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Mary “Polly” <I>Rice</I> Meeker

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Mary “Polly” Rice Meeker

Birth
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
20 Aug 1842 (aged 63)
Leslie, Ingham County, Michigan, USA
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Leslie, Ingham County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Sister to Josiah Rice, also to their older brother Ephraim Rice, who migrated with them. Niece of the First Lady of Ohio, Persis (Rice) Putnam, wife of Brig. Gen'l Rufus Putnam founder of the 1st permanent white settlement in Northwest Territory at Marietta OH, 1788. They immigrated from Vermont about 1835 and established Meekersville, Michigan before it became Leslie.
Sister to Josiah Rice, also to their older brother Ephraim Rice, who migrated with them. Niece of the First Lady of Ohio, Persis (Rice) Putnam, wife of Brig. Gen'l Rufus Putnam founder of the 1st permanent white settlement in Northwest Territory at Marietta OH, 1788. They immigrated from Vermont about 1835 and established Meekersville, Michigan before it became Leslie.

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  • Created by: Deb Hayes-Wolfe
  • Added: Aug 28, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41273343/mary-meeker: accessed ), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Rice Meeker (23 May 1779–20 Aug 1842), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41273343, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie, Ingham County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Deb Hayes-Wolfe (contributor 46811474).