Ephraim
FELLOWS
Born
March 1641
,
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died
abt. 1713
,
Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Born: March 1641 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father:
William FELLOWS
Mother:
Mary AYERS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ephraim married Mary UNKNOWN abt. 1664 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary UNKNOWN was born abt. 1644 in Massachusetts, USA. Mary died 23 February 1671 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.
Ephraim married (2) Anna Hannah CROSS 20 December 1683 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Anna Hannah CROSS was born abt. 1651 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Anna Hannah died 18 November 1710 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Anna Hannah was the child of Robert CROSS and Hannah JORDON.
Ephraim FELLOWS died abt. 1713 in Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
Ephraim Fellows was the son of William Fellows and Mary Ayers. Ephraim Fellows was at Ipswich until at least 1710, probably removing to Plainfield in the last years of his life. He held various town offices at Ipswich. His occupation was locksmith.
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Recorded occupation: Trooper in King Philip's War in 1675; Road Suveyor, locksmith in 1694
Spouse & Children of Ephraim FELLOWS
Ephraim FELLOWS married 
Mary UNKNOWN
Marriage date: abt. 1664
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Mary UNKNOWNMarriage date: abt. 1664
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Marriage notes:
"Ephraim (1639-1702+) & 1-wf Mary _____ (-1671) by 1668, by 1666 Salisbury - Plainfield, CT {Fellows (1940) 47 Salisbury 155 Stephens-Stevens (1909) 38 Fellows 21 Warren (,8) 14 Noyes-Gilman EIHC 1:179, 2:20 TAG 17:159}"
Children of Ephraim FELLOWS and Mary UNKNOWN
William FELLOWSBorn: abt. 1666, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 12 April 1737, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 12 April 1737, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England
Married: Elizabeth RUST 7 December 1693 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
John FELLOWSBorn: 20 October 1668, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 29 March 1751, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 29 March 1751, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Rachel VARNEY 14 October 1692 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Sarah UNKNOWN 1731 Place: Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
Ephraim FELLOWS married Anna Hannah CROSS
Marriage date: 20 December 1683
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Anna Hannah CROSS was the child of Robert CROSS and Hannah JORDON
Anna Hannah CROSSMarriage date: 20 December 1683
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Anna Hannah CROSS was the child of Robert CROSS and Hannah JORDON
Marriage notes:
FELLOWS, Ephraim (1639-1702+) & 2 - wf Anne (CROSS) MARSHALL (ca 1651-1710+), w Thomas by 1685 Ipswich - Plainfield, CT {Davis: Anc. of Phoebe Tilton 131 Fellows (1940) 47 Hammatt: Ipswich 40, 100 Cross Anc. 42 Noyes-Gilman 55 Paul Anc. 242 Fellows 21 EIHC 2:20 Andrews (1890) 183}
Children of Ephraim FELLOWS and Anna Hannah CROSS
Elizabeth FELLOWSBorn: 14 September 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 8 December 1781, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 8 December 1781, Plainfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Henry STEPHENS 2 March 1709 Place: Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
Ephraim FELLOWSBorn: 3 September 1686, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: 21 May 1757, Canaan, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 21 May 1757, Canaan, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Mary PIERCE 3 December 1711 Place: Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
Mary FELLOWSBorn: 25 February 1693, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 9 June 1747, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 9 June 1747, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Married: Israel LATHROP 20 June 1710 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Amy FELLOWSBorn: 25 February 1694, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Thomas STEVENS 8 November 1716 Place: Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)
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Birth — 1641March 1641
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Title Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume 4
Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, William Frederick Adams
Authors William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams
Editors William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams
Publisher Lewis historical Pub. Co., 1910
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Feb 1, 2008
Page 2604
1668 Birth of ChildJohn FELLOWS was born 20 October 1668, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ephraim was 27 years old.
1671 Death of Spouse/PartnerMary UNKNOWN died 23 February 1671, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
 Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.){kind=small}
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Great Migration 1634-1635, C-F. (Online db. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
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1683 Marriage / PartnerEphraim FELLOWS and Anna Hannah CROSS 20 December 1683, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
He was 42 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildElizabeth FELLOWS was born 14 September 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ephraim was 44 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildEphraim FELLOWS was born 3 September 1686, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ephraim was 45 years old.
1692 Marriage of ChildJohn FELLOWS married 14 October 1692, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Rachel VARNEY
1693 Birth of ChildMary FELLOWS was born 25 February 1693, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ephraim was 52 years old.
1693 Marriage of ChildWilliam FELLOWS married 7 December 1693, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth RUST
1694 Birth of ChildAmy FELLOWS was born 25 February 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ephraim was 53 years old.
1709 Marriage of ChildElizabeth FELLOWS married 2 March 1709, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Henry STEPHENS
1710 Marriage of ChildMary FELLOWS married 20 June 1710, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Israel LATHROP
1710 Death of Spouse/PartnerAnna Hannah CROSS died 18 November 1710, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1711 Marriage of ChildEphraim FELLOWS married 3 December 1711, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville) to Mary PIERCE
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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