Ephraim was born on December 8th, 1661 in Taunton, Bristol, MA.1 Ephraim's father was John Hathaway and his mother was Martha Shepherd. He had three brothers and two sisters, named John, Abraham, Isaac, Abigail and Rebecca. He was the third youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 55 on December 29th, 1716 in Mass. He was buried in 1716.11