Rev George Gilbert Rakestraw

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Rev George Gilbert Rakestraw

Birth
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
5 Mar 1904 (aged 76)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Section 132 Lot 35 N. Line
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Son of generations of American Quakers, starting in era of William Penn (late 1600s)

Life-long Methodist clergyman

Civil War Chaplain, 201st Penna. Volunteers

Notable scientist in field of micro-mineralogy; many of his discoveries are displayed at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles and the Harvard Mineralogical Museum.
Son of generations of American Quakers, starting in era of William Penn (late 1600s)

Life-long Methodist clergyman

Civil War Chaplain, 201st Penna. Volunteers

Notable scientist in field of micro-mineralogy; many of his discoveries are displayed at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles and the Harvard Mineralogical Museum.

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