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Capt. Benjamin B. Gates 1704–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1704

Birth Location: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11 February 1758

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

Father: Simon Gates

Mother: Hannah Benjamin

Spouse(s): Bethula Rice

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

The story of Capt. Benjamin B. Gates began in 1704 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Capt. Benjamin B. Gates married Bethula Rice, and had children including Aaron Gates, Benjamin Gates, Esther G Gates, Israel Gates, Jonathan Gates, Makepeace Gates, Thomas Gates, William Capt Gates. Capt. Benjamin B. Gates passed away in 1758 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Benjamin B. Gates began in 1704 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Capt. Benjamin B. Gates married Bethula Rice, and had children including Aaron Gates, Benjamin Gates, Esther G Gates, Israel Gates, Jonathan Gates, Makepeace Gates, Thomas Gates, William Capt Gates.
  • Capt. Benjamin B. 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, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Benjamin
1669–1752
Birth Location: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Bethula Rice
1704–1772
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
BR

Children(s)

Esther Gates
1739–1796
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts
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Makepeace Gates
1735–1817
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
MG
William Gates
1729–1808
Birth Location: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
WG
Aaron Gates
1744–1816
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
AG
Jonathan Gates
1742–1815
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
JG
Benjamin Gates
1737–1796
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
BG
Thomas Gates
1732–1754
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
TG
Israel Gates
1728–1807
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
IG

Capt. Gates's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Gates
1704–1758
Birth Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Simon Gates
1666–1752
Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah (Jean) Benjamin
1669–1752
Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Gates's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (Benjamin B.) Gates (24 Mar 1704–11 February 1758) m. Bethula Rice (24 Mar 1704–1772)
  1. 1. Esther (G.) Gates 1739–1796 m. Phineas Perry 1736–1796
    1. 1. Lucretia Perry 1772–1845 m. David ("King David") Benge 1760–1854
      1. 1. John (David "Jackie") Benge 1797–1877 m. Philadelphia (Lydia "Delphia") Harrison 1799–1870
        1. 1. Martha Benge 1825–1900 m. James (Bar Creek Jim) Bowling 1807–1882 m. James Robinson 1820–1848 m. James Bowlin 1810–
        2. 2. James (Lewis "Jim Crow") Benge 1841–1909
        3. 3. Evaline Benge 1831–1918
        4. 4. Sallie (Ann) Benge 1814–1901
        5. 5. Lucinda (Elizabeth (Eliza)) Benge 1822–1893
        6. 6. Bina Benge 1826–1893
        7. 7. Nancy (Ann) Benge 1831–1850
        8. 8. Eliza (Jane) Benge 1835–1904
        9. 9. Melvina (Ann) Benge 1841–1893
        10. 10. Virginia Bowling 1842–1902
        11. 11. Elizabeth (Ann) House 1827–1908
        12. 12. David ("Smiling Dave") Benge 1825–1903
        13. 13. Lydia (Ann) House 1824–1900
    2. 2. Hannah Perry 1766–1848
    3. 3. Martha ("Polly" or "Patty") Perry 1778–
    4. 4. Luke Perry 1772–1825
    5. 5. Calvin Perry 1774–
    6. 6. Daniel Perry 1763–1796
    7. 7. Herman Perry 1776–1778
    8. 8. Justus Perry 1761–1800
    9. 9. Luther Perry 1770–1845
    10. 10. Phineas Perry 1783–1796
    11. 11. Thomas Perry 1764–
    12. 12. William Perry 1768–1840
  2. 2. Makepeace Gates 1735–1817
  3. 3. William (Capt) Gates 1729–1808
  4. 4. Aaron Gates 1744–1816
  5. 5. Jonathan Gates 1742–1815
  6. 6. Benjamin Gates 1737–1796
  7. 7. Thomas Gates 1732–1754
  8. 8. Israel Gates 1728–1807

Capt. Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1704
24 Mar 1704
Birth of Capt. Benjamin B. Gates in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1758
11 February 1758
Age 54
Death of Capt. Benjamin B. 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 Mar 1704
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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