Peter Rice

1748 - 1814  (65 years)

• Name	Peter Rice  [1]
  Birth	18 Jul 1748	Probably Guilford , Massachusetts Bay Company   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Mar 1814	Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont   [3]
  Person ID	I2224	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2020

  
  

  Family	Margaret Cooley,   b. 13 Nov 1757, Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts d. 29 Dec 1808, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1786	Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts   [4]
  	Type: Intention
  _STAT	Intention
  Children	1. Lucy Rice,   b. 14 Nov 1786, Probably Greenwch d. 15 Nov 1802, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont (Age 16 years)   2. Peter Rice,   b. 12 May 1789, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont d. 18 Aug 1811, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont (Age 22 years)   3. Anthony C. Rice,   b. 2 May 1791, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont d. Yes, date unknown   4. Caleb C. Rice,   b. 26 Jun 1793, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont d. 6 Jun 1813, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont (Age 19 years)   5. Infant son Rice,   b. 26 Nov 1795, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont d. 13 Dec 1795, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont (Age 0 years)   6. Naomi Rice,   b. 24 Sep 1801, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont d. 16 Feb 1803, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Peter Rice had bought land in Pittsford as early as 1780 coming there from Guilford, then in northern territory owned by Massachusetts Bay Company. After the death of Margaret Cooley's first husband, Job Winslow Sr in 1785, Peter and Margaret were married in the same year. The next year their first child, Lucy, was born, possibly in Greenwich. However, by the time of their second child's birth, Peter Jr in 1789, they had migrated to Pittsford, Republic of Vermont. Peter and Margaret had unusually bad luck with their children. Lucy died aged 16, Peter Jr died aged 20, Caleb died aged 20, Infant son was stillborn, and Naomi died aged 2. It appears out of six children only Anthony C. lived long enough to marry and have a family. His death date is unknown.

  
  

• Sources

  [S300] Caverly, A.M. (Pittsford Historical Society, 1976), Pittsford Hist, (Tuttle & Co. Printers, Rutland, Vt, 1872), Appendixes p721 (Reliability: 3). [S289] Mortimer Elwyn Cooley, Cooley Genealogy main, (The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont, 1941), Present Vermont, until 1749, was owned by Massachusetts Bay Company; it was not part of Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1749 it became New Hampshire Grants. (Reliability: 3). [S300] Caverly, A.M. (Pittsford Historical Society, 1976), Pittsford Hist, (Tuttle & Co. Printers, Rutland, Vt, 1872), Appendix p721 (Reliability: 3). [S592] Holbrook, Jay Mack, MVR, (Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). ), MVR from LDS microfilm #10 Greenwich, Page 38. (Reliability: 3).