Family register
Hollister Baker
Hollister Baker (born 4 February 1777) was born in Hawley, Massachusetts to Abigail Kibbe Baker and Timothy Baker. He married Rebecca Crowell Baker. His child was Roswell Baker.
Life and records
1895 Biographical Review, Roswell Baker sketch: Hollister Baker b. Hawley 4 Feb 1777, son of Timothy Baker x Abigail Kibbe; husband of Rebecca Crowell; father of Roswell.
1895: bought the home farm; up to 1,000 acres; brick house; iron ore and charcoal; Whig. Ten children include a daughter Ereda — that Ereda is the aunt of Ereda Baker Budington, not the same woman. Only son Roswell entered as a graph person.
Family
Sources
- Grandfather of Roswell; b. 1748; d. 3 Apr 1836; wife Abigail Kibbe d. 1844 age 94, 'said to be the first white woman to settle in Hawley.'
Hollister Baker, the second son named above, was born in Hawley, February 4, 1777 ... His wife, whose maiden name was Rebecca Crowell, was born October 22, 1799, at Dennis, and died at Hawley, May 16, 1860. Their household circle included ten children; namely, Horace, Harvey, Rebecca, Ephraim, Elisha, Harriet, Noah, Roswell, Charles, and Ereda.