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Francis Drake 1679 – 1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 December 1679

Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA,

Death Date: 1762

Death Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

Father: John Drake

Mother: Rebecca Trotter

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Francis Drake was born in Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA, in 1679, to John Drake and Rebecca G. Trotter. Francis Drake died in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, 1762.

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John Drake
1655 – 1741
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
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Rebecca Trotter
1655 – 1702
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 December 1679
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ, USA,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1762
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
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