Hon. Sen. Ephraim Starkweather, Rev. War Vet.

Ephraim Starkweather BIRTH 1 Sep 1733, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 10 Jun 1809 (aged 75), Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Newman Cemetery, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, MEMORIAL ID 14119965, Photos by kickstand

Yale College class of 1755 1755-1770: Lived in Stonington, CT, Providence, RI, and Attleboro, MA 1770: Moved to Pawtucket, RI (Then a part of Rehoboth, MA) where he lived until his death.

Delegate to the Third Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, May 31, 1775 Elected to the State Senate from Bristol County, 1780 - 1783. Justice of the Peace Served in various capacities for brief periods during the Revolutionary War

Parents John Starkweather, 1680–1750, of Stonington, CT Mary Herrick Starkweather, 1690–1786, of Stonington, CT

Spouses Sarah Lawrence Starkweather, 1733–1795 (m. 1758), , widow of Comfort Carpenter and d/o Jonathan and Sarah (Pitts) Lawrence of Rehoboth. birthing two children: Oliver (1759-1834) and John (1762-1782) with Oliver. Rebecca Gay Starkweather, unknown–1836 (m. 1796, d/o Nathaniel and Rebecca (Kingsbury) Gay. No children.¡

Siblings Mary Starkweather Kinne 1710–1795 Lydia Starkweather Cogswell 1712 – unknown Samuel Starkweather 1719–1786 Joel Starkweather 1724–1797 Elizabeth Starkweather Rudes 1726–1802 Robert Starkwather 1728–1819 Eunice Starkweather Kirby 1735–1813

Children Oliver Starkweather 1759–1834 John Starkweather 1762–1782

Inscription Great God, I own thy sentence just, and nature must decay, I yield my body to the dust, to dwell with fellow clay. Though greedy worms devour my skin, and gnaw my wasting flesh, when God shall build my bones again, He'll clothe them all afresh.

Gravesite Details in 75th year

Source: A History of Rehoboth, MA by Rev George H Tilton, 1918, pages. 380-381

Reference: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14119965/ephraim-starkweather