Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Frank Lea Fates


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Frank Lea Fates and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Frank Lea Fates,1 born 2 July 1927 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey (parents not determined);1, 2 died 25 January 2007.1, 2 Frank married Margaret Ann ‘Megan’ Geist (born 25 May 1937 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the daughter of Edward George Geist and Margaret Mary ‘Peggy’ Gazlay3, 4). Frank is buried in Orleans Cemetery, East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Orleans Cemetery, East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Frank Lea Fates: Frank Lea Fates / HA1 US Navy / Jul 2 1927 Jan 25 2007 [from grave marker].
  2. Obituary, Cape Cod Times (website: www.capecodonline.com), Frank “Lea” Fates, died: 25 January 2007. The article provides biographical and vital details, and the names of his siblings, two wives, children, and step-children.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Queens County, Flushing, Enumeration District 41-910, Sheet No. 6B, family of Margaret Geist (26, Canada); husband Edward Geist (33, Cincinnati, Ohio, emg. salesman, converatus [?]); mother-in-law Edith Geist (67, Indiana, widow, mgr, tearoom, first married age 28, 3 children); daughter Margaret Ann Geist (3, Cincinnati); daughter Sarah E. Geist (1, Cincinnati).
  4. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.