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Ephraim Roper

Male 1645 - 1697  (52 years)


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  • Name Ephraim Roper 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 23 Feb 1644/45  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • He was a twin, and their birth date was recorded as 23 (12) 1644.
    History 10 Mar 1676  Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    Moved To 1684 (Age 39)  Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 11 Sep 1697  Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • He was killed during the Second Lancaster Massacre along with his wife and daughter.
    Probate/Proved 13 Sep 1697  [1
    Siblings 7 Siblings 
    Person ID I509  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

    Father John Roper,   b. 1611, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Alice Reynolds,   b. Abt 1609, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1697, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 3 Oct 1633  New Buckenham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage say 1671  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 1st - Ephraim
      1st - Priscilla
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 25 years and 10 months - She : ??. 
    Children 
     1. Priscilla Roper,   b. 26 Nov 1672, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
    Family ID F525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

    Family 2 Hannah   d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1677  Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 2ed - Ephraim
      2ed - Hannah
    Age at Marriage He : 32 years and 9 months - She : ??. 
    Children 
     1. Priscilla Roper,   b. 5 Feb 1679, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ruth Roper,   b. 7 Jan 1681, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elizabeth Roper,   b. 17 Jan 1683, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)
     4. Bathsheba Roper,   b. Abt 1685, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Ephraim Roper,   b. Abt 1687, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1730, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    Family ID F524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Feb 1644/45 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - say 1671 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Priscilla Roper - 26 Nov 1672 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistory - 10 Mar 1676 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Nov 1677 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Priscilla Roper - 5 Feb 1679 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ruth Roper - 7 Jan 1681 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Roper - 17 Jan 1683 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved To - 1684 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Bathsheba Roper - Abt 1685 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ephraim Roper - Abt 1687 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Sep 1697 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982).

    2. [S1179] Trask, William B. "Early Records of Boston", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854).

    3. [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).