Asher Bates

Male25 August 1776–24 April 1810

Brief Life History of Asher

When Asher Bates was born on 25 August 1776, in Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Phineas Bates, was 27 and his mother, Esther Curtiss, was 24. He had at least 3 sons with Harriet Steel. He died on 24 April 1810, in Le Roy, LeRoy, Genesee, New York, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in LeRoy, Genesee, New York, United States.

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Asher Bates
1776–1810
Harriet Steel
1782–
Job G Bates
1805–1813
Lucius S Bates
1808–1811
Asher Brown Bates
1810–1873

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  • Asher Bates, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution

Age 1

The Constitution of New York was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York on April 20, 1777. New York’s Constitution preceded and strongly influenced the United States’ Constitution. Three governmental branches were created including the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch made up of two houses.

1781 · The First Constitution

Age 5

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Age 10

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

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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