Ephraim Roper

Abt 1687 - 1730  (43 years)

• Name	Ephraim Roper
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1687	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  History	11 Sep 1697  [1]
  	He was taken captive among the Indians in 1697. He was ransomed from captivity by Jonathan Farnsworth in 1699. After his return, Richard Moore became his guardian.
  Residence	1713 (Age 26)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  They lived on Tatnuck Hill.
  Residence	1721 (Age 34)	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Offices Held	14 Oct 1722 to 28 Nov 1722 (Age 35)  [1]
  He was a Sentinel to keep garrison, or range the woods.
  History	21 Mar 1729  [1]
  	He was taxed 2 shillings for the laying out of a road to Marlborough.
  Death	16 Feb 1730	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  	Cause: Accidentally killed in the woods
  Burial	Worcester Common Burial Ground, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  	All traces of his grave and stone were removed with the burying ground was turned into a park. The location of the grave and it's inscription were copied by William S. Barton and deposited in the Worcester Antiquarian Society. His gravestone read: Here lies Buri'd ye Body of EPHRAIM ROPER who dparted this life February ye 16, A.D. 1730, in ye 43d year of his age
  Siblings	4 Siblings
  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) ▻ Sybilla Moore,  m. Abt 1713
  Person ID	I511	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Roper,   b. 23 Feb 1644/45, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Hannah   d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	20 Nov 1677	Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 32 years and 9 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sybilla Moore,   b. 2 Sep 1694, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	Abt 1713	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years - She : ~ 18 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. Mary Roper,   b. 20 May 1715, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   2. Ephraim Roper,   b. 21 Oct 1716, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   3. Priscilla Roper,   b. 20 May 1718, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   4. Sybillah Roper,   b. 6 Mar 1720, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   5. Abigail Roper,   b. 11 Mar 1722, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts   6. Ruth Roper,   b. 14 Jan 1724, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts   7. John Roper,   b. 27 Oct 1725, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts   8. Nathaniel Roper,   b. 2 Mar 1727, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts   9. Hannah Roper,   b. 3 Mar 1729, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts + 10. Daniel Roper,   b. 2 Oct 1730, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 27 Feb 1821, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1687 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Residence - 1713 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Marriage - Abt 1713 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Child - Mary Roper - 20 May 1715 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Child - Ephraim Roper - 21 Oct 1716 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Child - Priscilla Roper - 20 May 1718 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Child - Sybillah Roper - 6 Mar 1720 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Residence - 1721 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Abigail Roper - 11 Mar 1722 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Ruth Roper - 14 Jan 1724 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - John Roper - 27 Oct 1725 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Nathaniel Roper - 2 Mar 1727 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Hannah Roper - 3 Mar 1729 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 16 Feb 1730 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Burial - - Worcester Common Burial Ground, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Child - Daniel Roper - 2 Oct 1730 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982).