Abraham
RICE
(b.
abt. 1697
,
Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
3 June 1777
,
Framingham, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
)
Cause of Death: Struck by lightning
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Abraham RICE was born abt. 1697 in Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Abraham RICE was the child of Jonathan RICE and Elizabeth WHEELER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Henry RICE and Elizabeth MOORE (maternal) Richard WHEELER and Sarah PRESCOTTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abraham married Patience EAMES . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Patience EAMES was born 7 February 1702 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham). Patience died 2 January 1796 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham). Patience was the child of Samuel EAMES and Patience TWITCHELL.
Abraham RICE died 3 June 1777 in Framingham, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay .
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Patience EAMES was the child of Samuel EAMES and Patience TWITCHELL
Children of Abraham RICE and Patience EAMES:
Samuel RICE (b.10 May 1730, Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )
m. Mary BENNETT 12 February 1754 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)
Patience EAMES-- Place: Patience EAMES was the child of Samuel EAMES and Patience TWITCHELL
Children of Abraham RICE and Patience EAMES:
Samuel RICE (b.10 May 1730, Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )m. Mary BENNETT 12 February 1754 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)
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1730 Birth of ChildSamuel RICE was born 10 May 1730, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham)
1754 Marriage of ChildSamuel RICE married 12 February 1754, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster) to Mary BENNETT
a better June 3d Anno-Do
1777 in the 81st Year of
his Age.
My trembling Heart with grief overflows,
While I record the death of those
Who died by Thunder sent from Heven
In seventeen hundred and seventy seven.
Let's all prepare for Judgments Day,
As we may be called out of Time,
And in a sudden and awful way,
While in our youth and in our Prime.){kind=small}
Grave
Inscription:
In Memory of Corn.t
ABRAHAM RICE
who departed this Life
in a sudden and Awful
manner and as we (truft entr?)
a better June 3d Anno-Do
1777 in the 81st Year of
his Age.
My trembling Heart with grief overflows,
While I record the death of those
Who died by Thunder sent from Heven
In seventeen hundred and seventy seven.
Let's all prepare for Judgments Day,
As we may be called out of Time,
And in a sudden and awful way,
While in our youth and in our Prime.
Church Hill Cemetery Framingham Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
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1777 Death 3 June 1777
Framingham, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Abraham is buried at: Church Hill Cemetery Framingham Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
Added: 6/6/2016 2:31:51 PM
- Updated: 3/27/2025 4:31:40 PM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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