From the age of 3, Tate, an only child, lived in Peconic, Long Island, New York, with his mother Mary, who worked as a kitchen maid for a wealthy family.
Great Peconic Bay, the body of water between the North Fork and the South Fork of Long Island, New York
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Peconic River, a tributary of Peconic Bay in Suffolk County, New York
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Peconic Bay, two bodies of water between the North Fork and the South Fork of Long Island, New York
He was vice-president of the Peconic Bank of Sag Harbor, secretary and treasurer of the Sag Harbor Heating and Lighting Company, and a partner in the Fahys Watch Case Company.