deaths
September 8, 1755
Ephraim Williams, American soldier and philanthropist (born 1715)
Ephraim Williams
Ephraim Williams Jr. was an American landowner and militia officer from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, he was the benefactor of Williams College, located in northwestern Massachusetts. The school's athletic programs, the Ephs, are named after Williams.