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Joseph Drake 1778 – 1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Sep 1805

Death Location: Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Father: James Drake

Mother: Mary Taylor

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Born in 1778 in Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States, Joseph Drake was the child of James Drake and Mary Molly Taylor. Joseph Drake died in Cumberland, Virginia, USA in 1805.

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James Drake
1736 – 1806
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Mary Taylor
1744 – 1828
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania Colony
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1778
    Event Place: Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Sep 1805
    Event Place: Cumberland, Virginia, USA
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