George Amos Bates

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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Family Time Line

George Amos Bates
1857–1944
Lydia Jane Wilkie
1859–1914
Marriage: 10 October 1882
Blanche Bates
1883–1884
George William Bates
1884–1968
John Christopher Bates
1887–1948
Rowland Charles Bates
1895–1897
Cecil Banard Bates
1898–1958

Sources (35)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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