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Elisha Rice 1759–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia

Death Date: 12 Jun 1806

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Rice

Mother: Mary Higgeson

Spouse(s): Nancy Collier

Children(s): John Rice, Joel Rice, Edgar Rice, Elizabeth Rice, Mary Rice, Harriet Rice, Nancy Rice

Elisha Rice was born in 1759 in Hanover County, Virginia, the child of Thomas Elijah Rice And Mary Higgeson. Elisha Rice married Nancy Ann Collier, and had children including Edgar Rice, Elizabeth L Rice, Harriet Seawell Rice, Joel C Rice, John Rice, Mary Oldham Rice, Nancy C Rice. Elisha Rice passed away in 1806 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Elisha Rice was born in 1759 in Hanover County, Virginia, the child of Thomas Elijah Rice And Mary Higgeson.
  • Elisha Rice married Nancy Ann Collier, and had children including Edgar Rice, Elizabeth L Rice, Harriet Seawell Rice, Joel C Rice, John Rice, Mary Oldham Rice, Nancy C Rice.
  • Elisha Rice passed away in 1806 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elisha Rice's Ancestors

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Elisha Rice
1759–1806
Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Elijah Rice
1728–1804
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Mary Higgeson
1732–1804
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Rice) Sr
1698–1769
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Mary Higgerson
1709–1785
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Phillip Higgeson
1699–1732
W, Shropshire, England
Sarah Stanway
1703–1802
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
JOSEPH ^
1675–
James Stanway
1680–1750
Elizabeth Stanway
1685–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Rice's Descendants

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Elisha Rice (1759–12 Jun 1806) m. Nancy (Ann) Collier (1771–Mar 08, 1803)
  1. 1. John Rice 1800–1848 m. Sarah (Ann E.) Hill 1800–1837
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rowden 1822–1889 m. Issac (Curry) Rowden 1817–1877
      1. 1. Susan (M) Rowden 1848–1896
      2. 2. Amanda (C) Rowden 1848–1925
      3. 3. Mary (C) Rowden 1857–1876
      4. 4. Samuel (Echols) Rowden 1859–1936
      5. 5. Julia (B) Rowden 1846–1910
      6. 6. John (Curry) Rowden 1842–
      7. 7. Louisa (A.) Rowden 1843–1921
      8. 8. Elvira Rowden 1850–1850
    2. 2. Elijah (C) Rice 1805–1842
    3. 3. Thomas Rice 1833–1922
    4. 4. Cary (Greene) Rice 1835–1910
    5. 5. William (Henry) Rice 1844–1937
    6. 6. Nancy Rice 1840–
    7. 7. Elisabeth ("Betty" Ann) Rice 1825–1904
    8. 8. John Rice 1827–
    9. 9. Mary (Jane) Rice 1828–
    10. 10. George (W.) Rice 1807–
    11. 11. Margaret (Ann) Rice 1811–
    12. 12. Emily Rice 1812–1840
    13. 13. Minerva Rice 1816–1890
    14. 14. Harriet Rice 1819–1870
    15. 15. Elvira Rice 1820–1880
  2. 2. Joel (C) Rice 1798–1849
  3. 3. Edgar Rice 1791–
  4. 4. Elizabeth (L) Rice 1794–1833
  5. 5. Mary (Oldham) Rice 1796–1859
  6. 6. Harriet (Seawell) Rice 1792–1854
  7. 7. Nancy (C) Rice 1802–

Elisha Rice's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of Elisha Rice in Hanover County, Virginia
Hanover County, Virginia
1806
12 Jun 1806
Age 47
Death of Elisha Rice in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1806
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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