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Benjamin Gates 1704–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1704

Birth Location: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 11 February 1758

Death Location: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Simon Gates

Mother: Hannah Benjamin

Spouse(s): Bethulia Rice

Children(s): Makepeace Gates, Jonathan Gates, Esther Gates, Thomas Gates, Aaron Gates, William Gates, Benjamin Gates, Israel Gates

Benjamin Gates was born in 1704 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Simon Gates And Hannah Benjamin. Benjamin Gates married Bethulia Rice, and had children including Aaron Gates, Benjamin Gates, Esther Gates, Israel Gates, Jonathan Gates, Makepeace Gates, Thomas Gates, William Gates. Benjamin Gates passed away in 1758 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Gates was born in 1704 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Simon Gates And Hannah Benjamin.
  • Benjamin Gates married Bethulia Rice, and had children including Aaron Gates, Benjamin Gates, Esther Gates, Israel Gates, Jonathan Gates, Makepeace Gates, Thomas Gates, William Gates.
  • Benjamin Gates passed away in 1758 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simon Gates
1666–1752
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Hannah Benjamin
1668–1750
Birth Location: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

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

Makepeace Gates
1735–1817
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Jonathan Gates
1742–1815
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Esther Gates
1739–1796
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Gates
1732–1754
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Aaron Gates
1732–1816
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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William Gates
1729–1808
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Gates
1737–1797
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Israel Gates
1728–1807
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Gates's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Gates
1704–1758
Birth Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Simon Gates
1666–1752
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Benjamin
1668–1750
Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Stephen (Gates - English IMMIGRANT) Jr.
1634–1707
Hingham, Norfolk, England (later settled in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, named for birthplace)
Sarah (Elizabeth Woodward) Gates
1642–1706
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Gates
1599–1662
Anne Veare
1603–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Jacques\Jayuettes)
1566–1626

Benjamin Gates's Descendants

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Benjamin Gates (24 May 1704–11 February 1758) m. Bethulia Rice (24 March 1704–12 May 1758)
  1. 1. Makepeace Gates 1735–1817
  2. 2. Jonathan Gates 1742–1815
  3. 3. Esther Gates 1739–1796
  4. 4. Thomas Gates 1732–1754
  5. 5. Aaron Gates 1732–1816
  6. 6. William Gates 1729–1808 m. Jane Gates 1734–1807
    1. 1. Aaron Gates 1771–1840
    2. 2. William Gates 1768–1803 m. Vashti Abbot 1772–
    3. 3. Mary Dinsmore 1773–1848
    4. 4. Benjamin Gates 1777–1866
    5. 5. Solomon Gates 1761–1847 m. Esther Whitney 1769–1848
      1. 1. Ralph Gates 1791–1862 m. Letty (Orcha) Gates 1799–1887 m. Betsey Berry 1796–1823
        1. 1. Jane (Betsey) Palmer 1820–1910
        2. 2. John (Gardner) Gates 1822–1895 m. Lois (Ann) Wilcox 1829–1901
        3. 3. Abraham (B.) Gates 1826–1920
        4. 4. Simeon (P.) Gates 1831–1908
        5. 5. Solomon (W.) Gates 1832–1922
        6. 6. Stephen (V.) Gates 1835–1898
        7. 7. Benjamin (F.) Gates 1824–1895
        8. 8. Esther (Maria) Weston 1829–1917
      2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Gates 1809–1892
      3. 3. George (Washington) Gates 1786–1882
      4. 4. William Gates 1794–1822
      5. 5. James (Madison) Gates 1815–1886
      6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin) Gates 1801–1881
      7. 7. Roxalana Gates 1799–1822
      8. 8. Jonas (Parkhurst) Gates 1806–1854
      9. 9. Esther Gates 1804–1877
    6. 6. Esther Belding 1759–1816
  7. 7. Benjamin Gates 1737–1797
  8. 8. Israel Gates 1728–1807

Benjamin Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1704
24 May 1704
Birth of Benjamin Gates in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1727
5 April 1727
Age 23
Benjamin Gates was married in Sudbury, Middlesex, USA Data is already there, Massachusetts, USA
Sudbury, Middlesex, USA Data is already there, Massachusetts, USA
1758
11 February 1758
Age 54
Death of Benjamin Gates in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1704
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 April 1727
    Event Place: Sudbury, Middlesex, USA Data is already there, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1758
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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