Hanover Cemetery Documents

Lot No. 131

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(Laban Gates)

Stones;

1 (West face);

Laban Gates M.D. Born July 23, 1753 Died April 27, 1836 Son of Dea. Thos. Gates Settled here 1774

Huldah Ormsbee His wife Born Jan 23, 1764 Died Oct. 20, 1833 She was a native of Woodstock, Ct.

(East face);

Deceased children

Clarissa died Mar. 23, 1782 ----------- Lucia Feb. 16, 1783 ----------- Electa Aug. 2, 1789 ------------- Billy R. Jan. 1815 -------------- Mrs. Lucia Brown Oct. 31, 1819 --------------

Lot No. 131 (con.) (2)

Stones (con.);

2 Paul Henry Gates Born Sept. 19, 1792 Died Mar. 12, 1836 Son of Dr. L Gates ------------ Mary Ann Flint His wife Born Sept. 16, 1799 Died at Lansingburgh, N.Y. Oct. 19, 1855 ---------------- Infant son Died May 1, 1836

3 Mrs. Anna Wife of Mr. Lemuel Cook died Dec. 9, 1829 Aged 57 years

Note; Entered in Book I as interred in this lot is Betsey Gates. On a slip of yellow paper is written;

"Erected to the Memory of Mrs. Bestsey, consort of Mr. Geo T. Gates, who died May 17, 1818, Age 23 years." "Stone broken."

The stone has disappeared. Data are;

Betsey Cook Gates Wife of George Thomas Gates b. 1795. d. May 17, 1818 Ae. 23 years.