Son of Levi and Isabel (Ives) Rice
brother of Dr. Levi Ives Rice
died in Fayette township
Death Certificate
From Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Mich 1888
WILLIAM H RICE located upon his pres farm on section 3 in Cambria Town over thirty years ago and since time he has given to it his best labors and attention. He now has a snug homestead with substantial and convenient buildings and the fertile yield each year far more than his present needs enabling him to lay by something for a rainy day. Although perhaps not the hero of any very thrilling event he has labored faithfully and lived worthily and it is entirely fitting that his history go on record among those of the other early of Southern Michigan.
Our subject was born over seventy six years in Lenox Township Madison Co NY the date being Jan 6 1812. His father Levi Rice a native of Connecticut emigrated early in life to the Empire State settling with his family in woods of Madison County in 1808. He had married in his native State, Miss Isabelle Ives there had been born to them among the hills three children who accompanied them to was then the West. From Madison County the parents subsequently removed to Orleans County, where they spent the remainder of their lives each at the age of fifty eight years. They were New England ancestry both the Rice and the family having been represented on this side of Atlantic during the Colonial days.
Levi Rice and his estimable wife were both devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the father politically was an old line Whig. After settlement in New York State seven children were added to the household circle eventually embraced six sons and four daughters. Four sons and two daughters are yet living and the eldest Almon makes his home with our subject and has already rounded up his fourscore years. He was a farmer by occupation but never married. For the last fifty years he has been a cripple the result of a horse falling on him.
The subject of this biography was the third son and fourth child of his parents and when twenty years of age left the parental roof to begin life on his own account. In the summer of 1835 he set out for Michigan embarking at Buffalo on the sailing vessel "Townsend," and spent the three following years in Rollin Township, Lenawee County being here during the time when Michigan was transformed from a Territory into a State. At the expiration of this time, desiring a sight of the faces at the old homestead, he took passage at Detroit on the schooner "George Washington," which, when within thirty miles of Buffalo and off Silver Creek on the night of June 16 1838, took fire and was burned to the water's edge. There were on board about 180 passengers and it was estimated that half of these perished. Mr. Rice narrowly escaped the same fate, being obliged to swim a distance of five miles before reaching shore, and was picked up by two men, who fortunately happed to be along at that time, nearly dead from exposure and exhaustion. Although it was summer the water was extremely cold, and probabty a half hoar later would have sealed his fate. He had in this perilous journey nothing on but his pantaloons and shirt.
Mr. Rice after spending a few weeks with the "old folks at home," returned to Michigan, and on the 9th of February 1842, was married to Miss Caroline C. Crittenden, a native of his own State, and who was born in Phelps, Ontario County, Oct 8 1812. Mrs Rice was the fourth child of Orris and Lydia (Eaton) Crittenden, who came with their family to Michigan in 1834 and located in the woods of Wheatland Township. The father purchased a tract of Government land, and there with his family endured the hardships and privations common to pioneer life. They continued their residence upon the land which they first took up and the mother passed from earth in the spring of 1835. The father survived a few years and died at the age of sixty seven. The latter was a native of Massachusetts while his wife was born in Oneida County, NY. They were married in Ontario County, that State and became the parents of nine children five sons and four daughters who were all born before their removal to the West. Two daughters are now the sole survivors: Mrs. Rice and her sister Mrs. Saphronia Metcalf, widow of Theodore Metcalf, and who is now living in Hillsdale.
Mrs. Rice was a young woman when her parents came to Michigan, and continued under the home roof until her marriage. Of her union with our subject there was born one child only, a daughter Harriet I., who is now the wife of Aaron Blauvelt, and lives on a farm in Fayette Township they have one child a son William H., born Jan 20 1869. Mr Rice in 1843 went into business in the city of Hillsdale as a wholesale manufacturer of soda water, but soon became homesick for the farm, and is never so contented as when tilling the soil and watching the beauty of the growing crops. Although having little to do with politics, he is a stanch supporter of Republican principles, and rejoices when these prevail. His farm operations have been conducted with that forethought and good judgment which have placed him in a position where he can retire from arduous labor at will.
The wife of our subject is the granddaughter of Osee Crittenden, a gentleman of French birth and parentage, who crossed the Atlantic at an early period in the history of this country, and located among the Massachusetts hills. There he met and married Miss Lydia Reed, who, like himself, was born across the water and settled with her parents in the Bay State when a young woman. After marriage they migrated to Ontario County, NY, where they spent the remainder of their days and departed hence at a ripe old age. They came of excellent stock on both sides of the house and in the township of Phelps, Ontario County, ranked among the leading citizens. Religiously, they were Presbyterians of strict principles, and in the doctrines of this church trained their children. Their son Orris, the father of Mrs. Rice, and who was their second child, upon attaining to mature years, was a leading light and an Elder in that church during the greater part of his life.
The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Rice, Ebenezer Eaton by name, was a native of Scotland, and came to the United States before his marriage. He wedded Miss Mary Perhem in New York State and spent his last days in Monroe County, near the city of Rochester. His wife subsequently came to the West and died at the home of her daughter Mrs Sherwood, in Allegan County, when quite stricken in years The Eatons were Universalists in religious belief and people generally of education and intelligence.
brother of Dr. Levi Ives Rice
died in Fayette township
Death Certificate
From Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Mich 1888
WILLIAM H RICE located upon his pres farm on section 3 in Cambria Town over thirty years ago and since time he has given to it his best labors and attention. He now has a snug homestead with substantial and convenient buildings and the fertile yield each year far more than his present needs enabling him to lay by something for a rainy day. Although perhaps not the hero of any very thrilling event he has labored faithfully and lived worthily and it is entirely fitting that his history go on record among those of the other early of Southern Michigan.
Our subject was born over seventy six years in Lenox Township Madison Co NY the date being Jan 6 1812. His father Levi Rice a native of Connecticut emigrated early in life to the Empire State settling with his family in woods of Madison County in 1808. He had married in his native State, Miss Isabelle Ives there had been born to them among the hills three children who accompanied them to was then the West. From Madison County the parents subsequently removed to Orleans County, where they spent the remainder of their lives each at the age of fifty eight years. They were New England ancestry both the Rice and the family having been represented on this side of Atlantic during the Colonial days.
Levi Rice and his estimable wife were both devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the father politically was an old line Whig. After settlement in New York State seven children were added to the household circle eventually embraced six sons and four daughters. Four sons and two daughters are yet living and the eldest Almon makes his home with our subject and has already rounded up his fourscore years. He was a farmer by occupation but never married. For the last fifty years he has been a cripple the result of a horse falling on him.
The subject of this biography was the third son and fourth child of his parents and when twenty years of age left the parental roof to begin life on his own account. In the summer of 1835 he set out for Michigan embarking at Buffalo on the sailing vessel "Townsend," and spent the three following years in Rollin Township, Lenawee County being here during the time when Michigan was transformed from a Territory into a State. At the expiration of this time, desiring a sight of the faces at the old homestead, he took passage at Detroit on the schooner "George Washington," which, when within thirty miles of Buffalo and off Silver Creek on the night of June 16 1838, took fire and was burned to the water's edge. There were on board about 180 passengers and it was estimated that half of these perished. Mr. Rice narrowly escaped the same fate, being obliged to swim a distance of five miles before reaching shore, and was picked up by two men, who fortunately happed to be along at that time, nearly dead from exposure and exhaustion. Although it was summer the water was extremely cold, and probabty a half hoar later would have sealed his fate. He had in this perilous journey nothing on but his pantaloons and shirt.
Mr. Rice after spending a few weeks with the "old folks at home," returned to Michigan, and on the 9th of February 1842, was married to Miss Caroline C. Crittenden, a native of his own State, and who was born in Phelps, Ontario County, Oct 8 1812. Mrs Rice was the fourth child of Orris and Lydia (Eaton) Crittenden, who came with their family to Michigan in 1834 and located in the woods of Wheatland Township. The father purchased a tract of Government land, and there with his family endured the hardships and privations common to pioneer life. They continued their residence upon the land which they first took up and the mother passed from earth in the spring of 1835. The father survived a few years and died at the age of sixty seven. The latter was a native of Massachusetts while his wife was born in Oneida County, NY. They were married in Ontario County, that State and became the parents of nine children five sons and four daughters who were all born before their removal to the West. Two daughters are now the sole survivors: Mrs. Rice and her sister Mrs. Saphronia Metcalf, widow of Theodore Metcalf, and who is now living in Hillsdale.
Mrs. Rice was a young woman when her parents came to Michigan, and continued under the home roof until her marriage. Of her union with our subject there was born one child only, a daughter Harriet I., who is now the wife of Aaron Blauvelt, and lives on a farm in Fayette Township they have one child a son William H., born Jan 20 1869. Mr Rice in 1843 went into business in the city of Hillsdale as a wholesale manufacturer of soda water, but soon became homesick for the farm, and is never so contented as when tilling the soil and watching the beauty of the growing crops. Although having little to do with politics, he is a stanch supporter of Republican principles, and rejoices when these prevail. His farm operations have been conducted with that forethought and good judgment which have placed him in a position where he can retire from arduous labor at will.
The wife of our subject is the granddaughter of Osee Crittenden, a gentleman of French birth and parentage, who crossed the Atlantic at an early period in the history of this country, and located among the Massachusetts hills. There he met and married Miss Lydia Reed, who, like himself, was born across the water and settled with her parents in the Bay State when a young woman. After marriage they migrated to Ontario County, NY, where they spent the remainder of their days and departed hence at a ripe old age. They came of excellent stock on both sides of the house and in the township of Phelps, Ontario County, ranked among the leading citizens. Religiously, they were Presbyterians of strict principles, and in the doctrines of this church trained their children. Their son Orris, the father of Mrs. Rice, and who was their second child, upon attaining to mature years, was a leading light and an Elder in that church during the greater part of his life.
The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Rice, Ebenezer Eaton by name, was a native of Scotland, and came to the United States before his marriage. He wedded Miss Mary Perhem in New York State and spent his last days in Monroe County, near the city of Rochester. His wife subsequently came to the West and died at the home of her daughter Mrs Sherwood, in Allegan County, when quite stricken in years The Eatons were Universalists in religious belief and people generally of education and intelligence.
Son of Levi and Isabel (Ives) Rice
brother of Dr. Levi Ives Rice
died in Fayette township
Death Certificate
From Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Mich 1888
WILLIAM H RICE located upon his pres farm on section 3 in Cambria Town over thirty years ago and since time he has given to it his best labors and attention. He now has a snug homestead with substantial and convenient buildings and the fertile yield each year far more than his present needs enabling him to lay by something for a rainy day. Although perhaps not the hero of any very thrilling event he has labored faithfully and lived worthily and it is entirely fitting that his history go on record among those of the other early of Southern Michigan.
Our subject was born over seventy six years in Lenox Township Madison Co NY the date being Jan 6 1812. His father Levi Rice a native of Connecticut emigrated early in life to the Empire State settling with his family in woods of Madison County in 1808. He had married in his native State, Miss Isabelle Ives there had been born to them among the hills three children who accompanied them to was then the West. From Madison County the parents subsequently removed to Orleans County, where they spent the remainder of their lives each at the age of fifty eight years. They were New England ancestry both the Rice and the family having been represented on this side of Atlantic during the Colonial days.
Levi Rice and his estimable wife were both devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the father politically was an old line Whig. After settlement in New York State seven children were added to the household circle eventually embraced six sons and four daughters. Four sons and two daughters are yet living and the eldest Almon makes his home with our subject and has already rounded up his fourscore years. He was a farmer by occupation but never married. For the last fifty years he has been a cripple the result of a horse falling on him.
The subject of this biography was the third son and fourth child of his parents and when twenty years of age left the parental roof to begin life on his own account. In the summer of 1835 he set out for Michigan embarking at Buffalo on the sailing vessel "Townsend," and spent the three following years in Rollin Township, Lenawee County being here during the time when Michigan was transformed from a Territory into a State. At the expiration of this time, desiring a sight of the faces at the old homestead, he took passage at Detroit on the schooner "George Washington," which, when within thirty miles of Buffalo and off Silver Creek on the night of June 16 1838, took fire and was burned to the water's edge. There were on board about 180 passengers and it was estimated that half of these perished. Mr. Rice narrowly escaped the same fate, being obliged to swim a distance of five miles before reaching shore, and was picked up by two men, who fortunately happed to be along at that time, nearly dead from exposure and exhaustion. Although it was summer the water was extremely cold, and probabty a half hoar later would have sealed his fate. He had in this perilous journey nothing on but his pantaloons and shirt.
Mr. Rice after spending a few weeks with the "old folks at home," returned to Michigan, and on the 9th of February 1842, was married to Miss Caroline C. Crittenden, a native of his own State, and who was born in Phelps, Ontario County, Oct 8 1812. Mrs Rice was the fourth child of Orris and Lydia (Eaton) Crittenden, who came with their family to Michigan in 1834 and located in the woods of Wheatland Township. The father purchased a tract of Government land, and there with his family endured the hardships and privations common to pioneer life. They continued their residence upon the land which they first took up and the mother passed from earth in the spring of 1835. The father survived a few years and died at the age of sixty seven. The latter was a native of Massachusetts while his wife was born in Oneida County, NY. They were married in Ontario County, that State and became the parents of nine children five sons and four daughters who were all born before their removal to the West. Two daughters are now the sole survivors: Mrs. Rice and her sister Mrs. Saphronia Metcalf, widow of Theodore Metcalf, and who is now living in Hillsdale.
Mrs. Rice was a young woman when her parents came to Michigan, and continued under the home roof until her marriage. Of her union with our subject there was born one child only, a daughter Harriet I., who is now the wife of Aaron Blauvelt, and lives on a farm in Fayette Township they have one child a son William H., born Jan 20 1869. Mr Rice in 1843 went into business in the city of Hillsdale as a wholesale manufacturer of soda water, but soon became homesick for the farm, and is never so contented as when tilling the soil and watching the beauty of the growing crops. Although having little to do with politics, he is a stanch supporter of Republican principles, and rejoices when these prevail. His farm operations have been conducted with that forethought and good judgment which have placed him in a position where he can retire from arduous labor at will.
The wife of our subject is the granddaughter of Osee Crittenden, a gentleman of French birth and parentage, who crossed the Atlantic at an early period in the history of this country, and located among the Massachusetts hills. There he met and married Miss Lydia Reed, who, like himself, was born across the water and settled with her parents in the Bay State when a young woman. After marriage they migrated to Ontario County, NY, where they spent the remainder of their days and departed hence at a ripe old age. They came of excellent stock on both sides of the house and in the township of Phelps, Ontario County, ranked among the leading citizens. Religiously, they were Presbyterians of strict principles, and in the doctrines of this church trained their children. Their son Orris, the father of Mrs. Rice, and who was their second child, upon attaining to mature years, was a leading light and an Elder in that church during the greater part of his life.
The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Rice, Ebenezer Eaton by name, was a native of Scotland, and came to the United States before his marriage. He wedded Miss Mary Perhem in New York State and spent his last days in Monroe County, near the city of Rochester. His wife subsequently came to the West and died at the home of her daughter Mrs Sherwood, in Allegan County, when quite stricken in years The Eatons were Universalists in religious belief and people generally of education and intelligence.
brother of Dr. Levi Ives Rice
died in Fayette township
Death Certificate
From Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Mich 1888
WILLIAM H RICE located upon his pres farm on section 3 in Cambria Town over thirty years ago and since time he has given to it his best labors and attention. He now has a snug homestead with substantial and convenient buildings and the fertile yield each year far more than his present needs enabling him to lay by something for a rainy day. Although perhaps not the hero of any very thrilling event he has labored faithfully and lived worthily and it is entirely fitting that his history go on record among those of the other early of Southern Michigan.
Our subject was born over seventy six years in Lenox Township Madison Co NY the date being Jan 6 1812. His father Levi Rice a native of Connecticut emigrated early in life to the Empire State settling with his family in woods of Madison County in 1808. He had married in his native State, Miss Isabelle Ives there had been born to them among the hills three children who accompanied them to was then the West. From Madison County the parents subsequently removed to Orleans County, where they spent the remainder of their lives each at the age of fifty eight years. They were New England ancestry both the Rice and the family having been represented on this side of Atlantic during the Colonial days.
Levi Rice and his estimable wife were both devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the father politically was an old line Whig. After settlement in New York State seven children were added to the household circle eventually embraced six sons and four daughters. Four sons and two daughters are yet living and the eldest Almon makes his home with our subject and has already rounded up his fourscore years. He was a farmer by occupation but never married. For the last fifty years he has been a cripple the result of a horse falling on him.
The subject of this biography was the third son and fourth child of his parents and when twenty years of age left the parental roof to begin life on his own account. In the summer of 1835 he set out for Michigan embarking at Buffalo on the sailing vessel "Townsend," and spent the three following years in Rollin Township, Lenawee County being here during the time when Michigan was transformed from a Territory into a State. At the expiration of this time, desiring a sight of the faces at the old homestead, he took passage at Detroit on the schooner "George Washington," which, when within thirty miles of Buffalo and off Silver Creek on the night of June 16 1838, took fire and was burned to the water's edge. There were on board about 180 passengers and it was estimated that half of these perished. Mr. Rice narrowly escaped the same fate, being obliged to swim a distance of five miles before reaching shore, and was picked up by two men, who fortunately happed to be along at that time, nearly dead from exposure and exhaustion. Although it was summer the water was extremely cold, and probabty a half hoar later would have sealed his fate. He had in this perilous journey nothing on but his pantaloons and shirt.
Mr. Rice after spending a few weeks with the "old folks at home," returned to Michigan, and on the 9th of February 1842, was married to Miss Caroline C. Crittenden, a native of his own State, and who was born in Phelps, Ontario County, Oct 8 1812. Mrs Rice was the fourth child of Orris and Lydia (Eaton) Crittenden, who came with their family to Michigan in 1834 and located in the woods of Wheatland Township. The father purchased a tract of Government land, and there with his family endured the hardships and privations common to pioneer life. They continued their residence upon the land which they first took up and the mother passed from earth in the spring of 1835. The father survived a few years and died at the age of sixty seven. The latter was a native of Massachusetts while his wife was born in Oneida County, NY. They were married in Ontario County, that State and became the parents of nine children five sons and four daughters who were all born before their removal to the West. Two daughters are now the sole survivors: Mrs. Rice and her sister Mrs. Saphronia Metcalf, widow of Theodore Metcalf, and who is now living in Hillsdale.
Mrs. Rice was a young woman when her parents came to Michigan, and continued under the home roof until her marriage. Of her union with our subject there was born one child only, a daughter Harriet I., who is now the wife of Aaron Blauvelt, and lives on a farm in Fayette Township they have one child a son William H., born Jan 20 1869. Mr Rice in 1843 went into business in the city of Hillsdale as a wholesale manufacturer of soda water, but soon became homesick for the farm, and is never so contented as when tilling the soil and watching the beauty of the growing crops. Although having little to do with politics, he is a stanch supporter of Republican principles, and rejoices when these prevail. His farm operations have been conducted with that forethought and good judgment which have placed him in a position where he can retire from arduous labor at will.
The wife of our subject is the granddaughter of Osee Crittenden, a gentleman of French birth and parentage, who crossed the Atlantic at an early period in the history of this country, and located among the Massachusetts hills. There he met and married Miss Lydia Reed, who, like himself, was born across the water and settled with her parents in the Bay State when a young woman. After marriage they migrated to Ontario County, NY, where they spent the remainder of their days and departed hence at a ripe old age. They came of excellent stock on both sides of the house and in the township of Phelps, Ontario County, ranked among the leading citizens. Religiously, they were Presbyterians of strict principles, and in the doctrines of this church trained their children. Their son Orris, the father of Mrs. Rice, and who was their second child, upon attaining to mature years, was a leading light and an Elder in that church during the greater part of his life.
The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Rice, Ebenezer Eaton by name, was a native of Scotland, and came to the United States before his marriage. He wedded Miss Mary Perhem in New York State and spent his last days in Monroe County, near the city of Rochester. His wife subsequently came to the West and died at the home of her daughter Mrs Sherwood, in Allegan County, when quite stricken in years The Eatons were Universalists in religious belief and people generally of education and intelligence.
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