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Family: Ephraim Cutter, I / Bethia Wood (F9)

m. 11 Feb 1678

• Male Ephraim Cutter, I

  
  

  Birth	5 Sep 1651	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Death		Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Burial
  Marriage	11 Feb 1678  [1, 2, 3]	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  [1, 2, 3]
  Father	Richard Cutter | F150 Group Sheet
  Mother	Elizabeth Williams | F150 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Bethia Wood

  
  

  Birth	28 Jul 1660	Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  Death	18 Sep 1731	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Burial		Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Father	Nicholas Wood | F176 Group Sheet
  Mother

  
  

  Female Hannah Cutter

  
  

  Birth	22 Jul 1679	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Death	(date unknown)
  Burial

  
  

  Male Ephraim Cutter, II

  
  

  Birth	9 Aug 1680	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  Death	(date unknown)
  Burial
  Spouse	Deborah Stone | F148
  Marriage	9 Jun 1703	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

  
  

  Male Jonathan Cutter

  
  

  Birth	5 May 1685	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Death	(date unknown)
  Burial

  
  

  Female Bethiah Elizabeth Cutter

  
  

  Birth	2 Dec 1686	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Death	9 Oct 1735	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Burial		Old Burying Place
  Spouse	Josiah Perry | F80
  Marriage	12 Jan 1708	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850. [S76] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. [S145] A History of the Cutter Family of New England, pg. 30-31. Ephraim, b. 1651 and baptized at Cambridge, was a glazier by trade, an d resided succesively in Cambridge, Charlestown and Watertown Farms, n ow Weston. Feb. 11, 1678-9, he married Bethia Wood, probably daughte r of Nicholas and Mary (Williams) Wood, of Medfield, and born July 28 , 1660. While resident at Charlestown he drew pay as an office in Philip's War , and was probably the "Captain Cutter" who commanded a company in th e expedition sent to "range the woods towards Has- now Grafton, Apri l 27, 1676....According to tradition he once commanded in a fight wit h Indians at Fort Hill in Thompson, Conn. March 19, 1678-9, Ephraim Cutter, "of Cambridge, glazier," purchased o f Jonathan Bunker, "planter," one and a half acres meadow in Menotomy ; his brother William Cutter being a witness of the deed. June 12, 168 0, Ephraim Cutter, "of Charlestown," bought of Samuel Andrews "marrine r," for 26 pounts, a house with land in Cambridge. His eldest son, Eph raim, was born in Charlestown the following August; and he appears fir st at Watertown, Aug 18, 1689, when three of his children were baptiz ed. June 23, 1682, he sold a "parcel of meadow" in Charlestown on "Menotom yes river" to his father, Richard. April 9, 1703, he bought of Danie l Child, for 50 pounds, two acres of land with a mansion house, barn , and orchard at Watertown. July 6, 1696, he sold a "homestead of te n acres," with nine acres meadow, and a farm of one hundred acres in W atertown to his brother William Cutter. The "Cutter Farm," located i n Weston, Ephraim and his brother sold to William Williams, "clerk," D ec. 3, 1713. Ephraim Jr., and John Cutter (William's son) were witness es of the sale. Ephraim Cutter is mentioned in his father's and brother William's will s. The date of his decease is unknown. His wife was interred in Watert own. Here lyes ye Body of Mrs Bethia Cutter Wife to Mr Ephraim Cutter; Wh o Died Sept ye 18th 1731 in ye 72nd Year of her Age.