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Benjamin B Drake 1806 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1806

Birth Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 11 Dec 1886

Death Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Father: Andrew Drake

Mother: Hannah Drake

Spouse(s): Jane Quick

Children(s): Alexander Drake, Caroline Holcombe, Rhoda Drake

The story of Benjamin B Drake began in 1806 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA. In 1850, Benjamin B Drake resided in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA. In 1860, Benjamin B Drake resided in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA. Benjamin B Drake married Jane E Quick, and had children including Alexander H Drake, Caroline Holcombe, Rhoda Drake. Benjamin B Drake passed away in 1886 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin B Drake began in 1806 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1850, Benjamin B Drake resided in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1860, Benjamin B Drake resided in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.
  • Benjamin B Drake married Jane E Quick, and had children including Alexander H Drake, Caroline Holcombe, Rhoda Drake.
  • Benjamin B Drake passed away in 1886 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Drake
1778 – 1850
Birth Location: Hopewell Twp., Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
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Hannah Drake
1782 – 1861
Birth Location: Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Quick
1805 – 1875
Birth Location: New Jersey
JQ

Children(s)

Alexander Drake
1829 – 1910
Birth Location: Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Caroline Holcombe
1832 – 1911
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Rhoda Drake
1841 – 1935
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Benjamin Drake's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Drake
1806 – 1886
Birth Place: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Andrew Drake
1778 – 1850
Hopewell Twp., Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Hannah (Blackwell) Drake
1782 – 1861
Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Blackwell
1756 – 1831
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey
Permelia Drake
1757 – 1847
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Drake
1732 – 1818
Hannah Anderson
1736 – 1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Drake
1683 – 1763
Mary (Rongnion)
1677 – 1748

Benjamin Drake's Descendants

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Benjamin (B) Drake (19 Apr 1806 – 11 Dec 1886) m. Jane (E) Quick (23 Apr 1805 – 7 Feb 1875)
  1. 1. Alexander (H) Drake (1829 – 26 Jan 1910) m. Francina (H) Titus (3 Sep 1830 – 13 Jun 1899)
    1. 1. Cora Drake (28 Nov 1855 – 24 Dec 1928) m. Philander (Sylvester) Wheeler (Jul 1853 – 1934)
      1. 1. Cora (B) Wheeler (Mar 1880 – )
      2. 2. Howard (Drake) Wheeler (16 Jan 1882 – 1 Apr 1956) m. Julia Holcombe (Jul 1884 – Jul 1957)
        1. 1. Mabel (E Wheeler) Cunningham (26 Aug 1907 – Aug 1975)
      3. 3. Mabel (E) Wheeler (Feb 1885 – 1929) m. Wilburt (H) Conover (1891 – 1984)
        1. 1. Philip (Wilburt) Conover (abt 1919 – 18 Mar 1999) m. Ethel Sawyer (20 Aug 1924 – )
      4. 4. Wilmer (M) Wheeler (Oct 1888 – )
    2. 2. Jane (Joanna) Drake (abt 1858 – Oct 1879)
    3. 3. Wilmer (M) Drake (7 Feb 1860 – 14 Jun 1910)
    4. 4. Howard (M) Drake (Jun 1861 – 2 Oct 1927) m. Catharine Mosher (30 December 1863 – 2 Jan 1944)
      1. 1. Harry (A) Drake (8 Mar 1888 – 7 Apr 1955) m. Bessie Petersen (abt 1889 – )
    5. 5. Georgie (A. Drake) Hunt (1871 – 1890)
  2. 2. Caroline Holcombe (abt 1832 – 1911) m. Aaron (D) Davison m. Alexander Drake (abt 1830 – )
    1. 1. Herbert Davison (8 Apr 1867 – 8 Mar 1926) m. Eleanor (Van Cleve) Wolsey (29 Sep 1862 – 1911) m. Cecelia Treftz (1867 – 1934)
      1. 1. Oscar (Woolsey) Davison (13 Mar 1890 – 17 Dec 1956) m. Margaret Ivins (15 Aug 1890 – 16 Sep 1980) m. Clara Kraus (1877 – Jun 1964)
        1. 1. Wilsie Davison (abt 1912 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth Davison (19 Mar 1913 – 4 May 2000) m. Walter Carson (20 May 1917 – 8 Dec 1990)
        3. 3. Edith Davison (26 Jul 1917 – 7 Feb 2006) m. Walter (E) Lotz (14 Feb 1924 – 11 Dec 1975)
        4. 4. Thomas Davison (17 Apr 1920 – 15 Aug 1992) m. Linija (A) Sparins
      2. 2. William (Robinson) Davison (15 Sep 1891 – 17 Jun 1965) m. Mary Burwis (26 Aug 1889 – 3 Oct 1956) m. Mary (Hoagland) Barwis (26 August 1889 – 3 Oct 1956)
        1. 1. Dorothy (E) Davison (23 Aug 1912 – 26 Apr 1982) m. Warren (Edward) Buckman (3 Mar 1911 – 30 Dec 2003)
        2. 2. William (Robinson) Davison (7 Jun 1914 – 29 May 1993) m. Jane Reed (9 Mar 1919 – 18 Aug 1999)
        3. 3. Alfred (Coakman Burnis) Davison (abt 1916 – May 1982) m. Evelyn (Mae) Markey (20 Mar 1921 – 8 May 1991)
        4. 4. Horace (Edmund) Davison (5 Apr 1917 – 10 June 1992) m. Elsie Terhune (31 Aug 1920 – 17 Jul 2006)
        5. 5. James (Leslie) Davison (abt 1920 – 17 Nov 2010) m. Harriet (Anna) Jones (7 Jan 1919 – 29 Oct 2018)
        6. 6. Richard (Woolsey) Davison (abt 1921 – 27 Jan 1992)
        7. 7. Eleanor (Nereid) Davison (20 Mar 1922 – 22 Jan 2004) m. James (F) Page (11 Apr 1924 – 29 Jul 1994)
        8. 8. Donald (Elmer) Davison (17 Jun 1927 – Apr 1986) m. Ann Burrell (abt 1926 – )
      3. 3. Carolyn (Frances) Davison (28 Nov 1893 – June 1967) m. William (Buchanan Van) Zandt (27 Jul 1897 – Jan 1963)
      4. 4. Lillie (H) Davison (1 Sep 1897 – 23 Mar 1988) m. Thomas (Hunt) Imhoff (16 Jul 1893 – 13 Jan 1980)
        1. 1. Robert (Hudson) Imhoff (30 Jun 1921 – 7 Nov 2004) m. Marilyn (M) Headland (6 May 1925 – 6 Aug 2008)
        2. 2. Alan (Woolsey) Imhoff (19 Nov 1924 – 3 Mar 2011) m. Patricia Wotherspoon (16 Apr 1924 – 26 Jan 2016)
      5. 5. Eleanor (Woolsey) Davison (26 Sep 1899 – 2 Feb 1922)
      6. 6. Carolyn (Frances Van) Zandt (28 Nov 1893 – Jun 1967)
  3. 3. Rhoda Drake (May 1841 – 8 Feb 1935) m. David (W) Larason (10 May 1843 – 25 Aug 1934)

Benjamin Drake's Timeline

6 Records

1806
19 Apr 1806
Birth of Benjamin B Drake in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1850
1850
Age 44
Benjamin B Drake resided here in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1860
1860
Age 54
Benjamin B Drake resided here in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1870
1870
Age 64
Benjamin B Drake resided here in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1880
1880
Age 74
Benjamin B Drake resided here in Titusville, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Titusville, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1886
11 Dec 1886
Age 80
Death of Benjamin B Drake in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1806
    Event Place: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Titusville, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 788; Page: 75A; Enumeration District: 093
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M593_871; Page: 180B
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M653_697; Page: 295; Family History Library F
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 454; Page: 126b
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 454; Page: 126b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M653_697; Page: 295; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M593_871; Page: 180B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Titusville, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Titusville, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 788; Page: 75A; Enumeration District: 093

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Titusville, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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