Garrison: The surname is patronymic, finding it's origin with Gerrit Jansen van Oldenburg [Germany]. Five generations carry the line to a marriage between Rebecca Garrison and Cornelius Prall, Sr. Vitals for all five generations are littered with 'circa', 'about', 'before' and 'between.' Finding more specific birth, marriage and death records would be at the top of the wish list for the Garrisons.
Gerrit, Jan, Johannes, John, Rebecca and their spouses lack exact BMD dates. Rebecca's marriage is the only set date. Then again, close is the best you can hope for when dealing with the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries.
Baker: I have good data on Susanna Baker, wife of Isaac Rittenhouse. Lacking is the stories of her parents [Samuel Baker and his unidentified wife] and grandparents [Timothy Baker and Susanna Mathews?]. Hmmm, might be a Salt Lake Institute Problem Solving project here!
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