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Gilbert Thomas Rakestraw 1815 - 1889

Gilbert Thomas Rakestraw of Malvern Australia was born in 1815 to Thomas Rakestraw. Gilbert Rakestraw married Julia Lydia Rakestraw ( Searle ( Hunter, and died at age 74 years old in 1889 in Malvern.

Gilbert Thomas Rakestraw

Malvern Australia

1815

1889

Malvern, Australia

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Gilbert Thomas Rakestraw's History: 1815 - 1889

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Came out to Australia on The Countess of Elgin in 1853.
1815

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1815

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1889

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1889

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Malvern Australia
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Gilbert Thomas Rakestraw lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.

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In 1815, in the year that Gilbert Thomas Rakestraw was born, on January 18th, the Battle of New Orleans ended. General Andrew Jackson defeated a much larger invading British force in the last major battle of the War of 1812. This was after the Treaty of Ghent - signed the previous December - ended the war. But the news didn't reach the U.S. until February and the Treaty was ratified by Congress the same month. So the battle had no impact on the war.

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In 1832, at the age of 17 years old, Gilbert was alive when on November 14th, Charles Carroll - the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence - died at his home in Maryland. He was 95 years old. He signed the Declaration as "Charles Carroll of Carrollton", distinguishing him from several other Charles Carroll's who were living in the area at the time.

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Gilbert Rakestraw's Family Tree & Friends

Gilbert Rakestraw's Family Tree

Thomas Rakestraw

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Gilbert Thomas Rakestraw 1815 - 1889

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Julia Lydia Rakestraw ( Searle ( Hunter