Ephraim Beebe Sr. (1712 - abt. 1752)

Born 5 May 1712 in New London, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful (Scone) Beebe — married 4 Dec 1733 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 1752 at about age 39 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

Ephraim BEEBE ^[1] ...

Ephraim was born ^[2] May 5, 1712 in New London, Connecticut;^[3] he was the third son^[2] of Joseph Beebe and Mehetable (unknown) Beebe. Ephraim Beebe Sr. and Thankful Scone were married^[4] on the fourth of December 1733 at Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut and were the parents of eight children.^[5] Their children's names and dates of birth are as follows:

1. ) Mehitable (Chittenden) Beebe born in Saybrook, CT on Nov 23, 1734^[4][5]
2. ) Eunice (Lewis) Beebe born in Saybrook, CT on May 4, 1738 ^[4][5]
3. ) Elizabeth Beebe born between Jan 17, 1739 in Saybrook, CT. ^[4]
4. ) Ephraim Beebe born March 19, 1743 ^[4]
5. ) Thankful (Bigelow) Beebe born Dec, 1743
6. ) Sarah (Porter) Beebe born 1746 in Saybrook, CT.
7. ) Joseph Beebe born 1748 ^[5]
8. ) Reuben Beebe born 1750-53 ^[5]

Ephraim Beebe is cited with a genealogical ID of (27)^[5] in the Graves manuscipt and an ID of (85) in the Beebe manuscript.^[3]

End of Biography.

Genealogical Records

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Birth Records

• Primary Source, Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) ^[2] Data Extract:

1. ) New London, CT Vital Records; Ephraim Beebe, son of Joseph and Mehetable Beebe was born 5 May 1712.

• Primary Source, Saybrook, Middlesex, Conn. Vital Records from Barbour 1668-1852 ^[4] Data extract:

1. ) Saybrook, Connecticut Barbour Collection: Birth records for the following children of Ephraim and Thankful (Scone) Beebe:
   1. ) Ephraim, son of Ephraim and Thankful, born 19 March 1743.
   2. ) Elizabeth, daughter of Ephraim and Thankful, born 17 Jan 1739/40
   3. ) Eunice, daughter of Ephraim and Thankful, born 4 May 1738
   4. ) Mehetable, daughter of Ephraim and Thankful, born 23 Nov 1734

Vital Records

• Primary Source, Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (The Barbour Collection), Waterbury Vital Records 1686-1853, ^[6] Summary of Waterbury Connecticut Barbour Vital records for the family of Reuben Beebe, of Waterbury, Connecticut all events in Waterbury Connecticut:

1. ) Waterbury, CT Vital Records; Page 29-31: Reuben Beebe Jr., son of Ephraim Beebe, married Hannah Scott, daughter of Enoch, 24 June 1776. {Editorial note, see research notes for discussion of the self inconsistency of the statement: Reuben Jr. son of Ephraim}
   1. ) Amzi, son of Reuben Beebe Jr, born 23 Feb 1777
      1. ) Lavira Beebe, daughter of Amzi (decd) of Salem married Sylvester Clark of Watertown, 4 Jan 1830
      2. ) Lockey, daughter of Amzi, of Naugatuc, b. May 1804, married Charles A. Russell, both of Waterbury 1 Jan 1825.
   2. ) Chloe Beebe, daughter of Reuben Beebe Jr, born 113 Aug 1778
   3. ) Hannah Beebe, daughter of Reuben Beebe Jr, born 15 Nov 1782
   4. ) Isaac Beebe, son of Reuben Beebe Jr, born 1 Jan 1780
   5. ) Reuben Beebe, son of Reuben Beebe Jr, born 3 Aug 1781
   6. ) Thankfull Beebe, daughter of Reuben Beebe Jr, born Aug 1784
2. ) Sarah, daughter of Ephraim, married Ebenezer Porter, son of Capt. Samuel 31 Aug 1774 .
3. ) Eunice, daughter of Ephraim, married Deacon Samuel Lewis, s. of Dea Joseph, deceased, of Waterbury 7 Nov 1763.
4. ) Joseph, son of Ephraim of Saybrook, married Tameson Terrell, daughter of Moses of Waterbury 15 Apr 1773.
   1. ) Temperance, daughter of Joseph & Tameson, born 14 Oct 1773
   2. ) (__________), second child of Joseph & Tameson, b. ____.

Marriage records

• Primary Source, Saybrook, Middlesex, Conn. Vital Records from Barbour 1668-1852^[4]: Barbour records the Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut marriage as follows: Ephraim Beebe married Thankfull SCONE 4 Dec 1733.

Biographic and Genealogical Reference

• Secondary Source, Clarence Beebe in his book Monograph of the Descent of the Family of Beebe ^[3] cites Ephraim Beebe in profile (85). Data summary;

1. ) Page 28. EPHRAIM Beebe (85), son of Joseph Beebe was born in New London on 5 May 1712.

• Secondary Source, Clifford Beebe,Genealogy of the Family of Beebe, ^[7] Data Extract:

1. ) Beebe Genealogy Vol 1; Page 9: Joseph Beebe (14) was the father of Ephraim Beebe (48).
2. ) Beebe Genealogy Vol 1; Page 21. Personal data: Ephraim Beebe was born 5 May 1712 at New London, Conn.
   1. ) Marriage. Ephraim Beebe (48) married Thankful Scone, daughter of Joseph and Thankful (Buckwell) Scone on 4 Dec 1733/4 at Saybrook, Conn. Thankful Scone was born 5 Aug 1714
   2. ) Biography. Ephraim Beebe lived in New London and Old Saybrook Connecticut.
   3. ) Children. Ephraim (48) and Thankful Beebe were the parents of: Mehitable (160), Eunice (161), Elizabeth (162), Ephraim (163), Thankful (164), Sarah (165), Joseph (166), and Reuben (167).

• Secondary Source, Norman, John Graves 1635 Settler of Concord, MA and his Descendants ^[5]: Data extraction TBD.

• Secondary Source, Anderson, Town & City of Waterbury, Connecticut, From the Aboriginal Period to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Five, ^[8]: Data extract from Anderson on Ephraim Beebe; Waterbury Ct History:

1. ) Page ap16: Joseph Beebe, son of Ephraim Beebe, married Tameson Terrill, daughter of Moses 15 April 1773. Children:
   1. ) Temperance Beebe, born 14 Oct 1773.
      1. ) Temperance Beebe married Abial Roberts 1773.
2. ) Page ap 16: Reuben Beebe, son of Ephraim Beebe, married Hannah Scott, Daughter of Enoch 24 June 1776. He died 20 July 1812. Children:
   1. ) Amzi, b. 23 Feb 1777
      1. ) Amzi Beebe married Jerusha Summers of Milford, 28 March 1802.
         1. ) Lockey Beebe b. May 1894. m. C. A, Russell 1825.
   2. ) Cloe, b. 13 Aug 1778
   3. ) Isaac, b. 1 Jan 1780
   4. ) Reuben, b. 3 Aug 1781
   5. ) Hannah, b. 15 Nov 1782
   6. ) Thankful, b. Aug 1784

Research Notes

1. ) In the Waterbury Barbour record, it is noted that Reuben Beebe Jr., son of Ephraim, married Hannah Scott. How is it that Reuben carries the Junior designation when his father is clearly identified as Ephraim? Possible explanations, 1) the Primary record is incorrect and his father was actually Reuben Sr. 2) the primary record is incorrect and he should not be labeled Jr. {Editorial, this is exceedingly unlikely as the Reuben Jr designation is used at least five other times in referring to him in the record}, 3) Junior was part of his given name or 4) There are two Reuben Beebes born within a year of each other cataloged in this Waterbury Barbour record. Reuben, the son of Jonathan was the older of the two, and Reuben, the son of Ephraim, was the younger; the boys were first cousins and born within a year of each other. Hence the Jr. designation provided a method to separate the identities of these two men; this is the most probable explanation and is the interpretation used in this profile.
2. ) Other materials to be researched and documented to the profile -- The "Hempstead" Diary referenced in Graves.
3. ) The following definitions and syntax conventions apply to the preceding text of this profile:
   1. ) A Primary Source contains data that was recorded by the person in the profile; or by someone known to or with first hand knowledge of that person, during the person's lifetime, death or within two generations thereafter.
   2. ) A Secondary Source is a genealogical reference created as the result of a extensive study of available source material and it provides some evidence of the source documentation used to generate the text data.
   3. ) A Tertiary Source is a genealogical data source which is a collection of genealogical information that does not cite Primary or Secondary information sources, and the data may be factual or hearsay.
   4. ) Braces {Editorial Note Example} are used to insert editorial comments; that is to say, information or clarification that is not contained in the original, cited source material.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WH-LH5 : accessed 30 April 2016), Eunice Beebe, 04 May 1738; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), New London Vital Records 1646-1854. Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Ephraim birth
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Beebe, Clarence, Monograph of the Descent of the Family of Beebe, from the earliest known immigrant--John, of Broughton, England, 1650, compiled and edited by Clarence Beebe, 150 Nassau Street, New York,1904; Profile (85), page 28. Clarence Beebe Genealogy online -Title Page
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Saybrook, Conn. Vital Records from Barbour 1668-1852 as transcribed by Coralyn Brown. Barbour Vital Records for Beebe in Saybrook Conn
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} Norman, Nancy Ann, "John Graves 1635 Settler of Concord, MA and his Descendants", John Graves page 3-4, 7 John Graves Note this Genealogy has been taken down from the web sometime between Apr 2021 and Nov 2022. Numerous backup copies have been save on the Wayback mackine, but this particular backup does not includer the 500+References cited by Nancy Norman. Graves Genealogy 27 Mar 2012 Older copy, but includes references.
6. ↑ Source Citation: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (The Barbour Collection), Waterbury Vital Records 1686-1853. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Reuben Beebe Waterbury Barbour records online
7. ↑ Beebe, Clifford, Genealogy of the Family of Beebe From the Earliest Known Immigrant John Beebe of Broughton, England, Higginson Book Co., 10 Colonial Road, Salem MA 01970. 1991.
8. ↑ Edited by Joseph Anderson, D. D., Town & City of Waterbury, Connecticut, From the Aboriginal Period to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Five., New Haven, The Price & Lee Company, 1896, page 135. Beebe's of Waterbury

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