Person:Ephraim Jackson (1)
Ephraim Jackson
b.13 Oct 1704 Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
d.5 May 1768 Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut
Parents and Siblings
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m. 23 Nov 1699
  1. Joseph Jackson, III1700 - 1707
  2. Elizabeth Jackson1702 - 1781
  3. Ephraim Jackson1704 - 1768
  4. Sarah Jackson1706 - 1706/07
  5. Sarah Jackson1708 -
  6. Ann Jackson1710 - 1777
  7. Mary Jackson1712 - 1714
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Ephraim Jackson1704 - 1768
  • W.  Martha CouchBef 1704/05 - 1728
m. Nov 1727
  1. Joseph Jackson1728 - 1783
Spouse and Children
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m. Jun 1730
  1. Martha Jackson1731 - 1785
  2. Daniel Jackson1733 - 1784
  3. David Jackson1736 - 1814
  4. Grace Jackson1739 - 1748
  5. Ephraim Blackman Jackson1741 - 1828
  6. Sarah Jackson1746 - 1748
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Ephraim Jackson
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 13 Oct 1704 Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Christening[2] 22 Oct 1704 Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Marriage Nov 1727 Fairfield Co., Connecticutto Martha Couch
Marriage Jun 1730 Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesto Martha Blackman
Residence[6] 8 Mar 1742/43 Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Death[2][4] 5 May 1768 Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut
Burial[5] Old Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

From North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, pgs 58:
"Ephraim JACKSON, born in October 1704 in Fairfield, (possibly, within the present limits of the Town of Redding). He was a member of the committee to locate the meeting house in Redding 17 January 1750. Thirteen years later, he was on a committee to locate pews in said meeting house, and was elected selectman at the first town meeting of the town, 15 June 1767. He married (2) in June 1730 Martha Blackman, born October 1708."

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fairfield Vital Records, Pg 72, in White, Lorraine Cook. Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    Vol 1 Page 73.

    Barbour Collection gives dates of birth for Ephraim Jackson, 1st wife Martha Couch, their marriage date & their only son Joseph Jackson's birth date, who was named after his [Ephraim's] father, Joseph Jackson.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932)
    Pgs 326, 327.

    "Ephraim, b. 13 Oct. 1704, bapt. 22 Oct. 1704, d. at Redding, 5 May 1768 ae. 65 or 66; m (1) Nov 1727, Martha Couch; dau of Samuel, bapt. 18 Feb. 1704/5, d. abt. 1728; m. (2) June 1730, Martha Blackman, b. Oct. 1709."

  3.   Bunn Family, in North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    Pgs 58.
  4. ↑ Vol 094: Redding, pg 59, in Connecticut, United States. Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920. (Ancestry.com (database on-line), 2013).

    Ephraim died 5 May 1768, Redding, age "about 65 or 66 years".

  5. ↑ Connecticut, United States. Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
    Vol 42; Old Cemetery 415-1; (4).

    "Jackson, Ephraim, died May 5, 1768, age 63 years."
    [1] Ephraim and two daughters, Grace and Sarah, are buried in this cemetery.

  6. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932)
    Vol 1, Pgs 708, 709.

    "Stephen, son of John Butler and Dorothy, chose EPHRAIM JACKSON of Fairfield for guardian, 8 Mar. 1742/3. It is believed that Dorothy was the dau. of John Blackman who in 1744 was the wife of William Williams of Cortlandt, N. Y.; this Dorothy was sister of Martha Blackman, the wife of Ephraim Jackson."

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