Henry Bates

1818 - 1860  (41 years)

• Name	Henry Bates
  Birth	17 Feb 1818	Connecticut, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  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
  Death	5 Jan 1860	Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I6196	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2023

  
  

  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)
  Marriage	1817  [1]
  Family ID	F748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Feb 1818 - Connecticut, United States  Death - 5 Jan 1860 - Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1536] Book - CT New London Biographical Sketches, Nathan Dennison Bates, pp.361-363. [S1418] FSFT - General.