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Josiah W Drake 1841–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1841

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 29 Sep 1914

Death Location: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA

Father: Robert Drake

Mother: Melissa Teller

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In 1841, Josiah W Drake entered the world in Ohio, USA, born to Robert B Drake And Melissa Teller. Josiah W Drake passed away in 1914 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Josiah W Drake entered the world in Ohio, USA, born to Robert B Drake And Melissa Teller.
  • Josiah W Drake passed away in 1914 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Drake
1817–1897
Birth Location: Pleasant City, Brown, Ohio, USA
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Melissa Teller
1820–1906
Birth Location: Ohio
MT

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Drake's Ancestors

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Josiah Drake
1841–1914
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
Robert B Drake
1817–1897
Pleasant City, Brown, Ohio, USA
Melissa Teller
1820–1906
Ohio
Grandparents
James Teller
1787–1887
Stephenstown, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Charlotte Gardner
1785–1853
Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Gardner
1759–1840
Lucy Hanks
1761–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Jr.
1738–1810
Ruth Brewster
1740–1813

Josiah Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1841
Jun 1841
Birth of Josiah W Drake in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1914
29 Sep 1914
Age 73
Death of Josiah W Drake in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1841
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
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