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Ephraim Thayer 1669–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1669

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Jun 1757

Death Location: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Shadrack Thayer

Mother: Deliverance Priest

Spouse(s): Sarah Thayer

Children(s): Shadrack Thayer, Abigail Thayer, Ruth Thayer, James Thayer, Peter Thayer, Naphtali Thayer, Philip Thayer, Priscilla Thayer, Christopher Thayer, Joseph Thayer, Sarah Thayer, Ephraim Thayer, Hannah Thayer, Esther Thayer

The story of Ephraim Thayer began in 1669 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Ephraim Thayer married Mary Burrill, Sarah Thayer, and had children including Abigail Thayer, Christopher Thayer, Ephraim Thayer, Esther Thayer, Hannah Thayer, James Thayer, Joseph Thayer, Naphtali Thayer, Peter Thayer, Philip Thayer, Priscilla Thayer, Ruth Thayer, Sarah Thayer, Shadrack Thayer. Ephraim Thayer passed away in 1757 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ephraim Thayer began in 1669 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Ephraim Thayer married Mary Burrill, Sarah Thayer, and had children including Abigail Thayer, Christopher Thayer, Ephraim Thayer, Esther Thayer, Hannah Thayer, James Thayer, Joseph Thayer, Naphtali Thayer, Peter Thayer, Philip Thayer, Priscilla Thayer, Ruth Thayer, Sarah Thayer, Shadrack Thayer.
  • Ephraim Thayer passed away in 1757 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shadrack Thayer
1629–1678
Birth Location: Thornbury Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Deliverance Priest
1644–1723
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
DP

Spouses(s)

Sarah Thayer
1672–1751
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
ST

Children(s)

Shadrack Thayer
1701–1783
Birth Location: Braintree, Massachusetts
ST
Abigail Thayer
1713–1765
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
AT
Ruth Thayer
1704–
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
RT
James Thayer
1712–1790
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
JT
Peter Thayer
1708–1798
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
PT
Naphtali Thayer
1707–1760
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
NT
Philip Thayer
1696–1758
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
PT
Priscilla Thayer
1710–1795
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
PT
Christopher Thayer
1702–1787
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
CT
Joseph Thayer
1699–1788
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
JT
Sarah Thayer
–1753
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
ST
Ephraim Thayer
1694–1780
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Thayer
1697–
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Esther Thayer
1705–1800
Birth Location: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Ephraim Thayer's Ancestors

Self
Ephraim Thayer
1669–1757
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Shadrack Thayer
1629–1678
Thornbury Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Deliverance Priest
1644–1723
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Thayer
1596–1665
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Margery (Margerie) Wheeler
1600–1673
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
William (James) Priest
1610–1676
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hopkins
1615–1676
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Tawier
1562–1625
Ann Gibbs
1564–1590
Abell Wheeler
1549–1613
Jane Sheppard
1568–1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johanes Thayer
1531–1584
Mary Cook
1535–1611
John Gibbs
1550–1601

Ephraim Thayer's Descendants

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Ephraim Thayer (17 January 1669–15 Jun 1757) m. Sarah Thayer (29 March 1672–19 August 1751)
  1. 1. Shadrack Thayer 1701–1783 m. Rachel White 1703–1789
    1. 1. Jonathan Thayer 1725–1805
    2. 2. Rachel Thayer 1730–
    3. 3. Noah Thayer 1727–1790
    4. 4. Uriah Thayer 1724–1779
  2. 2. Abigail Thayer 1713–1765 m. Benjamin Richards 1714–1755
    1. 1. Abigail Richards 1742–1821
    2. 2. Joanna Richards 1746–1819
    3. 3. Ruth Richards 1750–1833
    4. 4. Mary Richards 1753–1815
    5. 5. Ephraim Richards 1740–1776
    6. 6. Benjamin Richards 1737–1737
    7. 7. Sarah Richards 1744–1802
    8. 8. Hannah Richards 1736–1816
    9. 9. Benjamin Richards 1738–1756
    10. 10. Peter (Hunt) Richards 1748–1778
    11. 11. Benjamin Richards 1735–1735
  3. 3. Ruth Thayer 1704–
  4. 4. James Thayer 1712–1790
  5. 5. Peter Thayer 1708–1798
  6. 6. Naphtali Thayer 1707–1760
  7. 7. Philip Thayer 1696–1758
  8. 8. Priscilla Thayer 1710–1795 m. Elijah Hayden 1711–1734
    1. 1. Elijah Hayden 1733–
    2. 2. Enoch Hayden 1734–1813
  9. 9. Christopher Thayer 1702–1787
  10. 10. Joseph Thayer 1699–1788
  11. 11. Sarah Thayer –1753
  12. 12. Ephraim Thayer 1694–1780
  13. 13. Hannah Thayer 1697–
  14. 14. Esther Thayer 1705–1800

Ephraim Thayer's Timeline

4 Records

1669
17 January 1669
Birth of Ephraim Thayer in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1734
1734
Age 65
Ephraim Thayer was married in Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
1753
20 December 1753
Age 84
Ephraim Thayer was married in Weymouth, Norfork, Massachusetts, USA
Weymouth, Norfork, Massachusetts, USA
1757
15 Jun 1757
Age 88
Death of Ephraim Thayer in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1669
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Braintree Norfolk MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 December 1753
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfork, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1757
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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