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Abijah (1\2 Cherokee) Rice 1794–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Newton, Missouri, United States

Father: James Leh)

Mother: Esther Chounan

Spouse(s): Jaley BROWN

Children(s): Elizabeth Rice, James Hector, Balona Hector, Margaret great-grandmother, James Rice, Susan RICE, William Rice, Adeline Rice, Melinda Rice

In 1794, Abijah (1\2 Cherokee) Rice entered the world in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States, born to James A Rice Chih Hi Leh And Esther Chounan. Abijah (1\2 Cherokee) Rice married Elijah Rice, Jaley Ann Chih Ki Leh Chickelee Brown, and had children including Adeline Rice, Balona E Hector, Elizabeth Bellona Rice, James Alfred East Hector, James Pascal Rice, Margaret J Rice 3Rd Great Grandmother, Melinda Rice, Susan M Rice, William Beecham Rice. Abijah (1\2 Cherokee) Rice passed away in 1860 in Newton, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Abijah (1\2 Cherokee) Rice entered the world in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States, born to James A Rice Chih Hi Leh And Esther Chounan.
  • Abijah (1\2 Cherokee) Rice married Elijah Rice, Jaley Ann Chih Ki Leh Chickelee Brown, and had children including Adeline Rice, Balona E Hector, Elizabeth Bellona Rice, James Alfred East Hector, James Pascal Rice, Margaret J Rice 3Rd Great Grandmother, Melinda Rice, Susan M Rice, William Beecham Rice.
  • Abijah (1\2 Cherokee) Rice passed away in 1860 in Newton, Missouri, United States.

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Abijah Rice's Ancestors

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Abijah Rice
1794–1860
Birth Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James A Rice (Chih Hi Leh)
1773–1835
Old Cherokee Nation
Esther Chounan
1780–
Grandparents
Samuel Rice
1758–1875
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Eleanor Pearce
1760–1796
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peleg Rice
1730–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Rice
1704–1800
Sarah Spencer
1709–1783

Abijah Rice's Descendants

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Abijah ((1\2 Cherokee)) Rice (1794–1860) m. Jaley (Ann Chih ki leh Chickelee) BROWN (abt 1802–1875)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Bellona) Rice 1827–1899
  2. 2. James (Alfred East) Hector 1837–1938
  3. 3. Balona (E) Hector 1828–1899
  4. 4. Margaret (J. Rice 3rd) great-grandmother 1823–1886
  5. 5. James (Pascal) Rice 1818–1899
  6. 6. Susan (M.) RICE 1829–1878
  7. 7. William (Beecham) Rice 1826–1904
  8. 8. Adeline Rice 1830–
  9. 9. Melinda Rice 1824–

Abijah Rice's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Abijah (1\2 Cherokee) Rice in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
1860
1860
Age 66
Death of Abijah (1\2 Cherokee) Rice in Newton, Missouri, United States
Newton, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Newton, Missouri, United States

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