Ephraim Roper was born on 21 October 1716 at Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Ephraim Roper and Sybilla Moore. Ephraim Roper began military service on 26 May 1740; Enlisted for the expedition against the Spanish in the West Indies. In this record he is listed as being born in Sudbury, 23 years of age and a husbandman. He and Michal Houghton filed marriage intentions on 6 March 1743. Ephraim Roper lived about 1748 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, He built a fortress-like home of logs lined with brick on Rowley Hill to serve as a home and a garrison house. On 8 April 1748 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Ephraim married Michal Houghton, daughter of Benjamin Houghton and Zerviah Moore. They were married by Justice Houghton.They were married by Justice Houghton in a double wedding, joined by her sister, Keziah and Ebenezer Buss. Ephraim Roper lived about 1780 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, He built a new house which stands today. He died on Thursday, 5 December 1793 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 77 years, 1 month and 14 days. He was buried after 5 December 1793 at Old Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, His gravestone reads:
An honest man, the noblest work of God.
Erected to the memory of Mr. Ephraim Roper who
departed this life Dec. 5, 1793, in the 78th
year of his age.
Friends and physicians could not save
My mortal body from the grave
Nor can the grave confine me here
When Christ shall bid me to appear.
An honest man, the noblest work of God.
Erected to the memory of Mr. Ephraim Roper who
departed this life Dec. 5, 1793, in the 78th
year of his age.
Friends and physicians could not save
My mortal body from the grave
Nor can the grave confine me here
When Christ shall bid me to appear.
Ephraim Roper was born on 21 October 1716 at Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Ephraim Roper and Sybilla Moore. Ephraim Roper began military service on 26 May 1740; Enlisted for the expedition against the Spanish in the West Indies. In this record he is listed as being born in Sudbury, 23 years of age and a husbandman. He and Michal Houghton filed marriage intentions on 6 March 1743. Ephraim Roper lived about 1748 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, He built a fortress-like home of logs lined with brick on Rowley Hill to serve as a home and a garrison house. On 8 April 1748 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Ephraim married Michal Houghton, daughter of Benjamin Houghton and Zerviah Moore. They were married by Justice Houghton.They were married by Justice Houghton in a double wedding, joined by her sister, Keziah and Ebenezer Buss. Ephraim Roper lived about 1780 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, He built a new house which stands today. He died on Thursday, 5 December 1793 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 77 years, 1 month and 14 days. He was buried after 5 December 1793 at Old Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, His gravestone reads:
An honest man, the noblest work of God.
Erected to the memory of Mr. Ephraim Roper who
departed this life Dec. 5, 1793, in the 78th
year of his age.
Friends and physicians could not save
My mortal body from the grave
Nor can the grave confine me here
When Christ shall bid me to appear.
An honest man, the noblest work of God.
Erected to the memory of Mr. Ephraim Roper who
departed this life Dec. 5, 1793, in the 78th
year of his age.
Friends and physicians could not save
My mortal body from the grave
Nor can the grave confine me here
When Christ shall bid me to appear.
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