Children of Joshua and Lydia (Brainerd) Gates, born in East Haddam, CT:
1. Joshua Gates, born October 19, 1737.
2. Daniel Gates, born November 3, 1739.
3. Lydia Gates, born September 8, 1743, baptized April 1, 1744. She accidentally drowned, February 23, ____, when the ice collapsed as her sleigh was crossing the Connecticut River. She was not married.
4. Caleb Gates, born April 1, 1746, baptized April 27, 1746, died there, February 3, 1748/9.
5. Corporal Caleb Gates, born February 9, 1749/50.
6. Jeremiah Gates, born October 24, 1754, baptized November 24, 1754, died, October 2, 1758, in East Haddam and was buried in the old Cove Cemetery.
7. Eunice Gates, born August 10, 1757, baptized September 11, 1757, died, July 29, 1814, unmarried, in East Haddam.
8. Jeremiah Gates, born November 28, 1759.
Children of Joshua and Lydia (Brainerd) Gates, born in East Haddam, CT:
1. Joshua Gates, born October 19, 1737.
2. Daniel Gates, born November 3, 1739.
3. Lydia Gates, born September 8, 1743, baptized April 1, 1744. She accidentally drowned, February 23, ____, when the ice collapsed as her sleigh was crossing the Connecticut River. She was not married.
4. Caleb Gates, born April 1, 1746, baptized April 27, 1746, died there, February 3, 1748/9.
5. Corporal Caleb Gates, born February 9, 1749/50.
6. Jeremiah Gates, born October 24, 1754, baptized November 24, 1754, died, October 2, 1758, in East Haddam and was buried in the old Cove Cemetery.
7. Eunice Gates, born August 10, 1757, baptized September 11, 1757, died, July 29, 1814, unmarried, in East Haddam.
8. Jeremiah Gates, born November 28, 1759.
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