Pvt.
Abraham
Bates
Born in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of John Bates
and Alice (Shaw) Bates
Brother of
John Bates and Joshua Bates
Husband of
Sarah (Tower) Bates
— married
1 Jan 1749 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Joshua Bates, Thaddeus Bates, Alpheus Bates, Lebbeus Bates, Elisha Bates and Abigail (Bates) Tower
Died
at age 82
in Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
Pvt. Abraham Bates served with Civil Service, Massachusetts during the American Revolution.
Abraham Bates is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A007407.
Abraham was a son of Sgt. John Bates and Alice Shaw. He was born on 29 February 1723.[1]
Abraham Bates and Sarah Tower married after 17 December 1749, when they entered their intentions to marry.[1]Married 1 Jan 1749/50 - their children were Abraham II, Susanna, Joshua, Thaddeus, Alpheus, Lebbeus, Elisha, John & Abigail Bates
Abraham served during the Revolutionary War as a Pvt. in Capt. Asa White's Co., Col. Solomon Lovell's Regiment, Mar 1775; Capt. Ward's Co., Col. Coggswell's Regiment, Oct-Dec 1778 at forts at and about Boston; Capt. Lincolns Co., Col. Joseph Webb's Regiment, Aug-Nov 1771
He passed away 7 August 1806 as per his DAR record A007407. [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The history and genealogies of Weymouth, Massachusetts, in four volumes, published in 1923 by the Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, Mass. (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, Mass.) Vol. 3, compiled by George Walter Chamberlain, pages 24 and 26.
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 1 April 2024), "Record of Abraham Bates", Ancestor # A007407.
See also:
- History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol III, p.259
- Tower, Charlemagne, 1809-1889. Tower genealogy: an account of the descendants of John Tower, of Hingham, Mass. / compiled under the direction of Charlemagne Tower. Cambridge [Mass.] : John Wilson and Son, 1891-2003. p.163-164
- Abraham Bates on Find A Grave: Memorial #97784909 retrieved 6/19/2019
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Bates-1811 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alyson and others.
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Mark Davis
Mark Davis
Abraham Bates Sr. did not serve in the Militia, as stated above. That service belongs to his son Abraham Jr. However, Abraham Sr. did serve as a town official during the Revolution, which qualities him as a Patriot.
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M Cole
Added unmerged match. Merge of previous generations pending.
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