Brief Life History of Hopestill
When Hopestill Bates was born on 12 December 1644, in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, James Bate Sr, was 24 and his mother, Ruth Lyford, was 25. He died on 12 December 1644, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Hopestill Bate, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Vital records...marriages, 1721-1793; marriage intentions, 1700-1823;
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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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