On 5 Sep 1771 when Gamaliel was 26, he married
Mary Carver (61270) , daughter of
Reuben Carver (51370) (6 Dec 1718-19 Aug 1800) &
Mary Phillips (ca 1720-), in First Congegational Church of Hanover.
446 Born on 4 Nov 1755 in Pembroke, MA. Mary died in Hanover, MA in Jun 1836.
Gamaliel was of Hanover and Mary of Pembroke when they married.446
Children of Gamaliel and Mary (Carver) Bates:
i. Lydia Bates, b. 1772;
ii. Gamaliel Bates, b. 1774;
iii. Mary P. Bates, b. 1776;
iv. Calvin Bates, b. 1777;
v. Hannah Bates, b. 1779, m. Levi Fish;
vi. James Bates, b. 1781;
vii. John Blaney Bates, b. 1783, m. 1807 Mary (Sylvester) Taylor (widow of Edward Taylor), resided at Plymouth;
viii. Rebecca Bates, b. 1785;
ix. Deborah Bates, b. 1787;
x. Deborah Bates, b. 1789, m. Jacob Capron of Attleboro;
xi. Reuben Bates, b. 1790;
xii. Betsey Bates, b. 1792;
xiii. Rufus Bates, b. 1794;
xiv. Ezekiel Bates, b. 1795; and
xv. Abigail Bates, b. 1797.132