Ephraim Allen

LifeSketch: EPHRAIM ALLEN was born 11 April 1689, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, to Samuel Allen (1660-1750) and Rebecca Cary (1665-1697.) Ephraim was a blacksmith. He married Zipporah Crane 2 February 1712, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Occupation: Blacksmith He is buried at Newell Burying Ground, Attleboro, Bristol, MA Ephraim died 15 Feb 1776, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, at age 85.

1717 Dec 22 Ephraim Allen Baptism 22 Dec 1717 West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Baptism of Ephraim Allen (1691 - 1776) on 22 Dec 1717, a year after he had married Susanna Bacon. Source: First Church Roxbury, West Precinct, First Church, West Roxbury 1712-1837, Marriages, Baptisms, Deaths, and Index. (Comment: Most likely the church where Ephraim Allen and Susanna Bacon were married) (Ancestry.com Image), Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Name: Ephraim Allen, Event Type: Baptism, Baptism Place: West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Spouse Name: Susanna Allen

Ephraim Allen Birth: Apr. 11, 1689 Bridgewater Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA Death: Apr. 12, 1780 Attleboro Bristol County Massachusetts, USA

1. Name: Ephraim ALLEN 1
2. Sex: M
3. Birth: 1689 in East Bridgewater, MA
4. Death: 1780 in Attleboro, MA
5. Burial: Newell Burying Ground, South Attleboro, MA
6. Note:

Removed to Berkley, MA in about 1720 and then Attleboro, MA. He was a blacksmith. He was chosen as selectman and assessor at various times while living in Berkley, MA. In 1737 he and his wife were one of the founders of the first church in Berkley, MA.

Father: Samuel ALLEN b: 1660 in Bridgewater, MA Mother: Rebecca CARY b: 1665 in Bridgewater, MA

Marriage 1 Zipporah CRANE b: 1689 in Taunton, MA

• Married: abt 1710 in Plymouth or Bridgewater, MA

Children

1. Hannah ALLEN b: 1712 in Dighton, MA 2. Ephraim ALLEN b: 1713 in Dighton, MA 3. Rebecca ALLEN b: 1715 in Dighton, MA 4. Zipporah ALLEN b: 1718 in Dighton, MA 5. Benjamin ALLEN b: 1721 in Dighton (Berkley), MA 6. Tabitha ALLEN b: 1724 in Berkley, MA 7. Samuel ALLEN b: 1727 in Dighton, MA

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Parents:

 Samuel Allen (1660 - 1750)

 Rebecca Cary Allen (1665 - 1697)

Spouse:

 Zipporah Crane Allen (1689 - 1769)*

Siblings:

 Ephraim Allen (1689 - 1780)

 Timothy Allen (1691 - 1755)*

 Mehetable Allen Bushnell (1694 - 1750)*

 Joseph Allen (1701 - 1777)**

 Mary Allen Kingman (1704 - 1740)**

 Matthew Allen (1708 - 1787)**

 Seth Allen (1710 - 1766)**

 Abigail Allen Waldo (1712 - 1799)**

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Burial: Newell Burying Ground Attleboro Bristol County Massachusetts, USA

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Howard Street Cemetery; Northborough Worcester County Mass Posted 16 Mar 2014 by oahufish Birth: 1691 Roxbury Suffolk County Massachusetts, USADeath: Feb. 15, 1776 Northborough Worcester County Massachusetts, USA

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Spouse:

 Susanna Beacon Allen (1695 - 1762)*

Children:

 Samuel Allen (1720 - 1799)*

 Susannah Allen Oakes-Butler (1723 - 1814)*

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Inscription: In memory of Mr. Ephraim Allen who died February 15th 1776 in the 85th Year of his age Burial: Howard Street Cemetery Northborough Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Old Burial Ground 1-3

ZIPPORAH CRANE was born 13 March 1689, in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, to John Crane (1659-1718) and Hannah Leonard (1755-1690.) She married Ephraim Allen 2 February 1712, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Zipporah died 28 December 1769, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, at age 80. Buried in Newell Burying Ground, South Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Zipporah Crane Allen Birth: Mar. 13, 1689 Taunton Bristol County Massachusetts, USA Death: Dec. 28, 1769 Attleboro Bristol County Massachusetts, USA

1. Name: Zipporah CRANE
2. Sex: F
3. Birth: 1689 in Taunton, MA
4. Death: 1769 in Attleboro, MA
5. Burial: Newell Burying Ground, South Attleboro, MA

Father: John CRANE b: 1658 in Dorchester, MA Mother: Hannah LEONARD b: 1671 in Braintree, MA

Marriage 1 Ephraim ALLEN b: 1689 in East Bridgewater, MA

• Married: abt 1710 in Plymouth or Bridgewater, MA

Children

1. Hannah ALLEN b: 1712 in Dighton, MA 2. Ephraim ALLEN b: 1713 in Dighton, MA 3. Rebecca ALLEN b: 1715 in Dighton, MA 4. Zipporah ALLEN b: 1718 in Dighton, MA 5. Benjamin ALLEN b: 1721 in Dighton (Berkley), MA 6. Tabitha ALLEN b: 1724 in Berkley, MA 7. Samuel ALLEN b: 1727 in Dighton, MA

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Parents:

 John Crane (1658 - 1718)

 Hannah Leonard Crane (1671 - 1760)

Spouse:

 Ephraim Allen (1689 - 1780)

Burial: Newell Burying Ground Attleboro Bristol County Massachusetts, USA

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Children of Ephraim Allen and Zipporah Crane:

1. Hannah Allen, b. 2 Feb 1713, Dighton, Massachusetts; d. abt. 1816. 2. Ephraim Allen, chr. 19 Feb 1713, Dighton, Massachusetts. 3. Rebecca Allen, chr. 25 Sep 1715, Dighton, Massachusetts, md. Benjamin Talbot, 3 May 1734; d. abt. 1754. 4. Zipporah Allen, b. 20 Apr 1718, Dighton, Massachusetts; md. Simeon Cobb, 30 March 1734; d. before 1765. 5. Benjamin Allen, chr. 6 Mar 1721, Dighton (Berkley), Massachusetts; md. Catherine Campbell, abt. 1779; d. 9 Jan 1808. 6. *TABITHA ALLEN was born about 1721, of Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, to Ephraim Allen (1689-1776) and Zipporah Crane (1687-1769.) She married John Briggs 24 June 1742, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts. Tabitha died 8 August 1753, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, at age 32. 7. Samuel Allen, chr. 23 Nov 1727, Dighton, Massachusetts; d. 1808

(Source: Genealogy of Allen and Witter Families, 1872.) +