Talk:Daniel F. Bakeman

Latest comment: 4 years ago by Jojopeanut in topic verification or source please

verification or source please

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It is stated he married at age 12. I cannot find the source that was used to verify the day he was married. What document was used, as his home burned up with all things in it. If a certificate of mariage was found at the court house this needs to be stated. If in fact they were married longer than anyone, we need a document to prove this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.11.140.229 (talk) 11:30, 13 May 2012 (UTC)Reply


The only currently cited source for him marrying in 1772 at age 12 is a blog (https://preacherpollard.com/2011/02/14/daniel-and-susan-bakeman/). The Daughters of the American Revolution source says they married in 1782 when he was 22. I am correcting the marriage year and deleting the statement about the longest claimed marriage. Jojopeanut (talk) 23:59, 28 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

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... and that at the age of twelve he married Susan Brewer of New Jersey (who was fourteen and a half) on August 29, 1772.[1][2] Their marriage, at 91 years and 12 days, is the longest claimed on record.[citation needed] Their marriage was the only one to reach 90 plus years since 1863, until December, 2015, when Karam and Kartari Chand, of the UK celebrated their 90th Anniversary.[3][citation needed] Together they had eight children: Phillip, Richard, Christopher, Betsey, Margaret, Susan (born 1804), Mary and Christine. His wife died on September 10, 1863 at the age of one hundred and five years.

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  1. ^ Other sources use 1782. "In 1782 Daniel Bakeman married Susan Brewer" see York State Tradition
  2. ^ "Daniel F. Bakeman". York State Tradition. 1970. p. q5.
  3. ^ "World's oldest married couple with combined age of 211 celebrate their birthdays on the same day". Daily Mail. 24 November 2014.