Dr. Ebenezer Rice was born 2 January 1734 in Marlborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts to Simon Rice (1699-) and Grace Newton (1700-) and died 25 November 1822 Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Patty Wells (1737-) 1 June 1775 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Biography
Dr. Ebenezer Rice was born on 2 January 1733/34 at Marlborough, MA.3,4 He was the son of Simon Rice and Grace Newton. Dr. Ebenezer Rice was baptized on 10 February 1733/34 at Marlborough, MA.4 Dr. Ebenezer Rice died on 25 November 1822 at Barre, MA; (26th per Ward) aged 90y.
He graduated in 1760 at Harvard College, Cambridge, MA.5 He resided in May 1769 at Marlborough, MA, soon after the decease of Dr. Ebenezer Dexter of Marlboro', Mass, commencing the practice of his profession as a physician.5 He was a magistrate after 1775 at Marlborough, MA.5 He appeared on the census of 1800 at Barre, MA; (household of 00201-00001)
Marriage & Family
Dr. Ebenezer Rice married 1st Patty Wells. They had two children. Dr. Ebenezer Rice married 2nd Elizabeth Howe (1734-1799), daughter of Joseph Howe Jr and Ruth Brigham, on 1 June 1775 at Marlborough, MA. No Children?
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ebenezer Rice (1765-1799) | |||
| Dorothy Rice (1767-1827) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Abner Rice (1728-1733) | |||
| Grace Rice (1730-1816) | 13 January 1730 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 27 January 1816 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Joseph Howe (1729-1800) |
| Simon Rice (1732-1740) | |||
| Ebenezer Rice (1733-1822) | 2 January 1734 Marlborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts | 25 November 1822 Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts | Patty Wells (1737-) Elizabeth Howe (1734-1799) |
Residences
References
- Dr Ebenezer Rice - Edmund Rice Assoc Descendants #2797
- Andrew Henshaw Ward, Rice Family (Ward), pp. 59, 107.
- Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Rice Family - Supp 1, p. 22.
- Marlborough MA, Marlborough, MA, Vital Records, p. 154.
- Marlborough MA, Marlborough, MA, Vital Records, p. 300.
- Barre MA, Barre, MA, Vital Records.
- Census - US: 1800, p. 16:412.