERTY: Half-Breed Tract: T66.2 Sec 16 PT 4, Lee County, Iowa NAUVOO RECORDS: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, pg 107 Early 70s and High Priests Index, LDS Archives, p 8 70's Record, H Black, p 36 Members LDS, 1830-1848, Susan Easton Black, Vol 3, pp 316-321 Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, by Black and Black, Vol 1, p 205 HISTORIES: Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, pp 731-732 History of Half-Breed Tract, 8p Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol 3, p 341 "Autobiography of Simon Baker," 1 p OTHER SOURCES: Internet Research: familysearch.org: Ancestral File, 6 pages lds.org: Church History, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 2 pages Name transcribed from Winter Quarters Wards Membership Lists 1846 - 1848. Taken from a variety of historical sources. They are not complete, and because of the difficulty reading handwriting, may not be entirely accurate. Most of the lists seem to be from the winter of 1846 - 47, but some are from later. In addition, people often moved to better housing, thus changing wards. Sources for these lists are: bishop's reports, high council meeting minutes, tithing records, and 'census' reports of widow, soldier's wives and other unassigned members of wards. The original records are available at the Historical Department, Archives Division, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City Utah. Note: Stated in record above; "11in the family, gone to Missouri for provisions"

  
  

• Sources

  [S33] LDS - Seventies: Early Seventies, Black, Harvey Bischoff, Compiler and Editor, , p 36. [S4] Book - Annotated Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, 7 vols., Black, Susan Easton, (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602), , by Black and Black, Vol 1, p 205. [S6] LDS - Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:1830-1848, 50 vols., Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990), 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 3, pp 316-321. [S7] LDS - Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (1845-1846), , pg 107. [S19] Book - Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 2 vols, Esshom, Frank, (Salt Lake City: 1913), , pp 731-732. [S11] Book - Treasures of Pioneer History, 6 vols., Carter, Kate B., Compiler, (Daughers of the Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1952-1957), , Vol 3, p 341. [S222] LDS - Seventies Records, Autobiographies, (LDS Church Archives). [S12] Internet Link - BYU Winter Quarters Project - http://winterquarters.byu.edu. [S13] Internet Link - Pioneer Research Group Project - http://www.pioneerresearchgroup.org. [S1] Book - A Brief sketch of the life of David Foote, (Genealogical Society of Utah). [S39] Book - Winter Quarters Wards Membership Lists 1846 - 1848, Historical Department Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.