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Sir Francis Drake 1765 – 1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 06 May 1814

Death Location: Logan, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Drake

Mother: Mary Taylor

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Children(s):

1765 marked the beginning of Sir Francis Drake's life in Cumberland, Virginia, USA, to parents James Drake and Mary Molly Taylor. Sir Francis Drake passed in 1814 at Logan, Kentucky, USA.

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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: 1765
    Event Place: Cumberland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 06 May 1814
    Event Place: Logan, Kentucky, USA
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