Rachel Oakes Preston
Rachel (Harris) Oakes Preston | |
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| Born | March 2, 1809 |
| Died | February 1, 1868 (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Being the Seventh Day Baptist who introduced Sabbatarianism to the Adventist movement. |
| Spouse(s) | Amory Oakes (widowed), Nathan T. Preston |
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Rachel Oakes Preston (née Harris; March 2, 1809 – February 1, 1868) was an American Seventh Day Baptist who persuaded a group of Adventist Millerites to accept Saturday, instead of Sunday, as Sabbath. This Sabbatarian group organised as the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1863.