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Ephraim PELTON

Male 1732 - 1811  (79 years)


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  • Name Ephraim PELTON 
    Birth 12 Jun 1732  Groton, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 556 
    _UID 5BF0F70C9D8A4569841FD2DCE744AF307EB2 
    Death 31 Aug 1811  South Hero, Grand Isle, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I554  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2017 

    Father Henry B. PELTON,   b. 10 Dec 1690, Bristol, Bristol, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1763, Groton, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary ROSE,   b. 1690, Preston, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1712  Groton, New London, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reference Number:5560
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary SPELLMAN,   b. 18 Aug 1736, Granville, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1831, Alburgh, Grand Isle, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 1756  Granville, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reference Number:9614
    Children 
     1. Samuel PELTON,   b. 9 May 1757, Granville, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1849, Wellington, Lorain, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     2. Thomas PELTON,   b. 1 Nov 1759, Granville, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1850, Otis, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Stephen PELTON,   b. 9 Dec 1761, Granville, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1843, Lansingburgh, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     4. James B. PELTON,   b. 1766, Granville, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1849, Blenheim, Oxford, ON, Can Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     5. Ephraim Jr PELTON,   b. 22 Apr 1771, Granville, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1847, Constable, Franklin, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     6. Roxana PELTON,   b. 16 Apr 1773   d. 1 Jun 1849, Willoughby, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     7. Ruth PELTON,   b. 25 Jun 1774, Otis, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1829, South Hero, Grand Isle, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     8. Mary PELTON,   b. 19 May 1778, Otis, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1865, Alburgh, Grand Isle, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2017 

  • Notes 
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      He was a Blacksmith and a Farmer. He lived at Granville; removed to Blanf ord, MA about 1760, and soon after to Loudon, Now Otis, Berkshire, MA, whe re he was on of the early settlers. Here he lived until late in life, wh en he removed, with his son, James, to South Hero, Grand Isle, VT, whe re he died, Aug. 31, 1811.
      NOTE: This branch of Pelton's is generally short of stature, thick-set, e nergetic and very active. Stephen Lawrence Pelton said his grandfather, E phraim, who he saw when he was about 16, Ephraim was about 5 feet 7 inch es tall, slender, of light complexion, and with dark gray eyes. He hea rd him say that his ancestors came from Wales, which may have been tr ue as to the port from which they sailed, but untrue as to their nationali ty.