Born
11 Oct 1681 in
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors
Descendants
Died
22 Jul 1754
at age 72
in
Framingham, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Birth and Family
Amos Gates was born in 1681[1] He was the son of Simon Gates and Margaret (Barstow) Gates .
Marriage
Amos married Hannah (Oldham) Gates , on 19 May 1703, in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [2]
Children
1. Hannah (Gates) Edmunds .
2. Margaret (Gates) Whitney
3. Abigail (Gates) Pierson .
4. Mary (Gates) Wright .
5. Amos Gates .
6. Oldham Gates .
7. Sarah (Gates) Jones .
8. Samuel Torrey Gates .
Siblings
1. Abigail Gates , b. 14 Aug 1671; d. 1776, age 105.
2. Simon Gates, b. 01 Sep 1673; d. 02 Jan 1675.
3. Simon Gates, b. 05 Jan 1675; d. 10 Mar 1735.
4. George Gates , b. 06 Apr 1678; d. 23 May 1679,age 1.
5. Jonathan Gates .
6. Samuel Gates , b. 11 Aug 1685.
7. Margaret Gates , b. 13 Aug 1689.
Death and Burial
Amos passed away in 1754, in Framingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His will was proved on 22 Jul 1754)[3]
Sources
↑ Charles Otis Gates, Stephen Gates of Hingham and Lancaster Massachusetts and His Descendants New York, New York: Willis McDonald & Co., 1898), p. 13-20.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-4BB?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DH-7MJ%3A353350601%2C353601301%2C353622201 : 13 July 2016), Middlesex > Cambridge > Births, marriages, deaths 1694-1820 > image 84 of 140; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
↑ History Framingham, Middlesex, MA. by William Barry. 1847., Page number: page 251.
Find A Grave: Memorial #213459049 Amos Gates Sr. Citing a Memorial page maintained by Barry Gates (contributor 47866238) Burial Details Unknown.
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DNA Connections
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Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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Susan Martin :
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Irene (Long) Cole :
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Barry Gates :
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~0.39%
Carol Sullivan :
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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Kate Fisher :
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
Barbara Ricker :
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E Gates :
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~0.39%
Sheila (Perkins) Moura :
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~0.39%
Robert Hammond :
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