GERSHOM RICE m. Esther Haynes of Sudbury, and resided at Worcester, where she d. Aug. 16, 1770, aged 73. Lieut. Gershom Rice d. at Worcester, Sept. 24, 1781, aged 85.
Children:
1 Elizabeth, b. March 31, 1721, d. Aug. 29, 1723.
2 Darius, b. June 23, 1723, d. Sept. 20, 1723.
3 Keziah, b. Sept. 15, 1724, d. Aug. 23, 1728.
4 Elizabeth, b. Feb. 21, 1726-7, m. John Boyden.
5 Comfort, b. Aug. 10, 1729, m. Martha Morris.
6 Darius, b. March 21, 1731, d. Sept. 19, 1741.
7 Keziah, b. June 14, 1734, m. Absalom Cutting.
8 Gershom, b. 1736, d. unmarried, at Auburn, 1829, aged 93.
9 Peter, b. March 31, 1739, d. Oct. 16, 1741.
~A genealogical history of the Rice family: descendants of Deacon E. Rice; Andrew Henshaw Ward; 1858; pg. 69.
GERSHOM RICE m. Esther Haynes of Sudbury, and resided at Worcester, where she d. Aug. 16, 1770, aged 73. Lieut. Gershom Rice d. at Worcester, Sept. 24, 1781, aged 85.
Children:
1 Elizabeth, b. March 31, 1721, d. Aug. 29, 1723.
2 Darius, b. June 23, 1723, d. Sept. 20, 1723.
3 Keziah, b. Sept. 15, 1724, d. Aug. 23, 1728.
4 Elizabeth, b. Feb. 21, 1726-7, m. John Boyden.
5 Comfort, b. Aug. 10, 1729, m. Martha Morris.
6 Darius, b. March 21, 1731, d. Sept. 19, 1741.
7 Keziah, b. June 14, 1734, m. Absalom Cutting.
8 Gershom, b. 1736, d. unmarried, at Auburn, 1829, aged 93.
9 Peter, b. March 31, 1739, d. Oct. 16, 1741.
~A genealogical history of the Rice family: descendants of Deacon E. Rice; Andrew Henshaw Ward; 1858; pg. 69.
Inscription
In Memory of Lieut Gershom Rice; He departed this life in ye 85 year of his age. (According to "About Worcester, Massachusetts Burials, 1727-1859")