Drake, William (b. 10 MAY 1814, d. 29 JAN 1860)

Note: During the census of 1850, she was 19 and living with Charles Hasbrouck in New Paltz, NY. The Lefevre genealogy states that Sarah Jane Bevier married first Freer Auchmoody Drake.

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Note: Spent his boyhood in New Paltz. Moved to a farm in Wellsville, Michigan. Clara Jane was Postmistress in Blissfield, Michigan. In 1898, he moved north to Chesaning, Saginaw Cty., Michigan for cheaper land. Suffered a stroke in 1902 and never fully recovered.

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Note: From: Portrait and Biographical Album of Lenawee County, Michigan
Johannes A. LeFever, formerly a highly respected resident of Blissfield Township, was born in Ulster County, NY, Oct 2, 1810. He came to this county in 1864, purchasing first a tract of land in Palmyra Township, where he lived about twelve years and made many improvements, then rented that farm and purchased the homestead which is now occupied by his family. Johannes was a gentleman of excellent education and possessed sound judgment and fine business qualities. He was remarkably enterprising and ambitious and accumulated a fine property, owning at the time of his death, in addition to other real estate, 400 acres of land in this county.
Mr. LeFever was married July 5, 1864 to Mrs Sarah J. [Bevier] Drake, also a native of Ulster County, NY, and born Jan 8, 1830. Mrs Bevier was several years younger than her husband and is a daughter of Jeremiah and Lydia (Van Keuren) Bevier, and widow of William Drake. Jeremiah Bevier, who was also born in Ulster County, NY, was a descendant of French Huguenots, and a cooper by trade, which he followed his entire life in his native county.
William Drake, also a native of that county, resided there until his marriage, and then removed with his young wife to Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois, where he purchased town property and carried on his business of wagon maker until his death in 1860. His widow then returned to her native county, where she remained until her marriage with Mr. LeFever.

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Note: He resumed using the original spelling of his family name.

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Note: Her given name may have been spelled Angelina.

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Note: Did not marry and was a journalist in North Dakota. Although we have listed his death as 1885, we have found three North Dakota land patents in his name dated 10/30/1886! He is listed in the 1983 one hundred year centennial of Grand Forks, North Dakota as owning three parcels of land. He also owned and operated a newspaper.

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Note: In the census of 1880, he was listed as a servant for Henry Tripp in Pendleton, Niagara County, New York. He was an engineer living in Niagara Falls, New York in 1910.

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Note: Resided for a time in Jackson and Parma, Michigan. Lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1900. In 1910, he lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan Ward #2. His occupation was carpenter with the MM Railroad. They listed one child of the marriage that had deceased.

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Note: He lived in West Pittston, Pennsylvania in 1920 & 1930 and was engaged in railway service as a clerk. No issue from this marriage.

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Note: Another source indicates her name is Elmira Everson.

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