About 1711 in Portsmouth, NH he married Esther Shortridge, daughter of Richard Shortridge and Alice Creber. They were married at the North Church in Portsmouth by Rev. Nathaniel Rogers.
Their children were Richard, Alice, William, Ephraim Jr, Benjamin, and Mary.
All of their children were born in Salisbury. The family belonged to the Salisbury Second Church. Under its listing in the Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury it was listed that in 1728 they moved to South Hampton, NH. In those days they had to get permission to leave the church to attend another, even if they were moving out of town. The church ruled everything back then, not only where you would attend church, but how you would behave in and out of church.
Age: 76-77yrs
About 1711 in Portsmouth, NH he married Esther Shortridge, daughter of Richard Shortridge and Alice Creber. They were married at the North Church in Portsmouth by Rev. Nathaniel Rogers.
Their children were Richard, Alice, William, Ephraim Jr, Benjamin, and Mary.
All of their children were born in Salisbury. The family belonged to the Salisbury Second Church. Under its listing in the Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury it was listed that in 1728 they moved to South Hampton, NH. In those days they had to get permission to leave the church to attend another, even if they were moving out of town. The church ruled everything back then, not only where you would attend church, but how you would behave in and out of church.
Age: 76-77yrs
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