Mary (Ward) Rice (abt. 1676 - 1742)

Born about 1676 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Caleb Rice — married 21 May 1696 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1742 at about age 66 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Mary was born in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony in abt. 1676. She is the fourth born child and third daughter of Samuel Ward and Sarah Howe.^[1] She married Caleb Rice, son of Joseph Rice and Martha King, in Marlborough on 21 May 1696.^[2] They had ten (known) children together, all born in Marlborough: 1) Martha b. on 3 Jun 1697; 2) Mary b. on 30 Apr 1699; 3) Josiah b. on 30 Dec 1700; 4) Jabez b. on 2 Feb 1702; 5) Nathan b. on 11 Dec 1704; 6) Rebecca b. on 10 Dec 1706 7) Sarah b. on 13 Mar 1709; 8) Caleb b. on 13 Dec 1712; 9) Hepzibah b. on 14 Jul 1715; and 10) Keziah b. on 10 Feb 1717.^[3] Mary died in Marlborough on 18 Aug 1742.^[4] She is buried there in Old Common Cemetery.^[5]

-- Mary Ward was born in 1676 at Marlborough, MA, the exact date of Mary's birth is not known, as it was not entered in the Marlborough vital records. Ward has confused Mary with her cousin Mary, born about the same time, whose birth is found there.4,3 She was the daughter of Samuel Ward and Sarah How. Mary Ward married Deacon Caleb Rice, son of Joseph Rice and Mercy King, on 21 May 1696 at Marlborough, MA.5,1,2,3,6 Mary Ward died on 18 August 1742 at Marlborough, MA; aged 64y, identified as the widow of Deacon Caleb Rice.4,3,7,5 She was buried at Old Common Cemetery, Marlborough, MA.7 Children of Mary Ward and Deacon Caleb Rice

Martha Rice, Mary Rice, Josiah Rice, Jabez Rice, Nathan Rice, Rebecca Rice, Sarah Rice, Rev. Caleb Rice, Hepzibah Rice, Keziah Rice,

Citations

[S1] Andrew Henshaw Ward, Rice Family (Ward), pp. 9, 40. [S3] Rice Gen'l Register, p. 4. [S2] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Rice Family - Supp 1, p. 5. [S1] Andrew Henshaw Ward, Rice Family (Ward), p. 40. [S22] Marlborough MA, Marlborough, MA, Vital Records. [S274] Marlborough, MA, VR Index: p. 1:201. [S18] Gravestone inscription for person cited.

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Sources

1. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, the Genealogy of John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts, Vol. 1, (Boston: NEHGS, 1929), pp.6.
2. ↑ Vital Records of Marlborough Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849; Marriages; pg 320.
3. ↑ Charles Martyn, The William Ward Genealogy The History Of The Descendants Of William Ward Of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925, (Place Unk: By Author, 1925), pp.81-82.
4. ↑ Vital Records of Marlborough Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849; Deaths; pg 386.
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 32986880

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Acknowledgments

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