Ephraim Williams Jr

1745 On June 10th Ephraim Jr. receives a commission as captain in the Massachusetts provincial forces and takes over command of a line of forts along the colony's northern border. 1752 Ephraim Jr. takes over management of his father's considerable estate in Stockbridge. 1755 On September 8th, Ephraim Jr., in command of 1,000 soldiers and 200 Indians, is sent back to Fort Edward to assist the troops there in protecting the supply base from the French who have been sighted in the area. On the road, the company is ambushed by 1,400 French and Indians- Ephraim Jr. is shot and killed.