EphraimColeDrake
Born in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Son
of John Drakeand Molly (Cole) Drake
Brother ofJohn Drake, Deborah (Drake) Berry, Stephens Drake andHannah (Drake) Doble
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father ofJohn Drake
Died at age 73in Elliottsville, Piscataquis County, Maine, United States
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Biography
Ephraim was born on 17 September 1792 in Buckfield, Maine. He was the son of John Drake and Molly Cole.[1][2][3]
Ephraim married Nancy Hearsy on 10 April 1814. He served in the War of 1812. His widow Nancy applied for a pension based on his service.[4]
In the 1850 census Ephraim C Drake (age 57) was in Elliottsville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States.[5]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Ephraim C Drake | M | 57 | Maine | |
| Nancy Drake | F | 52 | Maine | |
| Nancy S Drake | F | 20 | Maine |
In the 1860 census Ephraim C Drake (age 67) was in Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, United States.[6]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Ephraim C Drake | M | 67 | Maine | |
| Nancy Drake | F | 62 | Maine | |
| Ann S Drake | F | 30 | Maine | |
| Lydia Bradbury | F | 19 | Maine | |
| Susan Fuller | F | 20 | Maine | |
| Sarah Bray | F | 17 | Maine | |
| George Weymouth | M | 29 | Maine |
He passed away in 1866. Ephriam C Drake was mentioned on a memorial in Elmwood Cemetery, Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, United States with a death date of 1866.[7]
Sources
- ↑Birth:"Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007595320; FHL microfilm: 10604; Record number: 8598051
FamilySearch Record: F47N-C3T (accessed 7 August 2024)
Ephraim Drake born on 17 Sep 1792, son of John Drake & Molly, in Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States. - ↑ Drake, Louis Stoughton. The Drake family in England and America, 1360-1895 and the Descendants of Thomas Drake of Weymouth, Mass., 1635-1691 (Privately Printed, Boston MA, 1896) Page 53 & Page 113-114
- ↑ Sawyer, Fred Ellis. The Sawyer family of Elliotsville (Piscataquis Co., Maine), descendants of James Sawyer of Gloucester, Mass. and their kinfolk, the Drakes (American Falls, Idaho: F.E. Sawyer, 1979) Page 58-59
- ↑Military:"U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815"
Original data: War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1133 #87241 (accessed 7 August 2024)
Soldier: Ephraim C Drake [Ephraim Drake]; Widow: Nancy Hersey Drake; Marriage Date: 10 Apr 1814; Date Enlisted: 11 Sep 1814; Date Discharged: 24 Sep 1814; Soldier's Death Date: 10 May 1866; Soldier's Death Place: Dexter, Maine; Military Service Location: Massachusetts; Widow's Death Date: 1888; Pension Number - #1: WO 18536; Pension Number - #2: WC 17485; Bounty Land Number - #1: 48947 160 55; Roll number: 28; Archive Publication Number: M313. - ↑1850 Census:"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 35; Digital film/folder number: 004198857; FHL microfilm: 443504; Image number: 133; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01173-3
FamilySearch Record: M6V7-FCJ (accessed 7 August 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6XMS-4RH
Ephraim C Drake (57) in Elliottsville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States. Born in Maine. - ↑1860 Census:"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 21; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170029; FHL microfilm: 803447; Image number: 410; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01729-6
FamilySearch Record: MDCW-CY1 (accessed 7 August 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSS-7SR
Ephraim C Drake (67) in Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, United States. Born in Maine. - ↑Memorial:Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #100387265 (accessed 7 August 2024)
Memorial page for Ephriam C. Drake (1791-1866), citing Elmwood Cemetery, Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, USA; Maintained by TheGhost (contributor 47146864).
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