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Elias Baker

circa 1844 (computed from age at death) – November 16, 1929

Died 16 November 1929 · interred Heise Hill Cemetery, Markham, Ontario

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Memorial Card

Date of death

November 16, 1929

Date of birth

circa 1844 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

85 years

Place of death

Ontario, Canada

The memorial card

From the funeral card

DIED

At Bethesda, on Saturday, Nov. 29th, 1913,

ELIZABETH BAKER,

WIFE OF ELIAS BAKER,

THE FUNERAL

Will leave the house at 2 p.m. on Monday Dec. 1st, and proceed to Heise Hill Cemetery for interment.

Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation

Rest comes at length: though life be long and dreary,

The day must dawn, and darksome night be past;

Faith's journey ends in welcome to the weary,

And heaven, the heart's true home, will come at last.

In loving memory of

Elias Baker

who passed away Saturday, November the sixteenth

nineteen hundred and twenty-nine

aged eighty-five years

Interred in Heise Hill Cemetery,

Markham, Ontario

Death record from Ontario Vital Stats

Name: Elias Baker. Death date: 16 Nov 1929. Death location: York Co. Gender: male. Estimated birth year: abt 1845. Birth location: Whitchurch Twp.

In loving memory [verse] In loving memory of Elias Baker who passed awy sat NOv 16, 1929 age 85 Interred in Heise Hill Cemetery, Markham Ontario

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Sources consulted

  • Ontario vital statistics death registration — Elias Baker, 16 November 1929, York County

People named in this record

  • Elias BakerSubject
  • Elizabeth BakerSpouse · probable

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Last verified
2026-06-12
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