Bates Places: Locations the Descendants of Edward Bates of Weymouth resided.

Listed below are the locations my Bates family has lived. Click on the names to see more information about each place. As this site grows, more locations will be added for other descendants of Edward Bates.

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Massachusetts:

Suffolk County: One of the original Counties, it was formed in 1643 from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Norfolk County: Formed in 1793 from Suffolk County

Weymouth: Established in 1630 as Wessaguscus, name
changed in 1635 to Weymouth.. Part of Suffolk Co. in 1643
and made part of Norfolk Co., in 1793.

Plymouth County: Formed in 1685 from parts of New Plymouth Colony, along with Barnstable and Bristol Counties.

Hingham: Originally "Barecove" (1634), name changed to
Hingham in Sept. 1635. Part of New Plymouth Colony until
1685 when Plymouth Co. was organized.

Hampshire County: Located in western Massachusetts, it was formed in 1662 from Middlesex County. Berkshire, Franklin and Hampden Counties were later formed from parts of Hampshire County.

Cummington: Part of Plantation Number Five (1762
Township) the town was established in June 1779. In 1785, Plainfield was established as a town of it's own off of Cummington's land. Always part of Hampshire Co.

Plainfield: In 1785 the Plainfield District was incorporated
from part of Cummington. The Town of Plainfield was incorporated in 1807.

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Ohio:

Geauga County: Located in far north-eastern Ohio, it was
formed in 1806 from Trumball County.

Chester Twp.: Located in Geauga Co. Many settlers
from Massachusetts and New York migrated to the area
in the 1820's to 1830's.

Cuyahoga County: Located in far north-eastern Ohio, on the shores of Lake Erie, it was formed in 1808 from Geauga
County.

East Cleveland: Part of Cuyahoga Co., it is a suburb of
Cleveland.

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Michigan:

Allegan Co.: Located in south-western Michigan, it was formed in 1831 from Kalamazoo Co.

Dorr/Moline: Both of these villages are located in north-eastern Dorr Township.

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