Ephraim Roper1,2,3

#2815, b. 23 December 1644, d. 11 September 1697
FatherJohn Roper b. c 1611, d. 26 Mar 1676
MotherAlice (?) b. c 1614, d. 1 Apr 1687

Spouse

Hannah Brewer b. c 1644, d. 11 Sep 1697
Child

BMDB

     Ephraim Roper was born on 23 December 1644 at Dedham, Norfolk, Mass; Dedham VRs, 1&2:3. He married Hannah Brewer, daughter of John Brewer and Ann (?), on 20 November 1677 at Lancaster, Middlesex, Mass; This was the second marriage for both. Her first husband was Daniel Goble. His first wife was Priscilla _____. Per Lancaster VRs, 6:451; Concord VRs, 6:020. Ephraim Roper died on 11 September 1697 at Lancaster, Worcester, Mass, at age 52; Lancaster VRs, 6:016; Indian massacre. He was buried on 13 September 1697 at Old Common Burial Ground Cemetery Lancaster, Worcester, Mass.4

Time Line

Birth1644, Dedham, Norfolk, Mass
Marriage1677, Lancaster, Middlesex, MassHannah Brewer
Birth of Sonc 1687, MassEphraim Roper
Death1697, Lancaster, Worcester, Mass
Death of Wife1697, Lancaster, Middlesex, MassHannah Brewer
Burial1697, Old Common Burial Ground Cemetery Lancaster, Worcester, Mass4
ChartsDescendants of John Roper
Pedigree of Frank Farnsworth Starr

Flags

F-A-G Memorial Found

Citations

  1. James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 4 vols. (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-1862), 3:574.
  2. Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, 3 vols. (Boston: NEHGS, 2011), 2:1300.
  3. Ella E. Roper, The Ropers of Sterling and Rutland (East Orange, New Jersey: Fred H. Colvin, 1904), unknown cd.
  4. Find A Grave Memorial.