Henry Bates
1818 - 1860 (41 years)
Person ID: I6196
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Name Henry Bates Born 17 Feb 1818 Connecticut, United States 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 5 Jan 1860 Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States [1, 2] Siblings 1. Henry Bates (current person), b. 17 Feb 1818, Connecticut, United States , d. 5 Jan 1860, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 41 years)2. Nicholas B Bates, b. 21 Jul 1819, Connecticut, United States , d. 25 Mar 1887, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 67 years)3. Hannah H. Bates, b. Abt 1821, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States , d. 13 Mar 1885, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 64 years)+ 4. Nathan Dennison Bates, b. 13 Nov 1829, Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States , d. 19 Feb 1903, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 73 years) -
Parents
Father Benjamin Bates, b. 8 Jun 1796, Rhode Island, United States , d. 10 Jun 1881, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 85 years) Mother Elizabeth Hawkins, b. Est 1798, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States , d. Nov 1865 (Age 67 years) Married 1817 -
Other Personal Events
Family Search ID L1D3-P4G Occupation machinist and mechanical engineer [1] - from Biographical Review volume XXVI:
The eldest son (Henry Bates) was a member of the firm of Cranston & Bates, of Norwich, manufacturers of engine boilers and general machinery, also a member of the New London Foundry and Machine Company. He was a fine mechanic, and inventor of and patentee on stem valves and a bomb lance for taking whales, as well as of a new steam gauge. Naturally an investigator, he made and owned one of the largest telescopes in the United States, the instrument in Harvard University Observatory being then the only larger one.
_UID 61C29B67D2324E4CAD9A3CC48E3E23928B7D - from Biographical Review volume XXVI:
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Event Map
Born - 17 Feb 1818 - Connecticut, United States 
Died - 5 Jan 1860 - Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- [S1536] Biographical Review Publishing Company, publisher, Biographical Review Volume XXVI: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of New London County, Connecticut, (Boston, MA: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1898), Internet Archive (https://archive.org: accessed 5 July 2023)., Nathan Dennison Bates, pp.361-363.
- [S1418] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Family Search Family Tree Assertion of Fact or Familial Link", Family Tree Database, FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org)..
- [S1536] Biographical Review Publishing Company, publisher, Biographical Review Volume XXVI: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of New London County, Connecticut, (Boston, MA: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1898), Internet Archive (https://archive.org: accessed 5 July 2023)., Nathan Dennison Bates, pp.361-363.