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James Theodore Drake 1809 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1809

Birth Location: Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: 18 Apr 1892

Death Location: Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA

Father: Benjamin Drake

Mother: Deborah Ferris

Spouse(s): Catherine Sneath

Children(s): Jerome Drake, James Drake

In 1809, James Theodore Drake entered the world in Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA, born to Benjamin Drake and Deborah Ferris. Years later, James Theodore Drake married Catherine Ann Sneath, and the couple became parents to Jerome Drake and James Patrick Drake. James Theodore Drake died in 1892 in Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA.

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Parents

Benjamin Drake
1766 – 1844
Birth Location: Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
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Deborah Ferris
1768 – 1844
Birth Location: Cortlandt Manor, Westchester, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Sneath
1816 – 1864
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
CS

Children(s)

Jerome Drake
1836 – 1920
Birth Location: Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
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James Drake
1839 – 1907
Birth Location: Richland, Ohio, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Oct 1809
    Event Place: Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Apr 1892
    Event Place: Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA
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