Simon GATES

Simon GATES

Male 1740 - 1803  (63 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Simon GATESSimon GATES was born in 1740 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (son of Amos GATES and Mary HUBBARD); died on 11 Mar 1803 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .

    Notes:

    Excerpt from "The New England and Historical and Genealogical Register": They removed to Westminster, Mass. His land was in the part of Westminster included in Gardner when that town was established. He served in the Crown Point Expedition under Capt. Abijah Hall, 15 May to 13 Dec. 1759. He was again in service the following year from 4 March to 27 Nov., under Capt. Silas Brown, in the campaign for the total reduction of Canada. In 1759 he was mentioned as a son of Amos Gates; residence, Stow. In his enlitment, 26 Feb. 1760, he was described as 21 years of age.

    Name:
    Headstone:

    In Memory Mr.
    Simon Gates
    who died March 11
    1903 in the 64th
    year of his age

    Simon married Susannah REED on 27 May 1766 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Mass.. Susannah was born on 4 Dec 1745 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 18 Dec 1833 in Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Nathan GATES was born on 23 Feb 1767 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died in Apr 1830 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .
    2. Elizabeth GATES was born on 14 Sep 1769 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died on 21 Jan 1819 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .
    3. Simon GATES was born on 28 Jul 1779 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died on 13 Apr 1852 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .
    4. Daniel GATES
    5. Reuben GATES was born on 21 Apr 1786.
    6. Ezekiel GATES was born on 31 Oct 1789 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died on 2 Aug 1809 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
    7. Elizabeth GATES died on 21 Jan 1791 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Amos GATES was born about 1706 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (son of Simon GATES and Hannah BENJAMIN); died before 12 Mar 1783 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Amos was the ancestor of most of the Gates families of Gardner, Westminster and Ashburnham, through his sons. He may have been a proprietor of the land in that vicinity himself.

    Amos married Mary HUBBARD on 07 Nov 1732 in Concord, Masachusetts. Mary (daughter of Samuel HUBBARD and Sarah CLARK) was born on 04 May 1712 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died before 10 Dec 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary HUBBARD was born on 04 May 1712 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (daughter of Samuel HUBBARD and Sarah CLARK); died before 10 Dec 1754.
    Children:
    1. Oliver GATES was born about 1734 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 06 Oct 1813 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    2. Amos GATES was born on 15 Apr 1735 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 06 Dec 1804.
    3. 1. Simon GATES was born in 1740 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 11 Mar 1803 in Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Gardner, Worcester Co., Massachusetts .
    4. Abraham GATES was born in Aug 1741 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 07 Mar 1806 in Ashby, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    5. Asa GATES was born in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    6. Jacob GATES was born in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    7. Isaac GATES was born on 22 Oct 1746 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 1831 in Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Simon GATES was born on 05 Jun 1667 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (son of Stephen GATES and Sarah WOODWARD); died in 1752 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 22 Jul 1743, Stow, Mass
    • Fact: 25 May 1747, Codicil added to the will
    • Will Proved: 22 Jun 1752

    Simon married Hannah BENJAMIN on 04 May 1688 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Joseph BENJAMIN and Sarah CLARK) was born on 03 Feb 1667/8 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hannah BENJAMIN was born on 03 Feb 1667/8 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts (daughter of Joseph BENJAMIN and Sarah CLARK).
    Children:
    1. Hannah GATES was born on 13 Feb 1688 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died after 01 May 1755 in Stowe, Lamoille Co., Vermont.
    2. Joseph GATES was born about 1691 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died before 04 Apr 1748 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    3. Simon GATES was born about 1694 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 21 Jul 1736.
    4. Benjamin GATES was born about 1698 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; died before 12 May 1758 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    5. Elizabeth GATES was born about 1701 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1741 in Harvard, Worchester Co., Massachusetts.
    6. Israel GATES was born in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 31 Jul 1726 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    7. Elisha GATES was born about 1704 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died before 20 Aug 1762 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    8. 2. Amos GATES was born about 1706 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died before 12 Mar 1783 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    9. Mary GATES was born in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    10. Susannah GATES was born in 1710/1 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 24 Dec 1748.

  3. 6.  Samuel HUBBARD was born on 27 Apr 1687 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (son of Jonathan HUBBARD and Hannah RICE); died on 12 Dec 1753 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

    Samuel married Sarah CLARK between 15 Jan 1709 and 1710 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was born on 13 Jul 1681 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Jul 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah CLARK was born on 13 Jul 1681 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Jul 1720.
    Children:
    1. 3. Mary HUBBARD was born on 04 May 1712 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died before 10 Dec 1754.
    2. Joseph HUBBARD was born on 11 Jan 1715 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Jul 1799 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    3. Samuel HUBBARD was born in 1713 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 03 Dec 1783 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Holden, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, Vr P 217.
    4. Ephraim HUBBARD was born on 08 Nov 1710 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1791 in Rutland, Massachusetts.
    5. Lois HUBBARD was born on 06 Jun 1718 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    6. Sarah HUBBARD was born on 24 Sep 1716 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 Dec 1802 in Action, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cem, Acton, Ma.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Stephen GATES was born about 1634 in Norfolk, England (son of Stephen GATES and Ann BEARE); died on 09 Jul 1707 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 1638, From England with parents
    • Will: 05 Sep 1701, Stow, Middlesex Co., Mass
    • Will Proved: 15 Sep 1707, Stow, Middlesex Co., Mass

    Notes:

    Stephen came to this country with his parents, locating in the town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Later he removed to Boston. But in 1673 bought a tract of 300 acres of land on the Assabet river, in the town of Stow, and ws one of the first proprietors of that town. His brother Thomas also located at Stow, and the name of Gates has been numerous there. He was one of the early proprietors of the town of Preston, Connecticut, and some of his children settled there. He remained in Stow. His will was dated September 5, 1701, and proved in 1707.

    Stephen married Sarah WOODWARD about 1664 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of George WOODWARD and Mary ?) was born on 03 Feb 1642/3 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died after 15 Sep 1707 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Sarah WOODWARD was born on 03 Feb 1642/3 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (daughter of George WOODWARD and Mary ?); died after 15 Sep 1707 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. Stephen GATES was born on 17 Jul 1665 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 04 Nov 1732 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    2. 4. Simon GATES was born on 05 Jun 1667 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died in 1752 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    3. Thomas GATES was born on 31 Dec 1669 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died before 26 Aug 1752 in Preston, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Cove Burial Grounds.
    4. Isaac GATES was born in 1673 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 Nov 1748 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    5. Nathaniel GATES was born about 1675 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 06 Dec 1731 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    6. Sarah GATES was born on 27 Apr 1679 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jan 1724 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    7. Rebekah GATES was born on 23 Jul 1682 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jan 1754 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Lower Village Cemetery, Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    8. Daniel GATES was born on 25 Apr 1685 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 22 Mar 1759 in Stow, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

  3. 10.  Joseph BENJAMIN was born on 15 Sep 1633 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (son of John BENJAMIN and Abigail EDDY); died in 1704 in New London, Connecticut.

    Joseph married Sarah CLARK before 7 Dec 1668. Sarah was born about 1646 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts; died after 02 Aug 1716 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Sarah CLARK was born about 1646 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts; died after 02 Aug 1716 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Hannah BENJAMIN was born on 03 Feb 1667/8 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts.
    2. Mary BENJAMIN was born in Apr 1670.
    3. Joseph BENJAMIN was born in 1673 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died in Jun 1783.
    4. Mercy BENJAMIN was born on 12 Mar 1674 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts.
    5. Elizabeth BENJAMIN was born on 14 Jan 1680.
    6. John BENJAMIN was born in 1682; died on 02 Aug 1716.
    7. Jemima BENJAMIN
    8. Sarah BENJAMIN
    9. Kezia BENJAMIN

  5. 12.  Jonathan HUBBARD was born on 03 Jan 1658 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (son of John HUBBARD and Mary MERRIAM); died on 17 Jul 1728 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

    Jonathan married Hannah RICE on 15 Jan 1681 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Samuel RICE and Elizabeth KING) was born in 1658 in Sudbury, MIddlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 09 Apr 1747 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Hannah RICE was born in 1658 in Sudbury, MIddlesex Co., Massachusetts (daughter of Samuel RICE and Elizabeth KING); died on 09 Apr 1747 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. Mary HUBBARD was born on 03 Jun 1682 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 02 Feb 1769 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. Jonathan HUBBARD was born on 18 Jun 1683 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 07 Apr 1761 in Townsend, Massachusetts.
    3. Hannah HUBBARD was born on 20 Apr 1685 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 May 1725 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. 6. Samuel HUBBARD was born on 27 Apr 1687 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Dec 1753 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. Capt. Joseph HUBBARD was born on 08 Feb 1689 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Apr 1768 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    6. Elizabeth HUBBARD was born on 16 Jun 1691 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Dec 1757 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    7. John HUBBARD was born on 12 Mar 1693 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 04 Aug 1761 in Ruthland, Worcester, Mass.
    8. Daniel HUBBARD was born on 20 Nov 1694 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Apr 1784 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    9. Thomas HUBBARD was born on 27 Aug 1696 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 01 Feb 1728 in Groton, Middlesex, Co., Mass.
    10. Abigail HUBBARD was born on 23 Jan 1698 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    11. Ebenezer HUBBARD was born on 28 Dec 1700 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 21 May 1755 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.