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Boston Tea Party American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor  Benjamin  RICE

Died
8 February 1796 Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Benjamin RICE was born 1 February 1722 in Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Benjamin RICE was the child of Azariah RICE   and   Hannah BARTLETT


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, Massachusetts, USA.  Sarah died 21 March 1804 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk). 

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



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Benjamin RICE married flag female ancestor Sarah UPHAM-- Date: 30 June 1744 Place: Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Benjamin RICE and Sarah UPHAM

flag girl ancestor Zerviah RICE (b.24 December 1747, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 29 April 1755, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

flag female ancestor Mary RICE (b.14 March 1750, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 1 December 1841, Otsego, New York, USA )

flag male ancestor Caleb RICE (b.2 September 1755, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 4 November 1809, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, USA)

flag boy ancestor Benjamin RICE (b.29 August 1757, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 7 December 1771, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

flag male ancestor William Hughes RICE (b.28 October 1759, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 26 December 1853, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA )

flag female ancestor Sarah Louisa RICE (b.2 September 1762, Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 28 April 1846, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA )



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birth1722 Birth
1 February 1722
Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1744 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.
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.
death1796 Death
8 February 1796
Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 12/25/2023 5:22:23 PM - Updated: 2/6/2026 6:01:07 PM
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Did You Know?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

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