Gest family
Family
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Gest family papers
Collection — Othertype SC-047
Identifier: SFHL-SC-047
Abstract
This collection includes letters and legal documents of the Gest family over several generations. The collection also includes genealogical information on the Gests, their ancestors the Dickinsons, and their descendants, the Pownalls. Notable among the correspondence is a letter from Philadelphia Western District Women's Meeting to Deborah West, Jr., reprimanding her for disunity, presumably with the Hicksites. Also included are wills of Joseph and Deborah Gest, and letters from John B. Gest...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1815-1980 [ 1815-1884]
Gest family photos
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-06-006
Abstract
The collection consists of photos of the Gest family members and their residence in Overbrook. People featured in the photos include Judge John Marshall Gest (1928), and John B. Gest and his wife.
Dates:
1892 - 1928
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