Sophia BAKER

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Name Sophia BAKER Birth 1843 Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS [1, 2]
Gender Female Death May 1929 Herman's Island, Lunenburg, NS [2, 3]
Burial Martin's Brook Community Cemetery, Martin's Brook, NS Person ID I7846 A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich Last Modified 1 Mar 2012
Father George Nelson BAKER, b. 17 Sep 1814, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 11 Jul 1870, Dartmouth, Halifax, NS
(Age 55 years)
Mother Maria Elisabeth SLAUENWHITE, b. 11 Dec 1814, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 14 Feb 1854, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 39 years)
Marriage 24 May 1836 Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS [4, 5]
Notes - This was the first marriage ever solemnized on Tancook Island. [Source: Parish Register, St. John's Anglican, Lunenburg, NS]
- This was the first marriage ever solemnized on Tancook Island. [Source: Parish Register, St. John's Anglican, Lunenburg, NS]
Family ID F839 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Daniel BAKER, b. 22 Sep 1839, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 9 Apr 1925, Herman's Island, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 85 years)
Marriage 7 Nov 1861 Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS [6]
Children 1. Joanna BAKER, b. 7 May 1864, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 10 Apr 1954, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 89 years)
2. Laura BAKER, b. 7 Nov 1868, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Bef May 1929 (Age < 60 years)
3. Mary Beatrice BAKER, b. 19 Sep 1872, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Bef May 1929 (Age < 56 years)
4. Christiana BAKER, b. 31 Mar 1875, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Bef May 1929 (Age < 54 years)
5. George Howard BAKER, [Twin], b. 29 Aug 1877, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 11 Dec 1931, Herman's Island, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 54 years)
6. Nelson Meno BAKER, [Twin], b. 29 Aug 1877, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Bef 1929 (Age < 51 years)
7. Ervin Leopold BAKER, b. 20 Nov 1880, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. 9 May 1950, London, Middlesex, ON
(Age 69 years)
8. Percy Daniel BAKER, b. 1884, Big Tancook Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID F4242 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Jun 2025
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Sources - [S53] 1861-1891 (Combined) Census of Tancook Island(s).
- [S1461] Inscription Survey, Martin's Brook Community Cemetery.
- [S12225] The Bridgewater Bulletin, Obituary Notice for Sophia Baker; 7 May 1929.
- [S9263] Parish Register, St. John's Anglican Church--Lunenburg.
- [S2078] NS Marriage Bonds (1763-1849).
- [S11487] Family Bible of George and Elizabeth (Young) Baker, photocopy of flyleaf provided by Francine Fortin-Levy.
- [S53] 1861-1891 (Combined) Census of Tancook Island(s).