Luke Rice (1689 - bef. 1754)

Born 30 Nov 1689 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Stow) Rice — married 14 Dec 1715 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 4 Jul 1754 before age 64 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Luke was born on Nov. 30, 1689 to Daniel Rice and Bethia Ward in Marlborough, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2]}

He married Rachel Stow on December 14, 1715. ^{[1] [3]}

Together they had these children: ^[1]

1. Azubah Rice, b. 1716.
2. Hezekiah Rice, b. 1718.
3. Dinah Rice, b. 1720.
4. Rachel Rice, b. 1723.
5. Abigail Rice, b. 1725.
6. Lydia Rice, b. 1728, d. 1740 in Shrewsbury.^[4][3]
7. Priscilla Rice, b. 1731.
8. Sarah Rice, b. 1734.

Luke moved to the town of Shrewsbury, occupying the farm previously improved by his brother, Daniel Rice. In the following years he was the town assessor for six years, selectman for six years; and town treasurer for five years.

He died on July 04, 1754 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts.

He left a will on 20 April 1754 at Shrewsbury, MA, proved 4 July 1754. The will mentions wife Rachel; daughters Dinah, wife of Abraham Eager, Rachel, wife of Jonas Stone, Abigail, wife of Benjamin Maynard, Priscilla, wife of Jotham Howe, Sarah, wife of Nathaniel Whittemore; granddaughters Katherine and Sarah Baker, "children of my late daughter Azubah Baker," deceased. Wife Rachel and son Hezekiah, Executors.

Luke Rice is buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts
2. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch; Luke Rice, 30 Nov 1689; citing MARLBORO,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844943 IT 2.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
4. ↑ Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 70030127

• Ward, Andrew Henshaw. A Genealogical History of the Rice Family (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, 1858); p. 55

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70030127/luke-rice : accessed 16 October 2021), memorial page for Luke Rice (30 Nov 1689–4 Jul 1754), Find A Grave: Memorial #70030127, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Lawrence H. Grunert (contributor 46831293) .

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC4-ZTV3 : 19 April 2021), Luke Rice and Rachel Stow, 14 Dec 1715; citing Marriage, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009656.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC7-J43H : 19 April 2021), Luke Rice and Rachel Stow, 14 Dec 1715; citing Marriage, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009656.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCW-3PDX : 19 April 2021), Luke Rice and Rachel Stow, 14 Dec 1715; citing Marriage, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009656.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZR-NJW : 10 November 2020), Luke Rice in entry for Lydia Rice, 10 Jun 1740; citing Death, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011135.

• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute; Daughter Abigail Rice Birth Record.

• Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts (Franklin P. Rice, Marlborough, Mass., 1908); p. 152-60, p. 302, p. 312

• Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1904); p. 273

• Whittemore, Bernard. A Genealogy of Several Branches of the Whittemore Family (F. P. Whittemore, Nashua, N.H., 1893); p. 14