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Greetings from Canada.!  I am the Great Granddaughter of George Boniface Baker b. Germany 1853 and lived in Worthing, Sussex, England.  Wow, have we made a connection here!  I'm new at the genealogy business but also made an incredible connection with Phillip Baker's Great Grandson & his family last week.  George Baker was a musician & composer (violin & piano) and was married to my Great Grandma Harriet Naomi Grevatt.  He died in England in his early 40's and GG H. Naomi came to Canada with her 4 children.  According to my new found cousins in England, Christian never married and never left England, living with his Mother, Renee Baker.  Phillip had 6-7 children and lived out his life in Worthing.  Later in his life, he played piano at the Olympic theatre.   All four brothers played in a band called "The Rhine Band" and played at the Worthing bandstand.  In fact, I found a reference in Oscar Wilde's writings stating that the Rhine Band brought a bit of culture to Worthing.   They were apparently born in the Black Forest area of Germany and according to Renee Baker's notes (she was in her mid 80's at the time of writing), the name was originally BAIKER.  I had been on the trail of Beckers but I am confident in this new found information.  In the past week, I have received several fabulous pictures of the Baker Boys, one or two I believe containing Johannes (John) Baker.  I was so excited when I googled and found this posting that I signed up and didn't read the instructions for beginners, etc.  Hope I haven't overstepped any of the boundaries here!  Cathy, I am extremely interested in hearing back from you or anyone else on this forum, related to our Baker/Baiker ancestors.  Regards from Canada, Ann