Sophia RICE

Born

10 March 1765 , Templeton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

18 April 1845 , Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

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Samuel RICE Mary BENNETT

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Born: 10 March 1765 in Templeton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Samuel RICE

Mother: Mary BENNETT

Paternal grandparents: Abraham RICE , Patience EAMES

Maternal grandparents: Joseph BENNETT , Elizabeth UNKNOWN

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Sophia married Gardner GODDARD 11 December 1782 in Holden, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gardner GODDARD was born 15 March 1763 in Northborough, Massachusetts, USA (Northboro). Gardner died 16 November 1816 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA. Gardner was the child of Josiah GODDARD and Lydia BALL.

Sophia RICE died 18 April 1845 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA.
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Gardner GODDARD
Marriage date: 11 December 1782
Marriage place: Holden, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Gardner GODDARD was the child of Josiah GODDARD and Lydia BALL

Children of Gardner GODDARD and Sophia RICE

Asenath GODDARD

Born: 23 July 1796, Royalston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 June 1883, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Samuel JOHNSON 6 February 1825 Place: Holden, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1765
10 March 1765
Templeton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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)

1782 Marriage / Partner
Sophia RICE and Gardner GODDARD 11 December 1782, Holden, Massachusetts, USA

She was 17 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Asenath GODDARD was born 23 July 1796, Royalston, Massachusetts, USA

Sophia was 31 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gardner GODDARD died 16 November 1816, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Asenath GODDARD married 6 February 1825, Holden, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel JOHNSON

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1845
18 April 1845
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 80.

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Mountain View Cemetery Shrewsbury Worcester County Massachusetts, USA

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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