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Captain James Gates Revolutionary War 1721–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1721

Birth Location: Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date: 4 Jan 1805

Death Location: Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Gates

Mother: Esther Hungerford

Spouse(s): Deborah Olmstead

Children(s): Major Gates, Mary Austin, Dorothy Gates, James Gates, Jonah Gates

In 1721, Captain James Gates Revolutionary War entered the world in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, born to Samuel Gates And Esther Hungerford. Captain James Gates Revolutionary War married Deborah Olmstead, and had children including Dorothy Gates, James Olmstead Gates, Jonah Green Gates, Major Samuel Daniel Gates, Mary Austin. Captain James Gates Revolutionary War passed away in 1805 in Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1721, Captain James Gates Revolutionary War entered the world in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, born to Samuel Gates And Esther Hungerford.
  • Captain James Gates Revolutionary War married Deborah Olmstead, and had children including Dorothy Gates, James Olmstead Gates, Jonah Green Gates, Major Samuel Daniel Gates, Mary Austin.
  • Captain James Gates Revolutionary War passed away in 1805 in Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain War's Ancestors

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Captain War
1721–1805
Birth Place: Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut
Parents
Samuel Gates
1681–1737
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Esther Hungerford
1687–1749
Grandparents
George (Gates) Sr
1634–1724
Essex, England
Sarah Olmstead
1641–1709
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Olmstead
1612–1684
Sarah Loomis
1617–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James III
1580–1640
Joyce Cornish
1584–1621
Joseph Loomis
1590–1658
Mary White
1590–1652

Captain War's Descendants

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Captain (James Gates Revolutionary) War (29 Aug 1721–4 Jan 1805) m. Deborah Olmstead (24 Jul 1721–1799)
  1. 1. Major (Samuel Daniel) Gates 1754–1826 m. Jane Purple 1740– m. Elizabeth Miller 1755–1830 m. Elizabeth Thompson 1751–1830
    1. 1. Phebe Gates 1774–
    2. 2. Joseph Gates 1765–
    3. 3. Frederick Gates 1771–1816 m. Katharine Smith 1733–1846
      1. 1. James Gates 1800–1886
      2. 2. Jacob (Frederick) Gates 1811–1852 m. Eliza (Ellen) Ray 1825–1908
        1. 1. Emily (Jane) Gates 1853–1893 m. Elias Bedwell 1839–1907
    4. 4. Azubah (Gates) Spring 1773–1823
    5. 5. Elizabeth Gates 1777–1805
    6. 6. Mary Gates 1779–1805
    7. 7. Samuel Gates 1785–1856
    8. 8. Deborah Gates 1787–1861
  2. 2. Mary Austin 1748–1818
  3. 3. Dorothy Gates 1744–
  4. 4. James (Olmstead) Gates 1760–1835
  5. 5. Jonah (Green) Gates 1762–1847

Captain War's Timeline

2 Records

1721
29 Aug 1721
Birth of Captain James Gates Revolutionary War in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut
Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut
1805
4 Jan 1805
Age 84
Death of Captain James Gates Revolutionary War in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1721
    Event Place: Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1805
    Event Place: Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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