Frances Gates

Brief Life History of Frances

Frances Gates was born on 15 February 1847, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. She married James Darling Wiley on 13 June 1867, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 23 May 1925, in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Kanosh Cemetery, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Darling Wiley
1844–1896
Frances Gates
1847–1925
Marriage: 13 June 1867
Heber Darling Wiley
1868–1922
James William Wiley
1870–1916
Ella May Wiley
1872–1962
Robert Andrews Wiley
1874–1934
Charles Simeon Wiley
1876–1968
George Delbert Wiley
1878–1963
Arthur Edward Wiley
1879–1963
Sarah Frances Wiley
1882–1952
Darcus Ann Wiley
1885–1931
Ethel Harriet Wiley
1888–1959

Sources (25)

  • Francis Andrews, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • Frances Wiley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • don't know in entry for James Wiley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1863

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

1868 · Impeach the President!

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Gate with plural or excrescent -s. The English surname Gate has three possible origins: (i) a topographic name from Middle English gate ‘gate’ (Old English geat, dative plural gatum), denoting someone who lived by a gate or set of gates (possibly sometimes an occupational name for a gate keeper; compre Yates); (ii) in northern England, the East Midlands, and East Anglia, a topographic name from Middle English gate ‘street, road, path’ (Old Norse gata) for someone who lived by a road (compare Street ); (iii) a nickname meaning ‘goat’, from northern Middle English gate, gait (Old English gāt, Old Norse geitr).

Americanized form of German Götz (see Goetz ).

Americanized form (translation into English) of French Barrière (see Barriere ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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CHARLES HENRY GATES

CHARLES HENRY GATES, son of Hiram Gates, and Sarah Maria Sayles was born 12 March 1828 in London District, Upper Canada. Henry was the second child and first son born to this union. Hiram Gates, …

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