Isaac GATES
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Thomas Gates and his wife relocated from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, to Kirtland, Ohio, soon after they joined the Mormon Church. In 1834, as a member of "Zion's Camp," Thomas went with Joseph Smith to Jackson, County, Missouri, but returned with him to Kirtland where, in February 1835, he was appointed a member of the Second Quorum of Seventies. See Orson Whitney's History of Utah, Vol. I. We find Thomas in Missouri again in 1838, but do not know the date of his arrival there. Having been expelled from Missouri with the rest of the Mormons in 1839, Thomas settled in Nauvoo where, in 1845, he lost his wife. In 1846, he accompanied his daughter, Lucinda, and her husband, Erastus Bingham, to the camp at Swift River in Iowa, north of Winter Quarters. On 8 August 1846, Thomas and Erastus were both named High Councilors to George Miller, who presided over the saints in that location. See An Enduring Legacy, Vol. I. Thomas, age 75, went to Utah the following year as a member of Bingham's ten, which reached Salt Lake on 19 September 1847.
He married Mary Wheeler 15 Dec 1769 at Acworth, Sullivan, New Hampshire . Mary Wheeler was born at Stone, Middlesex, Massachusetts 4 Jun 1754 daughter of Thomas Wheeler and Mary Darby .
They were the parents of 10
children:
Polly Gates
born Abt 1770.
Isaac Gates
born 14 Sep 1773.
Thomas Gates
born 7 May 1776.
Benjamin Gates
born 13 Aug 1778.
Jacob Gates
born 22 Aug 1781.
Petsy Gates
born 23 Jul 1784.
Sally Gates
born 19 Feb 1788.
Reuben Gates
born 12 Mar 1790.
Willis Gates
born 11 Oct 1793.
Mary Gates
born 14 Apr 1795.
Isaac Gates died 17 Feb 1831 at Acworth, Sullivan, New Hampshire .
Mary Wheeler died 18 Oct 1818 at Acworth, Sullivan, New Hampshire .