The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-04
Che 8utland Daily Globe.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER a. 1873
Remember Baker.

Remember, and women bearing such names
a. Charity, Thankful Mercy and the
like. This was so common that it excited
no particular interest But to the name
that heads this article there seems to be II
peculiar significance, a positive injunction.
Tie name is one that every Nermontcr
should be proud Of Yet who has rcmcm-
bered Remember Baker? Has there ever
been even biographical sketch written of
this hero? lie was the contemporary OF
Ethan Allen. \ captain of the Green
Mountain Boys and early gave his life for
his State and country. One of the first
martyrs of the revolution, yet no monu-
ment marks his resting place. And at
this late day when Vermont is taking steps
to perpetuate the remembrance of those
who carved out this commonwealth and set
its machinery to work, 1t seems fit
ting that Captain Baker should be
remembered and should have some
where on our soil an enduring monu-
ment The writer of this article ventures
to note a few of the important positions in
which Remember Baker figures in early
Vermont history, hoping that some ADLER
hands will produce a complete biography
of the man, and also relate what has be-
come of his family.
Remember Baker was born at Woodbury.,
Conn, in 1740 OF his childhood and
youth the writer can say nothing, except
that he had good education as is evinccd
by the documents now in existence that
were his production learned survey
ing-had served as an apprentice and
learned the joincrs trade as well as that of
mllwright showing an active, diligent
and pcrscycring childhood In early man
hood. at the aye of eighteen, he is fighting
for his country, being soldier in the ex-
petition against Canada. He was in that
division of the army commanded by Gen.
Abcrcrombic which met with its terrible
repuse under the walls of Fortress Ticon-
dcroga and was obliged to retreat to Fort
Edward The next year under the victori-
Gus Gen. Amherst he was in that trium-
phant conquest that embraced the capture
of Ticonderoga Crown Point, St. Johns
and the surrender of Montreal, and culmi-
t mated, Though by another division of the
army in the surrender of Quebec.
After the carnage upon the heights
of Abraham, where the gallant Wolfe
and the brave Montcalm each at
the head of their respective armies
gave their lives to their country After
Il the expedition against Canada he returned
to his home in Woodbury., Conn, and was
married soon after. In the year l'ot nc
...,,,oh ,n the New Hampshire grants,
locating in the town OF Arlington A few
families had moved into this town the year
before From this time to the day of his
death he became an earnest partizan among
the Green Mountain Boys for the rights OF
the New Hampshire grants, and we venture
the assertion that Vermont has no hero
not even its tutelar saint Ethan, but whost
fame is dimmcd by the lustre of the eleven
wears service and life that this hero CAV,
to our State.
It will he noticed here that his adven,
into the state antctlatcs that of Ethan Allcl
by five years, of Ira Allen by eight years
and others Of the Allen family by still
d more time He vas own cousin To tn,
= Aliens and perhaps his influence drew then
W here As we said Baker and family con
4, sisting of his wife and two sons settled il
N Arlington in 1864. lie soon after built the
first grist mill ever built in that town, ant
- upon the organization of that town in 176S
1, first lp
one of the proprietors of the township o.
Pawlct, and during the year Of 1868 he re
moved to that town and made his pitch il
the northwest part of the town and bull
the first gristmill ever erected in that tow
on lands now owned by George Toby
ESD. In the controversy which sprang VI
about this time between the inhabitants o
New Hampshire grants and the New
York claimants Remember Baker becam
Il distinguished leader, espousng the caus
of the New Hampshire grants with all tn
strength of his energetic nature and resist
ing the pretentions of the land jobbers o
he New York with power that early mad
him mark for the persecution and hatrc
of that party.
In the year ITO, in June, while Etha
Allen was before the court at Albany vol
UNFAIRLY defending Josiah Carpenter an
employing the eminent Ingersoll, relyin
- on the justice of his cause, confident q
success Baker in the early days of sai
- month surveyed the township of Mailing
for-It is believed that Baker surveye
most of the townships in the south part
Rutland county and the north part of Ber
nington county. In October. 177l, Eliza
Allen, Remember Baker and Robel
Cochran with six others, inhabitants {
l.. Rupert all well armed proceeded to war
off the intruders, who finding oppositlo
vain, fled to New York and the 10
houses which they had erected were pule
W. down, laid in heaps and burned with fire
Said ''intruders" consisting of the inhat
me tants that had settled quite thickly upo
as the rich, level and fertile lands of the we
nc tern parts of Rupert and Pawlet. 1t VI
our be seen that these ''lntruders' were Baker
ne nelghbors, and it follows as matter
nos p@s conjecture that Baker instigatcd these pr
the, ceedings. About this time he removed l
en-, family back to Arlington, probably {
est greater security as Coy. Tryon had nc
}. offered reward of fifty pounds for |
apprehension.
IN On March the 2lst, l772, before da
Try light, being Sunday morning, the 'int
i, nous John Munro with twelve like CHI
- acters being instigated by the hope Of I
,ar- ,,o,,.a.l o,i ,ho dos;ro of rotorictv In ,
most cowardly manner broke into Bake
house for the purpose of his captu