Benjamin RICE

Born

1 February 1722 , Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

8 February 1796 , Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 1 February 1722 in Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Benjamin RICE

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Azariah RICE

Mother

Hannah BARTLETT

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Benjamin was a participant in the Boston Tea Party.

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Benjamin married Sarah UPHAM 30 June 1744 in Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Sarah UPHAM was born 21 October 1721 in Malden, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Sarah died 21 March 1804 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Benjamin RICE died 8 February 1796 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benjamin RICE

Benjamin RICE married

Sarah UPHAM
Marriage date: 30 June 1744
Marriage place: Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Benjamin RICE and Sarah UPHAM

Zerviah RICE

Born: 24 December 1747, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 29 April 1755, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Mary RICE

Born: 14 March 1750, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 1 December 1841, Otsego, New York, USA

Caleb RICE

Born: 2 September 1755, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 November 1809, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA

Benjamin RICE

Born: 29 August 1757, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 7 December 1771, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

William Hughes RICE

Born: 28 October 1759, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 26 December 1853, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Louisa RICE

Born: 2 September 1762, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 28 April 1846, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1722
1 February 1722
Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1744 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin RICE and Sarah UPHAM 30 June 1744, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk)

He was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Zerviah RICE was born 24 December 1747, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk)

Benjamin was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Mary RICE was born 14 March 1750, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk)

Benjamin was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Death of Child
Zerviah RICE died 29 April 1755, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk)

Benjamin was 33 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Caleb RICE was born 2 September 1755, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk)

Benjamin was 33 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Benjamin RICE was born 29 August 1757, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk)

Benjamin was 35 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
William Hughes RICE was born 28 October 1759, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk)

Benjamin was 37 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Sarah Louisa RICE was born 2 September 1762, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk)

Benjamin was 40 years old.

1771 Death of Child
Benjamin RICE died 7 December 1771, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk)

Benjamin was 49 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1796
8 February 1796
Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 74.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state