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Ephraim Payson

Birth	:	16 Jun 1754 Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	15 Dec 1834 Brooks, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Burial	:	Morey Hill Cemetery, Hope, Knox County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.2494180, -69.1881720
Description	:	Son of Ephraim Payson (1718-1769) and Margaret (Morgan) Payson. Grandson of Ephraim Payson (1693-1761) and Judith (Clapp) Payson. Great grandson of Ephraim Payson (1659-1732)(Memorial #33903240) and Katherine (Leadbetter) Payson. He is also a great grandson of Desire Clapp, and great-great grandson of Capt. Roger Clapp. Ephraim lived in that part of Stoughton, MA, then called Stoughtonham, where he was among the men raised by the town of Stoughton to reinforce the Continental Army. He enlisted on 14 Jun 1778 (discharged 14 May 1779) where he is described as "age 23 years - stature 5... Read More	Son of Ephraim Payson (1718-1769) and Margaret (Morgan) Payson. Grandson of Ephraim Payson (1693-1761) and Judith (Clapp) Payson. Great grandson of Ephraim Payson (1659-1732)(Memorial #33903240) and Katherine (Leadbetter) Payson. He is also a great grandson of Desire Clapp, and great-great grandson of Capt. Roger Clapp. Ephraim lived in that part of Stoughton, MA, then called Stoughtonham, where he was among the men raised by the town of Stoughton to reinforce the Continental Army. He enlisted on 14 Jun 1778 (discharged 14 May 1779) where he is described as "age 23 years - stature 5 feet 8 1/2 inches - hair black - eyes black - occupation husbandman - nationality American - residence, Stoughton" After he was discharged from the army, Ephraim married his first wife, Hannah Wentworth, daughter of Sion and Hannah (Pettingill) Wentworth. According to the Wentworth Genealogy, page 683, they moved to Friendship, ME, where the first three children were born. The 1790 census places them in Barrettstown, now Hope, ME, where their other children were born. Ephraim and his first wife Hannah (Wentworth) Payson had eight children: •Asa, b. in Friendship, ME, 2 March 1784; m. (1) Hannah Hewett; m. (2) Mrs. Sarah (Crane) Hewett, widow of William Hewett, Jr. •Henry, b. in Friendship, ME, 13 March 1787; died young; buried in Friendship, ME. •Hannah, b. in Friendship, ME, 13 March 1787; m. John Lamb. •John, b. in Hope, ME, 16 July 1789; m. Abigail Fogler. •Ephraim, b. in Hope, ME, 28 May 1792; m. Nancy Fogler. •Susan, b. in Hope, ME, date unknown; m. Robert Coose. •Sion, (sometimes listed as Simeon), b. in Hope, ME, in 1794; m. Mary St. Clair. •Sally, b. in Hope, ME, in 1796; m. Jerimiah Lassell. Ephraim and his second wife, Anna (Ellis) Payson, daughter of Barak and Charity (Ames) Ellis, lived in Hope, ME, until they moved to Waldo, ME, sometime between the years 1810 and 1820. In the 1790, 1800, and 1810 census, Ephraim is listed in the town of Barrettstown (Hope), ME. In the 1820 and 1830 census, Ephraim is listed in the town of Waldo, ME, as are his sons Barrack and Samuel. "In 1820 on his second application for pension as a Revolutionary soldier, Ephraim Payson stated that he was sixty-six residing in Three Mile Square with his second wife, Anna, who is sickly and he has four children living with him, Barrack, 15, Eunice, 12, Samuel, 12, Anna, 7." Hardy, "History of Hope, Maine," p. 77. Ephraim "later went to live in Brooks, ME, with a daughter where he died December 15, 1834." Hardy, "History of Hope, Maine," p. 77. Ephraim and his second wife Anna (-----) Payson had at least four children: •Barrack (sometimes spelled Baruch), b. in Hope, ME, ca. 1805. •Eunice, b. in Hope, ME, in 1808. •Samuel, b. in Hope, ME, in 1808. •Anna, b. place either Hope or Waldo, ME, in 1813.

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Where is Ephraim Payson's memorial?
Ephraim Payson's memorial is located at: Morey Hill Cemetery, Hope, Knox County, USA.
When did Ephraim Payson death?
Ephraim Payson death on 15 Dec 1834 in Brooks, Waldo County, Maine, USA
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Latitude: 44.2494180
Longitude: -69.1881720

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Morey Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2494180, -69.1881720

2. Bolan Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2508600, -69.2020200

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8. Fletcher Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2119100, -69.1047500

13. Oak Hill Cemetery South
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Coordinate: 44.2111015, -69.1046982

14. Hart Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2778015, -69.2806015

15. Center Lincolnville Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 44.2989006, -69.1130981

16. Lassell-Drinkwater Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3218994, -69.1742020

17. Cross Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3125000, -69.1361008

18. West Rockport Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1866670, -69.1308330

19. Common Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2064018, -69.2771988

20. Clark Cemetery
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23. Buzzell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3275630, -69.1497090

24. Heal Cemetery
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