Daniel Gates, b: 1745 - Preston City, Connecticut

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}

^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}

^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}



		^{Nehemiah Gates}^{b.1722 Preston City, Connecticut d.1790 Preston City, Connecticut}

	^{Daniel Gates}^{b.1745 Preston City, Connecticut d.1832 Hopewell, New York}

		^{Elizabeth Baker}^{b.1722 Norwich, Connecticut d.1759 Preston City, Connecticut}

^{Zipporah Gates}^{b.1769 d.1834}

		^{Nehemiah Gates}^{b.1722 Preston City, Connecticut d.1790 Preston City, Connecticut}

	^{Zipporah Leonard}^{b. d.}

^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}

^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}




			^{Nehemiah Gates}^{b.1722 Preston City, Connecticut d.1790 Preston City, Connecticut}



	^{Daniel Gates}^{b.1745 Preston City, Connecticut d.1832 Hopewell, New York}



			^{Elizabeth Baker}^{b.1722 Norwich, Connecticut d.1759 Preston City, Connecticut}

^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}

^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}




			^{Nehemiah Gates}^{b.1722 Preston City, Connecticut d.1790 Preston City, Connecticut}



	^{Zipporah Leonard}^{b. d.}

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}




^{Martin Casselman}^{b. d.}



		^{Andrew Wetzel}^{b. d.}

	^{Martin Wetzel}^{b.1834 Germany d.1917 De Kalb, Indiana}	^{Caterlye Smith}^{b. d.}

^{Nellie Wetzel}^{b.1887 Sedan, Indiana d.1955 Kendallville, Indiana}		^{Michael Treesh}^{b.1811 Franklin To, Pennsylvania d.1885 Corunna, De Kalb, Indiana}

	^{Elizabeth Treesh}^{b.1847 Plain City, Stark, Ohio d.1899 De Kalb, Indiana}	^{Cathrine Wagner}^{b.1813 Pennsylvania d.1858 De Kalb, Indiana}