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Benjamin Gates 1704–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1704

Birth Location: Stow, Middlesex, MA, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1758

Death Location: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Simon Gates

Mother: Hannah Benjamin

Spouse(s): Bethulia Rice

Children(s): William Gates

Benjamin Gates was born in 1704 in Stow, Middlesex, MA, USA, the child of Simon Gates And Hannah Jean Benjamin. Benjamin Gates married Bethulia Rice, and had children including William Gates. Benjamin Gates passed away in 1758 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Gates was born in 1704 in Stow, Middlesex, MA, USA, the child of Simon Gates And Hannah Jean Benjamin.
  • Benjamin Gates married Bethulia Rice, and had children including William Gates.
  • Benjamin Gates passed away in 1758 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simon Gates
1666–1752
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Hannah Benjamin
1669–1752
Birth Location: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Bethulia Rice
1704–1758
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

William Gates
1729–1808
Birth Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
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Benjamin Gates's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Gates
1704–1758
Birth Place: Stow, Middlesex, MA, USA
Parents
Simon Gates
1666–1752
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah (Jean) Benjamin
1669–1752
Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (Gates) ll
1634–1707
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Sarah Woodward
1643–1736
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Clarke
1639–1716
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir Gates
1597–1662
Anne Veare
1603–
George GGF)
1621–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gates
1582–1635
Elizabeth Rose
1584–1635
Simon Veare
1570–1663
Margaret Toothaker
1579–1671

Benjamin Gates's Descendants

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Benjamin Gates (24 March 1704–12 May 1758) m. Bethulia Rice (24 Mar 1704–12 May 1758)
  1. 1. William Gates 1729–1808 m. Jane Rice 1734–1807
    1. 1. William Gates 1759–1831 m. Elizabeth Pettus 1758–1822
      1. 1. John (Phillip) Gates 1781–1850 m. Elizabeth Bullon 1784–1860
        1. 1. Michael (Calvin) Gates 1811–1860 m. Catherine (Ann ("Caty")) Cline 1810–1860
        2. 2. Christina Jenkins 1812–1861
      2. 2. Nancy (B.) Gates 1780–1817 m. James Norris 1787–
        1. 1. James (Madison) Norris 1808–1867 m. Sarah (Ann) Endicott 1818–1897
      3. 3. Horatio Gates 1786–1809
      4. 4. John (Henry) Gates 1774–1810 m. Rhoda (Bowles) Boles 1768–
        1. 1. Henry (Harrison) Gates 1810–1873 m. Sarah (Sallie) Jenkins 1817–1895
      5. 5. RICHARD GATES 1760–1850
    2. 2. Benjamin Gates 1757–1782
    3. 3. James Gates 1769–
    4. 4. Chesley Gates 1772–1800
    5. 5. Solomon Gates 1761–1847 m. Esther Whitney 1769–1848
      1. 1. Ralph (Isaac) Gates 1791–1862 m. Lettie (Orcha VanGelder) DNA 1799–1887 m. Betsey Berry 1796–1823
        1. 1. Abraham (B.) Gates 1826–1920 m. Augusta (A) Gates 1847–
        2. 2. Esther (Maria) Gates 1828–1917
        3. 3. Simeon (P) Gates 1829–1908 m. Laura Sanborn 1832–1896
        4. 4. Benjamin (Frank) Gates 1824–1895
        5. 5. Stephen (Voorheis) Gates 1835–1898
        6. 6. Ann (C) Gates 1825–1904 m. Tobias (H.) West 1817–1857
        7. 7. Solomon (Whitney) Gates 1832–1920
        8. 8. Caroline Gates 1837–1922 m. Abraham (D) Barraga 1851–
        9. 9. John (Gardner) Gates 1822–1895
        10. 10. Jane (Betsey) Gates 1820–1910 m. Lycurges (Eugene Noyes) Palmer 1822–1891
        11. 11. William (Harrison) Gates 1817–1891
        12. 12. Andrew (Jackson) Gates 1818–1821
        13. 13. Betsy (Jane) Gates 1820–1862
      2. 2. William Gates 1794–1822
      3. 3. George (Washington) Gates 1796–1882
      4. 4. Roxalana Gates 1799–1822
      5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Gates 1801–1881
      6. 6. Esther Gates 1804–1877
      7. 7. Jonas (Parkhurst) Gates 1806–1854
      8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) Gates 1809–1892
      9. 9. James (Madison) Gates 1815–1886
    6. 6. David Gates 1767–1800

Benjamin Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1704
24 March 1704
Birth of Benjamin Gates in Stow, Middlesex, MA, USA
Stow, Middlesex, MA, USA
1758
12 May 1758
Age 54
Death of Benjamin Gates in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1704
    Event Place: Stow, Middlesex, MA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1758
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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