flag male ancestor  John Cary  BAKER

  (b. 17 January 1796 Preston, Connecticut, USA   d. 7 March 1853 Connecticut, USA )  

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John Cary BAKER was born 17 January 1796 in Preston, Connecticut, USA

John Cary BAKER was the child of Enoch BAKER   and   Ann CAULKINS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John BAKER and Mercy (Mary) CARY

John Cary BAKER died 7 March 1853 in Connecticut, USA.
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birth1796 Birth
17 January 1796
Preston, Connecticut, USA
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1853 Death
7 March 1853
Connecticut, USA

He died at the age of 57.
Added: 3/20/2025 7:03:29 PM - Updated: 3/20/2025 7:03:29 PM
Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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