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Hester (Esther) Bates 1619–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 JAN 1619

Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorks., Eng.

Death Date: 25 APR 1655

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Michael Bates

Mother: Suzanna Bentley

Spouse(s): William Hillard

Children(s): Mary Hilliard

The story of Hester (Esther) Bates began in 1619 in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorks., Eng.. Hester (Esther) Bates married William Hillard, and had children including Mary Hilliard. Hester (Esther) Bates passed away in 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Hester (Esther) Bates began in 1619 in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorks., Eng..
  • Hester (Esther) Bates married William Hillard, and had children including Mary Hilliard.
  • Hester (Esther) Bates passed away in 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Bates
1584–
Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
MB
Suzanna Bentley
1591–1635
Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
SB

Spouses(s)

William Hillard
1609–1669
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary Hilliard
1644–1689
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
MH

Hester Bates's Ancestors

Self
Hester Bates
1619–1655
Birth Place: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorks., Eng.
Parents
Michael Bates
1584–
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Suzanna Bentley
1591–1635
Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Bates's Descendants

1.
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Hester ((Esther)) Bates (31 JAN 1619–25 APR 1655) m. William Hillard (1609–1669)
  1. 1. Mary Hilliard 1644–1689 m. John Farrow 1639–
    1. 1. Priscilla (Farrow) Jr. 1680–1712 m. Hezekiah Lincoln 1681–1755
      1. 1. Percilla Lincoln 1712–1751 m. Jonathan Beal 1708–1802
        1. 1. Percilla Beal 1732–1797 m. Isiah Stodder 1729–
        2. 2. Betty (or Betsy) Beal 1738–1739 m. Mordecai Bates 1738–1774
        3. 3. Chloe Beal 1749–1750
        4. 4. Martha Beal 1744–1745 m. Samuel Bates 1744–1801
        5. 5. Mary Beal 1740–1741
        6. 6. Obadiah Beal 1735–1736
        7. 7. Sarah Beal 1746–1747 m. Joseph Bates 1742–1828
        8. 8. Susanna Beal 1737–1738
        9. 9. Tamar Beal 1742–1743
    2. 2. Hester (Esther) Farrow 1675–1760 m. Jeremiah (Beal) III 1678–1743
      1. 1. Jeremiah Beal 1706–1751 m. Mary Colson 1710–1781
        1. 1. Priscilla Beal 1746–1813 m. Knight Brown 1733–1759 m. Abraham Shaw 1744–1813
      2. 2. Bethia Beal 1702–1766 m. Isaac Poole 1690–1759
      3. 3. Isaac Beal 1711–1747 m. Hannah Eagers 1707–1752
        1. 1. Aletha Beal 1749–1750
        2. 2. Jeremiah Beal 1745–1832 m. Mary French 1749–1831
      4. 4. Jael Beal 1705–1706
      5. 5. Mary Beal 1703–1796
      6. 6. William Beal 1708–1763

Hester Bates's Timeline

2 Records

1619
31 JAN 1619
Birth of Hester (Esther) Bates in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorks., Eng.
Ovenden, Halifax, Yorks., Eng.
1655
25 APR 1655
Age 36
Death of Hester (Esther) Bates in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 JAN 1619
    Event Place: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorks., Eng.
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 APR 1655
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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