Capt. Silas Gates, I

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Capt. Silas Gates, I

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: August 25, 1793 (66)
Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Simon Gates, III and Sarah Gates
Husband of Elizabeth Gates
Father of Lydia Gates; Cpl. Silas Gates, II; Samuel Gates; William Gates, Captain; Capt. John B. Gates and 5 others
Brother of Simon Gates, IV; Sarah Church; Susannah Phelps; Stephen Gates, I; Solomon Gates and 2 others

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About Capt. Silas Gates, I

DAR 046553, Capt. MASS.



Silas Gates was a captain in the Revolutarionary War. He responded to the Lexington alarm and was at the siege of Boston until Dec 4, 1775. He was commissioned Captain on Jan 29, 1776 and was in the army until near the end of 1776.


Ancestor #: A043556

"Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLBP-L4GG : 19 February 2021), Silas Gates, 13 Jan 1776; citing Military Service, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

ALSO LT, CAPT WILLIAM BRIGHAM, COLS JONATHAN WARD, REED, BRIG GEN BRICKET
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Capt. Silas Gates, I's Timeline

1727
February 3, 1727
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1754
August 9, 1754
Middlesex Co., Marlborough, MA
1756
August 31, 1756
Middlesex Co., Marlborough, MA
1758
June 30, 1758
Middlesex Co., Marlborough, MA
1760
August 16, 1760
Middlesex Co., Marlborough, MA
1762
April 8, 1762
Middlesex Co., Marlborough, MA
1765
May 14, 1765
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1768
April 18, 1768
Middlesex Co., Marlborough, MA
April 18, 1768
Middlesex Co., Marlborough, MA