Silas Gates

DAR Ancestor #: A043553

Silas Gates (1741 - 1781), son of Zebediah Gates (born 4 September 1699 Preston, New London County, Connecticut) and Mehitable Downing (1712 Preston, New London County, Connecticut), was born 5 July 1741 at New London, New London County, Connecticut; he died 6 April 1778 at New London, New London County, Connecticut. He married Mary White (23 December 1743 Windham, Windham County, Connecticut) on 23 September 1762 at Preston, New London County, Connecticut. Silas Gates served as a private in Captain Asa Bacon's company in Col. Chester's regiment in Connecticut in the Revolutionary War.

Children of Silas and Mary Gates

1. Azel Gates (born 31 January 1763 Preston, New London County, Connecticut)
2. Mary Gates (born 11 October 1764 Preston, New London County, Connecticut)
3. Nancy Gates (born 2 August 1766 Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
4. William Gates (born 1771 Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
5. Seth Gates (born 20 August 1772 Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut)
6. Abigail Gates, twin (born 4 November 1774 Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut)
7. Benjamin Gates, twin (born 4 November 1774 Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut)

Discussion

Sources conflict on Gates' cause of death: he may have died of smallpox, or he may have been killed during the burning of New London by Benedict Arnold. Further research is needed, as the burning of New London appears to have taken place several years after his death.

• New London was raided and nearly burned to the ground on September 6, 1781 in the Battle of Groton Heights, by Norwich native Benedict Arnold in an attempt to destroy the Revolutionary privateer fleet and supplies of goods and naval stores within the city."
  

Sources

• Mansfield Vital Records, 1703-1850, Dimock. NEHGR, Boston

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