Abraham Rice (1709 - 1786)

Born 29 Jun 1709 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Persis Robinson — married 21 Jan 1736 (to 4 Oct 1755) in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1786 at age 76 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Abraham Rice was born June 28, 1709 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts. ^[1]
He was the son of Peter Rice and Rebeckah Howe.

Abraham Rice married Persis Robinson January 21, 1735/6 (record incorrectly transcribed as June 21, 1736) in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^{[2] [3] [4]}

His wife Persis died on Oct 4, 1755 aged 44. Abraham married second Anna Bigelow Rice, widow of Deacon Matthias Rice of Northborough. ^[5] They were published in Northborough, Massachusetts on April 18, 1766. ^[6]

Abraham Rice died January 22, 1786 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
He was buried in the Old Common Cemetery in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts,^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-9KW : accessed 10 May 2016), Abraham Rice, 29 Jun 1709; citing MARLBORO,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844943 IT 2.
2. ↑ History of the Town of Marborough by Charles Hudson and Joseph Allen, Boston, 1862, Page 4334
3. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, Vol. 2, Abraham of Roxbury, NEHGS; Boston; 1929; p282.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSC-7M2 : accessed 10 May 2016), Abraham Rice and Persis Robinson, 21 Jun 1735; citing Marriage, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.
5. ↑ History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861 by Hudson, Charles and Allen, Joseph. Publisher Boston, Press of T. R. Marvin & son, 1862. Page 437
6. ↑ Northborough - Marriages - Massachusetts Vital Records
7. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32986851

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Karen Johnson for creating WikiTree profile Rice-3273 through the import of Karen Parkins Family Tree (1).ged on April 11, 2013.

Thank you to Walter Howe for creating WikiTree profile Rice-6669 on July 27, 2015.

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