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John was born on February 3rd, 1819 in Westhampton, MA.1   John's father was John Bates and his mother was Nancy Cogswell.  His paternal grandparents were Abner Bates and Elizabeth Vinal; his maternal grandparents were Ezra Cogswell and Elizabeth Dewey. He had four brothers and five sisters, named Horace N., Nelson, Harrison, Emerson, Samantha, Climena, Lucy, Lucretia and Maryann.  He was the youngest of the ten children.1 

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Further source/citation:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1377