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Bruce Taylor Bates 1920 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1920

Birth Location: Beaver Harbour, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 26 Sep 1985

Death Location: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Benjamin Bates

Mother: Almeda Nodding

Spouse(s): Mary Altman

Children(s): Kenneth Bates, Beverly Bates

Bruce Taylor Bates was born in 1920 in Beaver Harbour, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Benjamin Allen Bates and Almeda E Nodding. In 1921, Bruce Taylor Bates resided in Pennfield Parish, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. Bruce Taylor Bates married Mary Nell Altman, and had children including Kenneth B Bates, Beverly Lyn Bates. Bruce Taylor Bates passed away in 1985 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Bruce Taylor Bates was born in 1920 in Beaver Harbour, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Benjamin Allen Bates and Almeda E Nodding.
  • In 1921, Bruce Taylor Bates resided in Pennfield Parish, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Bruce Taylor Bates married Mary Nell Altman, and had children including Kenneth B Bates, Beverly Lyn Bates.
  • Bruce Taylor Bates passed away in 1985 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bruce Bates's Ancestors

Self
Bruce Bates
1920 – 1985
Birth Place: Beaver Harbour, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Benjamin Allen Bates
1880 – 1939
Black Rock, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Almeda (E) Nodding
1883 – 1986
Beaver Harbour, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Elias (Owen) Bates
1854 – 1933
Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Clara Mahar
1857 – 1954
Nova Scotia, Canada
Michael Nodding
1850 –
New Brunswick, Canada
Corinna Hawkins
1853 – 1932
Beaver Harbour, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
William Bates
1826 – 1871
Isabella Sullivan
1819 –
Andrew Mahar
1836 – 1878
Jane Sanford
1828 – 1888
William Nodding
1823 – 1891
Sarah Cross
1824 – 1851
William Hawkins
1810 – 1879
Jane Paul
1824 – 1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mahar
1787 – 1852
Elizabeth MacKenzie
1808 – 1881
Joshua Sanford
1783 – 1844
Elizabeth Weaver
1789 – 1849
Sarah Cook
1790 – 1872
William Hawkins
1783 – 1835

Bruce Bates's Descendants

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Bruce (Taylor) Bates (23 Mar 1920 – 26 Sep 1985) m. Mary (Nell) Altman (23 Nov 1923 – 22 Apr 1999)
  1. 1. Kenneth (B) Bates
  2. 2. Beverly (Lyn) Bates m. David (Arthur) Wickson (abt 1947 – )

Bruce Bates's Timeline

7 Records

1920
23 Mar 1920
Birth of Bruce Taylor Bates in Beaver Harbour, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Beaver Harbour, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 1
Bruce Taylor Bates resided here in Pennfield Parish, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Pennfield Parish, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
1930
1930
Age 10
Bruce Taylor Bates resided here in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1935
1935
Age 15
Bruce Taylor Bates resided here in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 20
Bruce Taylor Bates resided here in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1941
1941
Age 21
Bruce Taylor Bates resided here in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1985
26 Sep 1985
Age 65
Death of Bruce Taylor Bates in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Beaver Harbour, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 50
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01704; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 21-70
    [3] Tennessee, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1992, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, compiled 1907 - 1963; ARC Number: 1490643; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: 21
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0324; FHL microfilm: 2340659
    [5] Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003
    [6] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 32; Census Place: 32, Charlotte, New Brunswick; Page Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Pennfield Parish, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 32; Census Place: 32, Charlotte, New Brunswick; Page Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1927
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1992, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, compiled 1907 - 1963; ARC Number: 1490643; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: 21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1928
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0324; FHL microfilm: 2340659

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0324; FHL microfilm: 2340659

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01704; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 21-70

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01704; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 21-70

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 50

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1944
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1992, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, compiled 1907 - 1963; ARC Number: 1490643; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: 21

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1985
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 29 Sep 1985 - Page 78, Obituary for Bruce T. BATES 29 Sep 1985

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1985
    Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003

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