Abraham Abel GATES

1793 - 1870  (77 years)

• Name	Abraham Abel GATES  [2, 3]
  	Abel Gates was the son of Nathan and Abigail (Knowlton) Gates of Gardner, Massachusetts. Abel was a corporal in the 5th Regiment, U.S. Army Regulars, from 1820 to 1825 during the Frontier Wars in the Michigan Territory. As lieutenant of the Fifth Rifle Regiment, Company C, he served under General Snellen in the war of 1812, participating in the battles of New Orleans and White Plains. At the close of the war he engaged in farming for four years, then in the packing business in Missouri. He married Mary Burns following his army service and first settled in Pike County, Missouri where all of there ten children were born. Later he lived in Cole County and finally in Adair County where he passed away. [1]
  Birth	10 Jul 1793	Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Nov 1870	Novinger, Adair Co., Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Union Cemetery, Novinger, Adair Co., Missouri   [1]
  Person ID	I90904	Main Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Nathan GATES,   b. 23 Feb 1767, Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts d. Apr 1830, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Abigail KNOWLTON,   b. Abt 1772   d. 28 Jan 1855, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F37961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane BURNS,   b. 5 Jun 1807, Ireland d. 1888, Novinger, Adair Co., Missouri (Age 80 years)
  Children	+ 1. John Burns GATES,   b. 6 Oct 1831, Pike Co., Missouri d. 12 Jan 1905, Skagit County, Washington (Age 73 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F37937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Jul 1793 - Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts Death - 2 Nov 1870 - Novinger, Adair Co., Missouri Burial - - Union Cemetery, Novinger, Adair Co., Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Abraham Abel Gates Abraham A. is the son of Nathan Gates and Abigail Knowlton. His wife is Mary Burns. Photo added at Find A Grave by: jackie Ableman Lara

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S9620] An Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties their People, their Commerce and their Resources; With an Outline of the Early History of hte State of Washington. [S9638] Rev. Wm. D. Herrick, History of the Town of Gardner, Worcester County, Mass. From the Incorporation, June 27, 1785 to the Present Time, (Gardner, Mass.: Published by the Committee 1878).