Ephraim Roper

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 21 Oct 1716; Enlisted for the expedition against the Spanish in the West Indies. In this record he is listed as being born in Sudbury, 23 years of age and a husbandman.
• History: Abt 1748; He built a fortress-like home of logs lined with brick on Rowley Hill to serve as a home and a garrison house.
• Married: 8 Apr 1748, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Michal Houghton, the daughter of Benjamin and Zerviah (Moore) Houghton. She was born on 22 June 1725 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and was christened on 25 July 1725 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Michal and Ephraim filed marriage intentions on 6 March 1748. They were married by Justice Houghton in a double wedding, joined by her sister, Keziah and Ebenezer Buss. She died on Tuesday 31 December 1816 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She was probably buried next to her husband, but there is no stone to mark her resting place. Issue: 1. Benjamin Roper (1750-1826) 2. Manassah Roper (1752-1831) 3. Silas Roper (1754-1827) 4. Asa Roper (1756-1834) 5. Nathaniel Roper (1758-____) 6. Enoch Roper (1758-1820) 7. Ephraim Roper (c1760-c1780) 8. John Roper (c1761-1833) 9. Sylvester Roper (1762-1849) 10. Joseph Roper (1764-1837) 11. Lucy Roper (1767-1837)
• History: Abt 1780, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He built a new house which stands today.

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