Bates, Issachar, 1758-1837

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Issachar Bates was a Shaker who traveled for the sect as a missionary. He was born in Kingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, on Jan. 29, 1758. He served in the American army during the Revolutionary War and married Lovina Maynard in May 1778. They had 11 children. He joined the Shakers at New Lebanon in August 1801. After years as a Shaker missionary, he died March 17, 1837, at New Lebanon.

From the description of Sketch of the life and experience of Issachar Bates (sen.). [ca. 1840.]. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 779873092
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creatorOf Grosvenor, Lorenzo Dow. Shaker addresses, sermons, essays, and other writings, 1806-1885. Fruitlands Museums (Harvard, Mass.)
referencedIn Youngs, Benjamin Seth, b. 1773?. [Journal, 1805] [microform] / Benjamin Seth Youngs Hamilton College, Daniel Burke Library
referencedIn Shakers Collection, 1804-2002 Dayton Metro Library
referencedIn Youngs, Benjamin Seth. Diary. 1805. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Shakers. South Union, Kentucky, Shaker Society records, 1769-1922 (1804-1916) [microform]. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
creatorOf Bates, Issachar, 1758-1837. A concise sketch of life and experience of Isachar (!) Bates / written by himself. Dayton Metro Library
creatorOf Bates, Issachar, 1758-1837. Sketch of the life and experience of Issachar Bates (sen.). [ca. 1840.]. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Diaries, 1794-1807. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf United Society of Believers (Shakers) papers (1823-1892) [microform]. Wright State University Libraries, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library
referencedIn Shaker manuscripts from South Union, Kentucky, 1758-1922. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Biography and autobiography collection, 1853-1975. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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