jacob baker

Congressional Record On GenealogyBank-Search Suggestions

Posted on July 11, 2015 by mjnrootdig

The special report from the US House’s Committee on Invalid Pensions of 25 July 1854 mentions the case of Jacob Baker. The report was originally located because a copy of it was contained in Baker’s War of 1812 pension file. I was not searching for it specifically. GenealogyBank has the Congressional Record (in their “Historical […]

My Uncle’s Father-in-Law Got a War of 1812 Pension and Why It Matters-Followup I

Posted on July 10, 2015 by mjnrootdig

I’m still sifting through materials on Jacob Baker (father-in-law of my ancestor Benjamin Butler’s probable brother Arvin and mentioned in an earlier post “My Uncle’s Father-in-Law Got a War of 1812 Pension and Why It Matters“) in hopes of ferreting out some details that could help me in my search for more information on Benjamin. […]

My Uncle’s Father-in-Law Got a War of 1812 Pension and Why It Matters

Posted on June 13, 2015 by mjnrootdig

The War of 1812 pension file for my probable uncle’s father-in-law is a genealogist’s dream. It may also help me track my actual ancestor Benjamin Butler (born about 1819 in New York State). At over 100 pages, the pension application for Jacob Baker from served in a unit from Vermont and lived in Ohio, Michigan, […]