Ancestry of
Bill Gates

Founder of Microsoft

William Henry Gates

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• • Great-grandfather of Bill Gates — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 8 
  • Father:
  • Joseph T. Gates 
  • Mother:
  • Martha Satterley   
  • Birth Date:
  • Jan 1858 
  • Birth Location:
  • Pennsylvania 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 30 Apr 1926 
  • Death Location:
  • Seattle, King, Washington 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Acacia Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, King, Washington 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Rebecca Eppinhauser
  • Marriage Date:
  • 19 Sep 1888 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Seattle, King, Washington 
  • Child:

  William Henry Gates Jr. (Ahnentafel No:4 )

• Sources for William Henry Gates

  • ¹ Federal Census, WA, King County, 1900, Seattle Ward 9, E.D. 117, Sheet 10A, Image 19 of 31.
  • ² Federal Census, WA, King County, 1910, Seattle Ward 3, E.D. 156, Sheet 7B, Image 14 of 23.
  • ³ Federal Census, PA, Tioga County, 1880, Wellsboro, E.D. 169, p. 13, Image 13 of 45.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, PA, Tioga County, 1870, Delmar, p. 40, Image 40 of 48.
  • ⁵ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 11/10/2014).
  • ⁶ Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004, Marriage certificate for W. H. Gates and Rebecca Eppinhauser.
  • ⁷ Washington, U.S., Select Death Index, 1907-1960, Death record for William Henry Gates.
  • ⁸ Washington, U.S., Select Death Index, 1907-1960, Death record for spouse Rebecca Gates.

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