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John Henry Gates

John Henry Gates

Male 1802 - 1876  (74 years)

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  • Name John Henry Gates 
    Born 22 Mar 1802  Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 May 1876  Westbrook, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Inflammation of the lungs 9 days
    Buried Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I02108  Family Tree | Byers Side of My Family
    Last Modified 14 May 2020 

    Father James Gates,   b. 1770, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1876, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 106 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Powley,   b. 25 Apr 1775, Schenectady, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1848, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F3658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline Eliza Jane Bryan,   b. 19 Jul 1812, Elizabethtown, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1889, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1830  St George's Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William Findley Gates,   b. 17 Oct 1831, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1899, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [Natural]
     2. John Henry Gates,   b. 25 Sep 1833, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1915, Granite, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +3. Eliza Jane Gates,   b. 11 Nov 1834, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1862, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     4. Lydia Anne Gates,   b. 17 Mar 1837, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1935  (Age < 97 years)
     5. James Bryan Gates,   b. 31 Mar 1839, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1918  (Age > 80 years)
    +6. Elizabeth "Elinor" Gates,   b. 3 Oct 1842, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1916  (Age 73 years)
    +7. Ann Maria Gates,   b. 14 Feb 1845, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1935, Dayton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     8. Caroline Gates,   b. 4 Aug 1849, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1935  (Age < 85 years)
    +9. George O'Kill Stuart Gates,   b. 30 Oct 1850, Westbrook, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1918, Westbrook, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 14 May 2020 
    Family ID F0728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Mar 1802 - Kingston, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Aug 1830 - St George's Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 May 1876 - Westbrook, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

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    Census
    1851 Canada Census
    1851 Canada Census
    Kingston Township, Canada West
    1861 Canada Census
    1861 Canada Census
    Kingston Township, Canada West

  • Notes 
    • John Gates , Yeoman, was born in Canada West 1804. West included the area around Kingston,Canada. The City of Kingston, Canada surrounds the old Fort Frontenac which was originally built by the French in 1673. The British captured Fort Frontenac in 1758 and formally took possession of the area in 1760. The area immediately surrounding Kingston was included in the County of Frontenac.
      About 12 miles from the Fort a small settlement known as Westbrook was formed. Approximately 1 mile from the settlement was the homestead of John Gate and Caroline Eliza Bryan. This homestead is shown on a map of the area which reflects the ownership of the land in 1878. In addition, the census of Westbrook, Ontario Canada for 1851 states as Follows : John Gates, yeoman , born Canada West, age 48, living in a one story log house. His wife Caroline Elizaa Bryan age 40, the children were : William age 20 , John Henery age 18, Eliza J. age 16, Lydiiaa A. age 14, James age 12, Ellen age 10, Ann Maria age 8 ,and George age 8.
      Although little is known about John Gates, other then he was a farmer , the Directory of Ontario for 1871 states that John Gates of Westbrook was the Justice of the Peace. Some members of the Gates family { Family of John Gates } are buried in the Methodist Church yard in the village of Catarqui, which is about one mile from the village of Westbrook Ontario Canada.
      John Gates homestead originally consisted of 100 acres. He added to this by purchasing 50 acres across the road, and 75 acres down the road { which he purchased in George Okill Stuart Gates name his youngest son } and 150 acres in the vicinity which he gave William Finley Gates his eldest son.
      At this point of time little is known about the background of John Gates andd Caroline Eliza Bryan . However , some interesting assumptions and information has been gathered concerning the period when their parents lived in Canada. As previously stated , the British took over the area around Kingston in 1760. In 1784 the first group of Loyalists arrived in the Kingston area from the United States. In 1785 the second group of Loyalists arrived. Included in this group was the first Anglican Minister whose name was John Okill Stuart. Recall that the youngest son of John and Caroline Gates was named George Okill Stuart Gates. If George Okill Stuart Gates wasnt named after the Anglican Minister, it is a strange coincidence. It would appear that the ancestors of John Gates and Caroline Eliza Bryan might have been a part of the Loyalist Group that arrived in Kingston at that time.