Abigail "Alice" Baker

Abigail Fisher Baker

• BIRTH 2 Jun 1646 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• DEATH 14 Jan 1724 (aged 77) - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• PLOT xviii, 23
• MEMORIAL ID 21096714 · View Source

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21096714/abigail-baker

Abigail Fisher, eldest child of Daniel Fisher and his 1st wife, (not Abigail Marrett) was born 2 Aug 1646 in Dedham, Suffolk [now Norfolk] County, Massachusetts. [1] [2] She was christened 23 Aug 1646 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [2]

She married in Dedham 17 Dec 1668 John Baker.[3] [4] [2]. He was the son of Edward and Jane (or Joan) Baker

They settled in West Dedham [Westwood in 1897] as did her brother Amos Fisher.

Eight children of John Baker and Abigail Fisher were:

1. Samuel b. 1673
2. Abigail b. 1675 m. Nathaniel Kingsbury
3. John b. 1677
4. Mary b. 1680
5. Sarah b. 1682 m. James Tucker of Milton
6. Mary b. 1684 m. Joseph Danon of Dedham
7. Daniel b. 1686
8. Joseph b. 1690 m. Hannah Jones

John died 15 Sep 1719.

She died 13 Jan 1723/4, listed in the records as Mrs. Abigail Baker, aged about 77 years,[5] [2] in Dedham, Suffolk [now Norfolk] County, Massachusetts.

There are 2 Find a Grave pages for Abigail and John. The Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts appears to be a 'cenotaph', more modern marker for the children. [6]

Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts has very old gravestone pictures [7] There are children linked to this page.

Inscription.

ABIGAIL,
wife of John &
daughter of
Daniel Fisher,
died Jan. 13, 1723
aged 77 years.

References

• Dedham births: Abigall, the Daughter of Daniell & Abigall Fisher, was borne the 2 of the 6 mo. 1646.
• Dedham marriages: John Baker & Abigail Fisher, married 17 Dec, 1668.
• Dedham deaths: Mrs. Abigail Baker, aged about 77 years, deceased January 13 day, 1723.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21096714/abigail-baker (gravestone images)
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29793704/abigail-baker (cenotaph)
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21096716/john-baker
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 29 2018, 5:58:01 UTC
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fisher-4386 (parents are not updated on this page)
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Abigail_Fisher_%2814%29 (parents are not updated on this page)
• Daniel Fisher, in Fisher, Philip A. The Fisher Genealogy: Record of the Descendants of Joshua, Anthony, and Cornelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1630-1640. (Everett, Mass.: Massachusetts Pub. Co., 1898) p.27. "Abigail (Fisher), b. (Dedham) Aug. 2, bapt. Aug. 23, 1646; … d. Jan. 13, 1723." <Archive.Org>