RICE, Adonijah

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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.

Adonijah married GATES, Persis Abt 1739, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

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He was in the military in 1775 a soldier of the Revolution, and contributed his part in achieving the independence of his country. He was in the 8 months' service in Draper's Company, Gardner's Regiment, from Guilford, Vermont; subsequently a sergeant in the service.
He and Anna Nichols resided at Guilford, VT.
Abel Rice resided in 1786 at Bridport, VT.

Abel — NICHOLS, Anna. [Group Sheet]

Seth — Sarah. [Group Sheet]

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Seth Rice, a native of Guilford, Vt., married, first, Abigail Chase, and located in Ellisburgh about 1812.

He married, second, Abigail Cole, and they had two children.

For his third wife, he married Judith Linton, and they had four children: Samantha, Cynthia, Almira, and Lucy.

Seth — LINTON, Judith. [Group Sheet]

Seth married CHASE, Abigail Oct 1802, Vermont. Abigail was born 18 Apr 1780, Vermont; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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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.