Joshua Cate (1702 - aft. 1770)

Born 12 May 1702 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Frost — married 13 Aug 1724 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died after Dec 1770 after age 68 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine

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Biography

Joshua Cate was born in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, on May 12, 1702.^[1] He was the son of Edward Cate and Elizabeth (Tucker) Cate.^[2] Joshua married Anna Frost of Newcastle on August 13, 1724 in Portsmouth.^[3][4] From 1722 to 1738 he lived on Craffort's Lane in Portsmouth and likely attended the North Church, whose records are missing during that period.^[5] At his father's death in 1733, he received part of his land at Country Road and Sagamore Creek Road and likely changed membership to the South Church where baptismal records for their children exist.^[6] Joshua was elected constable of Portsmouth in 1737, a position which resulted in his being sued for debt. He was licensed as an innkeeper in 1748, and sold Portsmouth property in 1752 and 1758.^[7] He last appeared in Portsmouth records in 1762, and a 1763 newspaper mentioned Joshua Cate's former home. He moved to Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, where his son Samuel had lived for over a decade. He was admitted to Falmouth's First Church in 1769, and worked as a tailor. He last appears in Falmouth records in December 1770.^[8] No date of death has been discovered.

Children of Joshua and Anna (Frost) Cate:^[9]

1. (likely) Samuel Cates - born Portsmouth between 1722-1727; married Ruth Thorndike, Falmouth 1749; died before 1790.
2. Mary Cate - baptized Portsmouth South Church 1733.
3. Alice Cate - baptized Portsmouth South Church 1735/6.
4. Joshua Cate - baptized Portsmouth South Church 1737/8; died young.
5. Joshua Cate - baptized Portsmouth South Church 1741/2.
6. Martha Cate - baptized Portsmouth South Church 1746.

Sources

Footnotes:

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDFC-43G : 12 December 2014), Joshua Cate, 12 May 1702; citing Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire; FHL microfilm 16,191.
2. ↑ Owen, Cote, and Morrone, p. 63.
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDVQ-T3F : 31 December 2014), Joshua Cate and Anna Frost, 13 Aug 1724; citing reference vol 2 p C; FHL microfilm 16,191.
4. ↑ Owen, Cote, and Morrone, p. 63.
5. ↑ Owen, Cote, and Morrone, p. 64.
6. ↑ Owen, Cote, and Morrone, p. 64.
7. ↑ Owen, Cote, and Morrone, p. 65.
8. ↑ Owen, Cote, and Morrone, pp. 66-67.
9. ↑ Owen, Cote, and Morrone, p. 68.

Works Cited:

• Owen, Brent M., Wilfred A. Cote, and Frank C. Morrone. "Samuel Cates of Falmouth and Harrington, Maine: A Review of Current Knowledge and Discussion of His Parentage." The Maine Genealogist Vol. 30, No. 2 (May 2008): pp. 51-68.

Research Notes

The 2008 May's issue of "The Maine Genealogist" has an outstanding article on "Harrington / Falmouth's Samuel Cates b. abt. 1720". To sum up the article: There is very little evidence to support that Edward Cate and Jane Jose where the parents of Samuel Cates. There is much greater support however, though not conclusive, that Joshua Cate, son of Edward Cate and Elizabeth Tucker of Portsmouth, NH, and Anne Frost are Samuel's parents. I've read the article many times now and feel that the research was thorough and accurate. In my opinion the facts do seem to strongly support that Joshua Cate was Samuel's father.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to William Cates for creating WikiTree profile Cate-199 through the import of Cates.ged on Aug 1, 2013.
• This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Cate-455 was created by Roger James through the import of James(1)_2015-05-01.ged on May 1, 2015.