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 1730 -
Generation: 1
| 1. | William GATES was born on 14 Mar 1729/30 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Notes:
Excerpt from "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register": He resided in Conway, where he was a member of the Committee on Correspondence and Inspection in 1777 and in the same year was a member of the committee to form a remonstrance to send to the General Court on account of calling in the money on the loan notes; also served as surveyor of highways in 1778, 1781 and 1783. He marched in August 1757 as a private to Capt. James Caldwell's company on the Alarm for the relief of Fort William Henry (Massachusetts Archives; Muster Rolls, vol. 95, p. 448). He appears to have been the Sergt. William Gates in Capt. Abel Dinsmore's company in 1777 in the American Revolution.
William married Jane RICE on 21 Sep 1756 in Barre, Massachusetts. Jane was born on 07 Aug 1734. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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