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Edward J. Gates 1861–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 January 1861

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 27 March 1937

Death Location: Hunters Creek, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: John Gates

Mother: Lois Wilcox

Spouse(s): Metta Gates

Children(s):

Edward J. Gates was born in 1861 in Michigan, the child of John Gardner Gates And Lois Ann Wilcox. In 1880, Edward J. Gates resided in Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA. Edward J. Gates married Metta L Gates. Edward J. Gates passed away in 1937 in Hunters Creek, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edward J. Gates was born in 1861 in Michigan, the child of John Gardner Gates And Lois Ann Wilcox.
  • In 1880, Edward J. Gates resided in Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA.
  • Edward J. Gates married Metta L Gates.
  • Edward J. Gates passed away in 1937 in Hunters Creek, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Edward Gates's Ancestors

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Edward Gates
1861–1937
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
John Gardner Gates
1822–1895
New York, United States of America
Lois (Ann) Wilcox
1829–1901
New York
Grandparents
Ralph Gates
1791–1862
Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA
Letty (Orcha) Gates
1799–1887
New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Gates
1761–1847
Esther Whitney
1769–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gates
1729–1808
Jane Gates
1734–1807

Edward Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1861
29 January 1861
Birth of Edward J. Gates in Michigan
Michigan
1880
1880
Age 19
Edward J. Gates resided here in Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
1937
27 March 1937
Age 76
Death of Edward J. Gates in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America
Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 January 1861
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 March 1937
    Event Place: Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hunters Creek, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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