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Joseph S. Perry

M, #14651, b. 9 November 1863, d. 5 November 1943
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BirthJoseph S. Perry was born on 9 November 1863, in Tignish, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
MarriageHe married Mary Elizabeth Rogers Baker daughter of Joseph Baker and Catherine Gillis, in 1905.1
DeathJoseph S. Perry died on 5 November 1943 in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.

Child with Mary Elizabeth Rogers Baker b. 15 February 1874, d. 21 February 1958

DaughterAudrienne Gertrude Perry b. 3 January 1906

Citations

  1. [S9930] Tombstone, Peoples Cemetery, Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Joseph Baker & Catherine Gillis family plot, tombstone inscription; read by David A. Walker, 13 September 2014.

Leslie Edmond Baker

M, #14652, b. 21 November 1876, d. About 1924

Parents

FatherJoseph Baker b. 2 January 1851, d. 16 January 1929
MotherCatherine Gillis b. 16 March 1850, d. 23 May 1920
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BirthLeslie Edmond Baker was born on 21 November 1876, in South Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
DeathHe died About 1924 in Morehaven, Florida, USAG.

Davis Edison Baker

M, #14653, b. 2 August 1878, d. 1973

Parents

FatherJoseph Baker b. 2 January 1851, d. 16 January 1929
MotherCatherine Gillis b. 16 March 1850, d. 23 May 1920
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NameDavis Edison Baker was also known as Davis Baker.1
BirthHe was born on 2 August 1878, in South Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
MarriageHe married Bertie Biggar daughter of Charles Harding Biggar and Emily Williams, on 5 July 1905, in Boston, Massachusetts, USAG.
DeathDavis Edison Baker died in 1973.1
BurialHe was buried in the Peoples Cemetery, Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.37650, -63.62235G.

Inscription: In / Memory of / Joseph Baker / Jan. 16, 1929 / Aged 78 Years / Catherine Gillis / Wife of / Joseph Baker / Died / May 23, 1920 / Aged 69 YearsLeft: Elizabeth Baker / Wife of / Joseph Perry / Died / Feb. 19, 1958 / Aged 84 YearsRight: In / Memory of / Annie M. Baker / Wife of / Wm. F. Auld / Died / Sept. 15, 1941 / Aged 58 Years / Also of / William Auld / Died / May 4, 1943 / Aged 75 Years / At ResBack: Davis E. Baker / 1878 - 1973 / Husband of / Bertie Biggar.1

Tombstone, Joseph Baker (1851-1929), his wife Catherine Gillis (1850-1920), their daughter Elizabeth (1874-1958), their daughter Annie (1883-1941), her husband William Auld (1865-1943), Davis E. Baker, son of Joseph & Catherine, (1878-1973). Peoples Cemetery, Lower Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Children with Bertie Biggar b. 16 September 1881, d. 23 November 1963

DaughterHazel Jean Baker+ b. 15 July 1907, d. 11 February 1987
SonStanley Harold Baker b. 22 September 1910

Citations

  1. [S9930] Tombstone, Peoples Cemetery, Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Joseph Baker & Catherine Gillis family plot, tombstone inscription; read by David A. Walker, 13 September 2014.

Bertie Biggar

F, #14654, b. 16 September 1881, d. 23 November 1963

Parents

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NameBertie Biggar was also known as Bertie Baker.
BirthShe was born on 16 September 1881, in Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
MarriageShe married Davis Edison Baker son of Joseph Baker and Catherine Gillis, on 5 July 1905, in Boston, Massachusetts, USAG.
DeathBertie Biggar died on 23 November 1963 in Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.

Children with Davis Edison Baker b. 2 August 1878, d. 1973

DaughterHazel Jean Baker+ b. 15 July 1907, d. 11 February 1987
SonStanley Harold Baker b. 22 September 1910

Eudivella Jane Baker

F, #14655, b. 7 December 1880, d. 3 May 1970

Parents

FatherJoseph Baker b. 2 January 1851, d. 16 January 1929
MotherCatherine Gillis b. 16 March 1850, d. 23 May 1920
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NameEudivella Jane Baker was also known as Eudivella Jane Sheen.
BirthShe was born on 7 December 1880, in South Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
MarriageShe married George Leonard Sheen son of Matthew Sheen and Martha Mackay, on 20 November 1906, in Kensington, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
DeathEudivella Jane Baker died on 3 May 1970 in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.

Children with George Leonard Sheen b. 26 May 1879, d. 21 August 1947

DaughterDorothy Leone Sheen+ b. 26 September 1907, d. 23 November 1987
SonJohn Matthew Sheen+ b. 19 September 1909
SonGerald Baker Sheen+ b. 24 September 1913, d. 28 November 1972
SonGeorge Roland Sheen b. 23 March 1916
SonRobert Eric Sheen b. 12 September 1918, d. 12 January 1969

George Leonard Sheen

M, #14656, b. 26 May 1879, d. 21 August 1947

Parents

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BirthGeorge Leonard Sheen was born on 26 May 1879, in Kensington, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
MarriageHe married Eudivella Jane Baker daughter of Joseph Baker and Catherine Gillis, on 20 November 1906, in Kensington, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
DeathGeorge Leonard Sheen died on 21 August 1947 in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.

Children with Eudivella Jane Baker b. 7 December 1880, d. 3 May 1970

DaughterDorothy Leone Sheen+ b. 26 September 1907, d. 23 November 1987
SonJohn Matthew Sheen+ b. 19 September 1909
SonGerald Baker Sheen+ b. 24 September 1913, d. 28 November 1972
SonGeorge Roland Sheen b. 23 March 1916
SonRobert Eric Sheen b. 12 September 1918, d. 12 January 1969

Annie Macfadyen Baker

F, #14657, b. 27 January 1883, d. 15 September 1941

Parents

FatherJoseph Baker b. 2 January 1851, d. 16 January 1929
MotherCatherine Gillis b. 16 March 1850, d. 23 May 1920
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NameAnnie Macfadyen Baker was also known as Annie Macfadyen Auld.1
BirthShe was born on 27 January 1883, in South Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
MarriageShe married William F. Auld.1
DeathShe died on 15 September 1941 in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
BurialShe was buried in the Peoples Cemetery, Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.37650, -63.62235G.

Inscription: In / Memory of / Joseph Baker / Jan. 16, 1929 / Aged 78 Years / Catherine Gillis / Wife of / Joseph Baker / Died / May 23, 1920 / Aged 69 YearsLeft: Elizabeth Baker / Wife of / Joseph Perry / Died / Feb. 19, 1958 / Aged 84 YearsRight: In / Memory of / Annie M. Baker / Wife of / Wm. F. Auld / Died / Sept. 15, 1941 / Aged 58 Years / Also of / William Auld / Died / May 4, 1943 / Aged 75 Years / At ResBack: Davis E. Baker / 1878 - 1973 / Husband of / Bertie Biggar.1

Tombstone, Joseph Baker (1851-1929), his wife Catherine Gillis (1850-1920), their daughter Elizabeth (1874-1958), their daughter Annie (1883-1941), her husband William Auld (1865-1943), Davis E. Baker, son of Joseph & Catherine, (1878-1973). Peoples Cemetery, Lower Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Partner with William F. Auld b. About 1883, d. 4 May 1943

Citations

  1. [S9930] Tombstone, Peoples Cemetery, Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Joseph Baker & Catherine Gillis family plot, tombstone inscription; read by David A. Walker, 13 September 2014.

William Auld

M, #14658, d. 4 May 1943
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BirthWilliam Auld was born, in Belmont, (Lot16) Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
DeathHe died on 4 May 1943 in Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.

Donald Ellsworth Baker

M, #14661, b. 14 October 1885, d. 2 March 1953

Parents

FatherJoseph Baker b. 2 January 1851, d. 16 January 1929
MotherCatherine Gillis b. 16 March 1850, d. 23 May 1920
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NameDonald Ellsworth Baker was also known as Donald Baker.1
BirthHe was born on 14 October 1885, in South Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
MarriageHe married Mattie Taylor Lewis daughter of Joseph Lewis and Eliza Taylor, in 1910.
DeathDonald Ellsworth Baker died on 2 March 1953 in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
BurialHe was buried in the Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.40504, -63.77572G.

Inscription: BAKER / Donald E. Baker / Oct. 14, 1885 - Mar. 2, 1953 / Wife Mattie Lewis Born Freetown, P.E.I. / July 14, 1889 - Apr. 14, 1977 / Daughter of Joseph and Eliza Lewis / John Cedric Baker / Sept. 1, 1911 - Nov. 21, 1949.2,1

Tombstone, Donald E. Baker (1885-1953), his wife Mattie Lewis (1889-1977), their son John Cedric Baker (1911-1949). Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children with Mattie Taylor Lewis b. 14 July 1889

SonJohn Cedric Baker b. 1 September 1911, d. 21 November 1949
DaughterEdna Katherine Baker b. 4 November 1915

Citations

  1. [S14333] Cemetery Marker, Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Donald E. Baker & Mattie Lewis, tombstone inscription & photograph; documented by David A. Walker, 26 August 2019.
  2. [S8553] Cemetery Transcript, Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, PEIGS publication Lot 17-4 (2003), Library of Personal Library of David Arthur Walker,, Edwards.

Mattie Taylor Lewis

F, #14662, b. 14 July 1889

Parents

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NameMattie Taylor Lewis was also known as Mattie Taylor Baker.
BirthShe was born on 14 July 1889, in South Freetown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
MarriageShe married Donald Ellsworth Baker son of Joseph Baker and Catherine Gillis, in 1910.
Principal 2Mattie Taylor Lewis witnessed the burial of Donald Ellsworth Baker and Mattie Taylor Lewis in the Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.40504, -63.77572G.1,2
Tombstone, Donald E. Baker (1885-1953), his wife Mattie Lewis (1889-1977), their son John Cedric Baker (1911-1949). Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children with Donald Ellsworth Baker b. 14 October 1885, d. 2 March 1953

SonJohn Cedric Baker b. 1 September 1911, d. 21 November 1949
DaughterEdna Katherine Baker b. 4 November 1915

Citations

  1. [S8553] Cemetery Transcript, Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, PEIGS publication Lot 17-4 (2003), Library of Personal Library of David Arthur Walker,, Edwards.
  2. [S14333] Cemetery Marker, Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Donald E. Baker & Mattie Lewis, tombstone inscription & photograph; documented by David A. Walker, 26 August 2019.

James Lewis Sears

M, #14663, b. 2 August 1871, d. 1923

Parents

FatherWesley Gaius Sears b. 1853, d. 1929
MotherMary Jane Baker b. 2 December 1853, d. 1925
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BirthJames Lewis Sears was born on 2 August 1871, in Prince Edward Island, CanadaG.
DeathHe died in 1923.

Children with Maud Weeks b. 1877, d. 1955

SonLewis Sears b. 8 May 1895, d. 28 October 1901
DaughterBertha Sears b. 22 May 1895

Maud Weeks

F, #14664, b. 1877, d. 1955

Parents

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BirthMaud Weeks was born in 1877.
DeathShe died in 1955.

Children with James Lewis Sears b. 2 August 1871, d. 1923

SonLewis Sears b. 8 May 1895, d. 28 October 1901
DaughterBertha Sears b. 22 May 1895

Joel Weeks

M, #14665
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Child with Ann Pattern

DaughterMaud Weeks+ b. 1877, d. 1955

Ann Pattern

F, #14666
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Child with Joel Weeks

DaughterMaud Weeks+ b. 1877, d. 1955

Lewis Sears

M, #14667, b. 8 May 1895, d. 28 October 1901

Parents

FatherJames Lewis Sears b. 2 August 1871, d. 1923
MotherMaud Weeks b. 1877, d. 1955
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BirthLewis Sears was born on 8 May 1895.
DeathHe died on 28 October 1901.

Bertha Sears

F, #14668, b. 22 May 1895

Parents

FatherJames Lewis Sears b. 2 August 1871, d. 1923
MotherMaud Weeks b. 1877, d. 1955
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BirthBertha Sears was born on 22 May 1895, in Gardiner, Maine, USAG.

Stanley Allen

M, #14669, b. 1898

Parents

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BirthStanley Allen was born in 1898.

Augustus Allen

M, #14670
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Child with Mabel ?

SonStanley Allen b. 1898

Mabel ?

F, #14671
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Child with Augustus Allen

SonStanley Allen b. 1898

Jacob Sears

M, #14672, b. Between 1872 and 1873

Parents

FatherWesley Gaius Sears b. 1853, d. 1929
MotherMary Jane Baker b. 2 December 1853, d. 1925
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BirthJacob Sears was born Between 1872 and 1873.

Jacob H. Sears

M, #14673, b. 1873, d. 1942

Parents

FatherWesley Gaius Sears b. 1853, d. 1929
MotherMary Jane Baker b. 2 December 1853, d. 1925
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BirthJacob H. Sears was born in 1873.
DeathHe died in 1942.

Child with Mary Jane Watkins b. 1879, d. 1963

DaughterMarguerite Sears b. 1906

Mary Jane Watkins

F, #14674, b. 1879, d. 1963
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BirthMary Jane Watkins was born in 1879.
DeathShe died in 1963.

Child with Jacob H. Sears b. 1873, d. 1942

DaughterMarguerite Sears b. 1906

Marguerite Sears

F, #14675, b. 1906

Parents

FatherJacob H. Sears b. 1873, d. 1942
MotherMary Jane Watkins b. 1879, d. 1963
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NameMarguerite Sears was also known as Marguerite Kelly.
BirthShe was born in 1906, in Gardiner, Maine, USAG.