Levi Gates (abt. 1760 - 1832)

Born about 1760 in Bolton, Middlesex, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Husband of Hannah (Brigham) Gates — married 26 Feb 1789 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1832 at about age 72 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

No record of his birth has yet been found. ^{[citation needed]} The Vital Records of Bolton have his marriage intentions "Gates, Levi and Hannah Brigham of Marlborough, int. Jan 29, 1789". This would imply he is NOT from Marlborough and probably from Bolton. ^[1]

From the 1881 Marlborough Town History ^[2]

"Levi Gates came from Marlboro, Mass about 1795 and settled on the farm now occupied by Ivers L. Richardson. Mr. Gates was in some respects a self-made man: he stored his mind with considerable history, and was well versed in the affairs of the country. By close application to the branches of a common-school education, he qualified himself for teaching, which he followed for several winters, with good success. In 1807, he was appointed Justice of the Peace, and was employed by the people of the town to draft deeds and other legal instruments. He also held courts for justice trials, whenever it was necessary so to do. He held the office of Selectman and Town Clerk for several years, and represented the town in the General Court two years. He was a man possessed of considerable natural ability, comparing favorably in that and other respects with the leading men of the town."

He married Hannah Brigham in Marlborough, Massachusetts in 1789. ^[3]

He died in 1832. HIs death record says he was 72 and estimates birth 1760. ^[4] He is buried in Marlborough, New Hampshire. ^[5] Find A Grave does not give a birth date, grave insription says age 71.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Project Online database of images and transcriptions courtesy of John Slaughter
2. ↑ History of the Town of Marlborough - Cheshire County, New Hampshire by Charles A. Bemis, originally printed in 1881, new edition printed by The Frost Free Library, produced by the New England History Press, Somersworth, NH. Copyright 1974 (p.503)
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82D-J2V : 13 July 2016), Levi Gates and Hannah Brigham, 26 Feb 1789; citing Marriage, Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.
4. ↑ Death: "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS27-159 : 12 December 2014), Levi Gates, 03 Jan 1832; citing Marlborough, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,081.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22339849/levi-gates : accessed 01 March 2022), memorial page for Levi Gates (unknown–3 Jan 1832), Find A Grave: Memorial #22339849, citing Meeting House Cemetery, Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .