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Deacon George Gates Sr 1634–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1634

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1724

Death Location: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Gates

Mother: Elizabeth Weedon

Spouse(s): Sarah Olmstead

Children(s): Samuel Gates, Sarah Gates, George Jr, Mary Gates, Thomas Peace, Daniel Sr, Joseph Gates, Jeremiah Gates, John Gates

The story of Deacon George Gates Sr began in 1634 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Deacon George Gates Sr married Sarah Olmstead, and had children including Daniel Gates Deacon Sr, George Gates Jr, Jeremiah Gates, John Gates, Joseph Gates, Mary Gates, Samuel Gates, Sarah Gates, Thomas Capt Deacon Gates Esq Justice Of The Peace. Deacon George Gates Sr passed away in 1724 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Deacon George Gates Sr began in 1634 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Deacon George Gates Sr married Sarah Olmstead, and had children including Daniel Gates Deacon Sr, George Gates Jr, Jeremiah Gates, John Gates, Joseph Gates, Mary Gates, Samuel Gates, Sarah Gates, Thomas Capt Deacon Gates Esq Justice Of The Peace.
  • Deacon George Gates Sr passed away in 1724 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Deacon Sr's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Sr
1634–1724
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Gates
1593–1660
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth (Deol) Weedon
1602–1672
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Peter Gates
1550–1605
High Easter, Essex, England
Mary Josselyn
1568–1575
Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
William Weedon
1582–1635
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Foelix (M) Felix
1586–
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Gates
1525–1552
Lady Wentworth
1529–1558
Edward Josselyn
1548–1627
Mary Lambee
1550–1615
Richard Weedon
1541–1624
Jane Holyman
1555–1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wentworth
1482–1557
Lady Josselyn
1509–1569
Leonard Holyman
1520–1573
Joane Holyman
1525–1586

Deacon Sr's Descendants

1.
DS
Deacon (George Gates) Sr (1634–12 Nov 1724) m. Sarah Olmstead (1641–07 Nov 1709)
  1. 1. Samuel Gates 1683–1737 m. Mary Richards 1675–1732 m. Esther Hungerford 1687–1749
    1. 1. Samuel Gates 1715–1798 m. Rachel Hayes 1711–1811 m. Ann Fuller 1707–1793
      1. 1. Jonathan Gates 1734–1803 m. Sarah (M) Keeler 1741–1783
        1. 1. Stephen Gates 1767–1812 m. Mary Abbott 1767–1838
        2. 2. Sarah Gates 1768–
        3. 3. Nehemiah Gates 1770–
        4. 4. Abigail Gates 1772–1856
        5. 5. James Gates 1774–
        6. 6. Rachel Gates 1776–
        7. 7. Lydia Gates 1778–1848
        8. 8. Mary Gates 1781–
        9. 9. Samuel Gates 1783–
        10. 10. Samuel Gates 1783–
        11. 11. Janes Gates 1774–
      2. 2. David Gates 1753–1793
      3. 3. Samuel Gates 1736–1816
      4. 4. Mary Gates 1738–1782
      5. 5. Elijah Gates 1749–1824
      6. 6. Thomas Gates 1740–1825
      7. 7. Abigail Gates 1746–1814
      8. 8. Betty Gates 1748–
      9. 9. James Gates 1758–1822
      10. 10. Rachel Gates 1743–1767
    2. 2. David Gates 1716–1716
    3. 3. Martha Gates 1722–1765
    4. 4. Lucy Gates 1717–
    5. 5. Abigail Gates 1714–
    6. 6. Jonathan Gates 1712–1720
    7. 7. Daniel Gates 1741–
    8. 8. Stephen Gates 1737–
    9. 9. Phebe Gates 1739–
    10. 10. Sarah Gates 1733–
  2. 2. Sarah Gates 1670–1712
  3. 3. George (Gates) Jr 1677–1756
  4. 4. Mary Gates 1674–1742
  5. 5. Thomas ((Capt\Deacon) Gates, Esq.; Justice of the) Peace 1665–1734
  6. 6. Daniel (Gates, Deacon) Sr 1680–1761
  7. 7. Joseph Gates 1662–1712
  8. 8. Jeremiah Gates 1670–1770
  9. 9. John Gates 1668–1742

Deacon Sr's Timeline

4 Records

1634
1634
Birth of Deacon George Gates Sr in England
England
1634
1634
Birth of Deacon George Gates Sr in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1669
1669
Age 35
Deacon George Gates Sr resided here in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1724
12 Nov 1724
Age 90
Death of Deacon George Gates Sr in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1634; Birth city: Hartford; Birth state: CT
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde, of Norwich With Their Places of Residence and Dates of Births, Marriages, &c, and Other Particulars of Them and Their Families and Ancestry vol
    [7] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Hartford, Connecticut; Year: 1651; Page Number: 32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1724
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1634; Birth city: Hartford; Birth state: CT
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde, of Norwich With Their Places of Residence and Dates of Births, Marriages, &c, and Other Particulars of Them and Their Families and Ancestry vol
    [8] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

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