John Loring Bates

Brief Life History of John Loring

When John Loring Bates was born on 21 March 1874, in Maine, United States, his father, Albert H. Bates, was 40 and his mother, Martha M. Taber, was 35. He married Gertrude E McLaughlin on 20 April 1895, in Dover, Piscataquis, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Hersey, Aroostook, Maine, United States in 1920 and Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, United States in 1940. He died on 24 April 1957, at the age of 83, and was buried in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Loring Bates
1874–1957
Gertrude E McLaughlin
1873–1946
Marriage: 20 April 1895
Clifford Earl Bates
1896–1922
Flora Gladys Bates
1898–1990
Perley Bates
1901–1901

Sources (19)

  • John Bates, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John L Bates, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
  • John Lorin Bates, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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