Jacob Rice (1787–1879) was a farmer from
Henniker, New Hampshire
Henniker is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the reported total population of the town was 6,185, although the figure, 27.9% greater than the 2010 population, has been questioned by local officials. ...
and member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 legislative district ...
, serving from 1828 to 1829.
[Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2011. ''Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations,'' Edmund Rice (1638) Association. (CD-ROM)]
Personal background and family relations
Jacob Rice was born in
Henniker, New Hampshire
Henniker is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the reported total population of the town was 6,185, although the figure, 27.9% greater than the 2010 population, has been questioned by local officials. ...
on 23 January 1787 to Elijah Rice and Margaret (Patterson) Rice. He married Lovisa Howe and was a farmer in Henniker. In 1828 he was elected to the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 legislative district ...
where he served one two-year term. Rice died at his home in Henniker on 14 April 1879.
Jacob Rice was a direct descendant of
Edmund Rice
Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector".
Persons named Edmund include:
People Kings an ...
, an early immigrant to
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around the Massachusetts Bay, the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the ...
, as follows:
* Jacob Rice, son of
* Elijah Rice (1750-1805),
son of
* Elijah Rice (1719-1785), son of
:* Charles Rice (1684-1773), son of
:*
Thomas Rice (1654-1747), son of
:* Thomas Rice (1626-1681), son of
::*
Edmund Rice
Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector".
Persons named Edmund include:
People Kings an ...
, (ca1594-1663)
References
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1787 births
1879 deaths
19th-century American legislators
Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
People from Henniker, New Hampshire