Gertrude Fay Baker [1859] ^{1 2}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She resided at 623 Washington St on 6 Apr 1930 in Watertown, New York. ⁴

• She had a residence in West Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

• She resided at Clay Street on 1 Jun 1900 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ⁵

• She appeared on the US Federal census in 1900 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ⁶

• She appeared on the US Federal census in 1910 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ⁷

• She appeared on the US Federal census in 1920 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ⁸

• She appeared on the US Federal census in 1930 in Watertown, Jefferson, New York. ⁹

• She appeared on the US Federal census in Apr 1930 in New York, New York. ¹⁰ Listed as a guest at the Hotel Roosevelt, Madison Ave & 45th Street. Her occupation lists Education in Public Health.

• She worked as an Instructor, College 1920 to 1930.

• She was buried at the Fern Hill Cemetery in Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts in 1964.

• She traveled on the SS Cristoforo Colombo from Gibraltar in Apr 1956 in New York, New York. ¹¹ Passport number 774301. She may have been traveling with Beulah Rector originally from Newport, Rhode Island

• She traveled on the SS Tola from Santa Marta in Aug 1934 in New York, New York. ¹¹ She traveled with Ruth Baker, b: Aug 1867, Boston, Mass, from Hanson, MA

• She traveled on the SS American Farmer from London, England in Jul 1929 in New York, New York. ¹¹ She traveled with Beulah Rector. Her residence is listed as Watertown, New York

• She owned Lot 20 B/Pond St, Deed, Page 822-221from Henry F Gill on 18 Sep 1952 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

• She owned Lot 20 B/Pond St, Deed Page 837-022,023 transfers one half interest to Beulah Rector on 19 Mar 1953 in Dennis. A mortgage for $6,000 from Security Federal Savings

• She owned Lot 5 B/Pond St, Deed, Page 879-168, 169 from Henry F Gill on 6 Jul 1954 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

• Graduate: MS School of Public Health, Yale University, 1921-1922, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. ¹² She was a University Scholar in the graduate School of Public Health for General Bacteriology and Public Health. She roomed at 315 York St.

• She worked as an executive secretary, Jefferson County Tuberculosis Committee in Oct 1912 in Watertown, Jefferson, New York. ¹³ Watertown Jefferson County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association, Inc.
Executive Secretary, Miss Gertrude F. Baker, 509 County Bank Building

• See the document Simmons Quarterly, Simmons College in 1918, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Refernces a Gertrude F Baker as instructor in chemsitry at Northfield Seminary in East Northfield, Massachusetts

• Graduate: BS Simmons College, 1914, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Simmons College is a nationally distinguished, small university in the heart of Boston. Our undergraduate women's college provides an exceptional School of Health Sciences.

• See the document 21st Annual Convention of the American Nurses' Assoc in May 1918, Cleveland, Ohio. The proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Convention of the American Nurses' Association, May 7 - 11, 1918.

• See the document Practice of Municipal Administration, Pg 253 in 1974, New York.

• See the document Probate Property Lien Released on 30 Mar 1978, Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Gertrude had a relationship with Beulah Rector [3079] [MRIN: 1133], son of Frank Rector [3088] and Martha Pickering [3713]. (Beulah Rector [3079] was born on 25 Aug 1886 in Newport, Rhode Island and died on 25 Nov 1977 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ¹⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

Gertrude listed Beulah Rector as her partner in the 1930 US Census.