Reverend Joshua Bates

1776 - 1854  (77 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Joshua Bates
  Prefix	Reverend
  Born	20 Mar 1776	Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	He graduated from Harvard College in 1797. He became a special student in divinity at Phillips Academy, serving as well as an instructor at Phillips Andover Academy. From 1818 to 1839 Bates was president of Middlebury College. During his tenure, Bates helped to stabilize the struggling institution and oversaw the construction of the Old Chapel, an icon of the college that is on the National Register of Historic Places. After his retirement from the presidency, Bates traveled, preached, and wrote until his death in 1854.
  Died	14 Jan 1854
  Buried	Middlebury Cemetery, Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States
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  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Abigail Bates,   b. 22 Jan 1792, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 2 May 1831, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
  2. Adeline Bates,   b. 10 May 1801, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 2 Oct 1866, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I1977	Nagel
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Zealous Bates,   b. 1 Mar 1754, Hingham, Suffolk/Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Jul 1831, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Nichols,   b. 22 Jan 1757, Hingham, Suffolk/Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Sep 1812, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts  (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Mar 1776 - Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts Buried - - Middlebury Cemetery, Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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