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Ralph Gates 1791–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 October 1791

Birth Location: Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA

Death Date: 17 April 1862

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

Father: Solomon Gates

Mother: Esther Whitney

Spouse(s): Letty Gates, Betsey Berry

Children(s): Jane Palmer, John Gates, Abraham Gates, Simeon Gates, Solomon Gates, Stephen Gates, Benjamin Gates, Esther Weston

Ralph Gates was born in 1791 in Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA, the child of Solomon Gates And Esther Whitney. Ralph Gates married Betsey Berry, Letty Orcha Gates, and had children including Abraham B Gates, Benjamin F Gates, Esther Maria Weston, Jane Betsey Palmer, John Gardner Gates, Simeon P Gates, Solomon W Gates, Stephen V Gates. Ralph Gates passed away in 1862 in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ralph Gates was born in 1791 in Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA, the child of Solomon Gates And Esther Whitney.
  • Ralph Gates married Betsey Berry, Letty Orcha Gates, and had children including Abraham B Gates, Benjamin F Gates, Esther Maria Weston, Jane Betsey Palmer, John Gardner Gates, Simeon P Gates, Solomon W Gates, Stephen V Gates.
  • Ralph Gates passed away in 1862 in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Ralph Gates's Ancestors

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Ralph Gates
1791–1862
Birth Place: Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA
Parents
Solomon Gates
1761–1847
Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Esther Whitney
1769–1848
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Gates
1729–1808
Worcester, Worcester, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Jane Gates
1734–1807
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Gates
1704–1758
Bethulia Rice
1704–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Gates
1666–1752
Hannah Benjamin
1668–1750

Ralph Gates's Descendants

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Ralph Gates (19 October 1791–17 April 1862) m. Letty (Orcha) Gates (14 April 1799–18 November 1887) m. Betsey Berry (28 June 1796–15 March 1823)
  1. 1. Jane (Betsey) Palmer 1820–1910
  2. 2. John (Gardner) Gates 1822–1895 m. Lois (Ann) Wilcox 1829–1901
    1. 1. Erwin (G.) Gates 1865–1922 m. Lorena (G.) Gates 1871–1952
      1. 1. Richard (Lynn) Gates 1904–1938
      2. 2. Florence VanOrnum 1900–1936
      3. 3. Robert Gates 1908–1983 m. Fern Gate 1912–
      4. 4. Percy (Harp) Gates 1893–1971 m. Alice (S) Gates 1904–
        1. 1. Frank Gates 1931–2009
    2. 2. Edward (J.) Gates 1861–1937 m. Metta (L) Gates 1863–1940
    3. 3. Bertha (J.) Gates 1858–
    4. 4. Carrie (L.) Gates 1874–
    5. 5. Georde (B.) Gates 1868–
    6. 6. Charles (A.) Gates 1870–1959 m. Lula (Nuela) Gates 1896–1984
      1. 1. Colleen Gates 1926–1962
      2. 2. Mickie (G) Ward 1927–2021
  3. 3. Abraham (B.) Gates 1826–1920
  4. 4. Simeon (P.) Gates 1831–1908
  5. 5. Solomon (W.) Gates 1832–1922
  6. 6. Stephen (V.) Gates 1835–1898
  7. 7. Benjamin (F.) Gates 1824–1895
  8. 8. Esther (Maria) Weston 1829–1917

Ralph Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1791
19 October 1791
Birth of Ralph Gates in Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA
Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA
1823
1823
Age 32
Ralph Gates was married in Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA
Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA
1862
17 April 1862
Age 71
Death of Ralph Gates in la Peer, la Peer, Michigan, USA
la Peer, la Peer, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1791
    Event Place: Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1862
    Event Place: la Peer, la Peer, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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