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Tom Brokaw

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Barnabas Baker

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of Tom Brokaw — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 56 
  • Father:
  • Abner Baker 
  • Mother:
  • Hannah Morton   
  • Birth Date:
  • 29 Jun 1792 
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  • Death Date:
  • 9 Jan 1875 
  • Death Location:
  • Virgil, Cortland, New York 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Virgil Rural Cemetery, Virgil, Cortland, New York 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Polly Chaffee
  • Marriage Date:
  • 5 Apr 1820 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Virgil, Cortland, New York 
  • Children:
  
  

  Nathan Morton Baker (Ahnentafel No:28 )

  Abram P. Baker

  • Notes: 

  • War of 1812 veteran

    Barnabas Baker's birth date is calculated from his age at death on his gravestone.

    Barnabas Baker's parentage is confirmed in a 29 MAR 1837 court appearance in Cortland County, New York, in support of his mother's widow pension for his father's Revolutionary War service. Abner also gave his age as 45 supporting 1792 as the year of his birth.

• Sources for Barnabas Baker

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/13/2023).
  • ² New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Will of Barnabas Baker, dated 17 JUL 1871, proved 20 JAN 1874.
  • ³ New York, War of 1812 Certificates and Applications of Claim and Related Records, 1858-1869, Pension record for Barnabas Baker.
  • ⁴ U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, W20668, Pension application for parents Abner and Hannah Baker.
  • ⁵ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National No. 45970, Membership application for Herbert Percy Baker.
  • ⁶ U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, Pension record for Barnabas and Polly (Chaffee) Baker.