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Samuel Baker

9 May 1807 – 10 May 1879

Transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

10 May 1879

Date of birth

9 May 1807

Age at death

72 years, 1 day

Plate found in

Ontario, Canada

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Samuel Baker
Born May 9th 1807
Died May 10th 1879
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for Samuel Baker 1807 ~ 1879 was found in Ontario Canada.

I went and had a hunt for Samuel Baker in the Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934 on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934

NameBirth yearDeath dateDeath location
Norman Samuel Bakerabt 188817 May 1893York
Richard Samuel Bakerabt 18499 Nov 1928Simcoe
Samuel Bakerabt 181328 Mar 1884Muskoka District
Samuel Bakerabt 1815Nov 1898Peterborough
Samuel Bakerabt 183425 Apr 1910Middlesex
Samuel Bakerabt 182417 Oct 1914York
Samuel Bakerabt 18738 Feb 1934Grey
Samuel Bakerabt 180511 Nov 1872Brant
Samuel Bakerabt 183425 Sep 1907Perth
Samuel Bakerabt 183731 Mar 1919York
Samuel Bakerabt 18321 Apr 1892Welland
Samuel Bakerabt 1841Oct 1911Grey
Samuel Bakerabt 185618 Nov 1911Dundas
Samuel Bakerabt 184117 Sep 1880Huron
Samuel Bakerabt 182021 Nov 1880Carleton
Samuel Bakerabt 183627 Apr 1927Elgin
Samuel Bakerabt 1854Sep 1929Middlesex
Samuel Bakerabt 188320 Oct 1896Muskoka District
Samuel Bakerabt 186216 Feb 1913Wentworth
Samuel Bakerabt 184916 Jun 1927Ontario
Samuel Bakerabt 182618 Jan 1883Huron
Samuel Cober Bakerabt 18441 Jun 1934Simcoe
Samuel Francis Bakerabt 188020 Sep 1880Perth
Samuel Fredrick Bakerabt 18755 Mar 1929Welland
Samuel Herbert Bakerabt 18734 Feb 1917Peterborough
Samuel James Bakerabt 1866Apr 1931York
Samuel Judson Bakerabt 183820 Jan 1902Elgin
Samuel Levi Bakerabt 186930 Jul 1929Grenville
Samuel Solomon Bakerabt 191823 Oct 1918Carleton

Sources consulted

  • Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible matches in the 1850 and 1870 US Federal Census

⚠ Candidate matches — unverified. Researcher to confirm.

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
Permalink
/records/coffin-plates/baker-samuel-1879/
Image vs transcription
Transcription only — no photograph of the plate survives.

Citation: "Coffin plate of Samuel Baker (9 May 1807 – 10 May 1879)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/baker-samuel-1879/ : accessed [your access date]).

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