Historical records matching Ephraim Bullen
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About Ephraim Bullen
Bullen Family Line
In England
Samuel Bullen is reported to have been born 1617. There are published family trees that place his birth in Massachusits but if the date is correct, that is not probable. His parents John Bollen and Agnes Wiffen were reportedly from Redgrave, Suffolk, England and we assume that was his place of birth. His wife, Mary Morse is listed as being born August 13, 1620, also in Redgrave and we will assume they were married there.
In America
The first Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth Massachusetts in 1620, the place of the first New England settlement. In 1630 the town of Boston was founded, providing an excellent harbor.
Generation 1 Samuel Bullen (1617-1691 & Mary Morse (1620-1691) The arrival date in America of Samuel Bullen and his wife Mary Morse is unknown and nothing is known of their life here. They settled in the town of Medfield in Massachusetts (New Dedham) which was first settled in 1649. Their son Ephraim was born there on July 18, 1653. We know of no other children.
Half the town (32 houses, two mills, and many barns) was destroyed by Indians during King Philip's War in 1675. One house, known as the Peak House, was burnt in the war but was rebuilt shortly there-after near downtown Medfield. The Dwight-Derby house downtown Medfield survived the war and still stands. We can assume that the family lived through that event.
Samuel died on January 16, 1691 followed closely by Mary on February 14 of the same year.
Generation 2 Ephraim Bullen (1653-1694) & Grace Fairbanks (1663-1697) Ephraim Bullen, born July 18, 1653 married Grace Fairbanks who was born in Lancaster, Ma on on September 15, 1663, the daughter of Jonas Fairbanks and Lydia Prescott.
Jonas Fairbanks had been born at Sowerby, West Riding, Yorkshire, England on March 8, 1625. Lydia was born on August 15, 1641 at Watertown, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger. Records indicate John and Mary were married in England in 1629. John was reportedly born at Standish, Lancaster, England in 1604 and Mary was born In Halifax, Yorkshire, England on May 15, 1607. The date of their arrival in America is unknown.
Between 1681 and 1689 Ephraim and Grace gave birth to at least 4 children, Mary, Ephraim, John, and Grace, all born at Sherborn, Massachusetts. Ephraim died at Sherborn in 1694 and Grace in Lancaster, MA on September 11, 1697.
GEDCOM Note
2 AGE 40-41
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> FP9T-69
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Ephraim Bullen's Timeline
| 1653 |
July 18, 1653
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Medfield, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
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| 1681 |
March 6, 1681
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Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1685 |
April 19, 1685
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Sherborn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
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| 1686 |
February 22, 1686
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Sherborn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
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| 1689 |
August 7, 1689
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Sherborn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
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1694
Age 40
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Sherborn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
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1694
Age 40
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Sherborn, Middlesex, MA, United States
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