Nehemiah Bates (1764-1860)

Pvt Nehemiah Bates Jr. was born 28 January 1764 in HIngham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States to Nehemiah Bates (1740-1817) and Mehitable Marble (1740-1809) and died 25 February 1860 Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Prudence Bigelow (1769-1859) 5 March 1792 in Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

He was born 23 Jan 1764 and died 25 Feb 1860. He served as a private in Capt. Ebenezer Strong's co, Col. Sears' Regt in the American Revolutionary War, and was discharged in 1781. He received a bounty claim for his services. Prudence died 21 Feb 1859. The above information was taken from a NSDAR application, which quotes, without giving places of birth and death, a Bates genealogy, a Bates family Bible, and Cohasset (MA) vital records.

Marriage and Family

Children of Nehemiah and Prudence (Bigelow) Bates, as taken from sources above:

15145.21 Nathaniel, b 16 July 1792.
15145.22 Nehemiah, 20 Apr 1794.
15145.23 Amanda, b 26 Feb 1796.
15145.24 Nahum, b 7 Apr 1798.
15145.25 David, b 13 Jan 1802.
15145.26 Rosina Bates (1803-1891) - b 18 Dec 1803; d ca 1835; m John S. Beals.
15145.27 Elmira, b 24 Oct 1805; m John Crosby.

Children

Offspring of Pvt Nehemiah Bates Jr. and Prudence Bigelow (1769-1859)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Nathaniel Bates (1792-)
Nehemiah Bates (1794-1827)
Amanda Bates (1796-)
Nahum Bates (1798-)
David Brainard Bates (1802-1802)
Rosina Bates (1803-1891)	18 December 1803 Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States	15 October 1891 Polk City, Polk County, Iowa, United States	John Stearns Beals (1801-1878)
Elmina Bates (1805-1890)

Siblings

Residences

References

Prudence Bigelow #61452 - BigelowSociety.com
Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol I , p 215;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
membership application of NSDAR;
NSDAR Patriot Index;
Cummington vital records.
Nehemiah Bates
Bates in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

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