Anthony Joseph Drexel - Birth

Birth

Drexel was born in 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Francis Martin Drexel (1792–1863) and Catherine Hookey (1795–1870). He was the brother of Francis Anthony Drexel, and Joseph William Drexel. He was the uncle of Saint Katharine Drexel.

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