Henry Gates and Catharine Bucher

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Husband Henry Gates ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Old Town Flats, Forest Co, PA
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 

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Wife Catharine Bucher ¹

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           Born: Cir 26 Dec 1763
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Apr 1848
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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Children

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1 M George Gates ¹

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

         Spouse: Mary Downing (Cir 1796-1876) 1

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2 M Jacob Gates

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           Born: 3 Jan 1796
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Oct 1854
         Buried:  - Scrubgrass Stone Church Cemetery, Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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General Notes: Husband - Henry Gates

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He was a relative of Governor Hartranft of Pennsylvania. He settled at an early day in what later became Forest County, Pennsylvania, on land known as "Old Town Flats".

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 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 3, Scrubgrass Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1995), Pg 68.