Joseph Richard Gates was born April 11, 1907 in Massachusetts. He died in March 1983 in Massachusetts at age 76.
Son of Alfred Sylvester Gates (1875-1955) and Mary Ellen "Mamie" Stapleton (1878-1970).
1910 United States Census, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts: Alfred S. Gates is head of household, a chauffeur for a private family age 35, with wife Mary E. Gates age 28, and children Joseph R. age 3, Marguerite I. age 1 and Alfred S. Gates Jr. age 2 months.
1920 United States Census, Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts: Alfred S. Gates is head of household, a gardener on a private estate age 45, with wife Mary E. Gates age 37, and children Joseph R. age 12, Marguerite I. age 11, Alfred S. Gates Jr. age 10, Mary G. age 8, Lewis W. age 7, John H. age 6, and Virginia K. age 11 months.
Joseph Richard Gates married Mabel E. (Unknown).
1930 United States Census, Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts: Joseph R. Gates is head of household, a teamster, general contractor age 22, with wife Mabel E. Gates age 21, and newborn son Joseph R. Gates Jr.
1940 United States Census, Manchester, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts: Joseph R. Gates is head of household, a blacksmith age 33, with wife Mabel Gates age 31, and sons Joseph R. age 10, and Robert S. age 6.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-7NYQ?cc=2000219&wc=QZXY-PWY%3A790102901%2C792779101%2C793002401%2C951536901 : accessed 18 July 2021), Massachusetts > Essex > Beverly City, Beverly, Ward 6 > 5-50 Beverly City Ward 6 bounded by (N) city limits; (E) city limits; (S) Hart, Greenwood Av, Webster Av, Haskell, Hale; (W) ward line, Boston & Maine Railroad, ward line > image 11 of 21; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5T8-L2J : 7 January 2021), Joseph Gates, Mar 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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