William was married to two sisters. The first, Kate Stuart and then Mary Elizabeth Stuart 1 1/2 years after Kate died at age 33 William Chapman Baker married for the 2nd time Mary Elizabeth Stuart Turner sister of Kate Stuart Baker on April 18, 1856.
Graduated from Princeton in 1824 at age of 16. 2nd in his class. In 1850 moved to Morristown. He was a clerk in a banking house in NY, buyer of wholesale silk for New Orleans house, moved to Michigan in 1872 and died in 1901 of the epidemic Grippe.
He and Catherine Kate Stuart had 6 children together. With Mary Elizabeth Stuart he had 1 child.
Baker, William Chapman--4/1--Of Grand Rapids, MI, d. 2 Feb 1901, age 91.9.12, Baker Vault. [Ed. Note: CR14 shows 1st m. Kate Stewart, b. at Detroit 21 Jul 1830, d. 4 Oct 1853, age 33. 2nd m. Mary E. _______, d. at Minneapolis 1877. CR14 shows William the father of six, Mary Stewart, Eliza W., Elizabeth W., Kate Stuart, Looe, and William C. Jr. Kate would appear to be the mother of Mary S. and Eliza W. In addition Kate probably was the mother of Sarah Morris Baker, shown by Parker but not listed in The Combined Registers. Mary would appear to be the mother of Kate Stuart and William C. Baker, Jr. The absence of precise dates makes it unclear which of the two remaining children i.e., Elizabeth W. and Looe, are the offspring of which wife].
Graduated from Princeton in 1824 at age of 16. 2nd in his class. In 1850 moved to Morristown. He was a clerk in a banking house in NY, buyer of wholesale silk for New Orleans house, moved to Michigan in 1872 and died in 1901 of the epidemic Grippe.
He and Catherine Kate Stuart had 6 children together. With Mary Elizabeth Stuart he had 1 child.
Baker, William Chapman--4/1--Of Grand Rapids, MI, d. 2 Feb 1901, age 91.9.12, Baker Vault. [Ed. Note: CR14 shows 1st m. Kate Stewart, b. at Detroit 21 Jul 1830, d. 4 Oct 1853, age 33. 2nd m. Mary E. _______, d. at Minneapolis 1877. CR14 shows William the father of six, Mary Stewart, Eliza W., Elizabeth W., Kate Stuart, Looe, and William C. Jr. Kate would appear to be the mother of Mary S. and Eliza W. In addition Kate probably was the mother of Sarah Morris Baker, shown by Parker but not listed in The Combined Registers. Mary would appear to be the mother of Kate Stuart and William C. Baker, Jr. The absence of precise dates makes it unclear which of the two remaining children i.e., Elizabeth W. and Looe, are the offspring of which wife].
William was married to two sisters. The first, Kate Stuart and then Mary Elizabeth Stuart 1 1/2 years after Kate died at age 33 William Chapman Baker married for the 2nd time Mary Elizabeth Stuart Turner sister of Kate Stuart Baker on April 18, 1856.
Graduated from Princeton in 1824 at age of 16. 2nd in his class. In 1850 moved to Morristown. He was a clerk in a banking house in NY, buyer of wholesale silk for New Orleans house, moved to Michigan in 1872 and died in 1901 of the epidemic Grippe.
He and Catherine Kate Stuart had 6 children together. With Mary Elizabeth Stuart he had 1 child.
Baker, William Chapman--4/1--Of Grand Rapids, MI, d. 2 Feb 1901, age 91.9.12, Baker Vault. [Ed. Note: CR14 shows 1st m. Kate Stewart, b. at Detroit 21 Jul 1830, d. 4 Oct 1853, age 33. 2nd m. Mary E. _______, d. at Minneapolis 1877. CR14 shows William the father of six, Mary Stewart, Eliza W., Elizabeth W., Kate Stuart, Looe, and William C. Jr. Kate would appear to be the mother of Mary S. and Eliza W. In addition Kate probably was the mother of Sarah Morris Baker, shown by Parker but not listed in The Combined Registers. Mary would appear to be the mother of Kate Stuart and William C. Baker, Jr. The absence of precise dates makes it unclear which of the two remaining children i.e., Elizabeth W. and Looe, are the offspring of which wife].
Graduated from Princeton in 1824 at age of 16. 2nd in his class. In 1850 moved to Morristown. He was a clerk in a banking house in NY, buyer of wholesale silk for New Orleans house, moved to Michigan in 1872 and died in 1901 of the epidemic Grippe.
He and Catherine Kate Stuart had 6 children together. With Mary Elizabeth Stuart he had 1 child.
Baker, William Chapman--4/1--Of Grand Rapids, MI, d. 2 Feb 1901, age 91.9.12, Baker Vault. [Ed. Note: CR14 shows 1st m. Kate Stewart, b. at Detroit 21 Jul 1830, d. 4 Oct 1853, age 33. 2nd m. Mary E. _______, d. at Minneapolis 1877. CR14 shows William the father of six, Mary Stewart, Eliza W., Elizabeth W., Kate Stuart, Looe, and William C. Jr. Kate would appear to be the mother of Mary S. and Eliza W. In addition Kate probably was the mother of Sarah Morris Baker, shown by Parker but not listed in The Combined Registers. Mary would appear to be the mother of Kate Stuart and William C. Baker, Jr. The absence of precise dates makes it unclear which of the two remaining children i.e., Elizabeth W. and Looe, are the offspring of which wife].
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