Stephen Bates
Title
Stephen Bates
Description
Born in New Brunswick in 1804. He was a shipbuilder and ownee a firm known as Bates & Son(William). They built the Challenge in 1852, the Mary Stockton; North Yuba; Colonel Glover 1853, Clipper City 1854, Belle and Vates in 1856, Sea Gem in 1863. Many of these were swift and highly reputed.
Source
Proper Name Index Card Information found on card in Proper Name Index at Manitowoc County Historical Society, 1701 Michigan Ave, Manitowoc, WI 54220. 920-684-4445
Name
Stephen Bates
Notes
Born in New Brunswick in 1804. He was a shipbuilder and ownee a firm known as Bates & Son(William). They built the Challenge in 1852, the Mary Stockton; North Yuba; Colonel Glover 1853, Clipper City 1854, Belle and Vates in 1856, Sea Gem in 1863. Many of these were swift and highly reputed.
Source Title
Proper Name Index Card
Source Description
Information found on card in Proper Name Index at Manitowoc County Historical Society, 1701 Michigan Ave, Manitowoc, WI 54220. 920-684-4445
Collection
Citation
“Stephen Bates,” Manitowoc Genealogy and Local History Database, accessed August 11, 2026, https://collections.manitowoclibrary.org/items/show/28184.