When William Lansing Bates was born on 19 April 1831, in Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States, his father, Cyrus Bates, was 39 and his mother, Lydia Harrington, was 35. He married Mary Hill on 5 June 1852, in Concord, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Concord, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 13 July 1877, in Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Jefferson, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1848: Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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