Bates family biography letters
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The 200-Year Saga of the Bates Family’s Roots and Resilience in Dexter
The City of Dexter is not the only one celebrating 200 years on the banks of Mill Creek. The Bates family, with their roots deeply embedded in the area’s history and soil, marks a bicentennial legacy of pioneering spirit, resilience, and an unwavering bond to this community.
The Bates family saga unfolds as a narrative deeply interwoven with the fabric of the community, spanning over two centuries. This story, recounted mainly by Hobart “Hobey” Bates and John Bates Mann, first cousins who carry the legacy of their ancestors, offers a glimpse into the pioneering spirit, resilience, and communal bonds that have defined their lineage since Vrelon Bates set foot in the area in soon after Dexter’s eponymous founder, Judge Samuel Dexter arrived in 1824.
Judge Dexter built a sawmill in what was known as the Mill Creek Settlement. He hired Vrelon as his sawyer. This initial engagement laid the groundwork for wha
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Addallee Bates
Born
February 17, 2006 (2006-02-17) (age 19)
Residence
Rocky Top, Tennessee
Siblings
Zachary, Lawson, Nathan, Trace, Jackson, Warden, Isaiah, Judson & Jeb (brothers)
Michaela, Erin, Alyssa, Tori, Carlin, Josie, Katie, Ellie & Callie-Anna (sisters)
She is the sister of Zachary Bates, Michaela Keilen, Erin Paine, Lawson Bates, Nathan Bates, Alyssa Webster, Tori Smith, Trace Bates, Carlin Stewart, Josie Balka, Katie Clark, Jackson Bates, Warden Bates, Isaiah Bates, Ellie Bates, Callie-Anna Bates, Judson Bates, and Jeb Bates.
Early life[]
Addallee Hope Bates was born on February 17, 2006, in Tennessee, to Gil Bates and Kelly Bates. She was the couple's fifteenth child, and they went on to have four more children after her.
Addallee was born premature with complications that caused her breathing and heart to stop. She weig
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Bates family papers
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Collection
Identifier: MSS 0758
Content Description
The Bates family papers comprise 1.3 linear feet of correspondence, diaries, and ephemera documenting the personal and professional lives of three generations of Bates family members and largely centering on materials relating to writer Arlo Bates. The collection also offers insights into the archeological work of Arlo’s son, Oric Bates, while documenting the social and professional lives of Arlo’s daughter-in-law Natica Inches Bates and his grandson John Chester Bates.
Series I.A. Arlo Bates letters to Oric Bates, contains letters, clippings, and ephemera sent from father to son predominantly during a time when Arlo Bates was lecturing at M.I.T. and Oric Bates was working as an archeologist in Egypt and Syria. The letters were sent to inform Oric of events and business in Boston and Maine, particularly in regard to Arlo Bates’ social and professional affairs. Oft