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Francis Drake 1679 – 1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 December 1679

Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA,

Death Date: 1762

Death Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

Father: John Drake

Mother: Rebecca Trotter

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Francis Drake was born in 1679 in Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA,, the child of John Drake and Rebecca G. Trotter. Francis Drake passed away in 1762 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Drake was born in 1679 in Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA,, the child of John Drake and Rebecca G. Trotter.
  • Francis Drake passed away in 1762 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.

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Francis Drake's Ancestors

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Francis Drake
1679 – 1762
Birth Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA,
Parents
John Drake
1655 – 1741
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Rebecca (G.) Trotter
1655 – 1702
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
FRANCIS DRAKE
1615 – 1687
Whitchurch, Devon, England, UK
Mary Walker
1625 – 1688
Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
William Trotter
1625 – 1676
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Cutbury Gibbs
1628 – 1667
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Admiral)
1564 – 1625
Jane Gawton
1581 – 1640
Joseph Walker
1599 – 1683
Hanah Walker
1602 – 1660
Gyles\John Gibbs
1600 – 1641
Joan Scott
1605 – 1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1679
23 December 1679
Birth of Francis Drake in Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA,
Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA,
1762
1762
Age 83
Death of Francis Drake in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 December 1679
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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