Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

RICE, Henry

Male 1804 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name RICE, Henry 
    Born 11 Dec 1804  Probably Guilford, Windham County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I15497  Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father RICE, Seth,   b. 22 Feb 1775, Of Guilford, Windham County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother CHASE, Abigail,   b. 18 Apr 1780, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Oct 1802  Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4617  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Henry Rice, son of Seth and Abigail, was born in Vermont in 1804, and came to this county with his parents when eight years of age, locating in the town of Ellisburgh. He learned the carpenters' trade, and worked with Jesse Smith, at Smithville. In 1829 he married Lucy, daughter of Thomas and Lucy (Kellogg), Sanford, by whom he had five sons and two daughters, viz.: William H., of Smithville; Sanford, of Michigan; Abah, of Chicago; Frances (Mrs. Emory Clark), of Henderson; Walter E., of Michigan; Abigail A. (Mrs. O. D. Perry), of Dexter; and Alberto, of Henderson. William H. Rice was born in 1830, received a good education, and engaged in teaching for more than 22 years. He was a justice of the peace for 20 years, postmaster at Smithville for 11 years, and is now engaged in the general insurance business. He married Mila E., daughter of Reuben and Sarah (Carpenter) Leffingwell, in 1857, who bore him three sons, viz.: Arthur L., born in 1860, who married Carrie Englehart, and has a daughter, Florence E.; William S., born July 4, 1865; and Roscoe C., who died in infancy. Mr. Rice located in Smithville in 1870, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. William S. Rice engaged with Capt. W. A. Collins in the manufacture of classic trusses, with whom he continued in business several years. He is now proprietor and manufacturer of Rice's adjustable elastic truss and "rupture cure ointment," and resides on Main street.