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The fonds was donated by Eleanor Abbey; it was transferred from Library and Archives Canada in 2007.
Heading the Baker family were William Stevens Baker and Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker. William, a native of Dunham, and Harriet, an American born in the state of Vermont, had eight children together. Seven of these these eight children are represented in the fonds. They include (from eldest to youngest): Frederick Stevens Baker, Amelia Baker Stevens, Malcolm Clapp Baker, Mary Peckham Stevens, Emma Louise Baker, Harriet Baker, and Abigail Baker. Please see the biographical sketches accompanying the individual files for further information.
Also included in this fonds are distant relations, including J.C. Moore, A.H. Baker, Frances, and Stewart. Several of Malcolm Clapp Baker's brother-in-laws are also represented in the fonds.
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The fonds contains primary source information on the lives various members of the Baker family, largely from Dunham, from 1879 to 1913. It consists of correspondence to Malcolm Clapp Baker from his siblings while he was studying as a veterinarian in Montreal. The fonds is comprised of the following files: Abigail Baker (1879-1883), Amelia (Minnie) Baker Stevens (1879-1883), Emma Baker (1879-1883), Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker (1879-1885), Harriet (Hattie) Baker (1879-1886), William Stevens Baker (1879-1885), J. C. Moore (1880-1881), Mary Peckham Stevens (1879-1883), Walter Sanford Stevens (1886), Reverend Albert Stevens (1881), Frederick Stevens Baker (1979-1889), A. H. Baker (1879), Caroline ([188-?]), Eleanor B. Stevens (1881), Julie (Jule) (1879-1882), Frances (Fanny) (1883), Stewart (1882), Malcolm Clapp Baker (1913), Various Unidentifiable Authors (1879-1883), Family Background ([19--?]).
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Born in 1861 to William Stevens Baker and Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker, Abigail Baker was the youngest sister of Malcolm Clapp Baker. She appears in the 1881 Census for Missisquoi County, Quebec. In 1881, Abigail was just 20 years old and was a member fo the Church of England. Her father, still alive at the time, was the head of household. Abigail died in 1883. The cause of her untimely death is unknown.
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The file contains primary source information on the family life and day-to-day activities of Abigail Baker from Dunham from 1879 to 1883. It consists of correspondence from Abigail to her brother, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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Born in 1851 to William Stevens Baker and Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker, Ameila (Minnie) Baker Stevens was the eldest sister of Malcolm Clapp Baker. She eventually married Reverend Albert Stevens. The couple had five children: Grace, Emma Lou, Bert, Cecil, and Arthur. Amelia appears in the 1881 Canadian Census for Stanstead, Quebec. She was in her late twenties at the time that the Census was taken and was already married to Reverend Stevens. Amelia died in 1911.
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The file contains primary source information on the family life and day-to-day activities of Amelia (Minnie) Baker Stevens from Stanstead, Quebec from 1879 to 1883. It consists of correspondence from Amelia to her brother, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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Born in 1857 to William Stevens Baker and Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker, Emma Louise Baker was the sister of Malcolm Clapp Baker. Emma makers her first appearance in official government documents in the year 1880. She is listed in the 1880 U.S. Census of Johnson Creek, Saline, Nebraska. She was twenty-three at the time, single, and living in the household of her brother, Frederick Stevens Baker.
Emma Louise Baker also appears in the 1911 Canadian Census for Missisquoi County in the subdistrict of Dunham. The document records her birth date as being February 1857. Emma self-reports her age as being approximately 54 years. Ms. Baker is identified as being single and her status in the household is that of "daughter". She died in 1944.
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The file contains primary information on the family life and day-to-day activities of Emma Louise Baker from Dunham, Quebec from 1879-1883. It contains correspondence from Emma to her brother, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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Born in 1822 in Shelburne, Vermont, Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker was the mother of Malcolm Clapp Baker. she married William Stevens Baker in Woodstock, Vermont in 1845. Together the couple had eight children: Alfred Stewart Baker, Frederick Stevens Baker, Amelia Baker Stevens, Malcolm Clapp Baker, Mary Peckham Stevens, Emma Louise Baker, Harriet Baker, and Abigail Baker. Her first son, Alfred Stewart Baker, died only a year after his birth.
A "Harriet E.J. Baker" appears in the 1911 Census for Missisquoi County. Her age, 89 years, matches what Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker's age would have been at that time. Her birth date, October 1822, is also in agreement with the information contained in the "Family Background" file of this fond. The Harriet appearing in the census was listed as head of the household and was widowed. If this Harriet is indeed Malcolm Clapp Baker's mother, she would have died sometime shortly after the census was taken in 1911.
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The file contains of primary source information on the family life and day-to-day activies of Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker from Dunham, Quebec from 1879-1885. It consists of correspondence from Harriet to her son, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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Born in 1859 to William Stevens Baker and Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker, Harriet Baker was the sister of Malcolm Clapp Baker. Harriet appears in the 1881 Canadian Census for Missisquoi County, Quebec. At the time she was about 21 years old and residing in the household of her father, William Baker.
In the 1911 Canadian Census, a "Hariett Baker" is listed as residing in Missisiquoi County in the subdistrict of Dunham, Quebec. This is, in all likelihood, Malcolm's sister. Harriet was, at the time, listed as being single, her position in the household in which she resided was that of "daughter", and her birth date of May 1859 was also indicated.
The most prolific correspondent in this fond, Harriet died in 1943.
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The file contains primary source information on the family life and day-to-day activities of Harriet (Hattie) Baker from Dunham, Quebec from 1879 to 1886. It consists of correspondence from Harriet to her brother, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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Born in 1818 in Dunham, Quebec, William Stevens Baker was the father of Malcolm Clapp Baker. He married Harriet Eliza Clapp in 1845 in Woodstock, Vermont. Together, the couple had eight children (listed in chronological order): Alfred Stewart Baker, Frederick Stevens Baker, Amelia Baker Stevens, Malcolm Clapp Baker, Mary Peckham Stevens, Emma Louise Baker, Harriet Baker, and Abigail Baker. William died in 1905 in his hometown of Dunham.
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The file contains primary source information on the family life and day-to-day activities of William Stevens Baker from Dunham, Quebec from 1879 to 1885. It consists of correspondence from William to his son, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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J.C. Moore was the cousin of Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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The file contains primary source information on the day-to-day activities of J.C. Moore, from the province of Quebec, from 1800 to 1881. It consists of correspondence from J.C. Moore to his cousin, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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Born in 1854, Mary Peckham Stevens was the sister of Malcolm Clapp Baker. She eventually married Walter Sanford Stevens. Mary died in 1928.
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The file contains primary source information on the family life and day-to-day activities of Mary Peckham Stevens from Dunham, Quebec, from 1879-1883. It consists of correspondence from Mary to her brother, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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Walter Sanford Stevens was the brother-in-law of Malcolm Clapp Baker. He married Malcolm's sister, Mary Peckham Baker.
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The file contains primary source information on the family life and day-to-day activities of William Sanford Stevens from Dunham, Quebec from 1886. It consists of correspondence from William to his brother-in-law, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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Reverend Albert Stevens was the brother-in-law of Malcolm Clapp Baker. He married Malcolm's sister, Amelia Baker. Together, the couple had five children: Grace, Emma Lou, Bert, Cecil, and Arthur. Reverend Albert Stevens appears in the 1881 Canadian Census for Stanstead, Quebec. He was already married to Malcolm's sister by that time and was serving his community as an Anglican clergyman.
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The file contains primary source information on the family life and day-to-day activities of Reverend Albert Stevens from Stanstead, Quebec from 1881. It consists of correspondence from Reverend Stevens to his brother-in-law, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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Born in 1848 to William Stevens Baker and Harriet Eliza Clapp Baker, Frederick Stevens Baker was the eldest living brother of Malcolm Clapp Baker. By 1880, Frederick was residing in Johnson Creek, Saline, Nebraska. He was a lumber merchant at the time, married, and the head of his own household. Frederick Stevens Baker died in 1916.
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The file contains primary source information on the family life, business ventures, and day-to-day activities of Frederick Stevens Baker from Nebraska from 1879 to 1889. It consists of correspondence from Frederick to his brother, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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A.H. Baker, affectionatelly referred to as "Aunt Abbie", was the aunt of Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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The file contains primary source information on the day-to-day activities of A.H. Baker, from the province of Quebec, in 1879. It consists of correspondence from A.H. Baker to her nephew, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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The file contains primary source information on the day-to-day activities of Caroline from the province of Quebec, sometime in the 1880s. It is unclear how Caroline, whose last name is also unknown, came to be associated with Malcolm Clapp Baker. Their relationship is also ambiguous in nature. The file consists of correspondence from Caroline to Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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The file contains primary source information on the day-to-day activities of Eleanor B. Stevens from the province of Quebec in 1881. Eleanor was the cousin of Malcolm Clapp Baker. The file consists of correspondence from Eleanor to Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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The file contains primary source information on the family life and day-to-day activities of Julie (Jule) from the province of Quebec from 1879 to 1882.Julie, also referred to as Jule, was the cousin of Malcolm Clapp Baker. The file consists of correspondence from Julie to Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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The file contains primary source information on the family life and day-to-day activities of Frances, from the province of Quebec, in 1883. Frances, also known as "Aunt Fanny", was the aunt of Malcolm Clapp Baker. It consists of correspondence from Frances to her nephew, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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The file contains primary source information regarding the day-to-day activities of Stewart, from the province of Quebec, in 1882. Stewart was Malcolm Clapp Baker's cousin. It consists of correspondence from Stewart to his cousin, Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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Born in 1849 to William Stevens Baker and Harriet Eliza Clapp in Dunham, Quebec, Malcolm Clapp Baker was a prominent Canadian veterinary surgeon and professor. Malcolm's earliest education took place at the Dunham Academy. In about 1879, he graduated from the Montreal Verterinary College. Malcolm spent fourteen years as a professor of anatomy at Ontario Veterinary College. He later taught at McGill University in the Comparative Medicine in Veterinary Science Program.
Malcolm Clapp Baker married Mary Lovell (also at times spelled "Lowell") in about 1890. Malcolm died in 1931.
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The file contains primary source information on the day-to-day activities of Malcolm Clapp Baker, from Montreal, in 1913. It consists of one correspondence from Malcolm to his sister Harriet, as well as a card announcing a school event.
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The file contains primary source information that is, at this time, unidentifiable in terms of both author and place of origin. It consists of correspondence addressed to Malcolm Clapp Baker.
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The file contains information on the Baker Family from Dunham, Quebec from 1879 to 1913. The file contains information that accompanied the letters within the Baker Family (Dunham) Fonds. It includes a family tree as well as a photocopied article with biographical information pertaining to Malcolm Clapp Baker. The file consists of four items including a family tree as well as a photocopied article with biographical information pertaining to Malcolm Clapp Baker.