When Rufus J. Bates was born in 1837, in Queensbury, Queensbury, Warren, New York, United States, his father, Cornell Ambrose Bates, was 32 and his mother, Mary E. Fuller, was 31. He lived in Queensbury, Warren, New York, United States for about 5 years. In 1870, at the age of 33, his occupation is listed as working on farm - living at home in Queensbury, Queensbury, Warren, New York, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
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 .
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