Ephraim Thayer

1669 - 1757  (88 years)

• Name	Ephraim Thayer  [1]
  Birth	17 Jan 1669	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America   [2]
  	11th mo. 17, 1669
  Gender	Male
  Note	per MAYFLOWER INCREASINGS by Susan E. Roser
  Name	Ephriam Thayer  [2]
  Death	15 Jun 1757	Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America   [3]
  	The present Braintree Church records give an account of his death -"1757 June 15, Died Ephraim Thayer, suddenly in the 88th year of his age - occasioned as is supposed by a violent blow in his forehead with the sharp end of a rail at the barn door where he was found dead. A great concourse of people attended his funeral". He was a weaver by trade. He was elected hayward or field driver for Monatiquot 1694, fenceviewer 1705, 1710, 12, 15, constable 1714, tithingman 1717, 1730, Selectman 1724, 25, and moderator of town meeting 1742.
  Person ID	I6280	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Shadrach Tayer,   b. Bef 9 May 1629, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 19 Oct 1678, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America (Age > 49 years)
  Mother	Deliverance Priest,   b. 1645   d. 17 Jan 1723, Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	12 Jul 1661	Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts, -USA   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F1752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Bass,   b. 29 Mar 1672, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America d. 19 Aug 1751, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1691/92	Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America   [2, 5]
  	07 Jan 1691 or 1699 by Mr. Peter Thacher
  Children	> 1. Sarah Thayer,   b. 5 Feb 1691/92, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America d. 12 Jun 1753, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America (Age 61 years)   2. Ephraim Thayer,   b. 8 Jul 1694   3. Philip Thayer,   b. 14 Apr 1696   4. Joseph Thayer,   b. 28 Jul 1699   5. Shadrach Thayer,   b. 18 Apr 1701   6. Ruth Thayer,   b. 1 Apr 1704   7. Esther Thayer,   b. 24 Jul 1705   8. Peter Thayer,   b. 12 Jul 1708   9. Priscilla Thayer,   b. 7 Mar 1710, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America > 10. James Thayer,   b. 16 Mar 1712, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America d. 19 Jun 1790, Braintree, Suffolk (now Norfolk), Massachusetts, -USA (Age 78 years)   11. Hannah Thayer   12. Christopher Thayer   13. Naphtali Thayer   14. Abigail Thayer,   b. 15 Nov 1713
  Family ID	F3259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Mallory GED (Reliability: 1). [S118] Lorinda Stover Steadman 'Lori' (Reliability: 1). [S58] Sprague (Reliability: 2). card 4885 [S7] EONEF (Reliability: 1). Series 2, Vol. 3, Tayer (Thayer) Family Entries in the Parish Register of Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. Page 470 [S113] Braintree Marriages 1640-1793 (Reliability: 2).