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Jacob Gates 1708–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 10, 1708

Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Father: Joseph Gates

Mother: Elizabeth Hungerford

Spouse(s): Mary Stewart

Children(s): Jacob Gates

Jacob Gates was born in 1708 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, the child of Joseph Gates And Elizabeth Hungerford. Jacob Gates married Mary Stewart, and had children including Jacob Gates. Jacob Gates passed away in 1789 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Jacob Gates was born in 1708 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, the child of Joseph Gates And Elizabeth Hungerford.
  • Jacob Gates married Mary Stewart, and had children including Jacob Gates.
  • Jacob Gates passed away in 1789 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Gates
1662–1711
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Elizabeth Hungerford
1671–1758
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stewart
1740–1793
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Jacob Gates
1765–1848
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Jacob Gates's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Gates
1708–1789
Birth Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Parents
Joseph Gates
1662–1711
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Elizabeth Hungerford
1671–1758
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Grandparents
George Gates
1634–1724
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Sarah ?
1641–1709
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Thomas Hungerford
1648–1714
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Mary (Gray) (Green)
1653–1706
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gates
1598–1635
Elizabeth Weedon
1602–1672
Nicholas (Olmsted)
1612–1684
Sarah Loomis
1617–1667
Thomas Hungerford
1602–1663
Rebecca Wallis
1622–1657
Edward Gray
1628–1681
Mary Winslow
1628–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gates
1582–1635
Elizabeth Rose
1584–1635
James (Olmsted)
1580–1640
Joyce Cornish
1584–1621
Joseph Loomis
1590–1658
Mary White
1590–1652
Anthony Hungerford
1567–1627
Lucy Farley
1560–1627
Thomas (Wallace)
1586–1642
Mary (Chivers)
1593–1650

Jacob Gates's Descendants

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Jacob Gates (July 10, 1708–1789) m. Mary Stewart (1740–1793)
  1. 1. Jacob Gates 1765–1848 m. Prudence Taylor 1781–1817
    1. 1. Caroline (Amelia) Gates 1811–1900 m. Edward Purple 1811–1860
      1. 1. Adaline (L) Purple 1847–1866
      2. 2. Caroline (Elizabeth) Purple 1834–1853
      3. 3. Frances (Isabelle ("Fannie")) Purple 1853–1928
      4. 4. Ellen (M.) Purple 1836–1915
    2. 2. Mary Gates 1809–

Jacob Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1708
July 10, 1708
Birth of Jacob Gates in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
1789
1789
Age 81
Death of Jacob Gates in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 10, 1708
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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