Capt
John
Russell
Drinkwater
Born in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Perez Drinkwater Sr
and Keziah (Gray) Drinkwater
Brother of
Robert Drinkwater, Perez Drinkwater Jr, Rotheus L Drinkwater, Elbridge Drinkwater, Dorcas Drinkwater and Keziah Gray (Drinkwater) Parker
Husband of
Elizabeth (Greely) Drinkwater
— married
23 Jan 1823 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Elbridge Gerry Drinkwater, Susan Drinkwater, Kezia Gray (Drinkwater) Royal, Margaret Elizabeth Drinkwater and John Baldwin Drinkwater
Died
at age 68
in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Dec 2018
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Biography
John Russell Drinkwater
is the 5th generation of this surname found in early America, a descendant of Thomas Drinkwater.
John Drinkwater was a Mainer.
He was the husband of Betsy Greeley Drinkwater, also buried in the Cemetery on the Ledge.
He was the father of five children: two sons and three daughters:
- Elbridge Gerry, b. 1823
- Susan, b. 1824
- Kezia Gray, b. 1830
- Margaret Elizabeth, b. 1832
- John Baldwin, b. 1835
Sources
- "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WB-2MS : 10 February 2018), Perez Drinkwater in entry for John Russell Drinkwater, ; citing ; FHL microfilm 11,591. 19:24, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
- Name John Russell Drinkwater
- Gender Male
- Christening Date 05 Nov 1795
- Christening Place NORTH ::YARMOUTH,CUMBERLAND,MAINE
- Father's Name Perez Drinkwater
- Mother's Name Kosiah
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M432_249; Page: 228B; Image: 439. 1850 United States Federal Census for Perez Drinkwater 19:21, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
- John R Drinkwater M 54 Maine
- Betsey Drinkwater F 55 Maine
- Elbridge Drinkwater M 26 Maine
- Keriah J Drinkwater F 20 Maine
- Margret E Drinkwater F 17 Maine
- John B Drinkwater M 14 Maine
- John Russell Drinkwater on Find A Grave: Memorial #15192857 20:56, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
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