Dorcas Matthews [2788] (Abt 1760-1828)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Capt. Elisha Baker [2739] Capt. Reuben Baker [2789]+ Capt. Freeman Baker [2790] Capt. Elisha Baker, Jr. [2791]+ Matthews Baker [2792]+ Joseph Baker [2793] Dorcas Baker [4972] Zipporah Baker [4973] Capt. Benjamin Baker [2794]+ Hannah Baker [4974] Dorcas Matthews [2788] Born: Abt 1760 Marriage: Capt. Elisha Baker [2739] on 6 Apr 1780 in Yarmouth 1 2 Died: 1828, Massachusetts about age 68 3 Buried: 1828, South Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 4   Noted events in her life were: • She was buried at the South Yarmouth Baptist Church Cemetery in South Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts in 1828. Old Main Steet and Wood Road, South Yarmouth. The Baptist Cemetery surrounds the Bass River Baptist church which was built in 1824 Dorcas married Capt. Elisha Baker [2739] [MRIN: 1052], son of Jacob Baker [2734] and Thankful Chase [2735], on 6 Apr 1780 in Yarmouth.1 2 (Capt. Elisha Baker [2739] was born on 20 Sep 1751 in Yarmouth,1 5 died in 1833 in Massachusetts and was buried in 1833 in South Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 4.)

1 Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy, vol II pg 1127.

2 (Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. See table below for information listed.

Description: This database is an index to approximately 838,000 individuals who were married in select areas of the State of Massachusetts, USA, between 1633 and 1850. Information that may be found in this database for each individual includes their name, gender, spouse's name, marriage date, marriage location, and source information.), Name: Darcos Mathews Gender: Female Spouse: Elisha Baker Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1780 City: Yarmouth County: Barnstable Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0945512.

3 Mayflower Sources, p 696.

4 www.capecodgravestones.com, http://www.capecodgravestones.com/syarbap.html.

5 J Montgomery Seaver, Baker Family Records (American Historicail-Genealogical Society), J154 p 38.