Ephraim
Walker
Born about in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Nathaniel Walker
and Anna Sweeting
Brother of
Nathaniel Walker, Enos Walker, Anna Walker, Amos Walker, Esther Walker, Lewis Walker, Benjamin Walker and Betsey Walker
Husband of
Priscilla (Rawson) Walker
— married
24 Jul 1757 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Susannah (Walker) Weld, William Walker, Sarah (Walker) Coles, Stephen Walker and Nancy (Walker) Hartshorn
Died
at about age 81
in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Aug 2017
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Biography
When Ephraim Walker was born in 1736 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, his father, Nathaniel, was 32 and his mother, Anna, was 29. He had five brothers and three sisters. He died on March 29, 1815, in his hometown, having lived a long life of 79 years. (See Find A Grave for one source of death date).
Sources
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-RCMJ : 29 November 2018), Ephraim Walker, 8 Mar 1736; citing Birth, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578641.
- "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHL7-XJ9 : 24 January 2020), Priscilla Rawson in entry for Ephraim Walker, 1758.
- "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8S8-LBK : 17 December 2019), Ephraim Walker in entry for William Walker, 1759.
- "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F835-7Q3 : 17 December 2019), Ephraim Walker in entry for Susannah Walker, 1760.
- "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F835-7QW : 17 December 2019), Ephraim Walker in entry for Sarah Walker, 1761.
- "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8S8-LBG : 17 December 2019), Ephraim Walker in entry for Stephen Walker, 1765.
- "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8S8-LB4 : 17 December 2019), Ephraim Walker in entry for Nancy Walker, 1771.
- "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8S8-LBR : 17 December 2019), Ephraim Walker in entry for Nathaniel Walker, 1774.
- "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VB-6D9 : 22 January 2020), Ephraim Walker in entry for Thomas Cole, 1779.
- "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VB-FHJ : 22 January 2020), Ephraim Walker in entry for Charles Hartshorn, 1798.
- "Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z9MZ-QCT2 : 20 April 2020), Ephraim Walker in entry for Nancy Hartshorn, 1807.
- "Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z9MZ-DX3Z : 20 April 2020), Ephraim Walker in entry for Priscilla Walker, 1813.
- "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8FF-V6X : 22 January 2020), Ephraim Walker, 1815.
- "Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZQQP-LSN2 : 21 April 2020), Ephriam Coles in entry for Sarah Coles, 1837.
- "Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZQ48-91T2 : 22 April 2020), Ephraim Walker in entry for Susannah Weld, 1845.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 July 2020), memorial page for Ephraim Walker (8 Mar 1734–29 Mar 1815), Find A Grave: Memorial #42679682, citing Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Alison Franks (contributor 46542183) .
- Ancestry member trees: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/110546422/person/220136989340/story
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Alfred Joy Clements (1936-2022)
Alfred Joy Clements (1936-2022)
Walker-44878 and Walker-28354 appear to represent the same person because: I created Walker-44878 but Walker-28354 did not come up as a match.
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