Elisha GATES

Male Abt 1704 - Bef 1762  (< 58 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elisha GATES was born about 1704 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (son of Simon GATES and Hannah BENJAMIN); died before 20 Aug 1762 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Excerpt from "The New England Hitorical and Genealogical Register": He was in the military service as sentinel from 23 July to 31 July 1748 under Capt. Jonathan Whitney. The company was "sent into thee Woods" by Col. Samuel Willard. The soldiers were probably seeking Indians (Mass. Aarchives: Muster Rolls, vol. 92, p. 125). An agreement of his heirs was signed 20 Aug. 1762. The heirs included his widow. She sold land to her son Elisha 23 Feb. 1779. She was probably living in Stow in 1790 when the U.S. Census was taken.

    Elisha married Mary GATES about 1735. Mary (daughter of John GATES and Mary BOWKER) was born on 13 Mar 1717 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Susannah GATES was born on 15 May 1748 in Stow, Massachusetts; died on 27 Mar 1782.
    2. Mary GATES
    3. Elisha GATES was born on 19 Jan 1735/6 in Stow, Massachusetts.
    4. Lucy GATES
    5. Israel GATES was born on 11 Mar 1744/5 in Stow, Massachusetts; died between 16 and 18 Dec 1809 in Stow, Massachusetts.
    6. Lydia GATES was born on 20 Jan 1742.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Simon GATES was born on 05 Jun 1667 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (son of Stephen GATES and Sarah WOODWARD); died in 1752 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 22 Jul 1743, Stow, Mass
    • Fact: 25 May 1747, Codicil added to the will
    • Will Proved: 22 Jun 1752

    Simon married Hannah BENJAMIN on 04 May 1688 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Joseph BENJAMIN and Sarah CLARK) was born on 03 Feb 1667/8 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hannah BENJAMIN was born on 03 Feb 1667/8 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts (daughter of Joseph BENJAMIN and Sarah CLARK).
    Children:
    1. Hannah GATES was born on 13 Feb 1688 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died after 01 May 1755 in Stowe, Lamoille Co., Vermont.
    2. Joseph GATES was born about 1691 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died before 04 Apr 1748 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    3. Simon GATES was born about 1694 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 21 Jul 1736.
    4. Benjamin GATES was born about 1698 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; died before 12 May 1758 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    5. Elizabeth GATES was born about 1701 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1741 in Harvard, Worchester Co., Massachusetts.
    6. Israel GATES was born in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 31 Jul 1726 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    7. 1. Elisha GATES was born about 1704 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died before 20 Aug 1762 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    8. Amos GATES was born about 1706 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died before 12 Mar 1783 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    9. Mary GATES was born in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    10. Susannah GATES was born in 1710/1 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 24 Dec 1748.