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Thankful Gates 1687–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1687

Birth Location: Stow, Massachusetts

Death Date: 14 February 1750

Death Location: Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Stephen III

Mother: Jemima Benjamin

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Reuben Woodward

The story of Thankful Gates began in 1687 in Stow, Massachusetts. Thankful Gates had children including Reuben Woodward. Thankful Gates passed away in 1750 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thankful Gates began in 1687 in Stow, Massachusetts.
  • Thankful Gates had children including Reuben Woodward.
  • Thankful Gates passed away in 1750 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Thankful Gates's Ancestors

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Thankful Gates
1687–1750
Birth Place: Stow, Massachusetts
Parents
Stephen Gates III
1665–1732
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Jemima ((Stephen Gates III)) Benjamin
1666–1732
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Seymour Benjamin) Sr.
1633–1704
Newtowne Settlement ( Cambridge ), Massachusetts Bay Colony
Great-Grandparents
John Lyon*
1585–1645
Abigail Eddye
1601–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John IV
1566–1606
Joanne (*link)
1559–1619
Mary Fosten
1570–1611

Thankful Gates's Descendants

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Thankful Gates (7 Aug 1687–14 February 1750)
  1. 1. Reuben Woodward 1727–1760 m. Martha Thompson 1734–1798
    1. 1. Reuben Woodward 1755– m. Hannah Stanton 1757–
      1. 1. Betsy Woodward 1782–1865 m. Stephen (W Tappan) Col***3rdggf 1780–1831
        1. 1. Charlotte (M) Tappan 1808–1880 m. James (Paddock) Jr 1806–1886

Thankful Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1687
7 Aug 1687
Birth of Thankful Gates in Stow, Massachusetts
Stow, Massachusetts
1750
14 February 1750
Age 63
Death of Thankful Gates in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1687
    Event Place: Stow, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 February 1750
    Event Place: Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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