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Simon Gates 1666 – 1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 June 1666

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 22 June 1752

Death Location: Preston City, New London, Conn, Connecticut, USA

Father: Stephen IMMIGRANT

Mother: Sarah Gates

Spouse(s): Hannah Benjamin

Children(s): Capt. Gates

Simon Gates was born in 1666 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Stephen Gates - English IMMIGRANT and Sarah Elizabeth Woodward Gates. Simon Gates married Hannah Jean Benjamin, and had children including Capt. Benjamin B. Gates. Simon Gates passed away in 1752 in Preston City, New London, Conn, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Simon Gates was born in 1666 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Stephen Gates - English IMMIGRANT and Sarah Elizabeth Woodward Gates.
  • Simon Gates married Hannah Jean Benjamin, and had children including Capt. Benjamin B. Gates.
  • Simon Gates passed away in 1752 in Preston City, New London, Conn, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen IMMIGRANT
1634 – 1707
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England (later settled in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, named for birthplace)
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Sarah Gates
1642 – 1706
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Benjamin
1669 – 1752
Birth Location: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Capt. Gates
1704 – 1758
Birth Location: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Simon Gates's Ancestors

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Simon Gates
1666 – 1752
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Stephen Gates - English IMMIGRANT
1634 – 1707
Hingham, Norfolk, England (later settled in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, named for birthplace)
Sarah (Elizabeth Woodward) Gates
1642 – 1706
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (( 6th ggf of Bill Gates\Microsoft)) Gates
1599 – 1662
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Anne (H) Veare
1603 – 1683
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Jacques\Jayuettes)
1566 – 1626
ROSE WRIGHT
1566 – 1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gattes
1550 – 1605

Simon Gates's Descendants

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Simon Gates (5 June 1666 – 22 June 1752) m. Hannah (Jean) Benjamin (3 Feb 1669 – June 22, 1752)
  1. 1. Capt. (Benjamin B.) Gates (24 Mar 1704 – 12 May 1758)
    1. 1. Esther (G.) Gates (20 Apr 1739 – 11 Jul 1796) m. "Elisha" (Phineas) Perry (27 Jul 1736 – 11 Jun 1796)
      1. 1. Lucinda (Lucretia "Lucy" (Perry)) Benge (9 Feb 1770 – 1845)
        1. 1. Thomas (W) Benge (1 Jan 1801 – 18 Aug 1879) m. Dorcas Bales (22 December 1798 – 9 Oct 1886)

Simon Gates's Timeline

7 Records

1666
5 June 1666
Birth of Simon Gates in Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
1688
1688
Age 22
Simon Gates was married
None
1688
4 May 1688
Age 22
Simon Gates was married in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1695
Dec 1695
Age 29
Simon Gates was married in Preston, New London, Connecticut
Preston, New London, Connecticut
1710
29 Mar 1710
Age 44
Simon Gates was married in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1713
6 Nov 1713
Age 47
Simon Gates was married in Preston, Connecticut, USA
Preston, Connecticut, USA
1752
22 June 1752
Age 86
Death of Simon Gates in Preston City, New London, Conn, Connecticut, USA
Preston City, New London, Conn, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 June 1666
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1688

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 May 1688
    Event Place: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Dec 1695
    Event Place: Preston, New London, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1710
    Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1713
    Event Place: Preston, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: New England, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1752
    Event Place: Preston City, New London, Conn, Connecticut, USA
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