James A. Baker

Cal 1828 - 1904  (~ 75 years)

• Name	James A. Baker
  Born	CALC 8 Dec 1828	Waterdown, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Business	1868	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Commercial Hotel
  Occupation	1871	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Hotelkeeper [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper]
  Business	1874	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Hotel - Queen's Hotel
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167358326
  Interesting	hotel, life
  Occupation	1881	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Hotel Keeper
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Retired	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-118233
  Died	5 May 1904	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I118233	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Anna McBeth,   b. CALC 26 Dec 1837, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1875  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Children	1. John Shannon Baker,   b. 26 Aug 1862, , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1932, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. George L. Baker,   b. 10 Oct 1865, Waterdown, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Isabella Baker,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary Elizabeth Baker,   b. 25 Mar 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1932, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F29870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Edra Miles,   b. CALC 31 Jan 1834, , Scotland ,   d. 26 Jun 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1877	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F30863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Baker, James, proprietor of Queen's Hotel. Born in North Wentworth, 1829. Settled in the county, 1863. Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881 (Village of New Hespeler entries) ___________________ "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. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954 ___________________ THE LATE JAMES BAKER'S CAREER Hespeler, May 7. James A. Baker, to whose death, we made & short reference an Thursday's. issue, was born in Waterdown, in 1828. His occupation was lumbering, which business he followed until coming to Hespeler in 1868, when he took over the hotel now known as the Commercial. He conducted this hotel tor three years, when he removed to Fisher's Mills, engaging there also in the hotel business, for about a year, when he returned. to Hespeler, bought the hotel now known as the Queen's Hotel, which he ran until 1884, when he retired to his late home on Lewis street. Mr. Baker was twice married. His first wife died in 1875 and his second, in 1893. For the last ten years of his life was an active member of the Methodist Church, and zealous in all good work. He was a staunch Reformer all his life, and when he came to Hespeler found himself surrounded by the enemy, the town being given over to the darkest, Toryism. The only other Liberals here then were the late A. B. Jardine and Wm. Harvey. The influence of these stalwarts, however, was soon felt and in a few years scores had imbibed their views and Liberalism secured a. foothold which it will never relinquish. The deceased has one brother and a sister living, Samuel Baker of Lexington, Mich. and. Mrs. Whitsel of Leamington, Ont. The funeral took place, today at 3 o'clock p.m., from his late residence, to the Hespeler Cemetery. The Weekly Reformer 12 May 1904 pg 4 _____________ Died In Hespeler, on Thursday, May 5th, 1904, at 5 o'clock a.m., James A. Baker Aged 75 years, 4 months and 27 days. Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Lewis St., Hespeler, where services will be held on Saturday, May 7th, 1904, at 3 o'clock p.m., thence to the Hespeler Cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Hespeler, May 5th, 1904. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 1. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 3. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 15.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 8 Dec 1828 - Waterdown, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Business - Commercial Hotel - 1868 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotelkeeper [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper] - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Hotel - Queen's Hotel - 1874 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Feb 1877 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper - 1881 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 May 1904 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth