Oliver F. Baker^[1]

1853 - 1915  (61 years)

• Name	Oliver F. Baker
  Born	26 Dec 1853	East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Christian
  Residence	1871	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Business	1887	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Central Hotel
  		Galt-CentralHotel-003-1887Directory.JPG The Union Publishing Co.'s Farmers' and Business Directory for the Counties of Waterloo and Wellington 1887, Vol. 3
  Business	1890	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Baker House Hotel and Billards
  		1890 Advertisement
  Name	O. F. Baker
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Hotel Keeper
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Hotel Keeper [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper]
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Hotel Keeper, Hotel [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper]
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-65697
  Died	28 Jan 1915  [7]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I65697	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Baker,   b. 14 Dec 1826, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1868  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Ellen Springer,   b. 5 Nov 1828, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Aug 1889  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F29797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leah Ellenbaum,   b. 22 Feb 1853, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	29 Apr 1874	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Mabel Viola "Viola" Baker,   b. 24 Oct 1875, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957  (Age 81 years)   2. Allen L. E. Baker,   b. 28 Sep 1877, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F17172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "The Hespeler Hotel" built in 1847 by Charles Siegle who operated it till 1858; then came William Baker until his death in 1868; next James Baker till 1873; Mrs. E. M. Baker, widow of William in 1874 and her son, Oliver till 1879. Came then James Atkinson till 1882 and again Oliver Baker till 1886 Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954 _______________________ Baker, O. F., proprietor of Commercial Hotel. Born at Waterdown, Wentworth County, Ont., 1855. Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881 (Village of New Hespeler entries)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016231-00. Allan C.O. Baker, 22, occ. Druggist, b. Hespeler, res. Galt, son of Oliver Baker and Lean Ellenbaum, Married Minnie Kilgour, 22, b. Galt, res. Same, daughter of William Kilgour and Catherine Frank, Witnessed by: Percy L. Hickey and Ida Kilgour, Both of Galt, 26 Sept 1900 At Galt [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-9 Page 13. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 10. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 18 Page 4. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 3. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 20. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In/ memory of/ Oliver F. BAKER/ born/ Dec. 26, 1854/ died/ Jan. 28, 1915/ [S2301] Book - Galt Summer Carnival Thursday & Friday June 12th and 13th 1890 [booket].

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Dec 1853 - East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Christian - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Apr 1874 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Central Hotel - 1887 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Baker House Hotel and Billards - 1890 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper] - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper, Hotel [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper] - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth