David E. Baker and Emeline Swart

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Husband David E. Baker ^{1 2}

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           Born: 5 Jan 1849 - Amwell Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
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         Father: Nathan Baker (1816-      ) 1 4 5
         Mother: Maria Horn (      -      ) 1 4

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       Marriage: 30 Oct 1873 6

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   Other Spouse: Lizzie Hoffman (      -      ) 4 - 1887 4

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Wife Emeline Swart ⁷

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            AKA: Emma Swart 4
           Born: 5 Nov 1849 7
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           Died: 26 Mar 1884 7
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         Father: George Swart (1810-      ) 8
         Mother: Elizabeth Smith (1814-1876) 7

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Children

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1 F Winnie Myrtle Baker ⁴

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2 F Lida Ray Baker ⁴

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           Died: 30 Nov 1889 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - David E. Baker

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His education was received at the common schools and Lone Pine Academy, the chief part of his time being passed in the customary duties of the farm until he was twenty four years of age.
He opened a general merchandise store at Amity, in Amwell township, in 1873, which he carried on until 1880, when he sold out. In 1885 he came to Washington borough, where he formed a partnership with George Brady, in the jewelry business, which continued three years, when it was dissolved. Then Mr. Baker took as a partner a Mr. McConaghy, but in April, 1891, the latter retired, and Frank N. Worrell took his place, the style of the firm become Baker & Worrell, general jewelers.
Socially Mr. Baker was a member of the Royal Arcanum, of the Improved Order of Heptasophs, and National Union. In politics he was a Republican, and in religion a member of the First M. E. Church of Washington. His home was on Prospect avenue, on the edge of South Strabane township.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 671.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 276, 475, 1097.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 276, 1097.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 276.

5 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1264.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 276, 475.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 475.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 472.