Life Memories of Abigail (Gates) (Seaver) Seaver (1797-1867) in 1867 – A Life Memoir

 I wrote a genealogical sketch for my 3rd great-grandmother, Abigail (Gates) (Seaver) Seaver in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 26: #33 Abigail (Gates) Seaver (1797-1867), based on the records found that document her life. There is an AI-assisted biography in ABC Biography of Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816) of Massachusetts based on the genealogical sketch. 

I wondered what Abigail Seaver might say in a life memoir to her children and grandchildren.

(AI ChatGPT4 image of Benjamin Seaver family in 1825)

1)  Based on the genealogical sketch, I requested Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 to create a memoir told by Abigail Seaver about her life in 1867.  The prompt was:  "Please write a life memoir for Aibigail (Gates) (Seaver)  Seaver based on the attached genealogical sketch, as she might tell to her children and grandchildren in 1867."

2)  The AI Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 memoir (lightly edited for accuracy) is:  

My Life's Story: A Grandmother's Memoir

As Told by Abigail (Gates) Seaver to Her Grandchildren

Westminster, Massachusetts - January 1867

My dear grandchildren,

I find myself in the winter of my life, seventy years having passed since I first drew breath in Gardner, Massachusetts on that cold February day in 1797. The doctors tell me my time is growing short, and I feel the weight of this illness pressing upon me. Before I take my leave of this world, I want to share with you the story of my life—not because it has been particularly remarkable, but because it has been mine, and you are part of its continuing legacy.

Growing Up Among Fifteen

I was born Abigail Gates, the first daughter and sixth child of Nathan and Abigail Knowlton Gates. Can you imagine what it was like growing up in a household that would eventually number fifteen children? Our home in Gardner was always filled with noise, laughter, quarrels, and the constant hum of activity that comes when so many souls share one roof.

My brothers came first—Nathan in 1791, then Jeremiah (who we lost as a small boy), Abel, Asaph, and little Luke who lived only a few months in 1796. I arrived in February of 1797, and I remember my mother telling me how grateful she was to finally have a daughter to help with all those boys. After me came Luther, Amos, my sister Susannah, another baby girl we lost in infancy, then Lucinda, Clarissa, another Jeremiah named for our lost brother (we called him Jeremiah Knowlton), James Eliot, and finally Benjamin Adderson in 1813.

My childhood was spent learning the endless tasks that fall to women in a large household. I helped my mother with cooking, cleaning, mending, spinning, and most importantly, caring for the younger children. By the time I was ten years old, I could manage a household nearly as well as my mother, for necessity had been my teacher. I learned that in a large family, everyone must contribute, and that love multiplies rather than divides when shared among many.

Father worked hard to provide for us all, and Mother was a woman of remarkable strength and organization. Without her steady hand and clear-eyed management, I don't know how our family would have functioned. She taught me that a woman's role is not a lesser calling but a vital one—we are the backbone of family and community, the keepers of home and hearth who make civilization possible even on the edges of the wilderness.

My First Marriage and Early Motherhood

On February 15, 1817, when I was just twenty years old, I married Benjamin Seaver in Westminster. He was a good man, twenty-five years old, hardworking and steady. We set up our household in Westminster, and I was filled with hope for our future together. That August, just six months after our wedding, our first daughter was born. We named her Abigail, after me and my mother before me, continuing the tradition of passing names through generations.

Those early years of marriage were happy ones, though never easy. Benjamin worked as a farmer, and I kept our home and tended our growing family. Our second daughter, Lucinda, arrived in October of 1821, named for my beloved sister. Then came our son Isaac in October of 1823, and finally another son, Benjamin, in February of 1825.

Four children in less than eight years—my hands were full from dawn until long after dark. But there is a special joy in those exhausting years of young motherhood, when your children are small and your husband is vital and strong, and the future seems to stretch endlessly before you. I thought we would grow old together, Benjamin and I, watching our children marry and give us grandchildren, living out our days in the peaceful rhythms of rural life.

God had other plans.

Widowhood and Desperate Times

Benjamin died in May of 1825. My youngest child, his namesake, was only three months old. I was twenty-eight years old, suddenly alone with four children to feed and no clear way to support them. The grief was overwhelming, but I had no luxury to surrender to it -- four pairs of eyes looked to me for everything, and I could not fail them.

The probate process was humiliating. The court appointed Edward Jackson as administrator of Benjamin's estate, and as the creditors came forward, I watched everything we had built together sold to satisfy debts I hadn't known existed. When the final accounting was done, I was left with twenty-nine dollars. Twenty-nine dollars to raise four children.

Those seven years of widowhood tested me in ways I never imagined possible. I took in washing and mending, I nursed sick neighbors, I did whatever honest work I could find. I swallowed my pride and accepted help from family and community, especially my aunts and uncles and Benjamin’s uncles and aunts. The court granted me guardianship of my children, with Isaac Seaver (Benjamin's younger brother), Nathan Wetherbee, and Henry Collidge Jr. posting a five-thousand-dollar bond as sureties. That bond was an act of faith in me, and I was determined to prove worthy of it.

There were nights when I didn't know how we would eat the next day. Winter mornings when I had to choose between buying fuel for heat or food for my children's bellies. Times when I questioned whether I was strong enough to keep going. But every time I looked at my children's faces, I found the strength to take one more step, to endure one more day.

I learned during those years that poverty is not just about lacking money—it's about the constant grinding worry, the weight of responsibility with no help to carry it, the knowledge that a single misfortune could destroy everything. But I also learned that I was stronger than I ever knew, that a mother's love can move mountains, and that pride is a luxury the desperate cannot afford.

A Second Chance at Love

In November of 1832, I married Isaac Seaver, my first husband's younger brother. Some people whispered about it—marrying your deceased husband's brother seemed strange to those who had never walked in my shoes. But Isaac had been a steady presence through all those difficult years, helping when he could, never judging, always kind to my children.

Our marriage was different from my first. We were both older, both scarred by life's hardships. Isaac took on not just a wife but four children who were not his blood, though he never treated them as anything less than his own. We built something together based on mutual respect, shared labor, and deep gratitude for second chances.

God blessed us with two more sons. Lyman was born in April of 1834, and Loring in November of 1837. Watching Isaac hold our babies, seeing him work alongside my older children in the fields, I felt a contentment I hadn't known in years. Our home was full again, not just with people but with hope.

The Unbearable Loss

In August of 1836, my son Benjamin—just eleven years old—died. I have lived seventy years, and that loss remains the deepest wound I have ever endured. No mother should have to bury her child. The grief was like a physical weight on my chest, making it hard to breathe, hard to rise each morning and face another day without him.

Benjamin was such a bright boy, full of curiosity and laughter. He had survived those desperate years when I barely kept food on the table, only to be taken from me when life had finally become easier. I raged at God in my private moments, demanding to know why He would spare us starvation only to steal my son when we had found stability.

Time has not healed that wound, but it has taught me to carry it differently. I learned to be grateful for the eleven years I had with Benjamin rather than bitter about the years I lost. I learned that grief and joy can coexist in a single heart. And I learned to hold my other children a little tighter, to appreciate each ordinary day, because I know now how quickly everything can change.

Watching My Children Build Their Lives

My daughter Abigail married Samuel Monroe in March of 1839, here in Westminster. Watching her walk toward her new life, I remembered my own wedding day twenty-two years earlier. She and Samuel have given me two grandchildren, and she has proven herself to be a capable and loving mother. There is a special pride in seeing your daughter become the woman you hoped she would be.

Lucinda married James Rockwood Bruce in April of 1846, also here in Westminster. They have blessed me with three grandchildren and have remained close by, which has been a great comfort to me. Having Lucinda nearby means I can watch her children grow, share in the daily joys and struggles of their lives, and know that my legacy continues in this place I've called home for fifty years.

My son Isaac's path has been more complicated and tinged with sorrow. In September of 1846, he married Juliet Glazier in Rutland. She died in childbirth, leaving Isaac with a baby and a broken heart. I watched my son suffer as I had suffered, and I could do nothing but hold him and pray that time would ease his pain. When he married Lucretia Townsend Smith in September of 1851, I was so relieved to see him find happiness again. Lucretia has been wonderful—embracing Isaac's first child as her own and giving him five more children. They have built a good life together, and I'm grateful my son found love twice.

Lyman, my firstborn with Isaac, is now thirty-two and married to Ann Sophia Gordon. They wed in Gardner in February of 1859, and I was so pleased to have the ceremony in my birthplace. Lyman has stayed in Westminster, working the land beside his father, and it does my heart good to see the two of them together.

Loring, my youngest, has always had an adventurous spirit. He went all the way to Nevada and is working in mining as a laborer. I hope he gets married and settles down.

Life on the Farm

For the past thirty-five years, Isaac and I have worked our farm in Westminster. It's a good life, if a hard one. The seasons dictate our days—planting in spring, tending through summer, harvesting in fall, and making repairs through the long winter months. Isaac is sixty-two now, still strong but slowing down as we all do with age.

Our farm has provided well for us. Isaac's property is valued at twelve hundred dollars, with another three hundred in personal property. We're not wealthy by any means, but we're comfortable, and that is more than I once dared to hope for. Every meal we share, every winter we survive with adequate fuel and food, feels like a blessing when I remember those twenty-nine dollars and four hungry children.

Reflections on a Changing World

I have lived through remarkable times. When I was born in 1797, George Washington had only recently left the presidency. I was fifteen when the War of 1812 began, old enough to understand the fear and uncertainty it brought to our community. I've watched Massachusetts transform from a largely rural frontier into a network of thriving towns connected by roads and railways.

The greatest upheaval of my lifetime has been this recent war between the states. From 1861 to just last year, our nation tore itself apart over the question of slavery and union. I've watched local boys march off to fight, and I've comforted mothers whose sons never came home. The cause was righteous—no human being should be held in bondage—but the cost has been terrible. I'm grateful that President Lincoln held our nation together, even if he paid for it with his life.

The world has changed so much in my seventy years. When I was young, traveling to Boston was an expedition that required days of planning. Now young people speak of journeys to California as if they were no more significant than a trip to the next county. We have telegraphs that send messages across vast distances in moments, railroads that move people and goods at speeds that would have seemed like magic in my youth, and factories producing goods that once could only be made by hand at home.

I'm not certain all these changes are for the better. Life is easier in many ways—we have better tools, more goods available, greater comfort than my parents knew. But something has been lost too. Communities aren't as tightly knit as they once were. Young people are less connected to the land and more drawn to cities and factories. The simple rhythms that governed life for centuries are being disrupted, and I wonder what world my grandchildren will inherit.

What I've Learned

After seventy years of living, I've learned a few truths I want to share with you:

Life will test you in ways you cannot imagine. I never dreamed I would be widowed at twenty-eight with four children and twenty-nine dollars to my name. I never imagined I would bury a child. But I learned that you are stronger than you think, that you can endure things you believe would break you, and that somehow, you find the strength to take the next step, and then the next, until one day you realize you've walked through the fire and emerged on the other side.

Love is the only thing that truly matters. Not money, not status, not property—though all those things make life easier. What sustains you through the dark nights is love: for your family, for your community, for life itself. The love I have for each of you, my grandchildren, for your parents, and for the two good men I was blessed to marry—that love is my true wealth, worth more than all the gold in California.

Women are not the weaker sex, no matter what some may say. We bear children in pain, we bury our dead with dignity, we keep households running and children fed through circumstances that would defeat lesser souls. My mother raised fifteen children. I raised six and kept them together through poverty and loss. Never let anyone tell you that women's work is less important or less demanding than men's. We are the backbone of civilization.

Faith will carry you when nothing else can. I won't pretend I haven't questioned God's plan for me. I've been angry at Him, I've demanded answers He hasn't given, I've wept in despair at the unfairness of life. But my faith has been the anchor that kept me from drifting into bitterness and despair. Trust that there is a greater purpose even when you cannot see it, and hold fast to hope even in the darkest times.

My Final Wishes

I'm not afraid of death. I'm tired, and this illness that the doctors call cancer has made my body a burden rather than a blessing. I'm ready to rest, ready to see Benjamin again, and my little Benjamin too. I'm ready to lay down the weight of responsibility I've carried for so long.

But I worry about those I leave behind. Isaac is sixty-two and still hearty, but he'll need family around him. I hope Lucinda and James will keep close watch on him, and that Isaac and Lyman will visit often. I hope you grandchildren will remember that your grandfather deserves comfort and companionship in his final years.

I want you all to take care of each other. When I'm gone, you must be each other's support through life's trials. Don't let distance or disagreements separate you. Family is everything—it's what sustained me through my darkest hours, and it's what will sustain you through yours.

Remember that every generation stands on the shoulders of those who came before. You live in comfort because we worked hard and sacrificed. You have opportunities we never dreamed of because we built something lasting. Honor that legacy by building something worthwhile yourselves, by treating others with kindness, and by passing on the values that have guided our family through good times and bad.

A Grandmother's Love

As I write these words in January of 1867, in the home Isaac and I have shared for thirty-five years, I'm filled with gratitude despite the pain. I've lived a long life, not an easy one, but a full one. I've known love and loss, joy and sorrow, prosperity and desperate poverty. I've raised six children to adulthood, watched them marry and have children of their own, and been blessed to know many of you, my grandchildren.

When you think of me in years to come, I hope you'll remember not just the hardships I endured but the love I bore you all. Remember that your grandmother was a girl who grew up in a crowded house full of siblings, who married young and lost her first husband too soon, who refused to let poverty defeat her, who found love again and built something lasting with hard work and determination.

Remember that I believed in you before you were born, that I prayed for your futures, and that even from beyond the grave, I want nothing more than for you to live good, meaningful lives filled with love and purpose.

The world is changing faster than I can comprehend, and I don't know what challenges you'll face in the years to come. But I know this: you come from strong stock, from people who survived hardships and built something lasting. You carry within you the strength of fifteen generations of Gates and Seavers and all the families that came before. Whatever trials await you, you have the strength to endure them.

Live well, my darlings. Love deeply. Work honestly. Keep faith. And when your time comes to tell your grandchildren the story of your life, may you do so with as much gratitude as I feel now, despite all the sorrows, for the blessed privilege of having lived.

Your loving grandmother, Abigail (Gates) Seaver

Westminster, Massachusetts January 1867

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Abigail Gates Seaver died on January 4, 1867, at the age of 69 years, 10 months, and 20 days. She is buried in Whitmanville Cemetery in Westminster, Massachusetts, beside her first husband Benjamin Seaver, with her gravestone reading: "Abigail, wife of Isaac Seaver, formerly wife of Benj. Seaver, died Jan. 4 1867, AE. 69."

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4) An Audio Overview (essentially a podcast) created by the Google NotebookLM AI tool) describing this memoir of Abigail Seaver in 1867 is here (click on "Audio Overview" and wait for it to load).

5)  The Video Overview of Abigail Seaver's memoir, created by the Google NotebookLM AI tool is:  

6)  I edited the Claude biography text to correct minor inconsistencies and errors. Every large language model (LLM) AI tool writes descriptive text much better than I can write. I was an aerospace engineer in my former life, and my research reports and genealogical sketches reflect "just the facts gleaned from my research." The AI tools are very perceptive, insightful and create readable text in seconds, including local and national historical events and social history detail when requested.

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Ask AI: "Ten Interview Questions to Ask Abigail (Gates) (Seaver) Seaver About Her Life Experiences, With Potential Answers"

  I am impressed by the family stories generated and published by other genealogists and family historians, and I wish that I was a more creative writer.  I want to be able to write interesting, meaningful and good stories about my own ancestors to help me and my relatives (brothers, children, grandchildren, cousins) understand their ancestors lives and times.  At my age, I'm not going to significantly improve my writing, so I've relied on Artificial Intelligence to help me.  

Like me, several genealogists and family historians are using Artificial Intelligence to generate story ideas and to write the stories, which are then edited for accuracy and content, and then published on websites and/or blogs.  

Every ancestor has a unique life, and has their own stories based on their life experiences from birth to death.  I want to hear about Abigail's unique stories.

1)  Here is the AI prompt that I'm using for the free AI tool  Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 for story ideas, and a one-paragraph summary of the answers: "Please provide ten unique interview questions to ask Abigail (Gates) (Seaver) Seaver (1797-1867) about her life experiences in 1865 based on the attached report. Provide two-paragraph answers to each question."  

I attached my genealogical sketch (52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 26: #33 Abigail (Gates) Seaver (1797-1867)) for the AI tool to use to provide the questions or ideas, and then asked the AI tool to provide the answers to the questions based on the information in my genealogical sketch, historical events, cultural background, etc.  

(AI ChatGPT4 image of a Westminster, Mass. family in 1825)

2)  The Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 response to my prompt for my great-grandmother Abigail (Gates) (Seaver) Seaver was:

Interview Questions for Abigail (Gates) (Seaver) Seaver - 1865

1. Mrs. Seaver, you've now been married to your second husband Isaac for over thirty years. How has your relationship with him differed from your first marriage to his brother Benjamin?

Isaac and I have built something steady and enduring together, something that has weathered many storms. When I married Benjamin's younger brother in 1832, I was a widow with four young children and precious little to my name—just twenty-nine dollars left after Benjamin's estate was settled. Isaac took on not just me, but the responsibility of helping raise Benjamin's children alongside our own two boys, Lyman and Loring. There's a different kind of love that grows from such practical partnership, one built on mutual respect and shared burdens.

The years have taught us both patience and the value of constancy. Where my first marriage was cut short by tragedy when I was still young, Isaac and I have had the blessing of growing old together. We've watched our children marry and start their own families, and we've learned to find comfort in the quiet rhythms of farm life. Isaac has been my anchor through all of life's changes, and I believe I've been his steady companion through the seasons of our shared life here in Westminster.

2. You've experienced the profound grief of losing a child when your son Benjamin died at age eleven in 1836. How did this tragedy shape your faith and your approach to motherhood with your surviving children?

The loss of little Benjamin was like having my heart torn from my chest. He was just eleven years old, born in 1825, and his death in 1836 came just as I was beginning to rebuild my life with Isaac. No mother should have to bury her child, and I confess there were dark nights when I questioned the Lord's plan. Benjamin was such a bright boy, full of promise, and to see him taken so young tested my faith in ways I never expected.

But grief, I've learned, can either break you or teach you to hold more tightly to what remains. Losing Benjamin made me more protective of my other children, perhaps too much so at times. With Lyman and Loring, my boys with Isaac, I found myself watching for every cough, every fever, every sign of trouble. It also made me more grateful for each ordinary day—for Abigail's marriage to Samuel Monroe, for Lucinda's wedding to James Bruce, for Isaac's steady presence as he grew into manhood despite his complicated path with two marriages. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, and I've had to learn to trust in His greater wisdom, even when my mother's heart cannot understand it.

3. As someone who grew up in a family of fifteen children, how did your large family upbringing influence your own parenting style and household management?

Growing up as the first daughter among fifteen children certainly prepared me for the chaos and demands of running a household! In my father Nathan's house, everyone had their duties, and I learned early that a family only functions when each person contributes their share. My mother Abigail had her hands full with all of us—from my oldest brother Nathan born in 1791 down to little Benjamin Adderson born in 1813. I saw how she managed by creating order from seeming chaos, and I've tried to bring that same sense of structure to my own home.

The experience of helping raise my younger siblings taught me patience and the importance of fairness among children. When I became responsible for my four children after Benjamin's death, and then welcomed Lyman and Loring with Isaac, I drew on those lessons learned in my childhood home. Large families teach you that love multiplies rather than divides, and that children need both firm guidance and individual attention. I've always believed in keeping my children close—even now, with Isaac living right here in Westminster and working our farm, I find comfort in having family nearby where I can watch over them.

4. You've witnessed tremendous changes in your community over nearly seven decades. What are the most significant transformations you've observed in Gardner and Westminster during your lifetime?

When I was born in Gardner in 1797, this was still very much frontier country, with more forest than farmland and families scattered across vast distances. The roads were mere paths through the wilderness, and a trip to the nearest town was a day's journey that required careful planning. Now, at sixty-eight, I can hardly recognize the bustling communities that Gardner and Westminster have become. The railroad has brought the outside world right to our doorstep, and young people speak of opportunities in distant cities that were unimaginable in my youth.

The changes have been both wonderful and unsettling. We have better schools now, more churches, and goods from far away that make life easier. But I sometimes mourn the loss of the tight-knit community spirit we once had, when neighbors truly depended on each other for survival. People move about more freely now, like my son Loring who went all the way to Nevada. In my day, leaving the county was a momentous decision; now young folks speak of traveling to San Francisco as if it were no more significant than a trip to Boston. Progress brings its blessings, but it also carries away some of the simple certainties that once gave life its steady rhythm.

5. Having been left with only $29 after your first husband's estate was settled as insolvent, how did you manage to survive and provide for your four young children as a single mother?

Those were the hardest years of my life, I'll not pretend otherwise. When Benjamin died in 1825, I was twenty-eight years old with four children—the oldest, Abigail, was just eight, and baby Benjamin was barely walking. The court appointed Edward Jackson as administrator, and after the creditors were paid and the property sold at auction, I was left with twenty-nine dollars and four hungry mouths to feed. I had to swallow my pride and ask for help, something that went against every fiber of my independent nature.

Thank the Lord for family and community in those desperate times. I took in washing and mending, tended to sick neighbors, and did whatever honest work I could find while still caring for my children. The court granted me guardianship of my four little ones, with Isaac Seaver, Nathan Wetherbee, and Henry Collidge Jr. posting a five-thousand-dollar bond as sureties—a tremendous act of faith in my ability to raise them properly. Every meal was a struggle, every winter brought worry about fuel for the fire, but I was determined my children would not be separated or sent to live with distant relatives. Those seven years of widowhood taught me strength I never knew I possessed, and when Isaac asked for my hand in 1832, I was ready to be a true partner to him.

6. Your daughter Lucinda married James Rockwood Bruce in 1846, and they're still living in Westminster with their three children. How important has it been to you to have family remain close to home?

Having Lucinda and James living right here in Westminster has been one of my greatest comforts, especially as I've grown older. There's something deeply satisfying about knowing that the next generation is putting down roots in the same soil where I've spent most of my life. When Lucinda married James in 1846, I was so pleased that she chose a local man who understood the value of staying close to family. Their three children have grown up knowing their grandmother's stories and learning the ways of our community.

It's particularly meaningful because I've also experienced the heartache of children moving far away. My son Loring went all the way to Nevada, and while I'm proud of his adventurous spirit, I worry about him constantly. Letters take so long to arrive, and I know I may never see him again this side of heaven. But with Lucinda's family nearby, I can watch her children grow, offer help when needed, and feel that my legacy will continue in this place I've called home for so many years. There's a continuity in having family close—the same neighbors, the same church, the same seasonal rhythms that have governed my life since I was a girl.

7. Your son Isaac lost his first wife Juliet in childbirth and later remarried Lucretia Townsend Smith. How did you support him through the tragedy of losing Juliet, and what do you think of his second marriage?

When Isaac lost his dear Juliet in childbirth in 1846, my heart broke watching my son carry such grief. He was only twenty-three years old, and to lose both his wife and become a single father to their baby was almost more than any young man should have to bear. I remember how he would sit by the window for hours, holding that precious child, with such sorrow in his eyes. As his mother, I felt helpless—no words could ease his pain, and no amount of practical help could fill the void that Juliet's death had left in his life.

When Isaac married Lucretia Townsend Smith in 1851, I was so relieved to see him find happiness again. Lucretia has been a blessing to our family, proving herself to be not only a loving wife to Isaac but also a devoted mother to his first child and to the five children they've had together. She's brought laughter back into his life and has given me six beautiful grandchildren to cherish. I've watched their marriage grow stronger over these past fourteen years, and I'm grateful that the Lord saw fit to give Isaac a second chance at love. Lucretia has shown me what it means to embrace a ready-made family with an open heart, and I couldn't have asked for a better daughter-in-law.

8. You've now lived through several major historical events, including the War of 1812 and the current Civil War. How have these conflicts affected your daily life and your family?

The War of 1812 touched my youth in ways I still remember clearly—I was just fifteen when it began, and the uncertainty and fear that gripped our community left deep impressions on me. We worried about British attacks, about our men being called to serve, and about the economic hardships that war always brings. Food was scarce, and many of the young men I'd grown up with marched off to fight, some never to return. It was during those uncertain times that I first understood how quickly the world could change and how precious ordinary peace truly is.

This current war between the states has been even more troubling, partly because I'm old enough now to fully comprehend the magnitude of what's happening to our nation. We've sent local boys to fight, and I've watched too many mothers receive news that no mother should have to hear. The cause of preserving our Union and ending the evil of slavery is righteous, but the cost has been terrible. At my age, I find myself praying daily for President Lincoln and for wisdom to guide our leaders. Isaac and I have contributed what we can to support the soldiers, but mostly we've tried to maintain stability for our family and community while the world seems to be tearing itself apart around us.

9. At age sixty-eight, you've become something of a matriarch in your community. What wisdom would you want to pass on to the younger women in Westminster?

After nearly seven decades of life, I've learned that a woman's greatest strength lies not in avoiding hardship, but in meeting it with grace and determination. I've buried a husband, lost a child, faced poverty, and weathered storms that would have broken a lesser spirit. But I've also seen how love multiplies when shared, how communities can support each other through the darkest times, and how faith can sustain us when nothing else will. I would tell young women to never be afraid of hard work or of standing up for what they believe is right.

Most importantly, I would counsel them to treasure their families and to understand that being a wife and mother is not a burden but a calling that shapes the very future of our nation. Every child raised with love and proper values is a gift to the world, and every marriage built on mutual respect and shared purpose is a foundation for community strength. The world is changing rapidly, and I know these young women will face challenges I can barely imagine. But if they hold fast to their faith, treat others with kindness, and remember that true wealth lies in the relationships we build rather than the gold we accumulate, they'll find their way through whatever trials await them.

10. Looking back on your life, what do you consider your greatest accomplishment, and what do you hope people will remember about you after you're gone?

My greatest accomplishment has been raising six children to adulthood and seeing them become contributing members of their communities. When Benjamin died and left me with almost nothing, I could have given up or sent my children away to be raised by others. Instead, I fought to keep my family together, and I'm proud that all of them have grown into people of character and integrity. Watching Abigail marry Samuel Monroe, seeing Lucinda build a good life with James Bruce, and knowing that Isaac has found his calling despite his complicated journey—these are the victories that matter most to me.

I hope people will remember me as a woman who did her duty faithfully, who never turned away from a neighbor in need, and who proved that widowhood and hardship need not defeat the human spirit. I want to be remembered as someone who honored both my husbands' memories while building something good and lasting with the time I was given. If my story can encourage other women to persevere through their own trials, if my example shows that love can triumph over loss, then I will have left something worthwhile behind. Most of all, I hope my children and grandchildren will carry forward the values I've tried to instill in them—faith, family, and the courage to face whatever challenges life may bring.

3)  All of this AI material is historical fiction since I don't have details of every day or every year in the lives of my ancestors.  Each ancestor has a unique life, and has unique family, economic and social experiences.  I don't know about the education, thoughts, wisdom, decision-making skills, temperaments, emotions, figures of speech, or sound of the voice of any of my ancestors older than my parents and maternal grandparents. 

My ancestors, and everyone else's, were human, imperfect, had to support themselves and their family, had health, social and economic challenges, and almost all of them did the best they could with their life situations. 

4)  Does it matter if  I am presenting these as seemingly real answers or conversations?  I don't think so - because my purpose is to enable my relatives to know who their ancestors were and to help them understand the lives of their ancestors.  The AI-generated responses are much better than any response I have in my memory bank or thast I can dream up.

5)  Here is an Audio Overview created by the AI Google NotebookLM tool that discusses this blog post.  The link is https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/f099bc56-aa5a-48b0-91f2-0a9845801f4a/audio.

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"Abigail's Thread" -- A Family History Poem and Song Created by Artificial Intelligence

I've used FREE Artificial Intelligence tools to create biographies, poems and songs about my ancestors lives, genealogy research, and family history in the recent past. Today, I want to share a poem and a song about my third great-grandmoher, Abigail (Gates) (Seaver) Seaver (1797-1867).

(image created by ChatGPT4)

I requested ChatGPT4, Grok, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity (all FREE AI tools) to create a poem and song lyrics about Abigail (Gates) (Seaver) Seaver (1797-1867).  

  

I uploaded a PDF of my blog post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 26: #33 Abigail (Gates) Seaver (1797-1867) which has all of the information I have about Abigail's life.  

1)  The prompt I used was: "Please write a poem and song lyrics to commemorate the life of Abigail Gates using the attached document, and include significant historical events in the narrative."

2)  I chose the poem created by Claude 3.7 Sonnet today:

ABIGAIL'S THREAD

In Gardner's fields, a February birth,
When winter's grip still held the Massachusetts earth.
Sixth child of fifteen, in seventeen ninety-seven,
Abigail Gates entered a world still new and driven.

Twice a bride to brothers bearing the Seaver name, 

First Benjamin, then Isaac after Benjamin was claimed. 

Six children she nurtured through joy and through strife, 

A testament to the strength of a New England wife.

From Washington's young nation to Lincoln's divided land, 

She witnessed America's story, as history was planned. 

The War of 1812, expansion west, and Civil War's great cost, 

All flowed through her days, as did the children she lost.

With widow's petition and guardian's care, 

She navigated courts when few women would dare. 

Twenty-nine dollars left after Benjamin's estate, 

Yet she persevered against the hardships of fate.

Her hands kept a household through decades of change, 

From candlelight to kerosene, as progress rearranged. 

A farmer's wife in Westminster's rolling hills, 

Enduring life's sorrows, embracing its thrills.

Cancer claimed her in eighteen sixty-seven, 

After nearly seven decades of toil beneath heaven. 

In Whitmanville Cemetery her stone still stands, 

Marking a life that spanned changing times and lands.

Remember Abigail Gates, whose quiet strength remains 

In the blood of descendants and in history's refrains. 

Not famous in her time, nor celebrated in lore, 

But her legacy lives on, forevermore.

3) Here is the AI created song and lyrics for "Abigail's Thread" (with song lyrics created on Grok 3 used as custom lyrics on Suno.com), using a family pop style in a medium tempo:

            ABIGAIL'S THREAD

Verse 1
In seventeen-ninety-seven, winter’s chill,
A girl was born on Gardner’s hill,
Sixth of fifteen, a family wide,
In a nation young, with hope as guide.
Through revolution’s echo, her roots were sown,
A New England heart, in frost and stone.

Verse 2
At twenty years, she took a vow,
Benjamin’s bride, the time was now,
Four children came, their voices rang,
While westward dreams through valleys sang.
But fate turned dark in twenty-five,
A husband gone, yet she’d survive.

Chorus
Oh, Abigail, you wove your thread,
Through love and loss, where courage led,
A widow’s strength, a mother’s care,
Your story lingers in the air.

Verse 3
With iron will, she claimed her right,
Guard of her babes in legal fight,
Seven years on, a widow’s stand,
Till Isaac came with steady hand.
Two more sons, a blended kin,
Through Jackson’s days, she’d start again.

Chorus
Oh, Abigail, you wove your thread,
Through love and loss, where courage led,
A widow’s strength, a mother’s care,
Your story lingers in the air.

Verse 4
The war clouds broke, the nation bled,
She held her home as years ahead,
A grandchild’s laugh, a servant’s aid,
Through sixty-seven, her mark was made.
Cancer called, her thread unwind,
In Whitmanville, her peace to find.

Bridge
From Washington to Lincoln’s reign,
She saw the joy, she bore the pain,
A farmer’s wife, a mother true,
Her legacy in skies of blue,
Through children west, her name lives on,
A quiet strength till she was gone.

Chorus
Oh, Abigail, you wove your thread,
Through love and loss, where courage led,
A widow’s strength, a mother’s care,
Your story lingers in the air.

Outro
Oh, Abigail, your tale’s been spun,
From dawn of freedom to setting sun,
In Westminster’s soil, your rest is sweet,
A life complete, a life complete.

The AI tools do this so much better than I could, and weaves the poem and song along a story theme that is true and heartfelt. Each tool provides a different poem and song from the same prompt --I love fishing in all of the AI streams!! Frankly, doing the poems and song are the most genealogy fun I have every week!

4)  These stories, told in verse and song, are part of my genealogy and family research.  My hope is that they will be passed down to my grandchildren and their descendants to highlight the importance of sharing stories, memories, admiration, and love of our ancestors. I will add them to my Google Drive and to my YouTube channel and my FOREVER account.

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Six Generation Descendants Report of Nathan Gates (1767-1830) and Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855) of Gardner, Massachusetts

 As noted in previous blog posts, I am researching and finding descendants of my 4th great-grandparents in order to help other researchers, including my autosomal DNA matches, find their ancestors.  

This is the second of a series of blog posts on descendants of my 4th great-grandparents.  Since I have 64 4th great-grandparents, there will be 32 sets of descendants reports (one for each ancestral couple).  This is intended to be COUSIN BAIT on steroids (meaning perhaps someone will read it and find useful information).  My hope is that other researchers will Google or use another search engine to find out more about their grandparents or great-grandparents and find this report and thereby gain more information about at least one ancestral line.  

For over 33 years, I have been adding ancestral families to my genealogy software program - in recent years to RootsMagic, currently in Version 7.  This report was created in RootsMagic 7 using the "Descendants Report" feature.  I chose to use the "Henry System" numbering methodology because it assigns a unique number to each person, and ancestry can be traced from one generation to another.  The Wikipedia description of the "Henry System" is:

"The Henry System is a descending system created by Reginald Buchanan Henry for a genealogy of the families of the presidents of the United States that he wrote in 1935.^[3] It can be organized either by generation or not. The system begins with 1. The oldest child becomes 11, the next child is 12, and so on. The oldest child of 11 is 111, the next 112, and so on. The system allows one to derive an ancestor's relationship based on their number. For example, 621 is the first child of 62, who is the second child of 6, who is the sixth child of his parents.

"In the Henry System, when there are more than nine children, X is used for the 10th child, A is used for the 11th child, B is used for the 12th child, and so on. In the Modified Henry System, when there are more than nine children, numbers greater than nine are placed in parentheses."

Every family tree has errors of omission (leaving descendants out) or commission (an error in a name, relationship, birth, marriage, death or other entry, etc.).  If you know of error(s) or additions, please email me (randy.seaver (at) gmail.com) to suggest a correction or addition.  I have source citations for many of the events shown in the descendants chart, but they are not included.  They are in my Ancestry Member Tree and many are in FamilySearch Family Tree for the individuals.   I will update these posts occasionally as I add significant new information.

Nathan Gates (1767-1830) of Westminster, Massachusetts is my 4th great-grandfather.  He married Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855) on 17 June 1790 in Westminster, Massachusetts, and they had fifteen children.  Here are five generations of their descendants (my ancestral line is in red) as I have them today (I am missing many 20th century descendants in the sixth generation!):

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1. Nathan Gates; born: 23 February 1767, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died: April 1830, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Abigail Knowlton; born: 21 January 1774, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 17 June 1790, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 28 January 1855, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

11. Nathan Gates; born: 13 April 1791, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 17 June 1865, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Deborah Gary; born: 21 October 1790, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 2 September 1813, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 10 October 1846, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States

111. Jane Louisa Gates; born: 5 January 1814, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 6 December 1890, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Henry James Noyes; born: 25 August 1812, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 31 October 1834, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 18 May 1872, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1111. James Henry Noyes; born: 20 July 1835, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 31 January 1918, Yell Township, Boone, Iowa, United States

1112. Jane Louisa Noyes; born: 20 July 1835, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 15 October 1911, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1113. Samuel Lucius Noyes; born: 6 January 1837, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 25 September 1912, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1114. Susan Elisebeth Noyes; born: 17 September 1839, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1925, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1115. Charles Leonard Noyes; born: 13 March 1842, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 30 December 1903, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1116. Ellen Deborah Noyes; born: 23 September 1847, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 25 September 1847, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1117. Edward Payson Noyes; born: 23 September 1847, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

112. Elizabeth Gates; born: 22 August 1815, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 11 October 1858

113. Nathan A. Gates; born: 17 September 1817, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 July 1892, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States

+Clarissa Brown; born: about 1822, New York, United States; marr: 24 September 1840, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1131. Albert H. Gates; born: 17 August 1841, Arlington, Bennington, Vermont, United States; died: 3 August 1931, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

1132. Florence Adelaide "Flora" Gates; born: before 5 May 1844, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 October 1929, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1133. Clara Gates; born: 3 March 1848, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 4 March 1848, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1134. Clarence Herbert Gates; born: 18 April 1849, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1135. Harriet Gates; born: 1853, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1 December 1858, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

114. Samuel Gerry Gates; born: 8 March 1820, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States; died: 5 October 1876, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Eliza Ann Ray; born: 20 March 1824, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 19 February 1843, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 9 April 1900, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1141. Helen E. Gates; born: before 30 March 1844, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 26 January 1847, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1142. Edward Samuel Gates; born: 24 June 1845, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: September 1874, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States

+Catherine Eliza McNear; born: 27 November 1848, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States; marr: 24 August 1866, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States; died: 30 March 1920, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States

11421. Adella F. Gates; born: 2 July 1867, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States; died: 24 August 1946, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States

+John McDonald Hill; born: 9 November 1868, South Dakota, United States; marr: 6 October 1904, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; died: 10 December 1937, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States

+William Weir; born: 14 March 1854, Scotland; marr: 14 March 1888, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; died: 27 September 1933, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States

114211. William Walter Weir; born: 29 July 1892, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; died: 1959, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States

1143. Evelyn Maria Gates; born: before 21 August 1848, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1936, Massachusetts, United States

1144. Frederick B. Gates; born: 19 January 1852, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1937

1145. Marion Adella Gates; born: 25 July 1853, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1936

1146. Milo Hudson Gates; born: 29 July 1864, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 November 1939, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

115. Marcus Anderson Gates; born: 16 January 1822, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States; died: 5 July 1906, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Mary Jane Metcalf; born: 19 July 1820, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 16 June 1840, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 January 1882, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Sarah Caroline Graves; born: 1831, Blenheim, Schoharie, New York, United States; marr: 8 March 1883, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 23 June 1911, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

116. Charles H. Gates; born: 3 October 1823, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States; died: 30 June 1911, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Rebecca Lynch Learned; born: 17 June 1827, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 2 November 1847, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 17 April 1920, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1161. Ellen Gates; born: 15 July 1858, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 31 July 1858, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

117. Joseph Gates; born: 11 August 1825, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States; died: 15 December 1917, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

+Susan Elizabeth Lovejoy; born: 24 January 1830, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; marr: 2 March 1848, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 6 April 1899, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

1171. Elizabeth Rebecca Gates; born: 13 August 1849, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 27 January 1850, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

1172. Ellen Elizabeth Gates; born: 17 November 1850, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 28 July 1935, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

1173. Charles Emery Gates; born: 20 January 1853, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 25 September 1934, Hudson, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

+Martena Isabella Durant; born: 1877, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; marr: 1 January 1895, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 1959, Hudson, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

11731. Marcius Lovejoy Gates; born: 5 September 1896, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 15 January 1977, Yakima, Washington, United States

+Lela Barry Hooper; born: 9 April 1885, Arkansas, United States; marr: about 1923, Washington, United States; died: 20 May 1954, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States

117311. Wesley Gates; born: about 1924, Colorado, United States

117312. Virginia May Gates; born: 13 May 1925, Grandview, Yakima, Washington, United States; died: 7 December 2012, Richland, Benton, Washington, United States

117313. Hollis Hooper Gates; born: 22 November 1926, Prosser, Benton, Washington, United States; died: 27 March 1970, Fairfield, Solano, California, United States

11732. Wallace Emery Gates Sr.; born: 21 April 1903, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 1972

11733. Joseph E. Gates; born: 17 June 1905, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 26 March 1981, Lee, Florida, United States

1174. William Joseph Gates; born: 20 December 1854, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 23 January 1947, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

118. Mark S. Gates; born: 2 November 1827, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States; died: 22 September 1832, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States

119. Christopher C. Gates; born: 27 December 1829, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States; died: 23 March 1832, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States

11A. Jay Shepherd Gates; born: 21 December 1831, New Hampshire, United States; died: 2 May 1893, Stephenson, Illinois, United States

+Lydia Elizabeth Friedly; born: 20 November 1841, New Hampshire, United States; marr: ; died: 11 April 1903, Stephenson, Illinois, United States

12. Jeremiah Gates; born: 21 March 1792, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 12 March 1801, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

13. Abel Gates; born: 10 July 1793, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 2 November 1870, Novinger, Adair, Missouri, United States

+Mary Jane Burns; born: 5 June 1807, Ireland; marr: about 1825, Missouri, United States; died: 1888, Novinger, Adair, Missouri, United States

131. Matilda Gates; born: 26 February 1823, Illinois, United States; died: 19 January 1850, Schuyler, Missouri, United States

132. James Abel Gates; born: 17 January 1826, Pike, Missouri, United States; died: 30 April 1910, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

+Elizabeth Lovett; born: 1831, Illinois, United States; marr: 28 March 1847, Schuyler, Missouri, United States; died: 11 June 1898, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

1321. Martin Noland Gates; born: 19 September 1848, Missouri, United States; died: 30 December 1873, Adair, Missouri, United States

1322. Mary Dulcena Gates; born: 6 March 1850, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 14 February 1910, Novinger, Adair, Missouri, United States

+John Henry Hinton; born: 15 July 1847, Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario, Canada; marr: 22 December 1869, Green Castle, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 16 November 1932, Lyons, Rice, Kansas, United States

1323. Charity Gates; born: 18 May 1852, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 30 June 1852, Adair, Missouri, United States

1324. John D. Gates; born: 14 September 1853, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 11 February 1854, Adair, Missouri, United States

1325. Sarah Jane Gates; born: 20 December 1854, Illinois, United States; died: 26 May 1937, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

+Henry Williams; born: about 1852, Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri, United States; marr: 28 April 1873, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 

+Absalom Hunsaker; born: 10 June 1837, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States; marr: 6 October 1877, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 30 March 1903, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

1326. Rachel A. Gates; born: 16 March 1857, Missouri, United States; died: 6 February 1924, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

+Pleasant Kidd; born: <1846>, Illinois, United States; marr: 28 December 1874, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 

+Albert T. Prather; born: 1859, Missouri, United States; marr: 12 September 1880, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: before 1900

1327. Peter Eledge Gates; born: 30 June 1859, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 3 April 1921, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States

+Lucinda Ann Cousins; born: 7 April 1859, Albia, Monroe, Iowa, United States; marr: 6 April 1881, Sullivan, Missouri, United States; died: 22 October 1938, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States

13271. Frances Anne Gates; born: 18 March 1884, Ashland Township, Saunders, Nebraska, United States; died: 20 December 1955, Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington, United States

+Samuel Abraham Lutz; born: 18 December 1876, Missouri, United States; marr: 20 March 1901, Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, United States; died: 7 December 1959, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States

1328. Elizabeth A. Gates; born: 3 October 1861, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 20 August 1890, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

1329. Martha M. Gates; born: 10 October 1863, Missouri, United States; died: 4 July 1901, Sullivan, Missouri, United States

132A. Henry James Gates; born: 17 April 1866, Daviess, Missouri, United States; died: 27 September 1923, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

132B. Benjamin Franklin Gates; born: about 1868, Missouri, United States; died: 9 June 1942, Missouri, United States

+Martha E. Erwin; born: 12 May 1870, Missouri, United States; marr: about 1889, Missouri, United States; died: 10 June 1945, Missouri, United States

132B1. Carrie Elaine Gates; born: 25 August 1897, Missouri, United States; died: July 1986, Kahoka, Clark, Missouri, United States

+Walter E. Kuntz; born: 23 February 1893, Kahoka, Clark, Missouri, United States; marr: 6 December 1916, Clark, Missouri, United States; died: 14 October 1959, Lincoln Township, Clark, Missouri, United States

132C. Susan Florance Gates; born: about 1870, Missouri, United States; died: Missouri, United States

132D. Jasper Newton Gates; born: 1 March 1876, Missouri, United States; died: 18 December 1944, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

133. Mary Elizabeth Gates; born: 26 July 1827, Pike, Missouri, United States; died: 13 February 1905, Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States

+Elcanah Delaney Hensley; born: 30 July 1814, United States; marr: 15 November 1846, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 9 November 1908, Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States

134. Samuel Ewing Gates; born: 22 April 1829, Pike, Missouri, United States; died: 16 January 1914, Stahl, Adair, Missouri, United States

+Mary Jane Allen; born: 1829, Missouri, United States; marr: 3 March 1854, Adair, Missouri, United States

135. Sarah Ann Gates; born: 22 April 1829, Pike, Missouri, United States; died: 27 May 1887, Adair, Missouri, United States

+William Moore; marr: 12 August 1852, Adair, Missouri, United States

136. Isaac K. Gates; born: 29 January 1831, Missouri, United States; died: 

137. Sarah Ann Gates; born: 12 March 1831, Missouri, United States; died: 13 October 1877, Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri, United States

138. John Burns Gates; born: 6 October 1832, Morrow, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 12 January 1905, Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States

139. Edward C. Gates; born: 10 April 1834, Missouri, United States; died: 8 July 1839, Missouri, United States

13A. Hettie Gates; born: about 1836, Missouri, United States; died: 

13B. Lydia J. Gates; born: 7 December 1837, Missouri, United States; died: 15 July 1840, Missouri, United States

13C. Jasper Newton Gates; born: 9 April 1840, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States; died: 29 November 1923, Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States

+Clarinda Caroline Kimble; born: 20 September 1845, Miller Township, Scotland, Missouri, United States; marr: 6 October 1860, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 22 March 1909, Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States

13C1. Jasper Newton Gates; born: 15 January 1863, Missouri, United States; died: 28 July 1937, Washington, United States

13C2. Matilda Gates; born: 13 September 1864, Missouri, United States; died: 1 April 1926, California, United States

13C3. Ida Alis Gates; born: 30 September 1866, Missouri, United States; died: 

13C4. Nancy Maria Gates; born: 17 May 1868, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 1 June 1902, Dawson, Yukon, Canada

+William V. Knox; born: 11 June 1859; marr: 11 July 1886, Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States; died: 12 June 1908, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States

13C5. Infant Gates; born: 26 August 1870, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: after 26 August 1870, Adair, Missouri, United States

13C6. Mary Gates; born: 11 September 1873, Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States; died: 18 December 1960, Tulare, Tulare, California, United States

13C7. Martha Jane Gates; born: 11 August 1875, Washington, United States; died: 26 June 1965, Washington, United States

+William Perry Parker; born: December 1866, Illinois, United States; marr: 21 February 1900, Skagit, Washington, United States; died: 17 June 1932, Redmond, King, Washington, United States

13C8. Otto Mennifee Gates; born: 22 July 1877, Whatcom, Washington, United States; died: 20 May 1960, Conrad, Pondera, Montana, United States

+Ethel Kovatch; born: 15 March 1900, Canada; marr: 10 June 1915, Shelby, Toole, Montana, United States

13C9. Clarinda Caroline Gates; born: 22 March 1880, Washington, United States; died: 7 March 1941, Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States

+Edward Cowell; born: about 1868, Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States; marr: 8 October 1899, Skagit, Washington, United States; died: 11 December 1949, Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States

13CA. Lawrence Gates; born: 26 January 1882, Washington, United States; died: 9 April 1882, Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States

13CB. William Lewis Gates; born: 9 April 1883, Washington, United States; died: 14 May 1960, Clark, Washington, United States

+Irma Simmons; born: 12 June 1891, Hartville, Wright, Missouri, United States; marr: 28 February 1947, Skagit, Washington, United States; died: 21 February 1970, Lincoln, Oregon, United States

13CC. Cleon Emmett Gates; born: 22 April 1885, Washington, United States; died: 29 April 1910

13D. Azariah Gates; born: 1842, Missouri, United States; died: after 1850

13E. Thomas Gates; born: 7 November 1843, Morrow, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 6 March 1917, Whatcom, Washington, United States

+Martha J. Walters; born: 26 February 1849, Missouri, United States; marr: 25 March 1869, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 23 June 1898, Washington, United States

13F. Martha Gates; born: 20 July 1845, Cole, Missouri, United States; died: 25 July 1879, Adair, Missouri, United States

+John David Correll; born: 1 September 1837, Missouri, United States; marr: 7 October 1866, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 31 January 1922, Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri, United States

13G. Aseph Wells Gates; born: 30 November 1848, Morrow, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 23 October 1928, Adair, Missouri, United States

+Mary Jane Shawley; born: 30 August 1850, Milton, Van Buren, Iowa, United States; marr: 16 February 1873, Adair, Missouri, United States; died: 16 September 1922, Adair, Missouri, United States

13H. Harriet M. Gates; born: 20 December 1849, Missouri, United States; died: 20 December 1849, Missouri, United States

14. Asaph Gates; born: 7 December 1794, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 24 June 1877, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Rachel Ray; born: 18 April 1794, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 13 October 1816, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 September 1842, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

141. Edwin Gates; born: 16 December 1816, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

142. Heman Gates; born: 8 February 1820, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

143. Cynthia Mariah Gates; born: 28 October 1823, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 19 April 1891, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Marcus L. Wright; born: 23 October 1824, Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 6 May 1848, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 10 October 1855, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

144. Harriet Gates; born: 2 April 1834, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 7 January 1918, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Ezra Osgood; born: 4 February 1828, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 15 September 1853, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1 January 1910, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Alice Rider; born: 1808, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 30 September 1859, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

15. Luke Gates; born: 14 February 1796, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 May 1796, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

16. Abigail Gates; born: 24 February 1797, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 4 January 1867, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Benjamin Seaver; born: 15 November 1791, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 2 March 1817, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 25 May 1825, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

161. Abigail Seaver; born: 7 August 1817, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 February 1899, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Samuel A. Monroe; born: 12 September 1810, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 21 March 1839, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 23 September 1875, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1611. Samuel Washburn Monroe; born: 25 December 1840, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 28 August 1873, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1612. Edward Watson Munroe; born: 4 November 1846, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 14 July 1875, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

162. Lucinda Seaver; born: 18 October 1821, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 April 1899, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+James Rockwood Bruce; born: 16 November 1814, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 23 April 1846, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 6 June 1884, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1621. Abbie Ellen Bruce; born: 8 June 1847, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 25 October 1913, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1622. George Wilson Bruce; born: 30 January 1850, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 12 January 1933, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Helen Louisa Fenno; born: 1 November 1854, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 13 June 1874, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 11 November 1937, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1623. Emma Lucinda Bruce; born: 5 March 1854, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1927, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Albert Henry Barron; born: 29 November 1850, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 6 June 1874, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 February 1932, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

16231. Rena Emma Barron; born: 19 July 1879, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 11 June 1976, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

163. Isaac Seaver; born: 16 October 1823, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 12 March 1901, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Juliet Glazier; born: July 1826, Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 17 September 1846, Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 September 1847, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1631. Juliette Glazier Seaver; born: 24 August 1847, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1 September 1910, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Edwin Butler Bryant; born: 10 March 1844, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 18 September 1889, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 28 December 1925, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Lucretia Townsend Smith; born: 6 September 1828, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 9 September 1851, Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died: 24 March 1884, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1632. Frank Walton Seaver; born: 5 June 1852, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 November 1922, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Hattie Louisa Hildreth; born: 28 November 1857, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 16 December 1874, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States; died: 29 November 1920, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

16321. Frederick Walton "Fred" Seaver; born: 9 October 1876, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 13 March 1942, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

+Alma Bessie Richmond; born: 16 February 1882, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States; marr: 21 June 1900, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 29 June 1962, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

163211. Marion Frances Seaver; born: 9 November 1901, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 6 March 2000, Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

163212. Evelyn Seaver; born: 13 March 1903, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 11 June 1978, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

163213. Stanley Richmond Seaver; born: 20 October 1905, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 24 April 1910, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

163214. Ruth Weston Seaver; born: 9 September 1907, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 September 2000, Sun City Center, Hillsborough, Florida, United States

163215. Frederick Walton "Fred" Seaver Jr.; born: 15 October 1911, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 26 May 1983, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

163216. Edward Richmond Seaver; born: 28 August 1913, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 14 February 2004, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

163217. Geraldine Seaver; born: 18 May 1917, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 26 April 2007, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States

16322. Harry Clifton Seaver; born: 31 March 1885, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 22 May 1951, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Rose Anna Noel; born: 15 April 1897, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; marr: 5 November 1923, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 24 April 1948, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

16323. Howard Edward Seaver; born: 8 August 1893, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 10 April 1900, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1633. Benjamin Seaver; born: 13 April 1854, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died: 9 July 1894, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Ella Eliza Farrar; born: October 1860, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 14 March 1885, Orange, Florida, United States; died: 1 August 1933, Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, United States

16331. Edith Jane Seaver; born: 10 May 1887, Denver, Putnam, Florida, United States; died: January 1962, Orange, Florida, United States

+Arlie Bloxham Russell; born: 30 November 1878, Florida, United States; marr: 30 June 1907, Orange, Florida, United States; died: 9 September 1946, Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States

+Frank Shannon Taylor; born: 1888, Pennsylvania, United States; marr: 1931, Osceola, Florida, United States; died: January 1956, Orange, Florida, United States

1634. Elizabeth Lucinda Seaver; born: 26 March 1859, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 10 March 1914, National City, San Diego, California, United States

+Frederick George Blanchard; born: 6 February 1847, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 1 January 1878, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 January 1926, National City, San Diego, California, United States

16341. Frederick Thomas Blanchard; born: 24 September 1878, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 3 February 1947, Los Angeles, California, United States

+Mary Helen Webster; born: September 1884, Marton, Fylde, Lancashire, England; marr: 21 December 1912, San Diego, California, United States; died: 22 September 1945, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

16342. Laurence Cleveland Blanchard; born: 29 May 1888, National City, San Diego, California, United States; died: 2 July 1945, San Mateo, California, United States

+Vivienne DeEtte Pettit; born: 14 November 1894, Yolo, California, United States; marr: 12 November 1920, Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States; died: 21 March 1979, Chula Vista, San Diego, California, United States

163421. Dorothy Jane Blanchard; born: 27 March 1922, Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States; died: 9 February 1996, Ramona, San Diego, California, United States

16343. Kenneth L. Blanchard; born: 18 May 1891, National City, San Diego, California, United States; died: 14 December 1918, France

16344. Elizabeth Blanchard; born: about 1894, National City, San Diego, California, United States; died: 13 June 1895, National City, San Diego, California, United States

1635. Ellen Maria "Nellie" Seaver; born: 16 October 1861, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 26 June 1933, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Alvina Matilda Bradley; born: April 1848, Dickinson Center, Franklin, New York, United States; marr: 15 September 1888, Saint Regis Falls, Franklin, New York, United States; died: 20 April 1923, Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

164. Benjamin Seaver; born: 21 February 1825, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 26 August 1836, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Isaac Seaver; born: 20 December 1802, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 13 November 1832, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1 July 1870, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

165. Lyman Seaver; born: 23 April 1834, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 19 July 1888, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Ann Sophia Gordon; born: 7 April 1841, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States; marr: 1 February 1859, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 19 October 1891, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1651. Emma Estelle Seaver; born: 3 May 1859, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 22 March 1934, Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Herbert Thomas Clark; born: 3 March 1857, Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United States; marr: 1 June 1880, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; died: 21 December 1909, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

166. Loring B. Seaver; born: 15 November 1837, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 10 November 1884, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

+Euphemia L. Kirk; born: March 1842, Scotland; marr: before 1880, probably San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States; died: 6 May 1921, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

17. Luther Gates; born: 5 April 1798, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 23 July 1847, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Parney White Gerry; born: 11 September 1800, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 6 September 1818, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 24 November 1884, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

171. Catharine Amanda Gates; born: 9 August 1821, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 18 November 1896, Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Thomas Riley; born: 1814, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 20 November 1844, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 30 October 1850, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

172. Jane Adelia Gates; born: 25 March 1824, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 30 June 1830, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

173. Ellen Louisa Gates; born: 9 January 1827, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 13 July 1830, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

174. Jeannette Perney Gates; born: 24 January 1830, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

+Samuel Flint Babbitt; born: 7 November 1824, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 17 September 1850, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1741. Henry Clinton Babbitt; born: 16 November 1858, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1918, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Lillian Marie Harriet Parks; born: 27 November 1861, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 29 November 1882, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died: 8 September 1927, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

175. Ellen Adelia Gates; born: 6 November 1831, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1 March 1912, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Emory Frederick Wetherell; born: 5 September 1831, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: ; died: 28 November 1918, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1751. Edwin L. Wethesell; born: 1 December 1858, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

176. William Warren Gates; born: 27 March 1832, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died: 14 February 1912, Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States

+Lillian Hewett; born: 1847, Massachusetts, United States; marr: about 1868, Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States; died: 1899, Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States

1761. Myrtle Louise Gates; born: August 1869, Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States; died: 1947, Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States

1762. Florence Abigail Gates; born: 11 November 1871, Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States; died: 15 December 1945, Workman Township, Aitkin, Minnesota, United States

+Thomas Burton Morris; born: March 1866, Iowa, United States; marr: 17 June 1892, Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States; died: 16 August 1953, Aitkin, Minnesota, United States

17621. Dorothy Lloyd Morris; born: 25 November 1894, Iowa, United States; died: 9 July 1968, Aitken, Minnesota, United States

+Paul Davis Paine; born: 5 April 1893, Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa, United States; marr: 31 March 1915, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; died: 16 August 1967, Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States

17622. Roger Gates Morris; born: 17 September 1896, Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States; died: 

+Mattie Christensen; born: 1894, South Dakota, United States; marr: 9 October 1918, Codington, South Dakota, United States; died: 

1763. Irene Harriet "Rena" Gates; born: April 1879, Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States

+Theodore Tuttle; born: 19 December 1882, Hamilton, Iowa, United States; marr: 16 August 1905, Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States; died: July 1969, Delaware, Iowa, United States

1764. Etta I. Gates; born: about 1883, Clarion, Wright, Iowa, United States

177. Edwin Luther Gates; born: 15 June 1834, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 23 February 1918, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Mary Elizabeth Hurd; born: about 1835, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; marr: 6 September 1862, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 14 January 1917, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1771. Jeanette E. Gates; born: 7 April 1867, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

+Herbert Prescott Bagley; born: 21 May 1867, Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 6 September 1893, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 28 November 1952, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

17711. Edward G. Bagley; born: 4 October 1901, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1772. Mary G. Gates; born: 4 October 1869, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1773. Marion Luther Gates; born: 7 May 1871, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

+Frank Herbert Cutting; born: 3 May 1874, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 10 November 1897, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1774. Alice Lincoln Gates; born: 25 June 1874, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 12 April 1963, San Diego, California, United States

+Gaston Tracy Hubbard; born: 19 August 1863, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; marr: 11 October 1899, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 8 October 1957, San Diego, California, United States

17741. Elizabeth Portia Hubbard; born: 21 February 1901, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; died: 4 October 1992, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

+Stanley Miller Cooper; born: 10 May 1902, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; marr: 29 September 1925, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States; died: 6 April 1984, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

17742. Gaston Tracy Hubbard; born: 18 February 1904, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; died: 12 September 1949, Yavapai, Arizona, United States

+Harriet Luella Wikoff; born: 7 August 1905, Los Angeles, California, United States; marr: 29 September 1932; died: 17 July 1986, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

178. Waldo L. Gates; born: 1837, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

+Alice O. Cook; born: 27 June 1842, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; marr: 25 February 1873, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died: 14 April 1873, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

+Eliza Jane Sayles; born: 18 June 1842, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; marr: 23 July 1878, Rhode Island, United States; died: 9 May 1912, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

18. Amos Gates; born: 6 November 1799, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 8 November 1883, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Betsy Kemp; born: 19 April 1802, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 11 July 1823, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 December 1886, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

181. Walter Gates; born: 17 February 1824, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 8 June 1863, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Sarah E. Coolidge; born: 22 December 1830, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 8 February 1850, Ewing, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; died: 30 July 1893, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1811. Lucy Elizabeth Gates; born: 12 November 1850, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 24 October 1916, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Edward Coolidge; born: July 1840, Erving, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 30 May 1868, Erving, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1923, Massachusetts, United States

18111. Harriett Ella "Hattie" Coolidge; born: 2 August 1869, Erving, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1924, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Myron M. Knowlton; born: 1868, Canada; marr: 29 November 1893, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

181111. Elmer Leone Knowlton; born: 4 September 1896, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 12 November 1955, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1812. Ella Maria Gates; born: 15 February 1852, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died: 24 October 1925, Hudson, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

+Emory Newton; born: 25 March 1849, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 7 January 1871, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; died: 19 October 1911, Hudson, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

1813. Fred W. Gates; born: 1855, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1814. Henry J. Gates; born: 3 June 1860, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 7 September 1860, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1815. Frank Leone Gates; born: 15 October 1861, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 26 May 1934, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Winifred Bryant; born: 9 February 1863, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 3 January 1883, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 28 June 1915

182. George Gates; born: before 8 June 1826, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 31 January 1912, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Emeline Coolidge; born: 15 April 1827, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 6 April 1848, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 13 August 1857, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1821. George Abbot Gates; born: 3 September 1849, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1822. Emily White Gates; born: 9 February 1851, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 25 October 1920, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

+Alonzo Lilly Howes; born: 23 October 1830, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 14 February 1873, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; died: 26 October 1896, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

1823. Mary J. Gates; born: 1854, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 23 July 1855, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1824. Charles H. Gates III; born: 31 October 1855, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1935, Massachusetts, United States

+Elizabeth E. Lewis; born: 3 May 1860, Ludlow, Windsor, Vermont, United States; marr: 1 September 1880, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1825. Emeline Lyon Gates; born: 1 February 1857, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 23 April 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

+Frederick M. Handy; born: 27 September 1851, Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 28 October 1875, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 7 January 1933, Niles Center, Cook, Illinois, United States

18251. Lena Mabel Handy; born: 29 September 1877, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 2 December 1937, Niles, Cook, Illinois, United States

+Albert Lyon Wayne; born: 20 August 1875, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; marr: 20 August 1903, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; died: 26 February 1961, Los Angeles, California, United States

18252. Ethel Geneva Handy; born: 3 January 1880, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: September 1970, Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States

+Oliver D. Johantgem; born: 8 July 1874, Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, United States; marr: 21 April 1917, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; died: 11 April 1932, Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States

18253. Amy Florence Handy; born: 1 August 1881, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 15 September 1953, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

+Frederick C. Knecht; born: 20 May 1870, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; marr: 21 September 1904, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; died: 26 June 1942, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

182531. Vivian Knecht; born: 18 September 1911, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; died: 28 March 1996, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States

183. Mary Gates; born: 17 November 1828, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 3 July 1833, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

184. Maria Gates; born: 3 November 1831, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 3 July 1833, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

185. Webster Gates; born: 18 February 1834, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1922

+Mary Frances Jaquith; born: April 1835, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 17 September 1856, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

186. Adeline Gates; born: 13 October 1840, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 8 February 1911, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Francis Walter Perley; born: 4 May 1836, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 25 June 1857, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

19. Susannah Gates; born: 17 February 1801, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 29 October 1881, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Asa Ray; born: 10 June 1798, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 19 April 1818, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 8 February 1870, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1A. female Gates; born: 8 February 1803, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 12 February 1803, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1B. Lucinda Gates; born: 9 March 1805, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 29 November 1835, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+John Russell Coolidge; born: 7 March 1802, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 13 July 1823, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 May 1865, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1B1. John Coolidge; born: 30 January 1830, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 3 February 1885, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Lucy Ann Stearns; born: 13 April 1833, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 26 October 1853, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 20 May 1864, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1B11. Waldo Calvin Coolidge; born: 4 April 1861, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 19 August 1929, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Kate Isabel Groat; born: 16 May 1861, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 23 September 1880, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 23 April 1939, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1B111. Rachel Emina Coolidge; born: 26 May 1896, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 23 January 1973, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Raymond Harvey Wiles; born: 19 June 1896, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 29 June 1917, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: July 1978, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

1B1111. Vernon Coolidge Wiles; born: 15 June 1919, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 11 July 2009, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1C. Clarissa Gates; born: 25 May 1806, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 17 December 1868, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Ivers Ray; born: 4 November 1803, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 22 April 1827, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 February 1881, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1C1. Alfred Wilson Ray; born: 2 May 1839, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1 May 1905, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Elizabeth Ann Jackson; born: 26 July 1843, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 3 April 1862, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 January 1894, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1C11. Lizzie Jane Ray; born: 31 January 1864, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 August 1944, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Stephen Benjamin Smith; born: 29 January 1860, Dannemora, Clinton, New York, United States; marr: 26 October 1881, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 25 November 1934, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1C111. Steven Edward Wilson Smith; born: 30 October 1886, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont, United States; died: 5 July 1983, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Lydia Louisa Forsey; born: 6 July 1886, Billy's Point, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, Canada; marr: 30 June 1909, North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada; died: 25 February 1935, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1C1111. Albert Laurence Smith; born: 26 September 1924, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 10 October 1994, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1D. Jeremiah Knowlton Gates; born: 28 September 1808, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 June 1845, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Sally Spaulding; born: 25 March 1809, Francestown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; marr: 8 January 1835, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1 February 1884, Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

1D1. Sally A. Gates; born: 26 May 1837, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 28 May 1837, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1D2. Emory K. Gates; born: 13 July 1838, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 July 1838, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1D3. Knowlton Parker Gates; born: 9 November 1841, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 30 November 1859, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1E. James Eliot Gates; born: 11 June 1810, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 3 July 1875, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Ann Maria Jackson; born: 3 July 1814, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 24 September 1835, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 17 June 1902, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1E1. Lucy Ann Gates; born: 13 September 1836, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

+Luman E. Carter; born: 14 April 1844, Derby, Orleans, Vermont, United States; marr: 28 December 1881, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1E2. Lucinda Gates; born: 18 January 1838, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 23 July 1918, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+George Kendall Walcott; born: 24 September 1843, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 21 July 1867, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 14 March 1924, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1E3. Mariah Gates; born: 17 December 1839, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+George E. Rice; born: 1 June 1834, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 9 January 1865, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 28 December 1893, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1E4. Emory Gates; born: 5 April 1842, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 17 March 1905, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Amelia Huff; born: 1848, Maine, United States; marr: 14 September 1867, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 18 January 1883, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Hezziediah C. Butterfield; born: 1855, Maine, United States; marr: 24 April 1886, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 10 March 1934, Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States

1E5. Mason Gates; born: 11 May 1848, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1F. Benjamin Adderson Gates; born: 26 February 1813, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 6 September 1854, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Nancy Kemp; born: 26 August 1814, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 24 January 1833, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 19 May 1896, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F1. Viola Gates; born: 3 November 1833, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 15 November 1911, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Charles Whitman; born: 1826, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 4 September 1849, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 14 March 1859, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F2. Francis Gates; born: before 28 December 1834, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 7 August 1916, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Almira Sprague Felt; born: 25 January 1830, Sullivan, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States; marr: 23 May 1876, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 4 October 1905, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F3. Lucy Gates; born: 26 September 1836, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 6 June 1906, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Asa Agustus Wheeler; born: 3 July 1832, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 23 November 1852, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 16 December 1895, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F4. Mary Gates; born: 30 October 1837, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 25 January 1914, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Edward Payson Walker; born: 22 October 1832, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; marr: 6 May 1856, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 27 September 1908, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F41. Alvin Edward Walker; born: 16 February 1857, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 13 July 1896, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Clara E. Wheeler; born: 20 October 1859, Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 8 August 1878, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 21 June 1898, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F42. Eliza Gates Walker; born: 8 October 1865, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 17 January 1889, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

+Levi L. Unganst; born: about 1858, Pennsylvania, United States; marr: 6 October 1885, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F43. Addison Augustus Walker; born: 7 March 1868, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 30 December 1956, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Minnie Eliza Rice; born: 9 August 1868, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 13 November 1889, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 3 April 1915, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F431. Alvin Rice Walker; born: 18 June 1902, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 2 March 1970, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Lenora T. Benham; born: 15 April 1903, Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: before 1938, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1955, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F4311. Thomas Walker; born: 17 March 1938, Massachusetts, United States; died: 23 September 2013

1F5. Isaac Gates; born: 24 April 1839, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 12 April 1920, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States

+Letitia A. Heart; born: July 1845, Vermont, United States; marr: about 1863, Vermont, United States; died: 11 July 1912, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States

1F6. Newell Gates; born: 14 August 1840, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 25 March 1911, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F7. Hiram Gates; born: 3 June 1842, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1F8. Edwin Gates; born: 6 December 1844, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1 December 1919, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+Catherine M. Gibbs; born: 26 September 1848, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; marr: 28 November 1871, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 1926, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1F9. Eliza Gates; born: 13 December 1846, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 11 September 1865, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1FA. Charles Gates; born: 27 February 1849, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

1FB. Alvin Gates; born: 9 April 1851, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 15 July 1853, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1FC. Helen Gates; born: 8 June 1853, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 18 October 1917, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

+George W. Billings; born: 1844, Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States; marr: 3 March 1871, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died: 

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