Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Bates was born on 22 January 1793, in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, his father, Frederick Bates Jr., was 21 and his mother, Elizabeth Campbell, was 24. He married Mary Starbird on 3 November 1814, in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Richmond, Lincoln, Maine, United States in 1850 and Richmond, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States in 1860. He died on 1 January 1883, in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Litchfield Plains Cemetery, Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
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Sources (30)
- Alexander Bates, "United States Census, 1860"
- Alexander Bates, "United States Census, 1850"
- Alexander Bates, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
Spouse and Children
1793–1883 Male
1794–1848 Female
Children (7)
1816–1818 Female
1816–1898 Female
1818–1890 Male
1822–1838 Female
1824– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1771–1873 Male
1768–1847 Female
Siblings (11)
1791– Male
1793–1883 Male
1796–1876 Male
1798–1889 Female
1799–1846 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 1
1795
Age 2
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bate with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also common in Ireland.
Americanized form of German Betz . See also Betts .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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