Brief Life History of George Amos
When George Amos Bates was born on 26 December 1857, in Bethnal Green St Matthew, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Bates, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Barron, was 26. He married Lydia Jane Wilkie on 10 October 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States in 1900 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 26 December 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- George Amos Bates, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- George Amos Bates, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- George A Bates in entry for George William Bates, "California, Walnut Creek, Oak Hills Park Chapel, Funeral Records, 1962-2018"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869
Historical Boundaries: 1869: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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