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James Madison Drake 1824 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1824

Birth Location: New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 28 Nov 1897

Death Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Father: Andrew Drake

Mother: Parmelia Drake

Spouse(s): Hannah Updyke

Children(s): Edwin Drake

Born in 1824 in New Jersey, USA, James Madison Drake was the child of Andrew B Drake and Parmelia B Drake. In time, James Madison Drake married Hannah Updyke, and they raised a family that included Edwin James Drake. James Madison Drake died in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA in 1897.

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Parents

Andrew Drake
1800 – 1862
Birth Location: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
AD
Parmelia Drake
1802 – 1868
Birth Location: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
PD

Spouses(s)

Hannah Updyke
1825 – 1889
Birth Location: New Jersey
HU

Children(s)

Edwin Drake
1860 – 1937
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
ED

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Jun 1824
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 789; Page: 573A; Enumeration District: 115, 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: Trenton Ward 1, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M653_698; Page: 52; Family Hist

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Trenton Ward 1, 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: Trenton Ward 1, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M653_698; Page: 52; Family Hist

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861-1865
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Officers of the Army and Navy who served in the Civil War

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 789; Page: 573A; Enumeration District: 115

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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