Person:Abraham Rakestraw (2)

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Abraham Rakestraw
d.1874
m. 13 Mar 1798
  1. Jeremiah Rakestraw1795 - Bef 1841
  2. Abraham Rakestraw1799 - 1874
  3. Eliza Rakestraw1801 - Bef 1841
  4. Ann Rakestraw1803 -
  5. _____ Rakestraw1805 -
  6. Abigail Rakestraw1807 - 1881
  7. Mary Rakestraw1809 -
  8. Thomas Rakestraw1811 -
  9. William Lippincott Rakestraw1813 - 1867
  10. _____ Rakestraw1815 -
  11. _____ Rakestraw1817 -
m. 12 Jun 1834
  1. Sarah Rakestraw1835 -
  2. Mary Rakestraw1836 -
  3. Caroline Rakestraw1838 - 1906
  4. Eliza R. Rakestraw1840 -
  5. Esther Rakestraw1843 -
  6. Henry Rakestraw1845 -
  7. Thomas Rakestraw1850 -
Facts and Events
Name Abraham Rakestraw
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Mar 1799 Chester County, Pennsylvania
Marriage 12 Jun 1834 , Chester, Pennsylvaniato Lydia Bushong
Death? 1874

Abraham Rakestraw grantee deed 1851, 1852 (Deeds 1853-1877) Colerin Twp., Lancaster Co., PA

COLLECTIONS: Swarthmore College - papers include essays and a copy book of Abraham Rakestraw, recording his editorial letters to newspapers under various pseudonyms. Call # SC015. See misc. Rakestraw file.

Birth registered at Burlington MM, NJ

!DOCUMENTATION - Pete Craig notes

References
  1. Chester and Delaware Counties. (history).
  2.   email from Cheska Wheatley; 8 Apr 1997.