▁miss ions ▁throughout ▁the ▁eastern ▁states . ▁ ▁Baker ▁was ▁a ▁ze alous ▁and ▁effective ▁mission ary . ▁The ▁stra in ▁of ▁both ▁tasks ▁took ▁its ▁to ll ▁on ▁Baker ’ s ▁frag ile ▁health ▁and ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁slow ▁his ▁activities ▁because ▁of ▁thro at ▁a il ments . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁Baker ▁contract ed ▁ty ph oid ▁fe ver ▁from ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁New ▁York ’ s ▁poor ▁and ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁his ▁already ▁frag ile ▁health . ▁ ▁He ▁soon ▁after ▁died ▁quietly ▁surrounded ▁by ▁family ▁and ▁friends ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁just ▁seven ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Paul ists . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Old ▁St . ▁Patrick ’ s ▁C athedral ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁S erm ons ▁of ▁Rev . ▁Francis ▁A . ▁Baker ▁ ▁Category : American ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁pri ests ▁Category : Rel ig ious ▁leaders ▁from ▁Baltimore ▁Category : Pr inc eton ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Ang lic an ▁priest ▁converts ▁to ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism ▁Category : American ▁Epis cop al ▁pri ests ▁Category : Paul ist ▁Order ▁Category : 1 8 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 5 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁pri ests <0x0A> </s> ▁Adam ov ▁( ; ▁mascul ine ) ▁or ▁Adam ova ▁( ; ▁femin ine