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GEORGE GATES, deceased, was born in Centre county, Pennsylvania, a son of Henry and Catharine (Bucher) Gates, the former being a relative of ex-Governor Hartranft. Henry Gates settled in what is now Forest county, on land once known as “Old Town Flats,” at an early day; there he died. His son, George, was married to Mary Downing, a native of Richland township, and the children of this union were’ nine, eight of whom grew to maturity: William; John; Catharine B., Mrs. Charles Cox; Martha, Mrs. John Shaw; Mary A., Mrs. Gilbert Jameson; George W.; Jacob H., and Maria, Mrs. James Lamb. George and Mary Gates were Methodists; he was an earnest Whig, and later a Republican.
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
: its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and
British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent
growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich
oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs,
townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and
biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc.,
etc.
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