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Alice Mast Baker

Birth	:	30 May 1886 Sint Annaparochie, Het Bildt Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands
Death	:	8 Nov 1965 Neerlandia, Whitecourt Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial	:	Neerlandia Cemetery, Neerlandia, Whitecourt Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	54.3178900, -114.3768100
Plot	:	BLOCK 9, PLOT 13
Description	:	She was born Aaltje Mast in May 1886 on board of her father's ship that was lying in the country village of Sint Annaparochie, the seat of municipality Het Bildt, located in the northwestern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland, the third of eight children and first daughter of Koop Pieters Mast (32 years old, skipper) and Minke de Ruiter. She was named after her maternal grandmother Aaltje Gabriels de Wagt. She had the following seven siblings: * Pieter, 4 September 1882, Beets, mun. Opsterland; * Albert Minne, 9 November 1884, Sint Annaparochie, mun. Het Bildt, Friesland; * Koop, 12 November 1890, died... Read More	She was born Aaltje Mast in May 1886 on board of her father's ship that was lying in the country village of Sint Annaparochie, the seat of municipality Het Bildt, located in the northwestern part of the Dutch northern province Friesland, the third of eight children and first daughter of Koop Pieters Mast (32 years old, skipper) and Minke de Ruiter. She was named after her maternal grandmother Aaltje Gabriels de Wagt. She had the following seven siblings: * Pieter, 4 September 1882, Beets, mun. Opsterland; * Albert Minne, 9 November 1884, Sint Annaparochie, mun. Het Bildt, Friesland; * Koop, 12 November 1890, died 24 November 1890 in Leeuwarden, the capital of Friesland; * Koop, 24 February 1893, Sint Annaparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, died 5 March 1894 in Berlikum, Friesland; * Koop, 29 november 1895, Leeuwarden, Friesland; * Hendrikus, 11 March 1898, Berlikum, Friesland; * Cornelis, 8 July 1901, Ambt Almelo, Overijssel. Her father Koop Mast was in 1882 a laborer, residing at the country village of Beets, municipality Opsterland. In all other mentioned years he was a skipper. They resided in November 1884 and May 1886 in the village of Beetsterzwaag, the seat of municipality Opsterland, located in the mid southeastern part of province Friesland. In November 1895 they lived in the country village of Sint Annaparochie, the seat of municipality Het Bildt, located in the northwestern part of province Friesland. On September 15, 1903 Aaltje Mast (17 y), laborer), her father Koop Mast (50 y, laborer), her mother Minka (44), her siblings Pieter (21, laborer), Albert Mast (18, laborer), Koop (7) and Hendricus (5) arrived on the S.S. Rijndam at the port of New York, Ellis Island. Their last residence place in the Netherlands was Almelo and their destination was Utica, New York, where a friend was living. After living in Utica for about six years the family moved to Withinsville, Massachusetts, again for better job opportunities. There they worked in the cotton factories, and her brother Albert worked on a farm. On September 4, 1909 Aaltje (Alice) Mast married Jouke (Joseph) Baker, who was also born in 1886 in the Dutch northern province Friesland, in the western part of it. On April 8, 1910 their son George (Gaele) was born in Whithinsville, Massachusetts. Then they read in a Dutch newspaper about Canada, where you could buy for 10 dollars a quarter [of a square mile, 160 acres]. So the Bakers and the Masts came by train from Withinsville, and arrived in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on April 8, 1911. Alice's family first lived there in a tent close to her father-in-law's shack and her husband Jouke was working for Coutts Machine Shop and for Nickel Brothers. In 1911 Alice (25 y, born in May 1886 in Holland), her husband J Baker (24, November 1887, Holland) and their son Geo (0, April 1911, United States) were living in electoral district Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. On November 4, 1912 their daughter Minnie was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Also in 1912 her husband Jouke Mast filed on a quarter (of a square mile, 160 acres) in the agrarian hamlet of Neerlandia, which was founded in December 1911 by 16 Dutchmen. Neerlandia is located in central Alberta within the County of Barrhead and situated between Mellowdale and Vega, approximately 20 kilometers north of Barrhead and northwest of Westlock. The name "Neerlandia" refers to the first settlers' country of origin, the Netherlands. In 1915 Jouke bought another quarter in Neerlandia and let the first one go. In 1916 Alice (30, Holland, immigrated in 1911 [from the USA]), her husband Joseph Baker (29, Holland, immigrated in 1911), their son George (6, USA, immigrated in 1911) and daughter Minnie (3, Alberta) were living in electoral district Edmonton East, Alberta, Canada. In 1917 they moved from Edmonton to their new house in Neerlandia, which was built by her brother Albert Mast. On September 25, 1917 their daughter Catharina (Kay) was born in Neerlandia, Alberta, Canada. In the winters of 1918, 1919 and 1920 her husband Jouke worked in Edmonton. On March 30, 1920 another son was born in Neerlandia, Charles (Karel) Mast. In 1921 Alice (36, Holland, immigrated in 1911 [from the USA]), her husband Joseph Baker (36, Holland, immigrated in 1911 [from the USA], farmer), their children George (11, USA, immigrated in 1911), Minka (9, Alberta, Canada), Catherine (4, Alberta) and Carl (2, Alberta) were living in a rented, wooden house in electoral district Edmonton West, Alberta, Canada, in fact in the Dutch farmers settlement of Neerlandia. Right next to them lived her brother Albert Mast (36, Holland, immigrated in 1911 too [from the USA], farmer) with his wife Dina and their four children. And next to Albert lived her father-in-law Gade [Gabe] Baker (63, Holland, immigrated in 1912 [from the USA], farmer), his wife Kathryn (57, Holland, immigrated in 1912] and their son Raymond (30, Holland, immigrated in 1912, farmers son) in their own wooden house. In 1921 the family Baker moved back to Edmonton, where Jouke bought a good bungalow home. On November 17, 1923 daughter Magdalena was born in Edmonton. In the spring of 1926 the family Baker back to Neerlandia, this time to stay. Aaltje and Jouke stayed on the farm until 1944, when they moved to the hamlet of Neerlandia. Alice died in November 1965, her widower Joseph Baker in May 1966, both at the age of 79 years. See for more information page 147 and following of the book "A furrow laid bare", at http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=945130

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Where is Alice Mast Baker's memorial?
Alice Mast Baker's memorial is located at: Neerlandia Cemetery, Neerlandia, Whitecourt Census Division, Canada.
When did Alice Mast Baker death?
Alice Mast Baker death on 8 Nov 1965 in Neerlandia, Whitecourt Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Where are the coordinates of the Alice Mast Baker's memorial?
Latitude: 54.3178900
Longitude: -114.3768100

Family Members:

Parent

Koop Pieters “Carl” Mast

(1853 - 1915)

Minke A. De Ruiter Mast

(1858 - 1925)

Spouse

Joseph “Joe” Baker

(1886 - 1966)

Siblings

Albert Minne Mast

(1884 - 1954)

Carl Kenneth Mast

(1895 - 1956)

Henry Mast

(1898 - 1962)

Children

George Baker

(1910 - 1993)

Minnie Baker Plantinga

(1912 - 1997)

Charles Baker

(1920 - 2010)

Magdalena “Lynne” Baker

(1923 - 2009)

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