Person:Ephraim Roper (2)

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Ephraim Roper
b.23 Feb 1644/45 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
d.11 Sep 1697 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Oct 1633
  1. Alice RoperAbt 1636 -
  2. Elizabeth RoperAbt 1638 -
  3. Rachel Roper1639/40 - Bef 1679
  4. Hannah Roper1642 - 1691
  5. Ephraim Roper1644/45 - 1697
  6. Sarah RoperAbt 1648 - 1680
  7. Ruth Roper1655 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1673
  1. Priscilla Roper1672/73 - 1675/76
Spouse and Children
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m. 20 Nov 1677
  1. Ephraim Roper1687 - 1730
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Facts and Events
Name[2] Ephraim Roper
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Feb 1644/45 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Bef 1673 Estimate based on birth of eldest child (Priscilla).
to Priscilla _____
Marriage 20 Nov 1677 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Brewer
Death[3] 11 Sep 1697 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Cause of Death[3] Killed by the Indians during the 1697 Lancaster Massacre.
References
  1. ↑ Dedham (Massachusetts). Town Clerk; Julius Herbert Tuttle; Benjamin Fisher; and Don Gleason Hill. The early records of the town of Dedham, Massachusetts. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1886-1936)
    Vol. 1, p. 3.

    1644.
    ...
    Ephraim & Benjamin [apparent error for Nathaniel], the sons of John & Alice Roper, was borne the 23 of the 12 mo.
    [Note: In old-styles dates, the twelfth month is February. For comparison to the modern calendar, it corresponds to the following year. More info may be found here.]

  2. ↑ Ephraim Roper, in Roper, Ella E. The Ropers of Sterling and Rutland. (East Orange, New Jersey: Fred.H. Colvin (under the auspices of the Roper Association), 1904)
    85.

    Ephraim Roper (3) (John 2, John 1) … son of John and Alice (-----) Roper, b. Dedham, Mass., Dec. 23, 1644; m. Dedham Priscilla -----. Farmer. Settled in Lancaster at some time after the death of John Roper, Sen. One child [Priscilla]was born in Dedham [recorded at Lancaster]. The two Priscillas, mother and daughter, perished in the first Lancaster massacre, Feb. 10, 1676. Ephraim m. 2nd. Concord, Mass., Nov. 20, 1677, Mrs. Hannah Goble of Concord. Both were killed in the second Lancaster massacre, Sept. 11, 1697; also the third daughter.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nourse, Henry Stedman. Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850. (Clinton, Massachusetts: W.J. Coulter, 1890)
    16.

    Ephraim Roper (died). [Massacre of September 11, 1697.]

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