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here has been gathered through 20 years of genealogy. Some of
it is my research, much of it has been shared with me.
DISCLAIMER: This is my speculative data. I've
verified very little of it. Use it for hints and pointers,
but do your own research!
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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: Nathan Rice Col. Note
Born: 1753
Married: 12 Feb 1781
Died: 17 Apr 1834 at Burlington, VT.
WIFE
Name: Meriel Leavitt
Born: 28 Feb 1758 at Hingham, Mass.
Died: 7 Jan 1790
Father: Elisha Leavitt
Mother: Ruth Marsh
CHILDREN
Name: Charles Rice
Born: 28 Nov 1781 at Hingham, Mass.
Died: 17 Aug 1799
Name: Sally Rice
Born: 16 Sep 1783 at Hingham, Mass.
Died:
Name: Caleb Rice
Born: 2 Dec 1784 at Hingham, Mass.
Died: 17 Sep 1848
Name: Priscilla Rice
Born: 7 Jun 1786 at Hingham, Mass.
Died:
Name: Meriel Rice
Born: 8 Jul 1788 at Hingham, Mass.
Died: 7 Jan 1790
Name: Nathan Rice
Born: 26 Dec 1789 at Hingham, Mass.
Died:
Wife: Elizabeth Norton Lincoln
NOTES
1). From Sturbridge, Mass. Was a s. of Rev. Nathan, the fi r st settled minister of that town. He was grad. of Har. C o l l . , in the class with William Caldwell and Martin Leavitt , b o t h o f whom were identified with Hing. He soon after settled i n H i n g . Here, for ab. two yrs., he taught a grammar school, and fr o m 1 7 8 3 to 1798 inc., was in the mercantile business, trading, fi t t i n g out vessels, etc., a part of the time as one of the fir m o f L e a vitt and Rice. From 1801 to 1805 inc., he represented t h e t o w n of Hing. at the General Court. He was an acccomplished sp e a k e r as well as an accomplished military officer, and while a r e s i d ent of the town filled many offices of trust and responsibi l i t y . He took an active part in the struggle for independen c e . I n 1 811 they removed to Burlington, Vt., where he passed the re m a i n der of his life in agricultural pursuits, and there died.
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