Settler of township lots: Lot 5, Conc. 2, Guilford (Stanhope area)

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 104 acre lot one lot west of Hwy 118 running south from Irish Line Road

Land acquisition: 1883 from the C L & E Co Ltd. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Guilford (Image 120).

Dates of residency: 

• 1881 Birth of Daughter Annie Elizabeth Baker (1881–1909) Guilford Township
• 1903 Business Directory, Guilford: Wm Baker, Maple Lake, Lot 5, Conc. 2
• 1905 Death of Wife Elizabeth Oghiltree (1853–1905) Guilford Township
• 1906 Death Guilford Township

Interesting facts:

Born abt. Aug. 3, 1855 in Drumcrow Townland, County Cavan, Killishandra Parish, Ireland to Alexander Baker & Sarah Anne Holahan. William and his brother Alexander farmed all their lives. They lived for many years beside one another on what is now called the ''Irish Line'' in Haliburton, Ont. Source: Find A Grave.com

First landowner: 1865 The C L & E Co Ltd

Succeeding landowner:

• 1916 George Allen Horsely
• 1956 Wm & Rose Marie Barry

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• William Baker, b. 2 Aug 1855, Ireland d. 27 May 1906, Guilford, (Age ~ 54 years). COD: Heart Failure. Buried: Maple Lake Cemetery
• Elizabeth Ogeltree, b. 21 Mar1853, Ireland d. 16 Jun 1905, Guilford (Age ~ 52 years) COD: Dropsy from dilated heart. Buried: Maple Lake Cemetery
• Children:
  1. John Baker, b. 2 May 1879
  2. Annie Baker, b. 29 Aug 1881, Ontario
  3. Maggie J Baker, b. 27 Jan 1885, Ontario
  4. Laura Baker, b. 18 Sep 1888
  5. Herbert Baker, b. 25 Dec 1892
  6. Sarah Baker, b. 10 Sep 1895, Ontario
  7. Wesley V Baker, b. 15 Feb 1898, Ontario