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Old Baker Waterworks Cem

At this time little is known of this cemetery. But we do have record of it from this one event.

The "BAKER" place?
A fancy wedding took place there long ago ,,, might have been Rev. Sandys that officiated.
Two of the stones presumably from there are in Ward A. The monuments are well preserved there but it is unknown if the remains of the couple were moved.

Anne Baker (dau of Captain Wm. Baker) married Joseph Eberts Their daughter Euphemia "Effie" Eberts born 10 June 1818 Lot 3 Con. 1, Chatham Twp.

So the place might also be known as the Eberts Farm, more so than the Baker farm.

The following information is temporarily stored until we can find further proof of this being or not being a cemetery.

Internet information so PLEASE BEWARE.

The war was over next spring and Lot 3 Conc 1 Chatham Township, an 180 acre primeval forest lot given to wife Euphemia Anne Baker by her father William, became the Eberts "........ ......." farm in Chatham on the north side of Thames River. A small trading store and ferry were originally set up on the South East corner of lot near Eberts Creek. A large pillared veranda and dormered house made of Walnut logs was built and later enlarged on the north side of Concession Road #1 . Added behind, as required, were barns and out buildings and workers' quarters. More children followed and the farm became prosperous and a source of capital to non inheritting sons William and Walter . In 1838 he passed on and in probably 1852 Anne followed leaving the property to youngest son Henry. (see Glendinning Drawing in Scrapbook)

Fall of 2007, undeveloped areas of ".......... ............" are scenic parkland by the river. The greenland appears to have been a site for good farming and living; today plowed fields to the East on lot 4 still appear black, fertile, well drained and arable.

I could not identify traces of the old farm.as shown on the Glendinning map except the creek and 3/ 4 acres of hardwood lot. The old Eberts Creek bed is still evident as a culvert depression running to the Thames. It is West of a hardwood lot south of Conc 1 and at the property's eastern border. North of conc. 1 the visiblel creek still drains the east side of lot 3 and the west of lot 4. Development occurs east and west of the creek and a hydro right of way which follows the creek bed to the Thames