"Aunt Sue and mother were married at a double wedding...Isaac Seeley was a Baptist minister....Aunt Sue was never in robust health. Aunt Sue must have been beautiful as a girl, for her features were delicate as a cameo. She was very fastidious in her tastes and somewhat critical of those who did not meet her standards. She had a keen mind and was ambitious for educational opportunities not only for herself but for those near and dear to her. I once heard Aunt Gus, Aunt Sue and mother discussing which they would rather have, the ability to dress themselves tasteful or intellectual ability...Aunt Sue voted promptly for intellectual ability. Possible she figured that if ones intellect were good for anything, it could design or at least select an attractive costume.
"For sometime after the death of her husband, Aunt Sue worked in Rochester in the office of the Wilcox and Gibbs Co. In 1886, she married James Elbert Briggs of Rochester. He was a man of wonderful ability, fine character, and most genial disposition. Aunt Sue spent very happy years with him. their home in Rochester, on Lake View Parkway was commodious and hospitable. At the time of their marriage, Uncle Elbert had four grown children, all of whom were devoted to Aunt Sue. The youngest, daughter, named Susan was especially dear to her." (Anna Hayward Merritt Genealogy Volume 11 Baker - Durand Families page 36 & 38, transcribed again by Chris Collman)
"Aunt Sue and mother were married at a double wedding...Isaac Seeley was a Baptist minister....Aunt Sue was never in robust health. Aunt Sue must have been beautiful as a girl, for her features were delicate as a cameo. She was very fastidious in her tastes and somewhat critical of those who did not meet her standards. She had a keen mind and was ambitious for educational opportunities not only for herself but for those near and dear to her. I once heard Aunt Gus, Aunt Sue and mother discussing which they would rather have, the ability to dress themselves tasteful or intellectual ability...Aunt Sue voted promptly for intellectual ability. Possible she figured that if ones intellect were good for anything, it could design or at least select an attractive costume.
"For sometime after the death of her husband, Aunt Sue worked in Rochester in the office of the Wilcox and Gibbs Co. In 1886, she married James Elbert Briggs of Rochester. He was a man of wonderful ability, fine character, and most genial disposition. Aunt Sue spent very happy years with him. their home in Rochester, on Lake View Parkway was commodious and hospitable. At the time of their marriage, Uncle Elbert had four grown children, all of whom were devoted to Aunt Sue. The youngest, daughter, named Susan was especially dear to her." (Anna Hayward Merritt Genealogy Volume 11 Baker - Durand Families page 36 & 38, transcribed again by Chris Collman)
Family Members
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Sarah Augusta Baker Johnson
1839–1896
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Horace Durand Baker
1840–1859
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Frances Amelia Baker Hayward
1844–1926
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Henrietta Agnes Baker Drake
1846–1917
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Henry Elihu Baker
1848–1917
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Elizabeth Hannah Baker Richardson
1853–1888
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Cynthia Eveline Baker
1855–1855
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David Baker
1856–1856
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Dilman Baker
1856–1856
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B. Fowler Baker
1858–1914
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Allison D Baker
1860–1902
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Laura Bristol Baker
1862–1863
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