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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Gell
Forenames	Katherine
Also Known As	Katherine Packer
Place	Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Epithet	wife of Sir John Gell, 2nd baronet
Dates	1624-1671
Gender Identity	Female
Biography	Katherine was one of eight children of John Packer (1572-1649) and his wife Philippa Mills. John Packer was a parliamentarian during the Civil War; he was highly religious, funding clergy to evangelise in Britain, and ensured that Katherine was well educated. She married Sir John Gell, 2nd baronet, with whom she had four sons and three daughters. Between 1655-1658, she correspondended with the prominent presbyterian Richard Baxter, after reading his book 'The Saints' Everlasting Rest'.
Authorised Form of Name	Gell; Katherine (1624-1671); wife of Sir John Gell, 2nd baronet

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