RICE, Adonijah

1714 - 1802  (87 years)

• Name	RICE, Adonijah
  Born	7 Nov 1714	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jan 1802	Bridport, Vermont
  Person ID	I15507	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	RICE, Jonas,   b. 6/06 Mar 1672/1673, Marlborough, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Sep 1753, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	STONE, Mary
  Married	10/10 Feb 1700/1701	Sudbury, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F4619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GATES, Persis
  Married	Abt 1739	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Children	1. RICE, Persis,   b. 3 Apr 1740, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. RICE, Susannah,   b. Abt 1742,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. RICE, Adonijah,   b. 12 Sep 1742,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. RICE, Abel,   b. 29 Mar 1746,   d. 9 Jul 1800  (Age 54 years)   5. RICE, Seth,   b. Bef 24 Apr 1748, Baptised First Church, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. Guilford, Windham County, Vermont   6. RICE, Mary,   b. 10/10 Feb 1749/1750   7. RICE, Abigail,   b. 27 May 1753,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. RICE, Jonas,   b. 29 Jun 1755,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F4615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Adonijah Rice was the first white male born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was in the military circa 1755 serving in the French and Indian War, as a member of Capt. Andrew Dalrymple's company for five months, ending 12 Dec. 1755. In 1756 he was a sergeant in the company, "age 43, cooper, born and resident of Worcester. He resided before 1802 at Bridport, VT, with his son, Abel, whom he survived.