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Robert Gates 1696–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 October 1696

Birth Location: Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 10 March 1745

Death Location: Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: *Thomas Gates

Mother: *Margaret Geer

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The story of Robert Gates began in 1696 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America. Robert Gates passed away in 1745 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Gates began in 1696 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.
  • Robert Gates passed away in 1745 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Robert Gates's Ancestors

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Robert Gates
1696–1745
Birth Place: Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
*Thomas Gates
1669–1740
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
*Margaret Geer
1668–1751
Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Stephen (Gates II) II
1634–1707
Hingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Woodward
1642–1706
Watertown,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
George Geer
1621–1726
Heavitree, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Sarah Allyn
1642–1723
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Gates
1597–1662
Anne Veare
1603–1683
George Woodward
1621–1676
Mary Gibson
1622–1659
Jonathan Geer
1580–1635
Eleanor
1608–1635
Robert Allyn
1616–1683
Sarah Gager
1620–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eustace Gates
1550–1626
Rose (Wright)
1567–1635
Ralph Hill
1575–1663
Margaret XX
1590–1683
Richard Woodward
1589–1665
Rose Stewart
1582–1662
George Geere
1552–1648
Mary Kenyon
1558–1618
Edward Allen
1581–1638
Elizabeth Scott
1584–1637

Robert Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1696
4 October 1696
Birth of Robert Gates in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
1745
10 March 1745
Age 49
Death of Robert Gates in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 October 1696
    Event Place: Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1745
    Event Place: Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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