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FALES, Elizabeth (3788)

Birth

  • Born on 1782 in Wilmot, Annapolis Co., NS

Death

  • Died on December 16, 1853 in Wilmot, Annapolis Co., NS
  • Buried in Wiswall Cemetery in Wilmot, Annapolis Co., NS

Marriages

  • GATES, John
    • Married on 1799 in Wilmot, Annapolis Co., NS

Children

Notes

  • Obituary: Presently after the preceding notice of Sister Spinney was written, I was called to attend the funeral of her mother, who was an aged and justly venerated member of the Baptist Church of Lower Aylesford and Upper Wilmot. Both duty and affection prompt me to furnish a brief account of her pilgrimage. May it animate others to imitate her pious example. Sister Gates was the daughter of Benjamin and Rachel Fales. The grace of God was manifested in her awakening and conversion while in her juvenile years. Prudently connecting herself at once with the people of God, she became a member of the Church under the pastoral care of the late Rev. Thomas Handley Chipman. She was united in marriage with Mr. John Gates, who was for many years a very highly esteemed Deacon of that Church. Their house was a home for Ministers of the Gospel and other Christians, on whom they waited with pleasure, and in whose society they delighted. After their removal to Upper Wilmot, when a Baptist Church was formed in that locality, they became connected with it; and were both held in esteem by their fellow members. In the month of June, 1835, the pious Deacon was removed by death. Sister Gates had long been infirm, and subject to very distressing paroxysms of illness, in which she had often been supposed to be dying. By industry and economy, however, she succeeded in keeping her family together in a comfortable state, and in freeing the farm from incumbrance. Sister Gates was the mother of eleven children. Of these one died at the age of three years. She had the satisfaction to see the ten who attained to years of maturity all profess faith in early life, and unite with Baptist Churches, Four of them have gone before their mother, and six survive her. Our departed sister in Christ was truly "ready to every good work." Through her means were quite limited, and what she had was acquired by diligent industry, yet she contributed liberally toward the support of the gospel at home; and cheerfully aided in sending it abroad. When brother Burpe was in Upper Wilmot in the Autumn of the year 1851, from a feeling of deep interest in the success of our Foreign Mission, and of fervent desire for salvation of the perishing heathen, she generously contributed the sum of five pounds toward that object. If the members of other Churches and congregations generally were imbued with a similar spirit, it would be no difficult matter for us to sustain several Missionaries among the heathen. She was remarkable for seriousness. Few persons are as free from levity and trifling. Her maternal affections were strong. When her youngest daughter, Mrs. Spinney, became very ill, though much indisposed herself at the time, she was taken some miles to see her, and was present at her death. The sorrowing mother followed the remains of her lamented daughter to the grave '96 a distance of several miles '96 on the 24th of November, (which was a stormy day,) and remained to hear the funeral sermon preached. This was the last sermon that she ever heard. Being an ardent lover of the house of God, she attended a prayer meeting on the 6th day of December. On the morning of the 12th she appeared quite smart; but became very seriously ill that evening. Between two and three o'clock on the morning of Friday, the 16th, at the age of 71 years, she obtained an easy and sweet release from the tribulations of mortal life. During her last sickness she manifested that the same hope in Christ which had cheered and supported her for many years, was still to her an unfailing source of consolation. The funeral of Sister Gates took place on the 18th. Though it was a very rainy day, which prevented the attendance of many who would gladly have been there, yet all her surviving children and their companions were present. A funeral sermon was preached by the Pastor of the Church from Rev. vii. 17, "For the Lamb which is in the the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." '96 Communicated by Rev. C. Tupper. Christian Messenger January 5,1854

Sources

  • Annapolis Cemetery Records: Wiswall Cemetery Wilmot,NS #29

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