Lt. Hezekiah Rice was born circa 1694 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts to Jonathan Rice (1654-1725) and Elizabeth Wheeler (1669-1744) and died 16 December 1761 Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Mary Haynes (1690-1785) 30 April 1719 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Biography
Lt. Hezekiah Rice was born in 1694 at Sudbury, MA, (not found in the published records).3 He was the son of Jonathan Rice and Elizabeth Wheeler. Lt. Hezekiah Rice married Mary Haynes, daughter of Peter Haynes and Elizabeth Rice, on 30 April 1719 at Sudbury, MA; (13th per Ward) listed as Hezekiah of Marlborough. Lt. Hezekiah Rice died on 16 November 1761 at Framingham, MA; (December per Ward) aged 67y. He was buried at Church Hill Cemetery, Framingham, MA.
He and Mary Haynes resided at Marlborough, MA.8 Lt. Hezekiah Rice bought from John Stone the farm later known as the Uriah Rice place in 1726. He and Mary Haynes resided circa 1727 at Framingham, MA.8 The estate of Hezekiah Rice was divided among his widow Mary and sons Jonathan and Peter on 17 June 1762.6
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Rice (1720-1720) | |||
| Hezekiah Rice (1720-1745) | |||
| Uriah Rice (1723-1733) | |||
| Peter Rice (1726-1805) | 1726 Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 28 June 1805 Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Ruth Trowbridge (1736-1822) |
| Jonathan Rice (1725-1780) | 8 October 1725 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1780 | Ruth Eames (1727-1805) |
| Mary Rice (1728-1733) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Martha Rice (1675-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Jonathan Rice (1678-1744) | 17 September 1678 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 1744 | Lydia Pratt (1684-) |
| David Rice (1679-1725) | |||
| Ann Rice (1683-1753) | |||
| Henry Rice (1685-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Martha Rice (1693-1731) | |||
| Hezekiah Rice (1694-1761) | 1694 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 16 December 1761 Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Mary Haynes (1690-1785) |
| Abraham Rice (1697-) | |||
| Elizabeth Rice (1703-) | |||
| Ezekiel Rice (1700-) | |||
| Bethalia Rice (1704-1772) | |||
| Phineas Rice (1705-) | |||
| Richard Rice (1709-1737) | |||
| Abigail Rice (1713-1753) | |||
References
- Lt Hezekiah Rice - Edmund Rice Descendants Assoc.