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Jonah Gates 1769–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 SEP 1769

Birth Location: Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)

Death Date: 20 SEP 1842

Death Location: East Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)

Father: Stephen Gates

Mother: Esther Fuller

Spouse(s): Esther Smith

Children(s): Penelope Gates

In 1769, Jonah Gates entered the world in Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex), born to Stephen Gates And Esther Fuller. Jonah Gates married Esther Smith, and had children including Penelope Gates. Jonah Gates passed away in 1842 in East Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex).

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Biography

  • In 1769, Jonah Gates entered the world in Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex), born to Stephen Gates And Esther Fuller.
  • Jonah Gates married Esther Smith, and had children including Penelope Gates.
  • Jonah Gates passed away in 1842 in East Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex).

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Gates
1723–1784
Birth Location: East Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
SG
Esther Fuller
1727–
Birth Location: Connecticut USA
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Spouses(s)

Esther Smith
1770–1857
Birth Location: East Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
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Children(s)

Penelope Gates
1792–
Birth Location: East Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
PG

Jonah Gates's Ancestors

Self
Jonah Gates
1769–1842
Birth Place: Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
Parents
Stephen Gates
1723–1784
East Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
Esther Fuller
1727–
Connecticut USA
Grandparents
Samuel Gates
1683–1737
Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
Esther Hungerford
1687–1749
New London, Connecticut (New London)
Great-Grandparents
George Gates
1634–1724
Sarah Olmstead
1641–1709
Thomas Hungerford
1648–1714
Mary Gray
1653–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hungerford
1602–1662
Hannah Willey
1642–1681
Edward Gray
1628–1681
Mary Winslow
1628–1663

Jonah Gates's Descendants

1.
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Jonah Gates (30 SEP 1769–20 SEP 1842) m. Esther Smith (3 FEB 1770–28 APR 1857)
  1. 1. Penelope Gates 1792– m. Orrin Chapman 1787–
    1. 1. Reuben (Gates) Chapman 1813–
      1. 1. Orrin (Lemuel) Chapman 1841–1919 m. Almeda (Augusta) Chapman 1841–1915
        1. 1. Charlotte (Cecilia) Chapman 1868–1966 m. Andrew (Jackson) Highland 1865–1943
    2. 2. Julia (Ann) Chapman 1816–
    3. 3. Samuel (Henry) Chapman 1819–1843
    4. 4. Robert (Chauncy) Chapman 1821–
    5. 5. Sarah (Eliza) Chapman 1830–

Jonah Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1769
30 SEP 1769
Birth of Jonah Gates in Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
1842
20 SEP 1842
Age 73
Death of Jonah Gates in East Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
East Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 SEP 1769
    Event Place: Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
    Record Source: IGI - International Genealogical Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1842
    Event Place: East Haddam, Connecticut (Middlesex)
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R)
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