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William Baker 1729 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1729

Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Kent, Delaware, United States

Father: Joshua II

Mother: Margery Knight

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William Baker was born in 1729 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, the child of Joshua G Baker Armourer for King George II and Margery Knight. William Baker passed away in 1777 in Kent, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • William Baker was born in 1729 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, the child of Joshua G Baker Armourer for King George II and Margery Knight.
  • William Baker passed away in 1777 in Kent, Delaware, United States.

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William Baker's Ancestors

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William Baker
1729 – 1777
Birth Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Parents
Joshua G Baker Armourer for King George II
1678 – 1754
Cashel, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Margery Knight
1690 – 1776
Bandon Bridge, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Joshua Baker
1678 –
Synone, Tipp, Ireland
Susanna Harwood
1653 – 1732
Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England
Thomas (Yarrow) Knight
1654 – 1737
Cork County, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1664 – 1701
Elizabeth Brooking
1664 –
Thomas Knight
1655 – 1655
Margaret KEIRNAN
1630 – 1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Baker
1628 – 1703
Ann Hubbard
1630 – 1689
Humphrey Knight
1621 – 1697
Annas Browne
1625 – 1709

William Baker's Timeline

2 Records

1729
8 Jun 1729
Birth of William Baker in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
1777
1777
Age 48
Death of William Baker in Kent, Delaware, United States
Kent, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1729
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Kent, Delaware, United States

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