Baker
(prepared by John W Loder and Barry Cooper))[a][b]
| Baker | |
|---|---|
| Current region |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Place of origin |  England |
| Founded | c.1870 |
The first two Baker families to settle permanently in the Random Island (RI) area were those of[1]
- James Baker (“James-b1836”[c]) who was born in Heart’s Ease Beach[2] (henceforth, “Heart’s Ease”[d]) in 1836[3], and married Johanna Cooper (1835-1902) of Ireland's Eye in 1859 [see Cooper Family][d], and
- John Baker (“John-b1837”) who was born in Heart’s Ease in 1837[3] and married Sarah Ann Langer of nearby Gooseberry Cove in 1866[3].
Both families settled in the vicinity of Souley's and Wake's Brooks near Snook's Harbour in the 1870s[1], although James and Johanna had previously spent about a decade living in Rider’s Harbour and Thoroughfare. There is uncertainty regarding how James-b1836 and John-b1837 were related, even though it has been indicated in a previous summary[1] that they were brothers. In any case, we will consider them to be the “First Generation” of the Baker Family of Random Island. (Nonetheless, it should be noted that a Sarah Baker of Heart’s Ease married John Foster in 1807 and settled in Rider’s Harbour several decades earlier.[1])
Notes
- ↑ John W Loder is a great-great grandson of Rachel Cooper and Silas Loader of Ireland's Eye. He has done extensive research on the ancestry of the Loder and other families of Snook's Harbour. He can be contacted at JohnWLoder@gmail.com
- ↑ Barry Cooper is a great-great grandson of Johanna Cooper (Rachel’s sister) and James Baker.
- ↑ The notation “FirstName-bnnnn”, such as “James-b1836”, where “b” refers to born and "nnnn" to a specific (or approximate) year, will be used to help track different members of the Baker Family, specially those with the first name of James or John.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Heart’s Ease Beach", located near the mouth of Southwest arm, will be referred to here-on-in as "Heart’s Ease". It is distinct from "Little Heart’s Ease" about 5 km away.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Martin, Wilfred B.W. (1990). Random Island Pioneers. St. John's: Creative Publishers. p. 268.
- ↑ "Heart's Ease Beach, Southwest Arm Historical Society,".
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