Born about in New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Lafayette Mason
and Mary C (Wheeler) Mason
Sister of
George Mason, Lewis R Mason, Thirza (Mason) Storms, Orphia (Mason) Aldrich, Jane (Mason) Day, Phoebe (Mason) Bludsoe, Caroline (Mason) Johns, Fannie (Mason) St. John, Margaret May (Mason) Williams and Norman Mason
Wife of
Stephen Bates
— married
20 Jun 1871 in Vergennes, Vermont, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Rose Mary (Bates) Schuyler and Frederick Napoleon Bates
Died
at about age 45
in Vergennes, Addison, Vermont, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Aug 2021
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Biography
Frances (Mason) Bates is a part of US Black heritage.
Frances was born in 1852. She is the daughter of Lafayette Mason.
In the 1860 census Frances (age 8) was in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York with her inferred parents and siblings..[1]
Frances (age 20), daughter of Lafayette Mason & Mary Mason, married Stephen Bates on 20 June 1871 in Vergennes, Vermont, United States.[2]
In the 1880 census Frances (age 28), Housekeeper, was the wife of Stephen Bates in Vergennes, Addison, Vermont, United States. With 2 children.[3]
Frances died in 1897 and was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont, United States.[4][5]
Sources
- ↑
1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Elizabethtown, Essex, New York; Roll: M653_753; Page: 477; Family History Library Film: 803753
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #46324218 (accessed 1 May 2024)
Frances Mason (8) in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York. Born in New York. - ↑
Marriage:
"Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908"
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4661 #919828 (accessed 1 May 2024)
Frances Mason (20) marriage to Stephen Bates on 20 Jun 1871 in Vergennes, Vermont, USA. - ↑
1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Vergennes, Addison, Vermont; Roll: 1341; Page: 262d; Enumeration District: 020
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #22394677 (accessed 1 May 2024)
Frances Bates (28), wife, Housekeeper, in household of Stephen Bates (38) in Vergennes, Addison, Vermont, USA. Born in New York. - ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find A Grave: Memorial #230124022
Ancestry Record 60525 #199607130 (accessed 1 May 2024)
Frances Bates burial (died in 1897) in Prospect Cemetery, Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America. Born in 1852. - ↑
Obituary: Free view of Clipping
"U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
Rutland Daily Herald; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1897; Publication Place: Rutland, Vermont, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/533390969/?article=cdde1d4a-5bbc-4570-94da-6c0e85b82083&focus=0.39536482,0.20850834,0.5119152,0.3628084&xid=3355
Ancestry Record 61843 #592283255 (accessed 1 May 2024)
Name: Frances Bates; Gender: Female; Death Age: 45; Birth Date: abt 1852; Death Date: Abt 1897; Obituary Date: 16 Apr 1897; Obituary Place: Rutland, Vermont, USA; Newspaper Title: Rutland Daily Herald; Spouse: Stephen A. Bates; Child: F. W. Bates.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCW5-QZ1 : 18 February 2021), Frances Mason in entry for La Fayette Mason, 1860.
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