Background

Baker, Abijah Richardson was born on August 30, 1805 in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Captain David and Jemima (Richardson) Baker.

Education

Graduate Amherst College, 1830. Graduate Andover Theological Seminary, 1835. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Austin (Texas) College.

Career

Teacher English, Phillip’s Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1835-1838. Pastor Congregational Church, Medford, Massachusetts, 1838-1851. Founder Congregational Church, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1851, pastor, 1851-1855.

Pastor Congregational Church, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1855-1863.

Pastor East Street Church, South Boston, 1863-1866. Author: The Catechism Tested by the Bible (translated into 6 languages).

Achievements

• Abijah Richardson Baker has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Harriette Newell Woods, October 1, 1835, 6 children.

Father:

Captain David Baker

Mother:

Jemima (Richardson) Baker

Spouse:

Harriette Newell Woods