The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
ReligionMember of the Presbyterian Church of Northampton, NY and attended the Presbyterian Church of Northville in later years.725
FatherJohn BROWNELL (1787-1870)
MotherFrances Mariah JONES (1799-1876)
Spouses
FatherCharles A. BAKER
MotherLouisa PALMER
ChildrenCora Helen (1869->1934)
Charles J. (1879->1934)
Notes for Caroline (Carolina) BROWNELL
1850:
On 20 Sep 1850, the Brownells live in the Town of Northampton, Fulton Cnty, New York. John is a farmer and is 63 years old, Mariah is 50 and Caroline is 16. An 11-year-old young man, Henry Armstrong, lives with the family.638,89
1855:
On 8 Jun 1855, John is a farmer and the owner of Fish House village property. John (age 66) and Mariah (age 57) Brownell live with their daughter Caroline (age 21). 636
1860:
On 14 Aug 1860, John Brownell (age 72), his wife Mariah (58) and their daughter Caroline (26) live in Northampton, Fulton Cnty, New York. John is a farmer and Caroline is a seamstress. The value of John’s real estate is high ($2000.00) compared to his immediate neighbors, although his personal value ($100.00) is about the same as his neighbors.652,89
1862:
On 10 Mar 1862, John Brownell and his wife, Maria, of the Town of Northampton, County of Fulton, sold to Caroline Baker (their daughter), of the same place, a parcel of land (1/4 acre) situated in the Town of Norhampton, bordered on the north by George Pease, on the east by H(?). W. Slocum, on the south by George Van Slyke and on the west by the Northampton Patent line in the center of the highway leading south from Fish House to Galway.653
On 10 Mar 1862, John Brownell and his wife, Maria, of the Town of Northampton, County of Fulton, sold to Caroline Baker (their daughter), of the same place a parcel of land (100 acres) situated in the Town of Broadalbin “being all that part of lot no. six in Sacandaga Patent” previously owned by Duncan McMartin Jr. of Broadalbin deceased, bordered by lands formerly owned by Samuel Thayer and also by the south shore of Fly Creek.654
1865:
As of 24 Jun 1865, Caroline is the owner of Fish House village property. John (age 76) and Mariah (age 69) Brownell live with daughter Caroline (age 30) and her husband Jonathan (age 30) Baker. John is a blacksmith, born in Dutchess Cnty, New York.639
1870:
On 4 Aug 1870, John (age 82) and his wife Maria (69) are living in Northampton, Fulton Cnty, New York with their daughter, Caroline Baker (36), son-in-law Jonathan Baker (35) and their grandaughter Cora Baker (1). John is retired, Maria helps keep house, Caroline keeps house and Jonathan is an “Ast-Right-?-”.655
1875:
As of 4 June 1875, Mariah Brownell is 75 years old and in living with her daughter Caroline Baker (age 40), son-in-law Jonathan Baker (38) and granddaughter Cora Baker (6) in a frame home in the second election district of Northampton, Fulton Cnty, New York. She is widowed and blind. Also living in the household are Jonathan’s parents Charles (66) and Louisa Baker (62). Both Jonathan and Charles are farmers. Maria has an unreadable occupation listed in the census.644
1880:
Caroline Baker, age 46, Jonathan Baker, age 45, their daughter Cora H. Baker, age 11, and their son, Charles J. Baker, age 6/12, reside in Northampton, Fulton Cnty, New York.
Caroline keeps house and Jonathan is a farmer.728
1900:
Caroline Baker, age 63 and Charles J. Baker, age 20 reside with daugher, Cora and son-in-law George K. Frasher in the Village of Northville.
This census shows Caroline’s birth date as Mar 1827.729
1905:
A description of Caroline taken from her obituary:
“She was the happy possessor of a sweet, rich, alto voice and had sung in her home church choir[Presbyterian Church of Northampton, NY] until nine years ago [approx. age 62], since she was fifteen years of age. She was a woman of attractive personality and sociability and had many friends She was the sympathizer and confidant of those in trouble, and was always prompt to aid others in sickness. A woman of very bright and cheerful disposition, and hopeful under all circumstances for the future, living consistently in all her relations to her family, neighbors, society, church, she manifested her true christian spirit.”725
On 20 Sep 1850, the Brownells live in the Town of Northampton, Fulton Cnty, New York. John is a farmer and is 63 years old, Mariah is 50 and Caroline is 16. An 11-year-old young man, Henry Armstrong, lives with the family.638,89
1855:
On 8 Jun 1855, John is a farmer and the owner of Fish House village property. John (age 66) and Mariah (age 57) Brownell live with their daughter Caroline (age 21). 636
1860:
On 14 Aug 1860, John Brownell (age 72), his wife Mariah (58) and their daughter Caroline (26) live in Northampton, Fulton Cnty, New York. John is a farmer and Caroline is a seamstress. The value of John’s real estate is high ($2000.00) compared to his immediate neighbors, although his personal value ($100.00) is about the same as his neighbors.652,89
1862:
On 10 Mar 1862, John Brownell and his wife, Maria, of the Town of Northampton, County of Fulton, sold to Caroline Baker (their daughter), of the same place, a parcel of land (1/4 acre) situated in the Town of Norhampton, bordered on the north by George Pease, on the east by H(?). W. Slocum, on the south by George Van Slyke and on the west by the Northampton Patent line in the center of the highway leading south from Fish House to Galway.653
On 10 Mar 1862, John Brownell and his wife, Maria, of the Town of Northampton, County of Fulton, sold to Caroline Baker (their daughter), of the same place a parcel of land (100 acres) situated in the Town of Broadalbin “being all that part of lot no. six in Sacandaga Patent” previously owned by Duncan McMartin Jr. of Broadalbin deceased, bordered by lands formerly owned by Samuel Thayer and also by the south shore of Fly Creek.654
1865:
As of 24 Jun 1865, Caroline is the owner of Fish House village property. John (age 76) and Mariah (age 69) Brownell live with daughter Caroline (age 30) and her husband Jonathan (age 30) Baker. John is a blacksmith, born in Dutchess Cnty, New York.639
1870:
On 4 Aug 1870, John (age 82) and his wife Maria (69) are living in Northampton, Fulton Cnty, New York with their daughter, Caroline Baker (36), son-in-law Jonathan Baker (35) and their grandaughter Cora Baker (1). John is retired, Maria helps keep house, Caroline keeps house and Jonathan is an “Ast-Right-?-”.655
1875:
As of 4 June 1875, Mariah Brownell is 75 years old and in living with her daughter Caroline Baker (age 40), son-in-law Jonathan Baker (38) and granddaughter Cora Baker (6) in a frame home in the second election district of Northampton, Fulton Cnty, New York. She is widowed and blind. Also living in the household are Jonathan’s parents Charles (66) and Louisa Baker (62). Both Jonathan and Charles are farmers. Maria has an unreadable occupation listed in the census.644
1880:
Caroline Baker, age 46, Jonathan Baker, age 45, their daughter Cora H. Baker, age 11, and their son, Charles J. Baker, age 6/12, reside in Northampton, Fulton Cnty, New York.
Caroline keeps house and Jonathan is a farmer.728
1900:
Caroline Baker, age 63 and Charles J. Baker, age 20 reside with daugher, Cora and son-in-law George K. Frasher in the Village of Northville.
This census shows Caroline’s birth date as Mar 1827.729
1905:
A description of Caroline taken from her obituary:
“She was the happy possessor of a sweet, rich, alto voice and had sung in her home church choir[Presbyterian Church of Northampton, NY] until nine years ago [approx. age 62], since she was fifteen years of age. She was a woman of attractive personality and sociability and had many friends She was the sympathizer and confidant of those in trouble, and was always prompt to aid others in sickness. A woman of very bright and cheerful disposition, and hopeful under all circumstances for the future, living consistently in all her relations to her family, neighbors, society, church, she manifested her true christian spirit.”725