1787 - 1861

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• Birth	1787	Melvern Square, Wilmot, Annapolis (Kings) Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Jul 1861	Harmnony (Kings) Nova Scotia, Canada
  Person ID	I51777	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2005 00:00:00
  Father	James GATES, b. 20 Jan 1759, Spencer Village (Worcester) Massachusetts Colony
  Mother	Rachel FALES, b. 11 Apr 1756, Walpole Village (Norfolk) Massachusetts Colony
  Family ID	F22586	Group Sheet
  Family	Catherine SMITH, b. 1792, Melvern Square, Wilmot, Annapolis (Kings) Nova Scotia, Canada
  Married	17 Mar 1808	Wilmot, Annapolis (Kings) Nova Scotia, Canada
  Children	1. Matilda GATES, b. 1812, Aylesford (Kings) Nova Scotia, Canada
  Family ID	F22583	Group Sheet

• Notes

  1827 Census for Nova Scotia, he was living in Wilmot and was listed as a Baptist with a family of 5 males and 6 females for a total of 11. 1838 Census for the Township of Wilmot he was listed as a farmer with Catherine and a family of 2 males under 6; 1 male under 14; 2 females under 14; 1 male over 14 and 2 females over 14 for a total of 10. 1851 Census for Aylesford he was listed a Baptist with a family of 2 males between 10 and 20; 1 male and 1 female between 20 and 30; 1 male and 1 female over 50. In the 1861 Census for Aylesford South he was listed with a family of 2 males and 2 females for a total of 4. This included 1 male over 3 and under 4, 1 single female over 20 and under 30, 1 female over 60 and under 70, and 1 male over 70. Note: John Gates, aged 74, died leaving a widow and 11 children. [Research of Lucy Traves]