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George Baker

circa 1825 (computed from age at death) – 18 May 1885

Died 18 May 1885, West Bend, aged 60 — from the Emmetsburg Democrat of 20 May 1885

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

18 May 1885

Date of birth

circa 1825 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

60 years

Place of death

In West Bend

Inscription transcription

Emmetsburg Democrat, Wednesday, May 20, 1885

DIED

In West Bend on Monday, May 18, 1885, George Baker, aged 60 years.
One of several death reports from a single column of the Emmetsburg Democrat of May 20, 1885; each death from that column is filed as its own record in this archive. The one-line DIED notice is the only information the column carries for him.

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Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Transcription only — no clipping image preserved with this record

Citation: DIED notice of George Baker, aged 60 years, of West Bend, died Monday, May 18, 1885, from the Emmetsburg Democrat, Wednesday, May 20, 1885. Preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/baker-george-1885/ : accessed [your access date]).

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