1645 - 1697 (52 years)
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Name |
Ephraim Roper |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
23 Feb 1644/45 |
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3] |
- He was a twin, and their birth date was recorded as 23 (12) 1644.
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History |
10 Mar 1676 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Ephraim was the sole person to escape from the Rowlandson garrison. Both is wife and daughter were killed. |
Military |
18 May 1676 (Age 31) [1] |
He was with Captain Turner and his band when they supersized the Indians at what is now Turner's Falls and attacked them, killing many, and hurling their bodies into the river. The scattered Indians regrouped and counter attacked, killing Captain Turner and 38 of his men. Capain Turner's body was found at the foot of the falls later named for him. |
Moved To |
1684 (Age 39) |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Ephaim and Hannah returned to rebuild Lancaster. |
Death |
11 Sep 1697 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
- He was killed during the Second Lancaster Massacre along with his wife and daughter.
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Probate/Proved |
13 Sep 1697 [1] |
Inventory was taken of his possessions two days after the massacre. Among the probate records is a charge against the estate by Jonathan Prescott for curing one of Ephraim's daughters from wounds inflected by the Indians. Obviously a serious wound, but which daughter is unknown. |
Siblings |
7 Siblings |
| 1. Alice Roper, b. 10 Sep 1634, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. 1 Feb 1697/98, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years) | | 2. Elizabeth Roper, b. 25 Jan 1636, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England | | 3. Rachel Roper, b. 18 Mar 1639, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | | 4. Hannah Roper, b. 5 Apr 1642, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 27 Mar 1691, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) | + | 5. Ephraim Roper, b. 23 Feb 1644/45, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years) ▻ Priscilla, m. say 1671 ; Hannah, m. 20 Nov 1677 | | 6. Benjamin Roper, b. 23 Feb 1644/45, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. young, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | | 7. Ruth Roper, b. Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | | 8. Sarah Roper, b. Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | |
Person ID |
I509 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
6 Jul 2019 |
Father |
John Roper, b. 1611, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. 26 Mar 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 65 years) |
Mother |
Alice Reynolds, b. Abt 1609, England d. 1 Apr 1697, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 88 years) |
Marriage |
3 Oct 1633 |
New Buckenham, Norfolk, England |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 22 years and 10 months - She : ~ 24 years and 10 months. |
Family ID |
F520 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Priscilla d. 10 Feb 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Marriage |
say 1671 |
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1] |
- 1st - Ephraim
1st - Priscilla
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Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 25 years and 10 months - She : ??. |
Children |
| 1. Priscilla Roper, b. 26 Nov 1672, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 10 Feb 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 3 years) |
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Family ID |
F525 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
6 Jul 2019 |
Family 2 |
Hannah d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Marriage |
20 Nov 1677 |
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1] |
- 2ed - Ephraim
2ed - Hannah
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Age at Marriage |
He : 32 years and 9 months - She : ??. |
Children |
| 1. Priscilla Roper, b. 5 Feb 1679, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| 2. Ruth Roper, b. 7 Jan 1681, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| 3. Elizabeth Roper, b. 17 Jan 1683, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 14 years) |
| 4. Bathsheba Roper, b. Abt 1685, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
+ | 5. Ephraim Roper, b. Abt 1687, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 16 Feb 1730, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 43 years) |
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Family ID |
F524 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
6 Jul 2019 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 23 Feb 1644/45 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - say 1671 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Priscilla Roper - 26 Nov 1672 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| History - 10 Mar 1676 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 20 Nov 1677 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Priscilla Roper - 5 Feb 1679 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Ruth Roper - 7 Jan 1681 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Elizabeth Roper - 17 Jan 1683 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Moved To - 1684 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Bathsheba Roper - Abt 1685 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Ephraim Roper - Abt 1687 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 11 Sep 1697 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982).
- [S1179] Trask, William B. "Early Records of Boston", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854).
- [S1371] Mahler, Leslie and Nathan W Murphy. "The English Ancestry of Alice Reynolds, Wife of John Roper of Dedham, Massachusetts" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 85, July 2011).
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