Ephraim Cole II (1756 - 1828)

Born 31 Aug 1756 in North Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Silence Webb — married 18 Dec 1777 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Mar 1828 at age 71 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Ephraim Cole II is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 40414
Rank: Corporal

Biography

When Ephraim Cole was born on August 31, 1756, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, his father, Ephraim, was 25 and his mother, Hannah, was 25. He married Silence Webb on December 18, 1777, in Brockton, Massachusetts.^[1]

They had seven children in 25 years. Their oldest child was Hannah Cole, born & baptized on 3 September 1780 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married Silas Snow in 1800. ^[2]

Ephraim Cole died on March 29, 1828, in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at the age of 71, and was buried at Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

Military Service in the Revolution

• Sources; "The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633"; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) "Revolutionary Records Compiled from State and Federal Archives" found on pp.355 & 356 a detailed service record for this profile

Children of Ephraim and Silence

1. Hannah Cole, 1780–1837
2. Ephraim Cole, 1781–1783
3. Thomas Webb Cole, 1787–1818
4. Zibion Cole, 1789–1792
5. Zibeon Cole, 1794–1821
6. Ornan Cole, 1798–1833
7. Alvan Cole, 1803–1862

Research Notes/Disclaimer

Children’s names, birth & death dates are typically harvested from other sites and not intended to be used as a source. Those sites are either pay or free and as such are only included here as a possible resource for future connections. The accuracy is suspect and should not be used without further research as to their validity. Always check Brockton MA's vital records as well as Bridgewater & N. Bridgewater for primary sources.

Revolutionary War Rolls of North Bridgewater, MA reveal that Ephraim Cole, along with his uncle Joseph (Sgt.) and uncle Eleazer (Drummer) was a private in the company of Minute Men at Lexington Green on 19 April 1775.

Sources

1. ↑ MA Vital Records: Plymouth/Brockton: Image M183 "Cole, Ephraim and Silence Webb"
2. ↑ MA Vital Records: Plymouth/Brockton: Image B033 "Cole, Hannah"

• "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988" for Ephraim Cole at Bridgewater Town Records, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths

• Marriage citation for Ephraim and Silence at; "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch;(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC73-92H); Ephraim Cole and Silence Webb, 18 Dec 1777; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873755 IT 2.

• The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth, 1633..., by Ernest Byron Cole; Grafton Press: NYC, 1908 # 373: Ephraim Cole on pg. 86.

• Revolutionary War Rolls of North Bridgewater, MA

• "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"for Ephraim Cole

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5V-FLN); Ephraim Cole, North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing 363, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 337,922.

• Find A Grave Memorial for this profile with links to other family members at Find A Grave: Memorial #68458622 .

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"Ancestry Member Trees submitted by members": Ancestry.com Family Trees with additional sources and images