Agnes Lee (Cushing) Rice (1822 - 1909)

Born 10 Sep 1822 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Augustus Rice — married 10 Apr 1855 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 29 Jun 1909 at age 86 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Birth and Family

Agnes was the daughter of Thomas Cushing and Eliza Watson Cushing. She was born on September 22, 1822 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. ^[1]

In the 1840 U. S. Census the Thomas Cushing family lived in Ward 7 of Boston. Agnes would have been about eighteen years old. In the 1850 U. S. Census (19 August 1850)^[2] the family was in in Ward 9 of Boston. Agnes was listed as twenty-five but was likely twenty-seven years old. The family included her parents: Thomas age 62, and Eliza age 55. The children in the household were Martha age 36, Maria age 22, and Charles age 17. There were three household domestics. The family of her oldest brother, Thomas, was next door.

Marriage to Henry A. Rice

Agnes Lee Cushing married a widower, Henry Augustus Rice, on April 10, 1855 in Boston.^[3] The 1855 Massachusetts Census shows that Henry was a merchant who was thirty-eight years old. Agnes was thirty-three. Henry's children from his first marriage were: Eliza P. Rice age nine and Henry Rice, Jr. age seven. There were also three additional females in the household who were likely domestic help: Mary Mills age 20, Elizabeth Rafferthy age 27 and Sarah A. Donahue age 14.

In the 1860 U. S. Census (17 Jul 1860) ^[4] the family was living in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Henry was a commission merchant with real estate valued at $13,000 and personal estate valued at $50,000. The children were Eliza P. Rice age 20, Henry P. Rice, Jr. age 18, and Daniel D. Rice age 4. There were three domestics and a laborer in the household.

Daniel Denny Rice would have been the only child of Agnes and Henry. He was scheduled to attend Chauncy-Hall school in the 1864-65 school year. His father and older brother had both attended Chauncy-Hall which was a college preparatory school. Agnes' oldest brother, Thomas Cushing, was the senior principal and leader of the school. Daniel probably did not attend for long because he became ill that fall. His name, D. Denny Rice, appeared in the 1865 Chauncy-Hall Catalogue that was published in the spring of each school year.

Daniel died on October 21, 1864 at the age of eight years old. The cause of death was listed as "Putrid Sore Throat". ^[5]

In 1867 Henry was listed in the Boston City Directory living at a house at 13 Marlborough Street. His occupation was listed as president of Massachusetts National Bank, and a firm called Denny, Rice & Co..^[6]

In the 1870 U. S. Census (6 July 1870) ^[7] the family was listed in Boston. Agnes was keeping house. There were no children in the household. Henry was a wool commission merchant had real estate valued at $22,000 and a personal estate of $100,000. It is likely that Henry also had a farm and perhaps raised sheep. In the last census as well as this one he had a farm laborer as well as domestic help in the household.

In the 1880 U. S. Census (June 7, 1880) ^[8] the family still lived at 13 Marlborough Street in Boston. Henry was still a wool council merchant and Agnes was keeping house. There were three servants in the household.

Henry died on December 15, 1898 at 13 Marlborough Street in Boston. He was still listed as a merchant. He was eighty-two years old and the cause of death was listed as "old age". ^[9] He was buried on December 17, 1898 at Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County. Massachusetts.

Agnes died on June 29, 1909 in Newport, Rhode Island. Newport is a seaside city and she may have been vacationing there for the summer. She was buried at Cambridge, Middlesex County at Mount Auburn Cemetery.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 08 August 2019), memorial page for Agnes Lee Rice (10 Sep 1822–29 Jun 1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #147965509, HEADSTONE WITH DATES; citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Margo Reasner (contributor 48205047) .
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [1]. Image 108; Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_337; Page: 227B; Image 113; Dwelling 447, Family 830, Lines 15-23: 19 Aug 1850; THOMAS CUSHING FAMILY
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [2]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Image 38 of 172; Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). 10 April 1855, Boston; Henry A. Rice and Agnes L. Cushing
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [3]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Roxbury Ward 5, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_517; Page: 695; Family History Library Film 803517; Dwelling 1384; Family 1898; Lines 19-27; HENRY A RICE FAMILY
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 [4]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. ew England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840-1911; p 271; Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts; 21 October 1864; Daniel Denny Rice
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [5]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. The Boston Directory; No. LXXII; July 1, 1867; Boston; Sampson, Davenport, & Co.; p 751, Image 751: Pres. Mass. Nat. Bank & Denny, Rice & Co.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [6]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Boston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_648; Page: 168B; Family History Library Film: 552147: Dwelling 717, Family 1009; Lines 14-18; HENRY RICE FAMILY
8. ↑ Ancestry.com . 1880 United States Federal Census [7]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 555; Page: 23B; Enumeration District 658; 13 Marlborough Street; Dwelling 87, Family 92; HENRY A RICE FAMILY
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 [8]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. 1898: p 5481; 1898

Acknowledgements

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