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Marion Francis Gates 1878–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 OCT 1878

Birth Location: Fresno County, California

Death Date: 6 JAN 1956

Death Location: Templeton, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Father: Solomon Gates

Mother: Mary Shimmin

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Marion Francis Gates was born in 1878 in Fresno County, California, the child of Solomon Eli Gates And Mary Zerelda Shimmin. In 1880, Marion Francis Gates resided in Fresno, California, USA. Marion Francis Gates passed away in 1956 in Templeton, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Marion Francis Gates was born in 1878 in Fresno County, California, the child of Solomon Eli Gates And Mary Zerelda Shimmin.
  • In 1880, Marion Francis Gates resided in Fresno, California, USA.
  • Marion Francis Gates passed away in 1956 in Templeton, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

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Marion Gates's Ancestors

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Marion Gates
1878–1956
Birth Place: Fresno County, California
Parents
Solomon Eli Gates
1835–1922
Mount Pleasant, Oxford, Brant District, Upper Canada
Mary (Zerelda) Shimmin
1850–1884
Wisconsin, United States
Grandparents
Hiram Gates
1802–1850
Brantford, London District, On, Canada
Sarah (Maria) Sayles
1808–1849
Townsend, Ontario, Canada
Wlliam (Edward) Shimmin
1820–1882
Isle of Man, England
Wealthy (Paul) Farwell
1825–1917
New York
Great-Grandparents
HENRY Gates
1774–1850
Martha Burtch
1783–1864
Issac Farwell
1804–1883
Mahala Daniels
1827–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Burtch
1745–1834
Sarah Green
1780–1864
John II
1776–1855
Phoebe Miller
1781–1863

Marion Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1878
12 OCT 1878
Birth of Marion Francis Gates in Fresno County, California
Fresno County, California
1880
1880
Age 2
Marion Francis Gates resided here in Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA
1956
6 JAN 1956
Age 78
Death of Marion Francis Gates in Templeton, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Templeton, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1878
    Event Place: Fresno County, California
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fresno, California; Roll: 65; Family History Film: 1254065; Page: 225C; Enumeration District: 005

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fresno, California; Roll: 65; Family History Film: 1254065; Page: 225C; Enumeration District: 005

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JAN 1956
    Event Place: Templeton, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

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