George Gates and Mary Downing

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Husband George Gates ¹

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           Born: Cir 18 Feb 1789 - Centre Co, PA
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           Died: 2 Apr 1864
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Henry Gates (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Catharine Bucher (Cir 1763-1848) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary Downing ¹

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           Born: Cir 22 Mar 1796 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
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           Died: 2 Feb 1876
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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Children

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1 M Hon. William Gates ¹

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           Born: 19 Jun 1818 - Venango Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1901
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

         Spouse: Ann Martha Stanton (1825-1905) 3
           Marr: 1851 3

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2 M John Gates ¹

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3 F Catherine B. Gates ¹

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           Born: 1823
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           Died: 1905
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Charles Cox (1817-1888) 1

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4 F Martha B. Gates ¹

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           Born: Cal 28 Jan 1826
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           Died: 4 May 1860
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 5

         Spouse: John Shaw (      -      ) 1

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5 F Mary A. Gates ¹

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         Spouse: Gilbert Jameson (      -      ) 1

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6 M George W. Gates ^{1 6}

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           Born: 16 Jan 1833 - Forest Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: R. M. Steel (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 22 Dec 1859 6

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7 M Jacob H. Gates ¹

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           Born: 1835
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           Died: 1910
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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8 F Maria Gates ^{1 7}

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           Born:  - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
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         Spouse: James Lamb (1832-      ) 1 7

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General Notes: Husband - George Gates

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He and his wife had nine children, eight lived to maturity. They were Methodists; he was an earnest Whig, and later a Republican.

1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 910.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 88.

3 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 911.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 86.

5 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 95.

6 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 593.

7 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 853.