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• Birth	20 Jan 1759	Spencer Village (Worcester) Massachusetts Colony
  Gender	Male
  Died	1839
  Person ID	I51773	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Oldham GATES, b. 3 Sep 1716, Cambridge Village (Middlesex), Massachusetts Colony
  Mother	Patience Frances (b) BARTLETT, b. 2 Jun 1734, Brookfield Village (Worcester) Massachusetts Colony
  Family ID	F22572	Group Sheet
  Family	Rachel FALES, b. 11 Apr 1756, Walpole Village (Norfolk) Massachusetts Colony
  Married	BEF. 1780
  Notes	Note: James and Rachel Gates had children: Benjamin, Oldham, Daniel, Edward, Ruth (deceased), Mary (deceased), Elinor (deceased). [Research of Lucy Traves] "The Last Will and Testiment of James Gates of Wilmot Township" Estate Folio G16; dated March 4, 1835; 1839
  Children	> 1. Ruth GATES, b. 11 Oct 1781, Melvern Square, Wilmot, Annapolis (Kings) Nova Scotia, Canada > 2. John GATES, b. 1787, Melvern Square, Wilmot, Annapolis (Kings) Nova Scotia, Canada
  Family ID	F22586	Group Sheet

• Notes

  James Gates came to Nova Scotia as a Loyalist with his father. 1692-4: James Gates name appears on the rate payers list for Wilmont. for 1792 and 1794. 1827: The Nova Scotia Census listed him as a farmer and a Baptist living in Wilmot Township. His family included 6 males and 6 females. 1838: The Census for the Township of Wilmot he was listed as a farmer living with Rachel. (Malvern Square was settled in 1790 and was called Mill Town before that.) 1872: At a public meeting the name was changed to Malvern Square (four roads meet here) at the suggestion of William Gates. James received the first Grant of land in what is now Malvern Square. The grant extended from the Annapolis River to the crest of North Mountain and from the Kings County line to Dodge Road. He also built the old mill on the Wiswell Brook at Malvern Square. Wife: Rachel. Children: Benjamin, Oldham, Daniel, Edward, Ruth (deceased), Mary (deceased), Elinor (deceased). [Research of Lucy Traves] "The Last Will and Testiment of James Gates of Wilmot Township" Estate Folio G16; dated March 4, 1835; 1839 "History of Spencer, Massachusetts, from its earliest settlement to the year 1860"; by James Draper; printed by H. J. Howland; Worcester, Massachusetts; 1860 (F74.S77 D7 CSL)