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Stephen N. Haskell
1833–1922American Seventh-day Adventist minister
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2 famous people were born in Oakham
Articles in 3 languages make the American Seventh-day Adventist minister Stephen N. Haskell the best known. The list has one more: the Canadian politician Sewell Foster. Elias Howe leads the 13 names listed next door in Spencer. The earliest on the list is Sewell Foster, born in 1792, and the youngest Stephen N. Haskell, born in 1833.
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Best known
Stephen N. Haskell
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
Sewell Foster
Youngest
1833
Stephen N. Haskell
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Faith
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Photo credits (3)
- Elias Howe: Elias_Howe-Southworth_&_Hawes.jpg: Southwarth and Hawes derivative work: TheCuriousGnome, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Jenkins: Everts & Fariss (Philadelphia), publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Ide: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons