Person:William Spates (3)

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William Henry Spates
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Name William Henry Spates
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] 15 Nov 1828 Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Residence[2] Bef May 1908 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Death[1][2] 7 May 1908 Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 William H. Spates, in Find A Grave.

    The unidentified memorial (which includes many names) includes only his years (1828-1908). No source is given for his exact dates.

  2. 2.0 2.1 William H Spates, in Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915. (FamilySearch).

    died May 7 1908 in Danvers Insane Hospital, age 80, from pneumonia (contributing cause was senile dementia)
    usual residence: Gloucester, Mass.
    born in Eastport, Maine
    father born in Eastport, Maine (name not provided)
    mother born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (not not provided)

  3. Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

    in the household of William A and Ann Spates:
    William H Spates, age 22, born in Nova Scotia

    This is the only census record that says he was born in Nova Scotia (the rest say Maine). The next 3 children were born in Maine, so the family must have moved there by the time he was 3, and then back to Nova Scotia by the time he was 10, then back to Maine again by 1850.