Colonel Alanson Drake
1808 - 1846 (37 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Colonel Alanson Drake was born on 25 Aug 1808 in Ashfield, Franklin County, MA (son of Captain Josiah Drake, III and Tirzah Ward); died on 26 May 1846 in Antwerp, Jefferson County, NY. Alanson married Abi Jackman on 4 Jan 1844. Abi (daughter of Benjamin Jackman and Mary Jane Post) was born on 27 Mar 1827 in Jefferson County, NY; died on 25 Apr 1905; was buried in Brookside cemetery, Watertown, Jefferson County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Alvin A Drake was born in Jan 1846; died on 6 Feb 1846.
2. Captain Josiah Drake, III was born in 3 or 13 Feb 1762 in Stafford Township, Tolland County, CT (son of Josiah Drake, Jr. and Chloe Cross); died in 20 or 26 Jul 1844 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, MA. Josiah married Tirzah Ward on 8 Feb 1791 in Ashfield Township, Franklin County, MA. Tirzah was born about 1766. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Tirzah Ward was born about 1766. Children:
- Josiah Drake, IV was born on 16 Mar 1798 in Ashfield Township, Franklin County, MA; died on 3 Jan 1846; was buried in Hillside cemetery, Antwerp, Jefferson County, NY.
- 1. Colonel Alanson Drake was born on 25 Aug 1808 in Ashfield, Franklin County, MA; died on 26 May 1846 in Antwerp, Jefferson County, NY.
Generation: 3
4. Josiah Drake, Jr. Josiah married Chloe Cross. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Chloe Cross Children:
- Hannah Drake was born about 1749.
- 2. Captain Josiah Drake, III was born in 3 or 13 Feb 1762 in Stafford Township, Tolland County, CT; died in 20 or 26 Jul 1844 in Buckland Township, Franklin County, MA.
- Jehiel Drake was born on 24 Apr 1775 in Buckland, Franklin County, MA; died on 12 Mar 1848 in Buckland, Franklin County, MA.
- Chloe Drake