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Ephraim Churchill, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Death: December 14, 1749 (40)
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Stephen Churchill and Experience Churchill
Husband of Priscilla Churchill
Father of Charles Churchill; Zaccheus Churchill; Ephraim Churchill, III; Mary Drew; Priscilla Churchill and 3 others
Brother of Nathaniel Churchill; Mary Churchill; Stephen Churchill, Jr.; Zacheus Churchill; Benjamin Churchill and 1 other

Managed by: Alice Zoe Marie Knapp
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About Ephraim Churchill, Sr.

Ephriam Churchill was born on 03 Oct 1709 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. He married Priscilla Manchester on 27 Mar 1730 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA.[1] He passed away in 1749.

Massachusetts Colony

Research Notes

Note: Names are spelled as found. (There is some discrepancy in SPELLING of names between different sources, HOWEVER the information/people/places remains the same throughout. Therefore an “AKA Churchill” has been added to this profile.)
NOTE: This profile was merged 3-21-2018; all information contained therein was kept and organized chronologically, with all raw citations being added as REF footnotes for ease of reading. No information was deleted, save any DUPLICATE info from the merge. By: Barrows-699
Ephraim was born in 1709. He passed away in 1749.

SIBLINGS:
1) my 2d child born Feb. 15, 1710; deceased the same month 24 day
2) Nathaniel born Dec. 19th 1712
3) Mary born April 29, 1716; deceased Dec. 13th 1716
4) Stephen born Aug. 24, 1717
5) Zacaus born the 30 day of Oct. 1719; deceased Nov. 18th 1732
---Benjamin born Aug. 19th 1725

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Churchell-5

Ephraim Churchell (1709 - 1749)

Ephraim Churchell aka Churchill

Born 3 Oct 1709 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay, America

Son of Stephen Churchill and Experiance (Ellis) Churchill

Brother of Stephen Churchill and Benjamin Churchill

Husband of Priscilla (Manchester) Churchill — married 14 Mar 1729 in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father of Mary (Churchell) Drew, Zaccheus Churchill, Charles Churchill, Ephraim Churchill and Ellis Churchill

Died 14 Dec 1749 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay, America

Churchell-5 created 21 Apr 2017 | Last modified 16 Jan 2020

Sources

↑ New England Ball Project.Com - Page 4
John A. Maltby Genealogies - James Snow
CFA - Churchill Family in America #33
1709 - BIRTH: Ephraim Churchill born Oct. 15, 1709 Vital Records of Plymouth Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Book One [p. 77]
14 Mar 1729 - Intent to marry: Ephriam Churchell & Priscilla Manchester Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910, page 325, LDS Family Search: " Ephriam Churchell & Priscilla Manchester; 14 Mar 1729 at Ply., Ply., MA. Vital Records of Plymouth, MA to the Year 1850: Book One (p.255); Marriage Intentions;
14 Mar 1729/1730; Ephriam Churchill & Priscilla Manchester both of Plymouth, 1730.
27 Mar 1730 - Marriage: Ephriam Churchell and Priscilla Manchester Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800; Plymouth Co. Marriages; page 8 - 1730 Mar 27 Ephriam Churchell and Priscilla Manchester both of Plymouth. - page 2, item 3.
Vital Records of Plymouth, MA to the Year 1850: Book One; Ephriam Churchill & Priscilla Manchester both of Plymouth, 1730. Page 144; both of Plymouth married 27 Mar 1730.
NOTE A1: “Ephriam, son of the first Stephen, married Priscilla Manchester, 1730, and had Mary 1730, married James Drew....”Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth by William Thomas Davis - page 56
(Note: Names are spelled as found)
1749 - DEATH Vital Records of Plymouth, MA to the Year 1850: Book One; [p. 211] Ephraim Churchell decd. Dec. 13th 1748.(Same Ephraim Churchell)?
NOTE: Ephriam died on 14 Dec 1749 at age 46 with his wife in a fire.

1749 - EPITAPHS: " In Memory of Mr. EPHRIAM CHURCHELL Who Decd Decmr ye 14th 1749 in ye 41st Year of his age:
In Memory of Mrs PRISCILLA ye Wife of EPHRIAM CHURCHCLL Who Decd Decmr ye 17th 1749 Aged 41 Years." Epitaphs From Burial Hill by Bradford Kingman published 1892; epitaph # 230.Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MAssachusetts, USA; Plot: B 341.

NOTE A2: From John Maltby:
“Eliab Snow, b. 1759, son of James Snow and Mary Edson married secondly:
2.) Dorcas Church­ill, daughter of Jemima (Bryant) and Ephraim Chur­chill Jr., Halifax VRs, p. 34, the marriage of Ephraim Churchel, of Bridgewater, and Jemima Bryant, of Hallifax, on 28 Nov. 1751 in Halifax. on 23 Dec. 1783 in North Bridgewater. Brockton VRs, p. 284; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 348.

She was born on 21 May 1759 in Bridgewater, - Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 73.
a granddaugh­ter of Ephraim and Priscilla (Manchester) Churchill, of Plymouth, - Plymouth VRs, pp. 96, 170,
the marriage of Ephraim Churchel and Priscilla Manchester, both of Plymouth, on 27 Mar. 1730 in Plymouth; Plymouth VRs, p. 123,
the birth of Ephraim Churchell, son of Ephraim and Priscilla Churchell, on 27 July 1738 in Plymouth. and of James and Dorcas (Whipple) Bryant, of Plympton. - Plympton VRs, p. 267, the marriage of James Briant and Dorkas Whipple on 12 May 1725 in Plympton;
Plympton VRs, p. 46, the birth of Jemima Bryant, daughter of James and Darkas Bryant, on 10 July 1732 in Plympton.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94324742/ephraim-churchill
Churchill Families in Amer. by Gardner Asaph Churchill" 1900 p.707

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Ephraim Churchill, Sr.'s Timeline

1709
October 15, 1709
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1733
April 25, 1733
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
1734
1734
1738
July 2, 1738
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1749
December 14, 1749
Age 40
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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