Mary Jennie Bates

FemaleJuly 1846–7 March 1910

Brief Life History of Mary Jennie

When Mary Jennie Bates was born in July 1846, in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Walter C. Bates, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth M. Fuller, was 24. She had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Edwin F. Barnes. She lived in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States for about 20 years and Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1900. She died on 7 March 1910, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edwin F. Barnes
1849–1928
Mary Jennie Bates
1846–1910
Henry J Barnes
1874–
Etta Adelia Barnes
1875–1952
Minnie G. Barnes
1877–1962
Walter F Barnes
1885–
Cora Mae Barnes
1891–1917

Sources (26)

  • Mary J Barnes in household of Edwin F Barnes, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Mary Jane Bates Barnes, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Jane Bates Barnes in entry for Mrs Josiah Kindy, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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Children (5)

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Siblings (2)

World Events (7)

1848 · Slavery is Abolished

Age 2

In 1840, the American Anti-Slavery Society split and slavery started being outlawed in the state. In Canterbury, Connecticut, Prudence Crandall started a school for young African American girls. The people got mad and Crandall was taken to court. The case was lost and that was the beginning of many other cases that would be lost, but it was also the start of having slavery abolished.

1863

Age 17

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Land in Groton Given to US Navy for Navy Station

Age 22

In 1868, the State of Connecticut gave the Navy 112 acres of land along the Thames River. This became the location of the Naval Submarine Base. It was designed to hold 1,400 men and 20 submarines. During WWII it was expanded to 497 acres. 

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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