Individual Details
Ephraim Child
(February 27, 1654 - September 4, 1675)
Events
| Birth | February 27, 1654 | Roxbury, British America | |||
| Christen | February 27, 1658/59 | Roxbury, British America | |||
| Military | 1675 | King Philips War - Northfield, British America |  | ||
| Death | September 4, 1675 | Northfield, British America |  | | |
| Burial | Beers Ambush Gravesite, Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States | | |
Families
| Father | Benjamin Child (1631 - 1678) |
| Mother | Mary Bowen (1635 - 1707) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Child (1658 - 1724) |
| Sibling | Mehitable Child (1669 - 1752) |
| Sibling | John Child (1671 - 1751) |
| Sibling | Joshua Child (1657 - 1730) |
Notes
Death
Ephraim was with Captain Richard Beers's troops. Outside of Northfield they crossed Sawmill Brook where Indians had set up an ambush and the “company was most exposed, was furiously attacked in front and flank, and all were thrown into great confusion".Burial
A monument is set up near where the men died in battle.Endnotes
1. Bodge, George M. Soldiers In King Philip's War, Leominster, Mass.: Printed for the author, 1896., Page 131 Captain Beer's Company Ambushed, Ephraim listed killed in battle.
2. Bodge, George M. Soldiers In King Philip's War, Leominster, Mass.: Printed for the author, 1896., Page 131 Captain Beer's Company Ambushed, Ephraim listed killed in battle.
3. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .
4. Bodge, George M. Soldiers In King Philip's War, Leominster, Mass.: Printed for the author, 1896., Page 131 Captain Beer's Company Ambushed, Ephraim listed killed in battle.