Stephen a BATES
Wakeman Genealogy, 1630-1899. By Robert P. Wakeman, 1900. (Archive.org)
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Notes: From "Bates, Bears, and Bunker Hill." Stephen Bates was born near Smyrna, N. Y., May 22nd, 1798; he was undoubtedly the youngest child of Jonathan. He grew up to be a farmer and a shoemaker, and contracted for some land in Randolph near Windsor. The purchase was completed after his death and deed recorded January 27th, 1842. He married August 4th, 1822, Pamelia Wakeman, daughter of Hill Wakeman and Dorcas Saunders; she was born July 22nd, 1805, and they lived in Colesville, and Windsor, Broome County, and raised a large family of children, as follows: Clarissa, born July 4th, 1823. Mary C, born February 15th, 1825. Henry Mapes, born October 7th, 1826. Orson, or Orison, born March 17th, 1828. Caroline A., born April 22nd, 1829. Roswell, born March 17th, 1831. Sarah M., born October 21st, 1832. Emily R., born September 25th, 1834. George O., born January 31st, 1836-7. Dorcas Dorothy, born May 7th, 1839. Mr. Bates is represented as a man of dark complexion, rather undersized, about five and a half feet high; would weigh about 150 pounds; peaked face and Roman nose, dark eyes and black hair. He belonged to the Militia, and his children remember him "training in the old time of company and general training in Broome County, carrying a rifle with so many rounds of ammunition." He died May 19th, 1840, aged 42 years. A brick house near Windsor was given to his widow Parmelia, by her brother, John Wakeman, some years after her husband's death.
He married Permelia Wakeman . Permelia Wakeman was born at Jericho, Nassau, New York 22 Jul 1805 daughter of Hill Wakeman and Dorcas Dorothy Saunders .
They were the parents of 10
children:
Claracy a Bates
born 4 Jul 1823.
Mary C Bates
born 15 Feb 1825.
Henry M Bates
born 7 Oct 1826.
Orson Bates
born 27 Mar 1828.
Caroline a Bates
born 24 Apr 1829.
Roswell Bates
born 17 Mar 1831.
Sarah M Bates
born 21 Oct 1832.
Emily R Bates
born 25 Sep 1834.
George o Bates
born 31 Jan 1836.
Dorcas D Bates
born 7 May 1839.
Stephen a Bates died 19 May 1840 .
Permelia Wakeman died 5 Apr 1872 at Jericho, Nassau, New York .