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1825 !BIRTH: New York, Saratoga Co., ? - year from Cornelia Cassedy DAR application 1850 !CENSUS:New York, Saratoga Co., Halfmoon - Name: Cornelia Baker Census place: Half Moon, Saratoga , New York, Age: 25 years, Estimated birth year: 1825 Birthplace: New York, Gender: Female !BIOGRAPHY:Daniel, the fifteenth son of James Baker, was born at the Baker Homestead February 1, 1822. On October 2, 1844, he married Cornelia Howland, daughter of Elisha Howland of the town of Halfmoon. They purchased a farm near the Howland home, and here were born their nine children: Howland, John, Fayette, Louisiana, Martha, Powell, Maria, Minnie C., and Elisha K. Daniel was a successful farmer and his children were given a good education for that time. They all attended the Mechanicville Academy. He lived but a comparatively short life for he died on June 22, 1872, at the age of fifty. His widow carried on the management of the farm and lived to see her children grow up and most of them to marry and have homes of their own. She died on May 26, 1885. Both she and Daniel are buried in the 'Baker Cemetery, near the Baker Homestead. 1880 !CENSUS:New York, Saratoga Co., Halfmoon - Name: Cornelia Baker, Residence: Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, Birth date: 1824, Birthplace: New York, United States, Relationship to head-of-household: Self Father's birthplace: Rhode Island, United States, Mother's birthplace: New York, United States Race or color (expanded): White, Ethnicity: American, Gender: Female, Marital status: Widowed Age: 56 years, Occupation: Keeping House 1885 !DEATH: New York, Saratoga Co., ? - 26 May 1885 1885 !BURIAL: New York, Saratoga Co., Stillwater - Baker Cemetery, County Route 75, (Vial Road) References
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