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Ephraim Adams Sr. 1701–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1701

Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date: 29 Mar 1799

Death Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: Daniel Jr.

Mother: Thankful Shepard

Spouse(s): Ruth Beaman

Children(s): Ephraim Jr., Elijah Sr., John Adams, Mary Adams, Ruth Adams

The story of Ephraim Adams Sr. began in 1701 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. Ephraim Adams Sr. married Ruth Beaman, and had children including Elijah Adams Sr, Ephraim Adams Jr, John Adams, Mary Adams, Ruth Adams. Ephraim Adams Sr. passed away in 1799 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Ephraim Adams Sr. began in 1701 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.
  • Ephraim Adams Sr. married Ruth Beaman, and had children including Elijah Adams Sr, Ephraim Adams Jr, John Adams, Mary Adams, Ruth Adams.
  • Ephraim Adams Sr. passed away in 1799 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Jr.
1678–1713
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
DJ
Thankful Shepard
1683–1724
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
TS

Spouses(s)

Ruth Beaman
1696–1775
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
RB

Children(s)

Ephraim Jr.
1727–1766
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
EJ
Elijah Sr.
1730–1812
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
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John Adams
1734–
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
JA
Mary Adams
1737–
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
MA
Ruth Adams
1743–
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
RA

Ephraim Sr.'s Ancestors

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Ephraim Sr.
1701–1799
Birth Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Parents
Daniel Adams Jr.
1678–1713
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Thankful Shepard
1683–1724
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Daniel (Adams) Sr.
1652–1732
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mary Phelps
1658–1715
Great-Grandparents
George Jr.
1620–1696
Frances Taylor
1626–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr.
1585–1647
Martha Streetholt
1600–1653

Ephraim Sr.'s Descendants

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Ephraim (Adams) Sr. (25 May 1701–29 Mar 1799) m. Ruth Beaman (1696–13 Jun 1775)
  1. 1. Ephraim (Adams) Jr. 1727–1766 m. Sarah Granger 1731–1767
    1. 1. Sarah Adams 1754–1834
    2. 2. Levi Adams 1762–1831
    3. 3. Hannah Adams 1764–1837 m. Alexander (Robert Zuill) Sr. 1764–1843
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Patishell) Zuill 1788–1817
      2. 2. Ophelia Zuill 1790–
      3. 3. Alexander (Robert Zuill) Jr. 1793–
      4. 4. Sophia Zuill 1798–
      5. 5. Nathan (Adams) Zuill 1800–1879
      6. 6. John Zuill 1802–1898
      7. 7. Dorcas Zuill 1805–
  2. 2. Elijah (Adams) Sr. 1730–1812 m. Azuba Alderman 1724–1822
    1. 1. Elijah (Adams) Jr. 1750–1843
    2. 2. Elisha (Adams) Sr. 1755–1834 m. Alida (Van) Derhayden 1754–1810 m. Sarah (Carroll) Vail 1766–1862 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Riley 1793–1858
      1. 1. Jacob Adams 1779–
      2. 2. Derrick Adams 1781–1847 m. Rachel Young 1784–1868
        1. 1. Adeline Adams 1816–1908 m. Taylor (P) Newman 1810–1872
        2. 2. Julia (Emily) Adams 1818– m. Lorenzo (W) Adams 1813–1858
      3. 3. John Adams 1782–1856 m. Theodosia Barnes 1789–1863
        1. 1. Vespacian Adams 1812–1844
      4. 4. Elizabeth Adams 1783–
      5. 5. Jacob (E) Adams 1786– m. Nancy Brady 1790–
        1. 1. Elisabeth Adams 1821–
        2. 2. Jacob (V) Adams 1823– m. Candis LNU 1825–
        3. 3. Harriet Adams 1828– m. Daniel (Symond) White 1831–
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Adams 1825– m. Walter (D) McChesney 1821–
      6. 6. Joseph Adams 1789–
      7. 7. Elisha (Adams) Jr. 1790–1883 m. Elizabeth LNU 1799–1885 m. Elizabeth LNU 1832–1920
        1. 1. Robert (G) Adams 1833–1910 m. Elizabeth (Jane "Betsy") Ashcraft 1837–1864 m. Mary (Isabelle) Allen 1849–1880
        2. 2. John (W) Adams 1835– m. Eleanor LNU 1842–
        3. 3. William (Edward) Adams 1849–1912
      8. 8. Cornelius Adams 1793–1840 m. Jane Fowler 1800–
        1. 1. Elisha Adams 1836–1893 m. Catherine Glynn 1840–1911
      9. 9. Susannah Adams 1793–
      10. 10. John (Quincy) Adams 1799–1878 m. Harriet (Susannah) Webb 1792–1877
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Adams 1821–
        2. 2. Harriett (Susan) Adams 1823– m. James (Albert Hutton) Sr. 1816–1877
        3. 3. Elijah (A) Adams 1824–1912 m. Louisa Anderson 1823–1893
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Adams 1826–1890
      11. 11. William (C) Adams 1801–1860
      12. 12. David (Calvin) Adams 1805–1891 m. Elizabeth Emerson 1805–1872
        1. 1. William (C) Adams 1827–1886
        2. 2. Minerva Adams 1829– m. Andrew (Gilbert Collins) Sr. 1822–1889
        3. 3. John (Quincy) Adams 1831– m. Lenora LNU 1834–1910
        4. 4. Isabelle (L) Adams 1833–1913 m. Samuel (H) Mouser 1834–1906
        5. 5. Lavinia (Emerson) Adams 1836–1913 m. Henry Dickerson 1837–1909
        6. 6. John Adams 1842– m. Leanora LNU 1845–
        7. 7. Mary (E) Adams 1846–1934
      13. 13. Ammi Adams 1808–1885 m. Teresa Condit 1810–1865
        1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie") Adams 1835–1868
        2. 2. David Adams 1837–1866
        3. 3. Phoebe Adams 1839–
        4. 4. Kate (Diana) Adams 1841–1910 m. Silas (Whitfield) Blythe 1853–1937
        5. 5. Elisha (James) Adams 1842–1927 m. Izela Prince 1854–1923
      14. 14. Ann Adams 1814–
      15. 15. Elijah (Ephraim) Adams 1814–1889 m. Rebecca Buntin 1814–1895
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Adams 1839–1928 m. Parmer Hall 1831–1918
        2. 2. James (Wallace) Adams 1841–1937 m. Geraldine Smith 1842–1929
        3. 3. William (Harrison) Adams 1843–1915
        4. 4. Greenbury (Elijah) Adams 1853–1947 m. Ella (A) McCluskey 1857–1944
      16. 16. Margaret Adams 1815–
      17. 17. Mary (R) Adams 1818–1902
      18. 18. Hannah Adams 1818–
      19. 19. John (Riley) Adams 1819–1880 m. Elizabeth Craig 1820–1886
        1. 1. Henrietta (M "Hattie") Adams 1858–1937 m. Julius (Emanuel) Bloomquist 1856–1917
        2. 2. Louise (Jane) Adams 1841–1920 m. Claus (C) Greves 1826–1913
        3. 3. Hannah (E) Adams 1845–1907 m. John (Henry) Ellingsworth 1834–
        4. 4. Mary (Cerilda) Adams 1849–1911
        5. 5. John (Milton) Adams 1851–1915 m. Eliza (A) Howell 1856–
        6. 6. Angenette (G "Nettie") Adams 1854–1926 m. Joseph (Wallace Cook) Jr. 1844–1920
        7. 7. George (R) Adams 1859–1928 m. Isabelle (R "Belle") Dixon 1864–
      20. 20. Ephraim (Whitney) Adams 1825–1888 m. Anne (D) Willis 1829–1920
        1. 1. Louisiana Adams 1851–1853
        2. 2. Emma (L) Adams 1854–1899
        3. 3. Mary (E) Adams 1857–1857
        4. 4. Clara (A) Adams 1858–1937 m. FNU Silvis –1900 m. George (F) Holland –1905
        5. 5. Joseph (Whitney) Adams 1862–1935 m. Alice (Sarah) Vincent 1864–1921
        6. 6. Susan (A) Adams 1864–1865
        7. 7. Myra (Lucinda) Adams 1867–1959
        8. 8. Harold (Britton Adams) Sr. 1872–1918 m. Rena (Laura) Farrar 1870–1903 m. Edna (Marcella) Barslou 1882–1910
      21. 21. Joseph (B) Adams 1828–1895 m. Elizabeth (S) Gardiner 1848–1932
        1. 1. Olive Adams 1866–1935
        2. 2. Ephraim (Whitney) Adams 1870–1936
        3. 3. Floretta Adams 1873–
        4. 4. Lorin (Olds) Adams 1874–1940 m. Scythia (Isabelle) DeArmond 1877–1966
        5. 5. Jennie Adams 1877–
        6. 6. Elsie (L) Adams 1882–
      22. 22. Samuel (Milton) Adams 1830–1923
      23. 23. Orville Adams 1834–
    3. 3. Azuba Adams 1758–
    4. 4. Jacob Adams 1772–1852
  3. 3. John Adams 1734–
  4. 4. Mary Adams 1737–
  5. 5. Ruth Adams 1743–

Ephraim Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1701
25 May 1701
Birth of Ephraim Adams Sr. in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
1799
29 Mar 1799
Age 98
Death of Ephraim Adams Sr. in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1701
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1701; Birth city: Simsbury; Birth state: CT.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1799
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
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