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Mary Rice 1791 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1791

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts

Death Date: 28 Sep 1871

Death Location: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts

Father: Gershom Rice

Mother: Susanna Howe

Spouse(s): Luke Fosgate

Children(s): Joel Fosgate, George Fosgate, Caroline Fosgate

Mary Rice was born in 1791 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, the child of Gershom Rice and Susanna Howe. Mary Rice married Luke Fosgate, and had children including Joel Howe Fosgate, George Washington Fosgate, Caroline Fosgate. Mary Rice passed away in 1871 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Mary Rice was born in 1791 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, the child of Gershom Rice and Susanna Howe.
  • Mary Rice married Luke Fosgate, and had children including Joel Howe Fosgate, George Washington Fosgate, Caroline Fosgate.
  • Mary Rice passed away in 1871 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gershom Rice
1755 – 1837
Birth Location: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
GR
Susanna Howe
1758 – 1837
Birth Location: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
SH

Spouses(s)

Luke Fosgate
1787 – 1873
Birth Location: Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Joel Fosgate
1818 – 1903
Birth Location: Berlin, Worcester, Massachusetts
JF
George Fosgate
1824 – 1891
Birth Location: Berlin, Worcester, Massachusetts
GF
Caroline Fosgate
1831 – 1917
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Mary Rice's Ancestors

Self
Mary Rice
1791 – 1871
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
Parents
Gershom Rice
1755 – 1837
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Susanna Howe
1758 – 1837
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Thaddeus Howe
1733 – 1799
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lavinah Brigham
1733 – 1784
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Brigham
1706 – 1786
Comfort Bigelow
1707 – 1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gershom Brigham
1680 – 1749
Mehitable Warren
1684 – 1729
John Bigelow
1675 – 1769
Jerusha Garfield
1677 – 1758

Mary Rice's Descendants

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Mary Rice (3 Mar 1791 – 28 Sep 1871) m. Luke Fosgate (12 Feb 1787 – 26 Nov 1873)
  1. 1. Joel (Howe) Fosgate (16 Mar 1818 – 3 Apr 1903)
  2. 2. George (Washington) Fosgate (25 Feb 1824 – 30 Dec 1891)
  3. 3. Caroline Fosgate (11 Mar 1831 – 13 Feb 1917)

Mary Rice's Timeline

2 Records

1791
3 Mar 1791
Birth of Mary Rice in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
1871
28 Sep 1871
Age 80
Death of Mary Rice in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1791
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1871
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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