Asaph Rice (1733 - 1816)

Born 9 Mar 1733 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Morse) Rice — married 2 Dec 1765 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died Mar 1816 at about age 82 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Asaph was born in 1733.^[1] He died in 1816.^[2]

Asaph married Mary Morse in December of 1765.^[3]

Asaph Rice was born on 9 March 1733 at Westborough, MA, (May per Ward - the vital records list him with the same birth date as Stephen, but his college career and reported age at death make it clear that the vital records are wrong, and the baptism record makes it clear that Ward is wrong about the month of birth). He was the son of Beriah Rice and Mary Goodenow. Asaph Rice was baptized on 11 March 1732/33 at Westborough, MA; (literally 1733). He and Mary Morse published their marriage intention on 2 December 1765 at Westminster, MA; listed as Mary of Shrewsbury. Asaph Rice married Mary Morse, daughter of Rev Ebenezer Morse and Persis Bush, on 26 December 1765 at Shrewsbury, MA; listed as Asaph of Westminster. Asaph Rice and Thankful Clough published their marriage intention in February 1771 at Westminster, MA; listed as Thankful of Boston. Asaph Rice married Thankful Clough, daughter of Ebenezer Clough, on 14 February 1771 at Boston, MA; (1777 per Supplement). Asaph Rice married Lucy Barron on 7 July 1796 at Templeton, MA; listed as Asaph of Westminster and Lucy Shattuck of Templeton. Asaph Rice died on 31 March 1816 at Westminster, MA; (30 April per Ward, 30 March per Supplement, 22 March per church records) aged 83y, still serving in his ministerial office. His estate was probated on 23 May 1816. The inventory of his estate, returned to his widow Lucy, was $259.03. He was buried at Old Cemetery, Westminster, MA. He was practicing medicine for a short time, but, having the wrist of his bridle arm broken by his horse falling with him, he was induced to qualify for the gospel ministry at Brookfield, MA.8 He graduated in 1752 at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, studying medicine. He was ordained on 16 October 1765 at Westminster, MA. He was a missionary among the Indians for a short time before 1765 before his ordination, and was the second settled minister at Westminster.

Father: Beriah Rice b. 20 Aug 1702, d. b 27 Jun 1764

Mother: Mary Goodenow b. 5 Apr 1712, d. a Jun 1763

Child of Asaph Rice and Mary Morse is: Persis Morse Rice

Children of Asaph Rice and Thankful Clough are: Elizabeth Clough Rice, Thomas Rice, Asaph Rice, Dr Asaph Rice, Mary Rice, Thankful Rice, Benjamin Rice.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GQ-XJF : 15 January 2020), Aseph Rice, 1732.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 July 2020), memorial page for Rev Asaph Rice (1733–Mar 1816), Find a Grave Memorial no. 141482833, citing Woodside Cemetery, Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Boylston Cemetery Research Project (contributor 49749019) .
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDJ-9ZG : 24 January 2020), Asaph Rice, 1765.

See also:

• Andrew Henshaw Ward, Rice Family (Ward), pp. 62, 113.
• Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Rice Family - Supp 1, p. 23.
• Westborough MA, Westborough, MA, Vital Records.
• Westminster MA, Westminster, MA, Vital Records.
• Shrewsbury MA, Shrewsbury, MA, Vital Records.
• William S. Appleton, Boston, MA, Vital Records, p. 63.
• Edmund Rice Genealogy [1]

Acknowledgements

Rice-4970 was created by Terence Conklin through the import of miles.ged on Jun 30, 2014.