Ephraim Hildreth

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Ephraim Hildreth

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: April 05, 1731 (76-77)
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Sergeant Richard Hildreth and Elizabeth Hildreth
Husband of Dorothy Hildreth and Anna Hildreth
Father of Ephraim Hildreth, Jr.; Joseph Hildreth; Richard Hildreth; James Hildreth; Ebenezer Hildreth and 6 others
Brother of Elizabeth Stevens; Sarah Stone; Mary Warren; Abigail Parker; Joseph Hildreth, Sr. and 4 others
Half brother of Jane Proctor; Lieutenant James Hildreth; John Hildreth, Stevens and Richard Hildreth, III

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About Ephraim Hildreth


They lived in Stow where in 1685 he had been granted a license to be an innkeeper.

Anna Moore was born 17 May 1666 at Lancaster, Worcester County, MA.She was the daughter of John and Ann (Smith) Moore. Anna died at age 94. Her funeral was held at Littleton, MA on 8 April 1760.

In 1687 Ephraim and Anna Hildreth moved to Chelmsford, MA where his father who was in his eighties needed the help of his son to manage his properties. He was given eight parcels of land in Chelmsford from his father. In Chelmsford, he held town office of Constable, Surveyor of Highways and was a Selectman for 18 to 20 years. His father's will obliged Ephraim to care for his mother, Elizabeth and pay for her maintenance. Ephraim died in 1730/31 in Westford, MA. (Westford wasformed from Chelmsford in 1729). His will is #11316, probated in Middlesex County, MA.


Marriage:
Date: 8 OCT 1686
Place: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts[6][7]
Husband: Ephraim Hildreth
Wife: Anna Moore

  1. Child: Ephraim Hildreth
  2. Child: Joseph Hildreth
  3. Child: Richard Hildreth
  4. Child: James Hildreth
  5. Child: Ebenezer Hildreth
  6. Child: James Hildreth
  7. Child: Jonathan Hildreth
  8. Child: Anna Hildreth
  9. Child: Thomas Hildreth
  10. Child: Jacob Hildreth
  11. Child: David Hildreth
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Ephraim Hildreth's Timeline

1654
1654
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1687
October 28, 1687
Stow, MA, United States
1688
February 22, 1688
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1691
April 17, 1691
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1692
April 19, 1692
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1696
May 22, 1696
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1698
December 23, 1698
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1700
October 1700
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States