Sam Baker was was born aboard a ship, which sailed from Poland to Canada on 19 December 1903. He died on 8 August
2013. He was the oldest Jewish person in Winnipeg. He started using a walker since he was 108 and had hearing problems. He married Joan in 1940,and had three children (a son named Steven and two daughters). His son credits his longevity to him walking a lot. He used to walk one mile per day until he developed back problems in his 90s. He died on 8 August 2013, and his successor for the title of the oldest living Canadian man was an unidentified 109 year old from Saskatchewan.
He is the oldest person ever born at sea.