Captain Oldham Gates

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 1745; Mehitable Trowbridge, the daughter of John and Mehitabel (Eaton) Trowbridge. She was born on 26 January 1725 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Mehitable and Oldham filed marriage intentions on 5 May 1745 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died before 20 November 1754. Issue: 1. Mehitable Gates (1746-1822) 2. Susanna Gates (1748-____) 3. Ruth Gates (1750-____) 4. Jonas Gates (1752-____)
• Married: 20 Nov 1754, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Patience Bartlett. She died after 20 January 1759 from child birth. Issue: 1. Dorothy Gates (1755-____) 2. John Gates (1757-1841) 3. James Gates (1759-____)
• Married: Abt 1759; Thankful Adams. She was born on 30 June 1734 in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She died about 1785 in Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Issue: 1. Thankful Gates (1760-____) 2. Mary Gates (1761-____) 3. Hannah Gates 4. Oldham Gates 5. Amos Gates 6. Samuel Gates (c1772-1830)
• Married: say 1774; Jennie Drew.

Notes:

Christened:
Paige (1877) and Gozzaldi (1930) give his christening date as 3 September 1719, the same day as his birth.