Gazlay Family History
Sarah Josephine Thayer
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 8 December 2021; Last Edited: 10 December 2021 |
| Person ID | 11637 |
| Name | Sarah Josephine Thayer |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 26 June 1854 in Oneida County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | ca. 1889 to James Johnson Baker1, 3 |
| Died | 4 April 1913 in Inver Grove Village, Dakota County, Minnesota1 |
| Buried | in Hudson Cemetery, Forada, Douglas County, Minnesota1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  James Johnson Baker (son of Thomas E. Baker and Susanna Hobbs) |
| Born | 17 May 1835 in Tompkins County, New York |
| Married | 26 June 1856 in Cook County, Illinois to Cornelia Gazlay |
| Married | ca. 1889 to Sarah Josephine Thayer |
| Died | 20 August 1914 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| Children | of Sarah Josephine Thayer and James Johnson Baker: |
| 1. | James Johnson Baker |
| Born | 1889 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota |
| Married | to Florence Medora Wightman |
| Died | 1965 in Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota |
| 2. | Sarah ‘Sadie’ Baker |
| Born | 8 November 1891 in Inver Grove Village, Dakota County, Minnesota |
| Married | 1919 to Louis Gillman |
| Died | 11 January 1976 |
| 3. | Lucinda Baker |
| Born | 8 November 1891 in Inver Grove Village, Dakota County, Minnesota |
| Married | 18 December 1907 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota to Edward Eugene Ward |
| Died | 9 June 1966 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Hudson Cemetery, Forada, Douglas County, Minnesota, Sarah Josephine Thayer Baker, born: 26 June 1854 in Oneida County, New York; died: 4 April 1913 in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota (from record, which includes details from her death record, and provides the names and links for her parents, two spouses, siblings, and eight children).
- Minnesota Territory and State Census, 1895, Douglas County, Hudson Township, Page No. 10, Johnson Baker, 59, New York, farmer; Sarah Baker, 40, New York; Bertie Baker, 9, Minn.; Ethel Baker, 7, Minn.; Johnson Baker, Jr., 5, Minn.; Sady Baker, 3, Minn.; Lucinda Baker, 3, Minn.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Minnesota, Douglas County, Hudson Township, E.D. 36, Sheet No. 3B, Jonson Baker, 60, New York, May 1840, farmer; wife of 11 years Sarah Baker, 39, New York, June 1860, 13 children, 12 living; daughter Bertha Baker, 12, Minnesota, Oct. 1887; daughter Ethel Baker, 12, Minnesota, July 1888; son Jonson Baker, 9, Minnesota, Nov. 1890; daughter Lucinda Baker, 8, Minnesota, Nov. 1891; daughter Sarah Baker, 8, Minnesota, Nov. 1891 [the latter two children are apparently twins]; step-son Milo Countryman, 24, Minnesota, Jan 1876.
- Minnesota Territory and State Census, 1905, Douglas County, Hudson Township, E.D. 14, Sheet No. 2, Johnson Baker, 70, New York, farmer; Sarah J. Baker, 49, New York; Sarah Baker, 13, Minn.; Lucinda Baker, 13, Minn.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Minnesota, Dakota County, Inver Grove Village, E.D. 24, Sheet No. 14B, John [sic, Johnson] Baker, 73, New York, marriage number 2, farmer, garden; wife of 22 years Sarah J. Baker, 56, New York, marriage number 2, 3 children, 3 living; daughter Lacinda Baker, 18, Minnesota; grandson Ernest Baker, 16, Minnesota.