Lt. Joseph Gates, II, Fr./Ind. War Vet.

JOSEPH3 GATES (Joseph2, George1), born December 25, 1695 (Haddam record) or December 28, 1696 (East Haddam record). He married, January 8, 1718/9, HANNAH BRAINERD, daughter of Deacon Daniel and Susannah Brainerd of East Haddam. He was a Selectman in 1740 and 1741 and a farmer by occupation. He was usually called “Sergeant Joseph” and he was probably the Lieutenant Joseph Gates who served in the French and Indian War during the campaign of 1756. His wife joined the First Church, November 7, 1725 and he joined, March 7, 1730/1. Mary Walton Ferris [3] provided the following information on the early church.

Joseph Gates suffered the loss of three young children in less than a week in 1740, followed by the death of a fourth child in 1742 and his wife’s death on March 20, 1744. He died, November 1, 1770, in his 73rd year. They were buried in Cove Burial Ground.

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Name[1] Sergeant Joseph Gates Alt Name[1] Lieutenant Joseph Gates Gender Male Birth[1][2] 25 Dec 1695 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Alt Birth[1][3] 28 Dec 1696 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United StatesEast Haddam Record. Marriage 8 Jan 1718/19 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United Statesto Hannah Brainerd Death[1][4] 1 Nov 1770 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Burial[1][4] Old Cove Burying Ground, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Parents and Siblings (edit)

   F.  Joseph Gates1662 - 1711/12

   M.  Elizabeth Hungerford1671 - 1759

m. bef 1695

   Sergeant Joseph Gates1695 - 1770

   Deacon John Gates1698 - 1775

   Jonathan Gates1703 - 1771

   Susanna Gates1705 - 1793

Spouse and Children (edit)

   H.  Sergeant Joseph Gates1695 - 1770

   W.  Hannah Brainerd1694 - 1744

m. 8 Jan 1718/19

   Hannah Gates1719 - 1801

   Lieutenant Joseph Gates1722 - 1808

   Elizabeth Gates1724 - 1802

   Ensign Bezaleel Gates1726 - 1802

   Susanna Gates1730 - 1742

   Aaron Gates1733 - 1740

   Ann Gates1733 - 1740

   David Gates1738 - 1740

References

   ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 9. Joseph3 Gates, in Gates, Robert Cady. George Gates of East Haddam, Connecticut and Some of His Descendants. (Hudson, Florida: R.C. Gates, 2002), 17-18.

   "9. Joseph3 Gates (Joseph2, George1), born December 25, 1695 (Haddam record) or December 28, 1696 (East Haddam record). … He was a Selectman in 1740 and 1741 and a farmer by occupation. '''He was usually called "Sergeant Joseph" and he was probably the Lieutenant Joseph Gates who served in the French and Indian War during the campaign of 1756'''. His wife joined the First Church, November 7, 1725 and he joined, March 7, 1730/1. … Joseph Gates suffered the loss of three young children in less than a week in 1740, followed by the death of a fourth child in 1742 and his wife's death on March 20, 1744. He died, November 1, 1770, in his 73rd year. They were buried in the Cove Burial Ground."

   ↑ Haddam Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, 42.

   "Gates, … Joseph, s. Joseph, b. Dec. 28, 1695 LR1:128]"

   ↑ East Haddam Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, 86.

   "Gates, … Joseph, s. Joseph, b. Dec. 28, 1696 [LR1:5]"

   ↑ 4.0 4.1 Joseph Gates, in Find A Grave.