Biographical Sketch of Jacob Bates Leave a Comment / Connecticut, VermontJacob Bates was born in Thompson, Conn., May 7, 1790, served in the war of 1812, and came to this town in 1865, locating upon the farm now owned by his son, George N., where he died, January 21, 1878. Surnames:Bates, Topics:Biography, Locations:Lamoille County VT, Morrisville Vermont, Thompson Connecticut, Windham County CT,Collection:Child, Hamilton. Gazetteer and business directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, Vt., for 1883-1884. Hamilton Child. 1887. Facebook Pinterest StumbleUpon Delicious Tumblr Twitter Evernote Gmail Print Friendly Like