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Edward Bates

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA
Death: February 11, 1781 (84)
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA
Place of Burial: Unknown
Immediate Family:

Son of John Bates, Jr. and Deborah Bates
Husband of Mary Bates
Father of Capt. Oliver Bates; John Bates; Lt. Joseph Bates; Betty Bates; Sarah Johnson and 3 others
Brother of Deborah Fletcher (Bates); Hannah Reed; John Bates; Jonathan Bates; Robert Bates and 1 other

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About Edward Bates

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55306371

Edward had married Mary Snow in 1719 and was living in Westford, thus escaping the smallpox disease that destroyed the family. Mary Snow Bates was the first public school mistress in Westford. Their oldest child, Oliver, had married Ruth Wright but died without issue of wounds received at the battle for Concord Bridge. Other children were Joseph, Betty, Sarah, Hannah and John.

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Edward Bates's Timeline

1696
April 14, 1696
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA
1721
January 13, 1721
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1722
1722
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1725
November 3, 1725
Westford,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
1727
December 3, 1727
Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1733
August 29, 1733
Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1736
September 12, 1736
Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1738
1738
Westford, Middlesex County, MA, United States
1781
February 11, 1781
Age 84
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA