George W. GATES

Male 1837 - 1906  (69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  George W. GATES was born on May 1837 in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont (son of John GATES and Betsey AYER); died on 10 Jan 1906 in Togus, Kennebec Co., Maine; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Troy, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Living with father and step-mother in Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont
    • Census: 1880, Living in Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont
    • Census: 1900, Living in Augusta, Kennebec Co., Maine
    • Fact: 1900, Listed as being divorced

    Family/Spouse: Amy E. FAIRBANKS. Amy was born in 1838 in Newark, Caledonia Co., Vermont; died on 8 Nov 1867 in Newark, Caledonia Co., Vermont; was buried in Packer Cemetery, Newark, Caledonia Co., Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Harley E. GATES was born about 1859; died on 29 Oct 1865; was buried in Parker Cemetery, Newark, Caledonia Co., Vermont.
    2. George Adelbert GATES was born on 12 Nov 1860 in Kirby, Vermont.

    George married Emma H. BALL on 17 Dec 1867 in Baton, Vermont. Emma was born about 1850 in Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John GATESJohn GATES was born on 16 Dec 1800 in Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire (son of Thomas GATES, Sr. and Patty PLUMLY); died on 10 Sep 1880 in Marlborough, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Living in Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont
    • Census: 1860, Living in Newport, Orleans Co., Vermont
    • Census: 1870, Living in Newport, Orleans Co., Vermont
    • Census: 1880, Living in Marlborough, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire

    John married Betsey AYER on 13 Feb 1826 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Betsey was born on 9 Jun 1807 in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont; died on 24 Jun 1844 in Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont; was buried in Lyndon Cemetery Cemetery, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Betsey AYER was born on 9 Jun 1807 in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont; died on 24 Jun 1844 in Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont; was buried in Lyndon Cemetery Cemetery, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Daughter of James Ayer and Sally Goodell

    Notes:

    Name:
    Betsey married John Gates on February 13, 1826 in St. Johnsbury, VT (1). After Betsey died, John remarried. Related information is in the Bio for John?s second wife, Eliza (Fisher) Gates, and in the Bio for her fourth son, Horace.

    John and Betsey Gates lived near Betsey?s father, James Ayer, and near her brother, Royal Ayer, as can be seen from the close proximity of family listings in the 1830 and 1840 Census from St. Johnsbury, Vermont. In the case of the 1830 Census, Royal Ayer is listed next to his father, James, and John Gates is listed next to his father, Thomas. The group of gravestones photo by "Anne" shows that Betsey is buried along side her parents and brother, Royal.

    Betsey was part of a large Ayer family group that lived in the St. Johnsbury area in the early 1800s. Two of Betsey?s sons have Ayer-side family related names. The name of her second son, James Carlton Gates, follows the first name of Betsey?s father and the maiden name of her grandmother, Mary (Carlton) Ayer. The name of her fourth son Horace Goss Gates (2), is in memory of her 1st cousin Horace Goss, who died in the St. Johnsbury area from an 1840 accident (3). The latter Horace Goss was the son of Alpheus Goss and Betsey?s Aunt Mary (Ayer) (4-7).

    Sources:

    1. Betsey Ayer in ?Vermont Vital Records,? 1826.
    2. In: "Stephen Gates of Hingham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, and His Descendants..." by Charles Otis Gates, 1898, p. 203 & 268.
    3. In: ?The Town of St. Johnsbury, VT: A Review of One Hundred Twenty-Five Years...? by Edward Taylor Fairbanks, 1914, p. 228.
    4. James Ayer in ?New Hampshire Birth Records,? 1774.
    5. Molly Ayer in ?New Hampshire Birth Records,? 1779.
    6. ?Descendants of Samuel Ayer and Mary Carlton,? posted by William Ayer, 26 Apr 1999, archived on Rootsweb website. Note: since the problem with the Rootsweb website, this had been inaccessible. A form of the file has recently been found (Jan. 2019) using google with the search terms: "new-hampshire-digest" V1 #255 William Ayer
    7. In: "In Memoriam. The Family of John Lawrence (continued) The Family of Philip Goss, of Lancaster, Mass., and Winchester, N. H. The Family of Selah Pomeroy, of Stanstead P., Quebec" by John Lawrence, 1881, p. 35, 40 & 41.

    Children:
    1. Harvey Strong GATES was born on 31 May 1827 in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont; died on 3 Feb 1900 in Troy, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Troy, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.
    2. James Carlton GATES was born on 8 Jan 1830 in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont; died on 18 Oct 1852; was buried in Lyndon Center Cemetery, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont.
    3. 1. George W. GATES was born on May 1837 in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont; died on 10 Jan 1906 in Togus, Kennebec Co., Maine; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Troy, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.
    4. Horace Goss GATES was born on 5 May 1842 in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont; died on 20 Sep 1903 in Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.