RICE, Mary

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The 1768 census for Annapolis lists 3 males and 3 females in John Rice 's household. This suggests that Mary was born before the census was t aken. Ms McCormick has Mary's birth year as 1765. She resided between 1 794 and 1838 in Clements, Annapolis Co., NS, Canada.

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Mary married POTTER, Israel on 7 Jan 1786. Israel was born on 28 Nov 1763 in Sudbury, MA; died on 17 Aug 1847 in Clements, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Upper Clements, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. POTTER, John Douglas was born on 17 Jan 1792 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 15 Mar 1878 in Clementsvale, Nova Scotia; was buried in Upper Clements, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. POTTER, Helen G. was born in 1816; died in 1691.

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Mathais Rice and Mary Boyden are John's parents from Mass. John was a New England Planter who emigrated from Massachusetts to the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. He arrived on the ship "Charming Molly" with Beriah and Ebenezer Rice Jr. and he settled on the west side of the Lequille River. "John was the ancestor of the greater part of the Annapolis Valley Rice family.

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John married SMITH, Sarah on 7 May 1761 in Sudbury, MA. Sarah (daughter of SMITH, Zepheniah and WHEELER, Abigail) was born on 22 Apr 1743 in Sudbury, MA; died on 29 Apr 1784 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Bear River, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1756 Sudbury, Middlesex Co, MA; Alarm List

Matthias married BOYDEN, Mary on 11 Apr 1737 in Worcester, MA. Mary (daughter of BOYDEN, John and PAINE, Rebecca) was born on 1 Jan 1710 in Needham, MA; died in 1758 in Groton, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Zepheniah married WHEELER, Abigail in May 1732 in Sudbury, MA. Abigail (daughter of WHEELER, Uriah and RICE, Abigail) was born on 26 Jan 1709 in Sudbury, MA; died on 13 Mar 1794 in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Arrival: 1697, Groton, CT
• Arrival: 1713, Marlborough, MA

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Residence: bef 13 Oct 1713; Jonas Rice (1673-1753), Marlboro, Middlesex C o, MA; moving from Groton with a petition of that date signed by Gersho m and Jonas of Marlboro. Petition presented to the General Court expres sing desire to enter upon a new settlement of Worchester. The request w as granted and they then commenced the third and permanent settlement o f Worcester. Gershom and Jonas were called the "FATHERS OF THAT TOWN." A t his home, the first meetings for religious worship were held in 1736. T he church later was built to the left of City Hall on Main Street, Worc ester, the First Old South Church. Gershom was chosen as selectman & he ld that office for 9 years. He became a very prominent citizen of Worce ster. He built his home on Pakachoag Hill (now the site of Holy Cross C ollege). He sold his estate in Worcester and purchased a large tract o f land in what is now Auburn- on Bancroft Street where he died December 1 9, 1761, aged 101 years and buried on Worcester Common. His son Gershom , Jr. was the next one to live in the homestead and he assisted in orga nizing the new town and church. He was succeeded by his son, Comfort Ri ce, who is buried in Auburn, beside the Center Church. Then his son, Ed ward Rice and his son, Ezra rice lived there. From 1736 when the house w as built, five generations of Rice family lived there for 152 years. Th irty one children were born here by the name of Rice. Gershom (Sr.) pla nted the first orchards in 1735.

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He and his brother, Jonas, commenced the 3rd and permanent settlement of Worcester. Two previous settlements there were broken up by the Indians.

Gershom married BALCOMBE, Elizabeth. Elizabeth (daughter of BALCOMBE, Henry and HAYNES, Elizabeth) was born on 16 Aug 1672 in Charlestown, MA; died in 1752 in New London, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married PAINE, Rebecca on 15 Dec 1714 in Dedham, MA. Rebecca was born on 6 Jun 1678 in Needham, MA; died in 1778 in MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Uriah married RICE, Abigail. Abigail (daughter of RICE, John and STONE, Tabitha) was born on 27 Nov 1687 in Sudbury, MA; died on 10 Jan 1754 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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