Puffer Genealogy

RICE, Capt. John

Male 1738 - 1811  (72 years)


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  • Name RICE, John 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Birth 17 Dec 1738  Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 2 May 1811  Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Bear River, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Mount Hope Cemetery 
    Person ID I1793  Puffers
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2021 

    Father RICE, Matthias Solomon,   b. 26 Jan 1707, Groton, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1758, Groton, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Mother BOYDEN, Mary,   b. 1 Jan 1710, Needham, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1758, Groton, CT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1737  Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F7632  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 SMITH, Sarah,   b. 22 Apr 1743, Sudbury, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1784, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 7 May 1761  Sudbury, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. RICE, Silas,   b. Abt 1762, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1855, Hillsburgh, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     2. RICE, John,   b. 1764, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1784 (Age 20 years)
     3. RICE, Sarah,   b. 1766, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1784 (Age 18 years)
     4. RICE, Mary,   b. 18 Jul 1767, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1849, Clements, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     5. RICE, Joseph,   b. 1771, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1784 (Age 13 years)
     6. RICE, William,   b. 1774, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1833, Bear River, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     7. RICE, Thomas,   b. 23 May 1779, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1861, Bear River, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F8527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 HAYDEN, Mary,   b. CA 1765, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1858, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 21 Apr 1785  Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F21570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S854] North America Family Histories 1500-2000.

    2. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.