Ephraim Tinkham Jr. Biographical Data

Ephraim was a turner, carpenter and chair maker. He moved to Middleboro after King Philip's War. He married Esther Wright on 9 Jun 1676.

It's worth noting that their marriage date corresponds with the period of time when the King Phillip's war had turned clearly in the favor of the colonial English against the Indians.

Tinkam is considered one of the preeminent early colonial New England furniture makers. His work, when it comes to auction, can command prices in excess of $150,000.00

"Son of Sargent Ephraim Tinkham who lived in the same house as his father occupied in Middleboro. Constable in 1681 and claimed a freeman in 1682.

Family links:

Spouse:

Esther Wright Tinkham (1652 - 1717)

We are direct descendants of two of Ephraim and Esther Tinkham's children:

Martha Tinkham Soule (1678 - 1758)

Ephraim Tinkham (1682 - 1713)*

Inscription on Ephraim Tinkham Jr.'s Headstone:

HERE LIES THE BODY OF EPHRA-IM TINKHAM ~ WHO DECASED OCTOBER THE 13th __ THE YEAR 1714 IN THE 66th YEAR OF HIS AGE ~

Burial:

Nemasket Hill Cemetery

Middleboro

Plymouth County

Massachusetts, USA