Josiah Bates (1756 - 1829)

Born 13 Jun 1756 in Pownal, Bennington, Republic of Vermont

Ancestors

Died 15 Sep 1829 at age 73 in Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Josiah Bates was born on the 13th of June, 1756 in Coventry, Rhode Island. His parents were Francis Bates and Elizabeth.

He married Experience Sherman on the 6th of March, 1777 in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

He passed away in Pownal, Vermont on the 15th of September, 1829. ^[1]

Note: Could he also be the father of Solomon Bates who is identified in 1793 as purchasing property in Richmond Vt that became the Martin Bates farm. And (likely) the same Solomon Bates from Pownall listed in 1813 in the Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont: Record of the ... p.48 https://books.google.com/books?id=WwcQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=Eli+Bates+solomon+vermont&source=bl&ots=_OsJusPhdM&sig=ACfU3U3bU720FBGBhFKmNp89zGsA8r3Z6Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4jKuMqtHxAhVCGVkFHT9vCZoQ6AEwD3oECBwQAw#v=onepage&q=Eli%20Bates%20solomon%20vermont&f=false

Note 2: in 1763 it is noted that in Capt. Eli NOBLE's Company which marched to Saratoga in July 1781. There were 47 men in the company. Other officers were Lts. Josiah WRIGHT and Jos. DUNNING and Sergt. William BATES. These individuals would have been older than Josiah but likely in his family. Another Company also under the command of Capt. Eli NOBLE marching on the alarm to Castleton October 1781. 26 men. A few of them are also in the Saratoga company. John NILES was a sergeant in this company

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/LorePownal.html

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 December 2020), memorial page for Maj Josiah Bates (13 Jun 1756–15 Sep 1829), Find A Grave: Memorial #113662640, citing Pownal Center Cemetery, Pownal Center, Bennington County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by memento mori (contributor 48123899) .

• Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: Ancestry Profile
• "Josiah Bates." Family Search. Accessed August 31st, 2020. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJV8-H4G
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFND-KLQ : 14 April 2020), Josiah Bates in entry for Experience Bates, 1807
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFNL-8HQ : 14 April 2020), Josiah Bates in entry for Willard Bates, 1777
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFND-KLS : 14 April 2020), Josiah Bates in entry for Experience Bates, 1807
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V893-W3R : 14 April 2020), Josiah Bates and Betsey Stevens, 1808
• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SC-K4C : 17 December 2019), Jonah Bates, 1756
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFND-TVW : 14 April 2020), Josiah Bates, 1756
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFND-Y3N : 14 April 2020), Josiah Bates, 1829
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFND-Y3F : 14 April 2020), Josiah Bates, 1829
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFND-Y36 : 14 April 2020), Josiah Bates and Betsey Stevens, 1808
• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8L2-V7N : 16 December 2019), Josiah Bates, 1756
• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8L2-296 : 16 December 2019), Josiah Bates in entry for Willard Bates, 1777
• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F877-6YX : 17 December 2019), Josiah Bates, 1756

Acknowledgments

• Profile Bates-4144 was created through the import of Family Tree 9-11-13.ged on Sep 11, 2013 by Neil Sapre.
• Profile Bates-1855 was created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough.