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George Carl Fitch Bratenahl

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George Carl Fitch Bratenahl

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
28 Feb 1939 (aged 76)
Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
Plot
St. Joseph's Chapel - Alter Vault South - Interred 10/27/1961
Memorial ID
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George Bratenahl was the son of Charles G Bratenahl and Mary Grant Fitch (1840-1912). Charles and Mary were married in 26 Jun 1861 in Cuyohoga County, Ohio.

George married Louise Oakey Hall on 28 Aug 1889 at St. Martin of the Fields, Westminster, London England. Louise was the daughter of Abraham Oakey Hall. Louise died in 1912. He married his second wife, Florence Cornelia Brown, in 1915.

The Very Rev. George C. F. Bratenahl served as rector of St. Alban's Church in Washington from 1898 to 1912, was named canon of Washington Cathedral in 1903, and served as Dean of the Cathedral from 1916 to 1936. As Dean, he assisted in the planning the cathedral; he also served as secretary of the third department of the Episcopal Church and the Province of Washington. He was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity and the University club and held the degree of doctor of divinity.

Dr. Bratenahl was survived by his wife, Florence Brown Bratenahl, and two sons, Charles George Bratenahl and Alexander Bratenahl.

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Dr. Bratenahl was originally buried at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. His body was moved from Woodland Cemetery to Washington Cathedral on October 25, 1961.

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[some biography contributed by Linda Stoker; source for first marriage: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVJV-B6J]
George Bratenahl was the son of Charles G Bratenahl and Mary Grant Fitch (1840-1912). Charles and Mary were married in 26 Jun 1861 in Cuyohoga County, Ohio.

George married Louise Oakey Hall on 28 Aug 1889 at St. Martin of the Fields, Westminster, London England. Louise was the daughter of Abraham Oakey Hall. Louise died in 1912. He married his second wife, Florence Cornelia Brown, in 1915.

The Very Rev. George C. F. Bratenahl served as rector of St. Alban's Church in Washington from 1898 to 1912, was named canon of Washington Cathedral in 1903, and served as Dean of the Cathedral from 1916 to 1936. As Dean, he assisted in the planning the cathedral; he also served as secretary of the third department of the Episcopal Church and the Province of Washington. He was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity and the University club and held the degree of doctor of divinity.

Dr. Bratenahl was survived by his wife, Florence Brown Bratenahl, and two sons, Charles George Bratenahl and Alexander Bratenahl.

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Dr. Bratenahl was originally buried at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. His body was moved from Woodland Cemetery to Washington Cathedral on October 25, 1961.

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[some biography contributed by Linda Stoker; source for first marriage: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVJV-B6J]


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