Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2024 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Portland Daily Press Thursday, 22 February 1883 Death of the Oldest Resident of Fort Fairfield MRS. BAKER died in Fort Fairfield Feb. 16th at the age of 97 years, 11 months and 8 days. MRS. BAKER was the oldest inhabitant of Fort Fairfield. Many years ago she came with her husband and three small children to the upper St. John, where they made for themselves a home in the wilderness. They settled on what was afterwards the disputed terri- tory. MRS. BAKER, being a patriotic woman, manu- factured an American flag, which her husband flung to the breeze on a Fourth of July morning. For this display of Yankee patriotism, on what was claimed as British soil, MR. BAKER was arrested and lodged in the jail at Fredericton, where he remained for more than a year, while his heroic wife managed the farm and kept everything in good order at home. MRS. BAKER'S life was an eventful one. Her funeral took place on Sunday and was attended by a large number of friends and neighbors. Most of the clergymen in the village were in attendance and took a part in the exercises. Rev. Mr. Eastman, of the First Con- gregational church, preached the sermon. [Transcriber's Note: SOPHIA BAKER, widow of NATHAN BAKER, is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield. ===========================================================================