When Philena Draper was born on January 3, 1791, in Shaftsbury, Vermont, her father, Nathan, was 24, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 21. She married David Cole on February 26, 1811, in her hometown. They had eight children in 18 years. She died on February 18, 1875, in Hannibal, New York, having lived a long life of 84 years, and was buried there.
Fact: Burial Hannibal Village Cemetery, Hannibal, Oswego County, New York,
Sources
Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 18 June 2017), memorial #172867666 for Philena Draper Cole (1791 - 1875) - Find A Grave Memorial.
The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633 by E. B. Cole, Grafton Press 1908, Pg. 115, (705)
Marriage to David Cole: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFVS-VJR : 6 December 2014), David Cole and Philina Draper, 26 Feb 1811, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,535.
Birth of Philena to Nathan and Elizabeth: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFVS-VJL : 6 December 2014), Philena Draper, 03 Jan 1791, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,535.
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