Dorothy (Olcott) Elsmith (1891 - 1984)

Born 20 Jun 1891 in Bessemer, Gogebic, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of William James Olcott and Fannie (Bailey) Olcott

Wife of Frederick Lamont Gates — married 11 Sep 1917 (to 17 Jun 1933) in Duluth, Minnesota, United States of America

Wife of Leo Lachmund (Schmied) Elsmith — married about 1933 (to about 1943) in United States of America [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 29 Jan 1984 at age 92 in Woods Hole, Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Pine Mountain Settlement School, Harlan, Kentucky One Place Study.

Dorothy was born in 1891 in Bessemer, Michigan, the daughter of William Olcott, a mining and railroad tycoon, and Fannie Bailey. She grew up in Duluth, Minnesota where she graduated from high school in 1909. She then did undergraduate studies at Smith College (1913) and earned an MA at Columbia University in 1917. She married Frederick Lamont Gates, a gifted medical researcher, on 11 Sep 1917 in Duluth, MN. They settled initially in New York City, and later in Cambridge, MA, with a family home in nearby Woods Hole, MA. Dorothy and Frederick had five children together. Her husband died from a fall in his laboratory at Harvard University in 1933. She remarried to Leonard (Schmied) Elsmith, a long-time friend, in about 1934 and lived in New York City and Woods Hole. They eventually divorced in the mid-1940s without children. She passed away in 1984 at Woods Hole, MA.

• Leonard Elsmith (under his original name of Leo Schmied) was an usher at Dorothy's wedding to Frederick Lamont Gates in 1917.

A more detailed biography and information about a collection of her papers can be found at the Smith College Archives website.

Another biography and listing of her writings is available at the Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections website.

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Selected books & articles written by Dorothy, Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections website, accessed 8 June 2015.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. Dorothy Olcott Papers, 1909-1979. 2 boxes (.8 linear ft.). Smith College Archives. Archival material.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. Episodes of a Fabulous Summer (July 1 – October 1 1959). D.O. Elsmith, 1959. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. Episodes of a Superior Summer, August 1969. Woods Hole, MA: D.O. Elsmith, 1969. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. Family Favorites: Foods and Flavors, Facts and Fancies from Olcottage. Woods Hole, MA: D.O. Elsmith, 1951. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. Family Festivals 1956. D.O. Elsmith, 1956. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. From Log House to Glass House: A Chronicle of Seven Decades 1891-1961. Newton, MA: Modern Print. Co., 1961. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. “Lake Superior Memories.” Inland Seas. 36.2 (June 1980): 96-100. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. The Mighty Mackenzie: A Journey ‘Up South’, September, 1972. Newton, Mass.?: D.O. Elsmith, 1972. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O., and Frederick L. Gates. Pull on a Parka and Join the Circle: Record of an Arctic Expedition, August 1970. Woods Hole, MA: Elsmith, 1970. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. Random Reminiscences of Kith and Kin in Celebration of an Eighty-Fifth Birthday and a Family Reunion of Four Generations. D.O. Elsmith, 1976. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. Ros Marinus: Recollections, Refreshments, Recipes, Reflections 1971. D.O. Elsmith, 1971. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. Saga of Dorothy the Lucky Following the Viking Trail: Island-Groenland, August 1971. Newton, Mass.?: D.O. Elsmith, 1971. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. The Story of a Flying Coverlet. Ros Marinus, Woods Hole, MA: D.O. Elsmith, 1977. Print.

• Elsmith, Dorothy O. A Wreath of Recipes from Olcottage. D.O. Elsmith, Christmas 1951. Print.

Engagement Announcement

New York Times (New York, NY), 27 June, 1917; accessed at but no longer available at query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F03E1D6123BE03ABC4F51DFB066838C609EDE . Olcott-Gates Engagement. Montclair, N.J., June 2. Announcement has been made here of the engagement of Miss Dorothy Olcott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Olcott of Duluth, Minn., and Dr. Frederick L. Gates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T. Gates of 66 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair. Miss Olcott was graduated from Smith College in the class of 1913, and has just received the degree of Master of Arts from Columbia University. Dr. Gates was graduated from Yale in 1909, and the Medical Department of Johns Hopkins University in 1913. He is an associate of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York City, and was recently commisioned [sic] a First Lieutenant in the Medical Section, Officers' Reserve Corps."

Wedding Announcement

The Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, Minnesota) 9 Dec 1917, accessed at but no longer available at wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rdreynolds&id=I48956 Rootsweb.ancestry.com

Most Prominent Wedding of Season at St. Paul's, Avenue of Pines and Gothic Lines of Easter Lilies Are Setting at Gates-Olcott Marriage:

Tall cathedral candelabra twined with southern smilax and an avenue of northern pine from chancel rail to altar, where Easter lilies backed the Gothic arch, made a long aisle of green for the bridal procession and a lovely setting for the marriage service of Miss DOROTHY OLCOTT, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, William J. Olcott, and Dr. FREDERICK LA MONT GATES of New York at St. Paul's Episcopal church last night. Dr. A. W. Ryan read the service. Gowned in white satin made en traine, with a tulle veil held by a filet of orange blossoms, the bride, carrying a bouquet of lilies of the valley, leaned upon the arm of her father as they moved along the "avenue of pines" toward the altar. The ushers, William Harrison, E.F. Chapin jr., W.C. Agnew jr., Fred E. Wolvin, Leo Schmied and Horace F. Ferry of Superior, led the bridal procession. They were followed by the bridesmaids, Miss Alice Gates, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Janet Rane of Waban, Mass., a cousin of the bride, who wore duplicate gowns of green satin and tulle, and carried big bouquets of pink snapdragon. Miss Elizabeth Olcott, as her sister's maid of honor, was gowned in apricot shade of taffeta and she carried snapdragons to match her gown. Following her came the little flower girl, Sallie Simonds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Simonds, formerly of Superior, wearing a white frock with green tulle bow and carrying lilies of the valley. Before the ceremony which began at 8 o'clock, an organ program, especially selected by the bride, was played. The music was under the direction of Miss Mary Syer Bradshaw. The processional was the Lohengrin Bridal Chorus, which was sung by Miss Bradshaw, Mrs. August Frey, Mrs. James F. Walsh, Mrs. C.B. Gilbert, A.R. Burquist, Dr. F. A. Amundson, George Suffel and D.G. Gearhart. Following the betrothal service when the bridal couple passed from the chancel to the altar, Miss Bradshaw sang a bridal prayer, "Oh Heavenly Father," (Coombs). The "Northfield Benediction" was sung after the benediction, and the "Tannhauser" march was played as recessional. A reception followed the service at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Olcott, East First street. The guests were received in the music room where tall silver vases held American Beauty roses forming a rarely beautiful color combination with the French gray tone of the room. The drawing room had its rich coloring emphasized by huge bowls of gladioli and snapdragon. In the dining room the bridal white reigned. From the cut crystal center light hung wreathed in asparagus fern showers of white sweet peas and lilies of the valley and crystal candlesticks held tall tapers that lights the sideboard where the wedding cake reposed in a wreath of ferns. Mrs. Olcott was gowned in dark blue satin and silver. Mrs. Gates wore a robe of rose point over cream satin. The bride's going away costume was a sport suit of brown and orange, Her bridal bouquet was made of many small bouquets which she gave to her bridal party and mother and mother-in-law. Dr. Gates and his bride have gone east where they will be at home in New York late in the autumn. Dr. Gates is an associate of the Rockefeller institute and is a graduate of Johns Hopkins and Yale universities. Mrs. George W. Strickler and daughter, Marian, of Minneapolis, were guests of Mrs. W.C. Winton over the wedding. Eugene M. Best and daughter, Alice, of Minneapolis, were also wedding guests who were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mendenhall. A large party, comprising the out-of-town guests at the wedding, will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Olcott on a trip to the range today. They will all leave for their homes tomorrow. The visitors are Mr. and Mrs. F.T. Gates of Montclair, NJ, parents of the bridegroom, and their daughters, Alice, Grace and Lucia, and their son, Percival; Mrs. F.W. Rane of Waban, Mass., and Mrs. C.M. Hammond of Detroit Michigan, sisters of Mrs. Olcott; Mrs. Eugene G. Clapp and daughter, Mary, of Boston; Mrs. Louise Cornell of Orange, NJ; Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. F.G. Otis, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Meyers of St. Paul and Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Bovey of Minneapolis.

Sources

• Boo, Mary R. “A City Filled with Music: 100 Years of Duluthʼs Matinee Musicale.” accessed 2013-12-08 at, but no longer available at: http://www.matineemusicale.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MM_History.pdf Matine Musicale.

Residence in Minnesota

"Minnesota, State Census, 1895," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQDJ-PZS : accessed 24 May 2015), Dorothy Olcott in household of William J Olcott, Duluth city, Ward 01, St. Louis, Minnesota; citing p. 34, line 17, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,807. Name: Dorothy Olcott; Event Place: Duluth city, Ward 01, St. Louis, Minnesota; Age (Original): 4y; Birth Year (Estimated): 1891; Birthplace: Michigan; Race (Original): W; Gender: Female; Page Number: 34. Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): William J Olcott, M, 33y, Michigan; How long a resident in state: 1 yr; how long a resident in this enumeration district: 1 yr; mining, 12 months in this occupation in 12-month period ending June 1895; Fanny B Olcott, F, 28y, New York; Dorothy Olcott, F, 4y, Michigan; Elizabeth Olcott, F, 2y, Michigan. Address: 2316 East 1st Str. No one with parents of foreign birth, or previously enumerated.

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M935-XMB : accessed 24 May 2015), Dorothy Alcott in household of James A Alcott, District 3 Duluth city Ward 1, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet 8B, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,789. Name: Dorothy Alcott; Gender: Female; Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Race (Original): W; Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter; Birth Date: Jun 1891; Birthplace: Michigan; Father's Birthplace: Michigan; Mother's Birthplace: New York. Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): James A Alcott, Head, M, Feb 1852, 48, married; yrs married: 13; Michigan; parents' birthplace:NY; mining + railroad; months without work:0; Fannie B Alcott, Wife, F, Aug 1866, 34, married, yrs married: 13; children born:2; living:2; New York; Parents' birthplace: NY; Dorothy Alcott, Daughter, F, Jun 1891, 9, Michigan; parents' birthplace: f:MI; m:NY; at school; Elisabeth Alcott, Daughter, F, Oct 1892, 8, Michigan; parents' birthplace: f:MI; m:NY; at school; Sarah E Bailey, Mother-in-law, F, Dec 1845, 55, widow, children born:4; living:4; New York; Parents' birthplace: f:Vermont; m:NY; Harlow Alcott, Father, M, Dec 1820; 80, widow, New York; Parents' birthplace: NY; Lydia Dahlson, Servant, F, May 1877, 23, single, Sweden; parents' birthplace: Sweden; yrs in US: 4, servant, months without work:10. Address: 2316 East 1st St. Owned house, no mortgage. Everyone can read, write, speak English.

"United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-26Z2 : accessed 23 May 2015), Fannie B Olcott in entry for William James Olcott, 1908; citing Passport Application, Minnesota, United States, source certificate #46754, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 54, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm . Name: William James Olcott; Event Type: Passport Application; Event Date: 1908; Event Place: Minnesota, United States; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 22 Feb 1862; Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan; Father is native US citizen; Residence: Duluth, Minnesota; Occupation: Railway President, Vice President, Mining Co.; age: 46 yrs; Height: 6 ft, high forehead, blue eyes, roman nose, small mouth, square chin, dark hair, medium complexion, smooth face; Spouse's Name: Fannie B Olcott; Spouse's Gender: Female; Certificate Number: 46754. Includes minor children: Dorothy, born at Bessemer, Michigan, 20 June 1891; Elizabeth, born at Ironwood, Michigan, 14 Oct 1892; Traveling for 5 months. Application date: 26 Feb 1908.

"New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXP8-YZ5 : accessed 23 May 2015), Fannie B. Olcott, 13 Jun 1908; citing departure port Southampton, arrival port New York, ship name Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Given Name: Fannie B.; Surname: Olcott; Event Date: 13 Jun 1908; Age: 41y 9m; Nationality: American Citizen; Departure Port: Southampton; Arrival Port: New York; Gender: Female; Marital Status: M; Citizenship Status: X; Ship Name: Kaiserin Augusta Victoria.

Ancestry.com. U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Accessed 24 May 2015. Name: Dorothy Olcott; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890; School: Duluth Central High School; School Location: Duluth, Minnesota, USA; Year: 1906, 1907; Yearbook Title: The Zenith; Noted together with Elizabeth as member of Class of 1909.

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2P2-4Y4 : accessed 24 May 2015), Dorothy Olcott in household of Wm J Olcott, Duluth Ward 1, St Louis, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 150, sheet 9B, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,737. Name: Dorothy Olcott; Gender: Female; Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter; Birth Year (Estimated): 1892; Birthplace: Michigan; Father's Birthplace: Michigan; Mother's Birthplace: New York; Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Wm J Olcott, Head, M, 48, 1st marriage; yrs married: 22; Michigan; parents' birthplace: NY; manager, mine; wages; not a veteran; Fannie Olcott, Wife, F, 43, 1st marriage; yrs married: 22; children born:2; living:2; New York; parents' birthplace: NY; Dorothy Olcott, Daughter, F, 18, single, Michigan; parents' birthplace: f:MI; M:NY; attended school; Elizabeth Olcott, Daughter, F, 17, Michigan; parents' birthplace: f:MI; M:NY; attended school; Jane Carr, Servant, F, 35, Wisconsin; parents' birthplace: Ireland (English); cook, privae family, wages, not out of work; wks without work: 12; Matilda Anderson, Servant, F, 29, single, Sweden (Swedish); parents' birthplace: Sweden (Swedish); yr immigrated: 1905; housemaid; private family, wages, not out of work; works without work:0. Address: 2316 East First Street. Owned house, no mortgage; Everyone speaks English.

Residence in New York

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJBL-TF8 : accessed 24 May 2015), Dorothy Gates in household of Frederick Gates, Manhattan Assembly District 15, New York, New York, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 286, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,212. Name: Dorothy Gates; Gender: Female; Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife; Birth Year (Estimated): 1892; Birthplace: Michigan; Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: Michigan; Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Frederick Gates, Head, M, 33, married, Minnesota; parents' birthplace: f:Iowa, m:Wisconsin; Doctor, research wages; Dorothy Gates, Wife, F, 28, married; Michigan; parents' birthplace: f:NY; m: Michigan; occupation: none; Oleott Gates, Son, M, 0 (10/12), New York; parents' birthplace: f:Minn; m:Mich; Anna Bloom, Maid, F, 24, single, Wisconsin; parents' birthplace: Sweden (Swedish); maid, family, wages. Address: 140 West 58th St.; Rental

"New York, State Census, 1925," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSCW-4CV : accessed 24 May 2015), Dorothy O Gates, Pelham, A.D. 01, E.D. 05, Westchester, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1925," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing state population census schedules, 1925, p. 2, line 35, New York State Archives, Albany. Name: Dorothy O Gates; Gender: Female; Age: 33; Nationality: United States; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife; Birth Year (Estimated): 1892; House Number: 1370; Page: 2; Line Number: 35. Address: 1370 Roosevelt Ave. Other household members: Frederick L Gates, head, w, m, 38, US, cit, doctor scientific research, wages; Dorothy O Gates, wife, w, f, 33, US, cit; Alcott Gates, son, w, m, 8, US, cit, school; Barbara Gates, daughter, w, f, 4, US, cit; Frederick F Gates, son, w, m, 2, US, cit; Dorothy Gates, daughter, w, f, 0 (330 days), US, cit; Helen Snitzner, servant, w, f, 23, Germany, alien, housemaker; wages, Greta Junke, servant, w, f, 42, Germany, alien, nurse, wages. Census Date: 1 June 1925.

"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX96-P9B : accessed 24 May 2015), Dorothy O Gates, 1925; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,755,493. Name: Dorothy O Gates; Event Type: Immigration; Event Date: 1925; Event Place: New York, New York, United States; Gender: Female; Age: 34; Birthplace: Bessemer Mich; Birthdate: 20 Jun 1891; Ship Name: Leviathan; Birth Year (Estimated): 1891. Leaving Southampton, 3 Nov 1925, arriving NYC 10 Nov 1925. Residence: 1370 Roosevelt, Pelham Manor, NY. Traveling with Frederick L. Gates, age: 38, Birthplace; Minneapolis, Minnesota, Birthdate: 17 Dec 1886.

Residence in Massachusetts

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQG1-CY8 : accessed 24 May 2015), Dorothy O Gates in household of Frederick L Gates, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0066, sheet 24A, family 438, line 26, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 917; FHL microfilm 2,340,652. Name: Dorothy O Gates; Gender: Female; Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife; Birth Year (Estimated): 1891; Birthplace: Michigan; Father's Birthplace: Michigan; Mother's Birthplace: Michigan; Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Frederick L Gates, Head, M, 43, married, marriage age: 30; Minnesota; parents' birthplace: f:NY; m:Wisconsin; Research, college, own account, employed, veteran, World War; Dorothy O Gates, Wife, F, 39, married, marriage age: 26; Michigan; parents' birthplace: Michigan; Olcott Gates, Son, M, 11, New York; parents' birthplace: f:Minn; m:Mich; Barbara Gates, Daughter, F, 9, New York; parents' birthplace: f:Minn; m:Mich; F Taylor Gates, Son, M, 7, New York; parents' birthplace: f:Minn; m:Mich; Dorothy Gates, Daughter, F, 5, New York; parents' birthplace: f:Minn; m:Mich; Deborah Gates, Daughter, F, 3 (3+10/12), New York; parents' birthplace: f:Minn; m:Mich; Bertha J Jakobsen, Nurse, F, 29, single, Massachusetts; parents' birthplace: Norway; nurse, private family; wages; employed; Penelope Mcdonnell, Waitress, F, 25, single, Ireland; parents' birthplace: Ireland; Immigration yr: 1923, pending citizenship application; waitress, private family, wages, employed; Bridget Faherty, Cook, F, 27, single, Ireland; parents' birthplace: Ireland; Immigration yr: 1923, pending citizenship application; cook, private family, wages, employed. Address: 31 Fayreweather Street. Rental, $250. with radio. All read/write/speak English.

"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24FJ-5PC : accessed 24 May 2015), Dorothy Olcott Gates, 1930; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,756,489. Name: Dorothy Olcott Gates; Event Type: Immigration; Event Date: 1930; Event Place: New York, New York, United States; Residence: 31 Fayreweather Str, Cambridge, MA; Gender: Female; Age: 39; Birthdate: 20 Jun 1892; Birthplace: Bessemer Mich; Ship Name: Mauretania; Birth Year (Estimated): 1891. First Cabin, sailing from Cherbourg. 31 May 1930; arriving NYC 5 Jun 1930. Looks to be traveling alone

"Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23NS-G4X : accessed 25 May 2015), Dorothy Elsmith, 1937; citing Immigration, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication T843 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,715,684. Name: Dorothy Elsmith; Event Type: Immigration; Event Date: 1937; Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; Gender: Female; Age: 45; Birth Year (Estimated): 1892; Birthplace: United States; Ship Name: De Grasse. From Southampton, England, 15 Sep 1937 arriving Boston, MA, 23 Sept 1937. Traveling together: Residence: 544 E. 86th St. NYC, NY; Dorothy Elsmith, 45, f, married, Birth: Cokesbery, NJ, 7 Jul 1934, (??), passport no. 194481, issued, Wash, 18 May 1935 to 18 May 1939; Dorothy Gates, 13, f, single, Birth: NYC, NY, 27 Jun 1924; Barbara Gates, 16, f, single, Birth: NYC, NY, 17 Jan 1921; Frederick T. Gates, 14, m, single, Birth: NYC, NY, 22 Sep 1923; Olcott Gates, 18, m, single, Birth: NYC, NY, 19 Mar 1919. All on same passport. Note: not clear why Dorothy Elsmith's birth info is so confused -- it is very clearly typed in.

"Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23NW-GQX : accessed 24 May 2015), Dorothy O Gates, 1940; citing Immigration, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication T843 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,715,704. Name: Dorothy O Gates; Event Type: Immigration; Event Date: 1940; Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; Ship Name: Evangeline.

Residence (back) in New York

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQTJ-8PQ : accessed 25 May 2015), Dorothy Elsmith in household of Leonard Elsmith, Assembly District 16, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-1452, sheet 62B, family 167, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2658. Name: Dorothy Elsmith; Gender: Female; Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Race (Original): White; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife; Birthplace: Michigan; Birth Year (Estimated): 1892; Last Place of Residence: Same Place. Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Leonard Elsmith, Head, M, 48, married, educ:c-6; Minnesota; employed, music teacher, own practice, 18 hrs/32 wks; own account, $2500, other income; Additional data: Parents' birthplace: Minnesota; Language spoken in home in childhood: English; Soc Sec Number?: No; Usual occupation: music teacher, own practice, own account; Dorothy Elsmith, Wife, F, 48, married, Educ: C-5; Michigan; housework, never worked; no other income; Berta Rhinedorf, Lodger, F, 52, married?, educ:H-4; Minnesota; employed; music teacher, own practice, own account, 18 hrs, 32 wks; $3600, no other income; Olcott Gates, Son, M, 21, single, educ:c-2; at school, Massachusetts; Barbara Gates, Daughter, F, 19, single, educ:H-4; at school, Massachusetts; Taylor Gates, Son, M, 17, single, educ: H-3; at school, Massachusetts; Dorothy Gates, Daughter, F, 15, single, educ: H-2; at school, Massachusetts; Deborah Gates, Daughter, F, 13, single, educ:8; at school, Massachusetts. Address: 86th Street. Rented, $250, not a farm. Everyone was in same place in 1935. No other income for children.

Death

"Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZRB-K49 : accessed 25 May 2015), Dorothy O Elsmith, 29 Jan 1984; from "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Falmouth, Massachusetts, death certificate number 015542, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston. Name: Dorothy O Elsmith; Event Type: Death; Event Date: 29 Jan 1984; Event Place: Falmouth, Massachusetts; Certificate Number: 015542; Birth Date: 20 Jun 1891; Birthplace: Michigan.

"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMFD-RYX : accessed 25 May 2015), Dorothy Elsmith, Jan 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). Age: 93; Given Name: Dorothy; Surname: Elsmith; Birth Date: 20 Jun 1891; State: Massachusetts; Last Place of Residence: Barnstable, Massachusetts; Previous Residence Postal Code: 02543; Event Date: Jan 1984.

DNA Confirmation

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Tom Randolph and Richard Swift Gates, third cousins. Their MRCAs are their second great grandparents John Newton Bailey and Sarah Justus Esselstyn. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousins, based on sharing 45 cM across 3 segments; Confidence: Very High.