Brief Life History of David
When David Gates was born on 19 April 1820, in Belmont, Goshen Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States, his father, Valentine Gates, was 32 and his mother, Mary Jane Elliott, was 26. He married Nancy Barrett about 1838. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Center Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Dayton Township, Cass, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 4 July 1883, in Creighton, Cass, Missouri, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Creighton, Cass, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (6)
- David Gates, "United States Census, 1850"
- David Gill in entry for Benjamin F Baughn and Mahala D Gates, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- David Gaits, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1820–1883 Male
1823–1900 Female
Children (8)
1840–1848 Male
1842– Female
1845– Male
1848– Female
1849– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1788–1861 Male
1794–1859 Female
Siblings (15)
1811–1819 Female
1814–1817 Female
1815–1899 Male
1816–1844 Female
1817–1841 Male
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World Events (7)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 1
1833
Age 13
1846
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: variant of Gate with plural or excrescent -s. The English surname Gate has three possible origins: (i) a topographic name from Middle English gate ‘gate’ (Old English geat, dative plural gatum), denoting someone who lived by a gate or set of gates (possibly sometimes an occupational name for a gate keeper; compre Yates); (ii) in northern England, the East Midlands, and East Anglia, a topographic name from Middle English gate ‘street, road, path’ (Old Norse gata) for someone who lived by a road (compare Street ); (iii) a nickname meaning ‘goat’, from northern Middle English gate, gait (Old English gāt, Old Norse geitr).
Americanized form of German Götz (see Goetz ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Barrière (see Barriere ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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