Brief Life History of Joseph Earl
When Joseph Earl Rackliff was born on 17 May 1905, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States, his father, Garfield Elbridge Rackliff, was 23 and his mother, Edith Love Millet, was 24. He married Roxie Isabel Davis on 21 September 1923, in Industry, Franklin, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Industry, Franklin, Maine, United States for about 13 years and Vienna, Kennebec, Maine, United States for about 20 years. He died on 15 October 1975, in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States.
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- Joseph Rackliff, "United States 1950 Census"
- Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922
- Joseph E Rackliff, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1910
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials list.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Ratliff .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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