GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-002814
NameKatherine Gell
Title
Genderfemale
Denomination
Livedb. ca. 1624-03-11 - d. ca. 1671-01-01 (new)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsSermon 1 on Psalms 50:15 -- subject of sermon (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Associated Places
Source of DataCatherine Evans
Biographical Sources ConsultedODNB (Article: 66997).
Other NoteReligious patron and correspondent of Richard Baxter. Precise date of birth unknown, but Gell was baptized on 11 March 1623/4. Daughter of the politician John Packer (1572-1649), who was a parliamentarian during the Civil War period. Katherine married John Gell (1612-1689), son of a parliamentarian commander of the same name. She lived at Hopton Hall from 1646 until her death sometime in 1671.
GEMMS record createdDecember 29, 2019
GEMMS record last editedJanuary 11, 2020