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James Drake 1717 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1717

Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 9 Dec 1757

Death Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Francis Drake

Mother: Patience Walker

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The story of James Drake began in 1717 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. James Drake passed away in 1757 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Drake began in 1717 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.
  • James Drake passed away in 1757 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA.

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James Drake's Ancestors

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James Drake
1717 – 1757
Birth Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Francis Drake
1679 – 1733
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Patience Walker
1680 – 1762
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Robert) Drake
1615 – 1687
Whitechurch, Devon, England
Mary (Ann Patience (Polly)) Walker
1625 – 1688
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Drake
1581 – 1667
Susanna Knopp
1583 – 1640
Joseph Walker
1599 – 1683
Hannah Philbrick
1602 – 1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Admiral)
1564 – 1625
Phillippa Dennis
1561 – 1655

James Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1717
28 Jan 1717
Birth of James Drake in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
1757
9 Dec 1757
Age 40
Death of James Drake in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1717
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1757
    Event Place: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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