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  Abner BATES was born on August 10th, 1740 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA
He was the son of David and Hannah (LINCOLN) BATES.  He died sometime after June 1810, when he last appeared on the census as the head of a household.  He may have resided with one or more of his children over the following years and his exact date of death is unknown.

He married first Sarah TOWER on 13 September 1770 in Weymouth.  Sarah was the daughter of Peter and Deborah (STOWELL) TOWER.  She was born on 29 April 1750 in Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA.  She died sometime before November 1784, probably in Cummington, MA.  Exact date of death is unknown.

They had the following children:



  1. John Bates was born in Weymouth, MA on April 2nd, 1773.  He married Hephzebath Hill in Cummington, MA on 30 August 1798.

  2. Abner BATES Jr. was born on 07 January 1777 in Weymouth.  He married Mehitable WHITMAN on 27 May 1798 in Cummington and died there on 02 November 1815.

  3. Hannah Bates was born in Weymouth and baptized there at the North Church on 15 January 1779.  She married Chester Lamb in Cummington on 28 December 1797 and died in May 1822 in Dresden, Seneca Co., NY.

  4. Deborah Bates was born in Weymouth and baptized at the North Church there on 05 November 1780.  She married John Bird in Cummington on 20 September 1799.

  5. Rufus Pratt Bates was born about 1782/3 possibly in Weymouth or Cummington.  No birth or baptismal record has been found.  He married Abigail Bisbee in Plainfield, Hampshire Co., MA on 29 November 1804.  It is not yet proven that Rufus is a son of Abner and Sarah BATES, but it seems probable.
Abner BATES  married secondly Hannah Norton in Cummington on 04 November 1784.  Hannah was born about 1750.
  1. Virtue Bates was born on 26 October 1785 in Cummington, Hampshire Co., MA.  She married on June 24th, 1808 in Cummington, Jacob Snow Jr.

  2. James Bates was born in Cummington on 02 August 1788.  He was baptized at the First Congregational Church on the Hill in Cummington on 12 October 1788.  He died on 15 December 1806 in Cummington and was buried there in Streeter Cemetery.



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