Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Cates was born on 26 May 1753, in South Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, Rev Thomas Cates, was 23 and his mother, Frances Elizabeth Fussell, was 18. He married Sarah Coleman Sykes in 1780, in Orange, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 22 September 1820, in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- 1820 United States Federal Census
- Legacy NFS Source: Robert Cates - Published information: birth-name: Robert Cates
- Robert Cates, "Find A Grave Index" *** Find-a-grave is NOT an authoritative source; it can be created by anyone without any documentation to substantiate its claims.
Spouse and Children
1753–1820 Male
1760–1820 Female
Children (13)
1777–1831 Male
1778–1880 Female
1780– Male
1782–1850 Male
1786–1828 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1730–1818 Male
1736–1800 Female
Siblings (15)
1751–1802 Female
1753–1820 Male
1754–1813 Male
1754–1794 Female
1755–1824 Female
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World Events (6)
1776
Age 23
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
Age 23
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 35
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Surrey): from the Middle English reflex of the Old Norse male personal name Káti, Kati, Kate (from kátr ‘merry’), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s (Kate was not in use as a pet form of Catherine during the Middle Ages). See also Kates .
Americanized form of German Katz . See also Kates .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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