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Joshua Drake 1758–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Sandyston, Sussex Co., NJ

Death Date: Dec 1844

Death Location: Somerset, Somerset Co., PA

Father: Ephraim Sr

Mother: Mercy Piatt

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In 1758, Joshua Drake entered the world in Sandyston, Sussex Co., NJ, born to Ephraim Drake Sr And Mercy Piatt. Joshua Drake passed away in 1844 in Somerset, Somerset Co., PA.

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Biography

  • In 1758, Joshua Drake entered the world in Sandyston, Sussex Co., NJ, born to Ephraim Drake Sr And Mercy Piatt.
  • Joshua Drake passed away in 1844 in Somerset, Somerset Co., PA.

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Joshua Drake's Ancestors

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Joshua Drake
1758–1844
Birth Place: Sandyston, Sussex Co., NJ
Parents
Ephraim Drake Sr
1694–1797
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Mercy Piatt
1700–1754
Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ
Grandparents
Francis Drake
1679–1733
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Patience (Walker) (Drake)
1680–1762
Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Thomas Piatt
1681–1706
Piscataway, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Mercy Drake
1683–1746
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1655–1741
Rebecca Trotter
1655–1702
Renee Piatt
1649–1705
Elizabeth Sheffield
1657–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
FRANCIS DRAKE
1615–1687
Mary Walker
1625–1688
William Trotter
1625–1676
Cutbury Gibbs
1628–1667

Joshua Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of Joshua Drake in Sandyston, Sussex Co., NJ
Sandyston, Sussex Co., NJ
1844
Dec 1844
Age 86
Death of Joshua Drake in Somerset, Somerset Co., PA
Somerset, Somerset Co., PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Sandyston, Sussex Co., NJ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1844
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset Co., PA

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