Jeremiah Leavitt Baker

• Residence: Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States
• Residence: Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States - 1910
• Residence: Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States - 1920

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GEDCOM Note

Jeremiah Leavitt Baker, Sr.— Early Mendon Resident Dies, Mendon — Jeremiah Baker 71, resident of Mendon since 1864, died at his home here early Thursday afternoon of heart failure. Although Mr. Baker had been troubled for several years with a bad heart, death came suddenly. He attended the celebration at Wellsville, Wednesday and appeared to be in excellent health. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in the Mendon ward chapel. Interment will be in the Mendon cemetery. Mr. Baker was born in Salt Lake City, June 18, 1860, the son of Simon and Charlotte Leavitt Baker. The father died in 1863 and in 1864 the mother moved to Mendon with her family. Mr. Baker had lived here since this time. He was married to Mary T. Lemon in 1881. Mr. Baker was an active religious worker in Mendon. He served in the bishopric for ten years from 1910 to 1920 and during this period fulfilled a mission to West Virginia. Since then he has been active in many different divisions of the church. Surviving are Mrs. Baker and the following children: Jeremiah Baker, Jr., Arbon, Idaho; Mrs. Myrtle North, Pocatello; Mrs. Vira Helm, Hollywood, California. surviving brothers and sisters are Benjamin Baker, Montana; Mrs. Charlotte Longstroth, Mendon; Wier Baker, Pocatello; Samuel Baker, Canada; Mrs. Hannah Willie, Wellsville. Two half sisters are also living. [The Herald Journal, September 11, 1931, page 5]