Ethan Allen’s parents were married in the house at 112 Sentry Hill Road in Roxbury. The house was built by John Baker around 1733. John’s daughter Mary Baker married Joseph Allen in 1736 or 1737. Their son, Ethan Allen, was born in Litchfield in 1737 or 1738. John’s son, Remember Baker, married Tamar Warner. He was killed in a hunting accident. Remember Baker, Jr. (1737-1775) was only three years old at time. He grew up in the house and nearby lived his cousins, Ethan Allen and Seth Warner. He later joined them in Vermont as one of the Green Mountain Boys who first battled the forces of New York State and then joined the Revolution and captured Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775. Described by another cousin, Norman Hurlbut, as a great frontiersman, a tough, redheaded, freckle-faced young giant, Remember Baker was more hot headed than Allen or Warner. Later in 1775 he left Ticonderoga on a scouting expedition and was killed on August 22 by two Indians who had taken his boat. They cut off his head and placed it on a pole and carried it to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. British officers there bought the head and buried it. The Baker family occupied the house in Roxbury until 1796. A later owner of the house was Treat Davidson, a prominent citizen of Roxbury who served as a Selectman and owned a gristmill.
It was a pleasant surprise to see that his house is extant, for I am a direct descendant of Remember Baker. My ancestor Remember Hull lived in Arlington, and I was born in Ticonderoga. I appreciate the photo of the house and the accompanying descriptions.
Very interesting. I am related to Remember Baker way down the line. I am finding out about him and a lot of the Baker line. I will be interested in any new info.
Hoping to visit soon. Following my Baker boys. John Baker and his first wife were my ancestors. Then John married again and their daughter, Mary, was Ethan Allen’s mother. So my Bakers were half cousins, I guess? Will look forward to visiting Woodbury.