Deacon Edmund Rice

Abt 1594 - 1663  (69 years)

• Name	Edmund Rice
  Birth	Abt 1594	Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  Immigration	Abt 1639 (45 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  They settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
  Offices Held	1639 (45 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He was elected a Selectman. He served again in 1641 and later.
  Proprietor	1639 (45 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Freeman	13 May 1640 (46 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Offices Held	1646 (52 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was appointed on of the Commissioners to End Small Causes.
  History	3 Apr 1656 (62 years)
  He deposed 3 (2) 1656 at the age of about 62 years.
  Moved to	say 1660 (66 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He may have removed to Marlborough late in life as he signed the petition for incorporation of Marlborough.
  Death	3 May 1663	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Estate Admin	16 Jun 1663 (69 years)
  His estate was signed 16 (4) 1663 by his widow, Mercy, eight elder and two younger children and was valued at £567 14/8d and the house at £170.
  Burial	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Person ID, Branch	I492	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Thomasine Frost,   c. 11 Aug 1600, Stanstead, Suffolk, England d. 13 Jun 1654, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 53 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1618	Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England   [4]
  Agency: St. Mary's Parish
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years and 10 months - She : 18 years and 2 months.
  Children	9 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Marie Rice,   c. 23 Aug 1619, Stanstead, Suffolk, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Henry Rice,   c. 13 Feb 1620/21, Stanstead, Suffolk, England d. 10 Feb 1710/11, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 89 years) ▻ Elizabeth Moore  m. 1 Jan 1643/44     3. Deacon Edward Rice,   c. 20 Oct 1622, Stanstead, Suffolk, England d. 15 Aug 1712, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 89 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Thomas Rice,   c. 26 Jan 1625/26, St James Church, Stanstead, Suffolk, England d. 16 Nov 1681, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 55 years) ▻ Mary King     5. Lydia Rice,   c. 9 Mar 1627/28, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. 5 Apr 1675, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 47 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Matthew Rice,   c. 28 Feb 1629, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. 1717, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 87 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Daniel Rice,   c. 1 Nov 1632, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. 10 Nov 1632, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Samuel Rice,   c. 12 Nov 1634, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. 25 Feb 1684/85, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 50 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Edmund Rice,   b. 1638, at sea  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] > 10. Joseph Rice,   c. 13 Mar 1637/38, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. After 1700 (Age ~ 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Sarah Prescott  m. 23 Dec 1677   11. Benjamin Rice,   b. 31 May 1640, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Dec 1713, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Mercy Hurd   d. 28 Dec 1693, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	1 Mar 1655	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 61 years and 3 months - She : ??.
  Children	1 son and 2 daughters
  1. Ruth Rice,   b. 29 Sep 1659, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. baby boy Rice,   b. Before 10 May 1662   d. young  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Ann Rice,   b. 19 Nov 1661  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Deacon Edmund Rice(Abt 1594 – 1663) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1594 - Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - 15 Oct 1618 - Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England Immigration - Abt 1639 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1639 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Proprietor - 1639 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 13 May 1640 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1646 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 1 Mar 1655 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - say 1660 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 3 May 1663 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1200] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Phineas Rice", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume X, 1856). [S451] Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925, (New York: Artemas Ward, 1925). [S88] Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register , (Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877). [S1208] Porter, Harold F. "The Strutt Ancestry of Thomasine Frost Wife of Edmund Rice of Sudbury, Mass." , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist volume LXI, 1985). [S981] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Sudbury Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVII, 1863).