| 1. |  Hugh Cossart Baker was born in 1818 in England (son of Captain G. W. Baker); died on 2 Mar 1859 in Savannah, Georgia, USA; was buried in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Notes:
He has a page at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3761
He has a wikipedia page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Cossart_Baker,_Sr. (the . is part of the URL)
He was the founder and president of the Canada Life Assurance Company www.canadalife.com
Hugh married Emma Wyatt on 18 Nov 1845 in St. Luke's Anglican Church, Wellington Square (Burlington), Ontario, Canada. Emma (daughter of Henry Wyatt and Emma Squibb) was born on 8 Aug 1824 in Suffolk, England; was christened on 14 Sep 1824 in Oakley, Suffolk, England; died on 1 Jun 1859; was buried in Hamilton Cemetary, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Married:
The wedding announcement reads, "At St. Luke's Church, Wellington Square, on 18th inst., Hugh Cossart Baker, of Hamilton, eldest son of Captain G. W. Baker, of Woodroofe, Ottawa River, late of the Royal Artillery, to Emma, eldest daughter of Henry Wyatt, late of Long Ditton, Surrey, England. The Reverend John Gamble Geddes performed the ceremony."
Children:
- Hugh Cossart Baker, Jr. was born on 9 Dec 1846 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Mar 1931.
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1818 - 1859 (41 years)