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Byron Rice 1858–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 APR 1858

Birth Location: Salisbury, Litchfield, CT, USA

Death Date: 29 Jul 1930

Death Location: Canaan (Falls Village), Connecticut

Father: James Royce

Mother: Mary Whitney

Spouse(s): Mary DeWitt

Children(s): Lyman Rice, Sarah Rice, Annie Rice, Edward Rice, Mary Rice, Harriet Rice, Ida Rice, James Rice

Byron Rice was born in 1858 in Salisbury, Litchfield, CT, USA, the child of James Norman Rice Royce And Mary Ann Whitney. In 1900, Byron Rice resided in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. Byron Rice married Mary Jane Dewitt, and had children including Annie Rice, Edward Simon Rice, Harriet B Rice, Ida Mae Rice, James Rice, Lyman Byron Rice, Mary Ann Rice, Sarah Rice. Byron Rice passed away in 1930 in Canaan (Falls Village), Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Byron Rice was born in 1858 in Salisbury, Litchfield, CT, USA, the child of James Norman Rice Royce And Mary Ann Whitney.
  • In 1900, Byron Rice resided in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Byron Rice married Mary Jane Dewitt, and had children including Annie Rice, Edward Simon Rice, Harriet B Rice, Ida Mae Rice, James Rice, Lyman Byron Rice, Mary Ann Rice, Sarah Rice.
  • Byron Rice passed away in 1930 in Canaan (Falls Village), Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Byron Rice's Ancestors

Self
Byron Rice
1858–1930
Birth Place: Salisbury, Litchfield, CT, USA
Parents
James Norman Rice Royce
1817–1864
Salisbury, Connecticut
Mary (Ann) Whitney
1823–1896
Ashford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (A) Rice
1781–1864
New York
Amelia York
1781–1855
New York
Samuel Whitney
1792–1830
Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Silas Rice
1770–1853
Samuel 561
1757–1850
Tabitha Warren
1760–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthias Sr
1720–1790
Alice Robbins
1723–1812
Ephraim Warren
1735–1831
Mary Brown
1734–1812

Byron Rice's Descendants

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Byron Rice (15 APR 1858–29 Jul 1930) m. Mary (Jane) DeWitt (5Oct1855–1919)
  1. 1. Lyman (Byron) Rice 1894–1967 m. Ethel (Irene) May 1897–1996 m. Nellie (B) Johnson 1906–1951 m. Maggie (Louise) Cornelius 1911–2004
    1. 1. Doris (Arienne) Rice 1915–1996 m. George (Irving Bailey) Sr. 1912–1985 m. James (Edward) Douglas 1917–1997
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Bailey 1933–2007 m. Earl Douglas 1926–2018
        1. 1. Edna (M) Douglas 1948–1977
      2. 2. Patricia (May) Bailey 1935–2007
      3. 3. George (Irving) Bailey 1936–2025 m. Shirley (Ann) Goodson 1941–2012
      4. 4. Richard (James Bailey) Sr. 1938–2006 m. Panchita (A) Wadley 1939–2016
    2. 2. Leona (May) Rice 1918–2001 m. Norman ("Nawny") Tinney 1909–1971
    3. 3. Delma (M) Rice 1917–
    4. 4. Charles (Lyman) Rice 1935–2002 m. Doris (L) Haynes 1940–2016
    5. 5. Harriet (Maria) Rice 1926–1994 m. Clyde (Oland) Steward 1928–1990
  2. 2. Sarah Rice 1881–
  3. 3. Annie Rice 1898–1957
  4. 4. Edward (Simon) Rice 1892–1958
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Rice 1886–1960
  6. 6. Harriet (B) Rice 1882–1918
  7. 7. Ida (Mae) Rice 1890–1980
  8. 8. James Rice 1883–1917

Byron Rice's Timeline

3 Records

1858
15 APR 1858
Birth of Byron Rice in Salisbury, Litchfield, CT, USA
Salisbury, Litchfield, CT, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
Byron Rice resided here in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1930
29 Jul 1930
Age 72
Death of Byron Rice in Canaan (Falls Village), Connecticut
Canaan (Falls Village), Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 APR 1858
    Event Place: Salisbury, Litchfield, CT, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: 140; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0251

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: 140; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0251

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1930
    Event Place: Canaan (Falls Village), Connecticut

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