Update June 2010- Few
additional photos from Stena Carter Cook via Doris Milton Watson-
Thank-you-
Sandra
Scott Cook
Note to anyone
searching sometimes the records for Cates show under Kates or Cotes.
Samuel Cates-Olive
Jane Cates, Addie Carter McLellan Ancestors
1. Samuel Cates, born ab 1725. The information I have included on the Cates
has been taken form photocopied info sent to Stena Carter from her cousin
Phyllis Rust. Much of this information was compiled by a Dr. Frank Morrone also
a descendant. In these notes there are several references to Samuel as a
Shipbuilder. One reference I found interesting which I shall include here is:
According to Cumberland County Deeds (1:57) on 13 June 1757 Samuel Cates, boat
builder, of Falmouth, and wife Ruth sold land to Robert McLellan, which land
was a small lot in Falmouth, part of the lot purchased earlier from Joseph
Conant and Moses Pearson. What I found interesting was Robert McLellan could he
be a relative of Norman McLellan? I will also include a paragraph about his
death- although Samuel probably died in Harrington, the date unknown. He
certainly died by April 1794, when his heirs bought the lot in Herrington which
he had settled, the General Court Resolve of June 21 1793 making it possible
for settlers or their heirs, to finally buy the land they were living on. He
most certainly died before the summer of 1790 as he was not mentioned as head
of household in the 1790 census, nor is there another Cates family with a man
old enough to be him living with it. He may have died as early 1767 when the
last entry in his handwriting was made in the pigskin bound account book. He
had kept the book since 1749. In 1767 his son, Edward, began writing in it, and
later his grandson, Joseph.
Other
information on the later generations came from censes records and family
members.
Reference
below I found on some Historical web site likely one about Washington County
Hammond
Tells Historians About Earliest Settlers of Area
By
Terry Hussey
“Settlers Come into Washington County,Me
The hard work of lumbering required the use of animals, some horses but
mostly oxen; and the animals needed food. Schooners from the Kennebec began to
come into the Washington County area, looking for hay. They found it growing in
the salt marshes. At first, they cut the hay and took it back to the Kennebec,
but soon they realized they didn’t need to do that. They could settle here,
where they could have the hay and also the lumber.
To increase the area that could grow hay, they began to dam the
saltwater marshes, keeping the saltwater out at high tide, and allowing fresh
water in flow out at low tide. Soon they could grow upland crops on this
fertile land. Hammond said today you can still see remnants of the old mud dams
in marshland all over Washington County.
Hammond said the oldest permanent community in Washington County grew up
in 1734 around a store built by Samuel Cates in Harrington, across from today’s Harrington
Health Center. Cates supplied the early settlers with all the things they
needed to live in the wilderness. He kept a “pigskin book” in which he recorded
every transaction that took place in his store.
Hammond said that the settlers that followed Cates into Washington County usually moved to
the same land that had attracted the Indians—the ends of the long peninsulas of
land.”
He married Ruth Thorndike, Nov 26, 1749 in Falmouth,
ME, born July 13, 1725 in Beverly, Mass, (daughter of Robert Thorndike and Elizabeth Woodbury). Ruth: Descendants of
John Thorndike of Essex County, Massachusetts by Morgan Hewitt Stafford 1960
gives the Birth date of Ruth Thorndike.
Children:
2. i Robert
Cates b. ab 1754.
ii Edward Cates.
iii Elizabeth
Cates.
iv Samuel Cates.
v Anna Cates.
vi Ruth Cates.
vii Lydia Cates.
viii Hannah Cates.
Second Generation
2. Robert Cates, (1.Samuel1) born
ab 1754 in Falmouth, ME, died June 07, 1811 in Cutler/Machias, ME. Robert and Mary Holmes had possibly 10
children; I am missing a couple notes misplaced.
He married Mary "Polly" Holmes, Sep 01, 1780 in Machias, ME,
(daughter of Samuel Holmes and Charity Bryant).
Children:
3. i Robert
Cates b. ab Nov
1782/83.
ii Samuel Cates.
iii Timothy Cates.
iv Charity Cates.
v Ephraim Cates.
vi James Cates.
vii Edward Cates.
viii Lydia Cates.
Third Generation
3. Robert Cates, (2.Robert2,
1.Samuel1) born ab Nov 1782/83, died Apr 17, 1860 in Cutler,
ME. From Information Phyllis, Robert and
Rebecca had 11 children, (Stillman being #4) between 1807-1828. All children
probably Cutler, ME. Names of children,
Charles, Mary, Lavina, Stillman, Cordelia, Mariam, Barbary, William, George O.,
Louisa and Robert.
He married Rebecca Dennison, Nov15-Dec 23, 1806 in
Machias, ME, born May 08, 1780-1787, died Mar 23-May 1863 in Cutler, ME.
Children:
4. i Stillman Cates b. May 09, 1812.
Fourth Generation
4. Stillman Cates, (3.Robert3,
2.Robert2, 1.Samuel1) born May 09, 1812 in Cutler, ME,
died Aug 24, 1858 in Cutler, ME.
He married (1) Mary Andrews, Nov 1844 in Cutler, ME, born
ab 1822 in Cutler, ME, died June 1850 in Cutler , ME.
Children:
i Miriam T.
Cates, born ab 1846 in Cutler, ME.
ii Olive L.S.
Cates, born ab 1848 in Cutler, ME.
5. iii William C.E.
Cates b. Oct 1849.
He married (2) Mary H. Ramsdell, July 17, 1853 in
Cutler, ME.
Children:
iv Eugene W. Cates, born ab 1854 in Cutler, ME.
v Ida Frances
Cates, born ab 1856.
Fifth Generation
Old photos of Shulee likely taken around the time
William and Family were living there.
Old
Photo of the Grave Yard in Shulee looks in bad repair
5. William C.E. Cates, (4.Stillman4,
3.Robert3, 2.Robert2, 1.Samuel1) born Jan 07,
1851 in Cutler, Washington Co, Maine, died June 17, 1911 in Shulee, Cumberland
Co, NS. Notes from Phyllis Rust
information. William C/E Cates was a Lumberman, Stowed Pilings and a Carpenter.
He was not a large man. He was on the Shulee school board in 1908. William C
shows up in the 1850 Jonesport, ME census, Wm C., 10 months with Father and 2
sisters. Died age 62.
Viewed death record-William Cates age
65-June 17, 1911 Shulee listed as widow. Born Maine USA. He was ill 8 months
could not make out cause. Buried-Shulee.
He married Livonia J. Church, Nov 14, 1869 in
Jonesport, Washington Co, Maine, born Sept 10, 1853 in Jonesport, Washington
Co, Maine; (daughter of Charles W. Church and Mercy Jane French) died June 30
1908. Livonia: Died age 54.
OXFORD JOURNAL
NEWS
Oxford,
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Thursday,
July 16, 1908
“Mrs.
WILLIAM CATES of Shulee, age 55 yrs. She leaves husband, 5 sons & 3
daughters”
Livonia
J. Church- as a young women.
Source Information:1881
Census
Census
Place River Herbert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Family History Library Film 1375813
NA Film Number C-13177
District
22
Sub-district
J
Division 2
Page Number 6
Household
Number 30
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age
Birthplace Occupation Religion
William CATES
M Male English
31 USA
Lovonia
CATES Female English
27 USA
Lettie
CATES Female English
11 USA
Adaville CATES Female
English 7 USA
Olive
CATES Female English
5 Nova Scotia
Orra
CATES Female English
3 Nova Scotia
George
CATES Male English
<1 Born: Dec; 4/12 Nova
Scotia
1891
River
Hebert
5071 RIVER HEBERT B 71 KATES? WILLIAM 42 M
5071 RIVER HEBERT B 71 KATES? LEVINIE 40 M
5071 RIVER HEBERT B 71 KATES? LETITIA 20
5071 RIVER HEBERT B 71 KATES? ARRIE 13 FEMALE
5071 RIVER HEBERT B 71 KATES? OLIVE 13
5071 RIVER HEBERT B 71 KATES? GEORGE 11
5071 RIVER HEBERT B 71 KATES? JESSIE 6
5071 RIVER HEBERT B 71 KATES? WILLIAM 1
1901
Census Shulie
Other
information contained on this 1901 census came to Canada 1875, English,
American, occupation Stevedore, Religion Methodist, Jessie occupation listed as
Lumberman
Children:
i Lettie Mary
Cates, born Mar 31, 1871 in Jonesport,
Washington, Co ME, died Feb 1960 in Amherst ,NS.
She married Amos McKay Oct 30, 1894
Marriage
record viewed at novascotiagenealogy.com Lettie age (23) daughter of William
(shipwright) and Lavonia born and resided in Shulee. Amos(Lumberman) age (44)
widow son of James and Jane McKay.
Witnesses:
Grace Steele and Orrie Cates. Rev. Steele
ii Addie A. Cates, born ab 1873 in Shulee,
Cumberland Co, NS, died Aug 15, 1884 in Shulee, Cumberland Co, NS. Died at 11 yrs, 9 months old.
6. iii Olive Jane
Cates b. May 10, 1875.
Viewed a
birth record of female May 18, 1876 parents William and Lavonia of Shulee. This
very well could be Olive’s record.
iv Aurie Etta
Cates, born Mar 31, 1878 in Shulee,
Cumberland Co, NS, died Sept, 28, 1960 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Orrie
Etta and Stephen Porter had a child Phyllis (Porter) Rust whom supplied much of
the Cate's information to Stena Carter who gave it to me.
Viewed late
registration of birth for Aurie signed by Mrs. Norman McLellan it is stated she
was born March 31, 1879. Delivered by midwife Mrs. Tomas Priest Affidavit
signed Aug 08, 1928 by Olive. Aurie was spelling
Used on record.
Believed
to be Aurie by Doris. Believed
to be Aurie by Doris.
She married Stephen McQuilty Porter, Dec 18, 1895,
born May 17, 1873 in River Hebert, NS, died Sep 03, 1954 in Amherst, NS.
According to the census below he was born Oct 10, 1874.
Marriage
record viewed- Orrie age (18) (S) Shulee
parents William and Jane (Lavonia Jane). Stephen Porter (21) (b) Mariner
parents William and Ellen Porter. Wittnesses Timothy Porter, Mrs. Parker
Rev.
J.M. Parker. River Hebert.
1901 Census
7221 RIVER HEBERT 21 PORTER DORA DAUGHTER S 2 1 7 1899
7221 RIVER HEBERT 21 PORTER MABEL DAUGHTER S 4 7 7 1897
7221 RIVER HEBERT 21 PORTER HELLEN DAUGHTER S 1 31 5 1900
7221 RIVER HEBERT 21 PORTER ORRIE WIFE M 23 31 3 1878
7221 RIVER HEBERT 21 PORTER STEPHEN HEAD M 27 10 10 1874
Phyllis B. Rust granddaughter of Aurie Cates and
Stephen Porter
Passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2007, at Hospice
Family Care, with family near. She was
86.
Phyllis was born February 3, 1921, in Amherst, Nova
Scotia, daughter of Dora May and Cecil L. McCoy. She came to the United States at the age of
7, residing in New York and Pennsylvania.
Phyllis graduated from Trott Vocational School in Niagara Falls, NY, and
became a U.S. citizen on December 7, 1942.
Ten years later, she relocated to Tempe, Arizona, where she met her
future husband, Bart Rust. They were
married December 19, 1953, and settled in Maricopa, Arizona where they farmed
cotton until moving to Chandler in 1965.
Phyllis always remembered her years in Maricopa as some of the best of
her life. She especially enjoyed the
summer afternoons spent at the community pool, and the bridge parties she and
Bart would host in their home. In 1970,
they moved north to Prescott, and fell in love with a new town.
Her favorite career was as a homemaker, but she also
worked as a bank teller and secretary over the years and was the church
secretary at Trinity Presbyterian Church from 1972-1978. She spent many of her years in Arizona as a
church and civic volunteer. In Maricopa,
she was one of the original organizers of the Community Church. She served as Secretary/Treasurer in the local
Rotary Club. She wrote articles about
Maricopa life for the Casa Grande Dispatch.
In Chandler and Prescott, she participated in church choir for many
years, and for 13 years sang with the Prescott Chorale. She was a member of Daughters of the British
Empire, Phi Sigma Alpha Sorority, Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile,
Republican Women’s Club and Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Phyllis had an intense desire to preserve history,
which spurred her to do extensive genealogy research after moving to Prescott. The result was the production of two large
volumes of family history, one of her family and one of Bart’s. A most memorable event in her life was a trip
to Nova Scotia in the 1980’s, after an absence of over 50 years. There, she reconnected with her many
relatives and met countless new family members.
Family and friends were everything to Phyllis.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bart, and
infant grandson, Garrett. She is
survived by children Mike Rust, Karen Rust, Gayle Rust Kreek (Jeff), and Warren
Rust (Kim). She is also survived by
grandchildren Heather, Gary, Geneva, Andy, Alex, Liz, Becki, Kirsten, Jordan
and Campbell, too many cousins and family to count in Canada, and many special,
beloved friends in Maricopa and Prescott and elsewhere.
The family would like to extend our gratitude for the
compassionate care provided by the nurses and physicians at Yavapai Regional
Medical Center and Hospice Family Care, and especially, Dr. Ellen Bunch.
A Memorial Service will be held at Trinity
Presbyterian Church in Prescott on Saturday, November 24, at 10:00 a.m.
v George S Cates.
Born born Dec 01,1880 On the 1901 Census George has been listed as Halifax
Infirments C. Letter C is unsound mind. I wonder if he was committed in Halifax
at a hospital.
Viewed
a death record could be George b 1881 died Jan 08, 1929 parents unknown,
informant J.F. Simity no relation. Buried Pugwash listed as widowed, undertaker
R.B. Gillis, Pugwash, NS.
. 
vi Jessie H Cates born April 22, 1882 On the 1901 Census Jessie’s occupation is
Lumberman.
vii Austin E. Cates, born Mar, 1888 in Shulee,
Cumberland Co, NS, died July 24, 1890.
Austin Cates was 2 yrs and 4 months old. Buried in Shulee Cemetery, NS.
viii William James
Cates, born Feb 13, 1890 in Shulee,
Cumberland Co, NS, died Mar 07, 1975 in Yarmouth, NS.
ix Horace E. Cates, July 11, 1893 in Shulee,
Cumberland Co, NS, died Dec 03, 1912, buried in Shulee, Cemetery. Horace Cates drowned on the Ethel B.
Summer(,built 1901 in Horton, NB.) she went aground in the Petiticodiac River,
across the bay from Shulee. Horace and
the Captain C. Wesley Patterson are buried in the Shulee Cemetery.
He married Marie Rose Morton, Sep 16,
1941. Marie: In Notes from
Phyllis Rust Marie Rose Morton was a
widow. Her and William James Cates had no children.
x Eugene Cates, born Aug 26, 1900 in Shulee,
Cumberland Co, NS, died May 20, 1975 in Parrsboro, Cumberland Co, NS buried in
United Cemetery Parrsboro, NS. Eugene
was in first grade in 1908. Eugene Cates was raised by his sister Lettie Cates
McKay after their parents death (1911).
He married Gertrude Elizabeth Maude
Brown June 29, 1935 in Southampton
born March 05, 1904 in Mapleton, Cumberland Co NS, daughter of John Welsford
Brown and Elizabeth Manuge.
Viewed
Late Birth registration which Gertrude applied Sept 17, 1965 at time she was
living in Parrsboro. Viewed Marriage record, and supporting documents. Record
in 1904 page 99100488.
Sixth Generation
6.
Olive Jane Cates, (5.William5,
4.Stillman4, 3.Robert3, 2.Robert2, 1.Samuel1)
born May 10, 1875, died 1959, buried in Highland View Cemetery. Got the birthdates from 1921 census
Cumberland Co. NS. 1881 census supports this date, 1891 off.
Olive
Cates McLellan and her brother Eugene
She married (1) Norman McLellan, born April 1, 1861 in
Rexton, Galloway Kent Co, NB, (son of Samuel McLelland and Sarah MacIntosh) died Jan 03, 1941 in
Amherst, NS.
For
more information on Norman/Olive McLellan and descendants see McLellan
family file.
She married (2) Claire Shipley.