Bio: James Baker :Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire From Gazetteer of Grafton County, NH 1709-1886 -Ashland Compiled & published by Hamilton Child 1886 James Baker, son of Andrew, was a farmer, married Jane, daughter of Samuel and Peggy Smith, and died at the age of seventy-two years, while his wife died at the age of eighty-three years. His second son, Samuel S., married Avis Drew, of Ashland. Seven of his eight children are living, four daughters residing in Grafton county, and two sons in Massachusetts. His third son, Daniel S., married twice, first, Henrietta A. Elkins, who bore him one son, now at home, and second, Edna M., daughter of Jeremiah and Mahala (Veasie) Smith, of Laconia. He now resides in this town, on a farm on road 23. His second daughter, Francis O. married Paul Perkins, a stone mason and son of Timothy and Sarah Perkins, of Center Harbor, N. H. They have one child, Ella F., and reside here on road 23. Andrew, son of James and brother of Samuel S., married Sarah Mudgett, of New Hampton, who bore him three sons. One of them, James S., married Arabel A., daughter of Arad and Sophronia (Drew) Simonds, has two children and resides in Ashland village. Mr. Baker served three years in the late war, enlisting in Co. E., 12th N. H. Vols., was at the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor and at the siege of Richmond. **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. Submitted by: rickman@worldpath.net Date: November 11, 2000 ****************************************************************************