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Revision as of 13:20, 8 November 2015
| Frederick Rice | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1753 Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
January 23, 1848 Wayne County, Wooster, Ohio |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine (Lauffer) Rice |
| Children | Christina Rice, Barnhart Rice, Elizabeth Rice, Fredrick Rice, Christian Rice, John Rice, Peter Rice, Catherine Rice, Simon Rice, Susan Rice, Henry Rice |
Spelling Variation in the Given Name
- Fredrick
Biographical Sketches
Frederick Rice was born Sept. 29, 1753, in Bethlehem, Penn., the city now made famous by the Schwab and Carnegie Steel Works.
At the age of thirteen years he with the family moved to Westmoreland Co., Penn.
Six years after they moved to Westmoreland Co., when the colonies revolted, the father who had taken an oath of allegiance to England gave a gun to his son and bade him fight for his country.
As a revolutionary soldier he with thousands of other brave ones endured many hardships such as can be realized only by those who have had the experience of war.
He served under General Washington at Valley Forge, Trenton and many other battles.
While serving under Capt. Brady he led an expedition against the hostile Indians and was successful.
After the close of the war he was married to Catherine Lauffer also of Westmoreland Co., Penn.
He owned and operated a grist mill on the headwaters of the Sewickey River near Greensburg, Penn., which his father-in-law Christian Lauffer had erected.
Frederick and Catherine Rice were parents of thirteen children, two of whom died in infancy leaving seven sons and four daughters.
Christina the eldest daughter married and settled in Butler Co., Penn.
Barnhart Rice the eldest son took charge of the mill which had been under his father's control for so many years. He was married to Susan Miller and spent the latter part of his life on a farm south of Wooster, Ohio.
Mary Elizabeth was married to Phillip Barnhart and settled in Butler Co., Penn.
Frederick Jr. died in a hospital from a sickness contracted during the war of 1812.
Christian was married to Charlotte Hine and settled near Tylerton, Penn., on a farm which had been previously entered by his father.
John was married to Margaret Wible and always remained in Butler Co., Penn., and was also a farmer.
Peter followed the occupation of a blacksmith the early part of his life. He was married to Elizabeth Vandike and spent the latter part of his life on a farm in Medina Co., Ohio.
Catherine was married to John Myers.
Simon went to Ohio with his father who purchased land south of Wooster, Ohio, and is now the property of the State of Ohio and used as the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station.
He was twice married, first to Mary France, the second to Barbara Yager.
Susan was married to Daniel Reaser and settled in Wayne Co., Ohio.
Henry, our ancestor was the youngest of the family, of whom we will read more later.
Turning again to the father of these children; He with Philip Wentzel enlisted in the war of 1812.
He was brave and courageous, capable of suffering the hardships of war yet having a good kind heart ready to relieve the needy whenever the opportunity permitted.
It is said that during an expedition against the Indians when their band reached the Indian camp they found it deserted with the exception of one woman whom some of the party would have shot but for the interference of Grandfather; with a bound the woman was at his side, clinging to him for instinct told her that she was safe with him.
His wife died in August, 1823, and he spent the latter part of his life with his son Simon where many a traveler from Pennsylvania was sheltered and refreshed. Some of these claimed relationship, others were acquaintances who made axcuses [sic] of having lived near Rice's Hollow in Pennsylvania.
Much of his time was spent in hunting, often being absent or weeks at a time and spending the nights on a bed made of bushes, building a fire about it for the protection from the wild beasts of the forests.
The deer was his particular aim in hunting, in which he was most successful, always returning home with an abundance of venison.
He died Jan. 23, 1848, after having seen the country open up to civilization from eastern Pennsylvania to Ohio.
Family
To Fredrick and Catherine Rice were born thirteen children, two of whom, died in infancy. Seven sons and four daughters lived to an adult age, and are as follows
- Husband: Frederick Rice
- Wife: Catherine Rice
- Children:
- Christina - born AprIl 14, 1778; died October 14, 1853 married - Randolph Barnhart
- Barnhart - born March 18, 1781; died August 12, 1863 married Susan Miller
- Elizabeth - born March 17, 1783; died November 11, 1852 married Philip Barnhart
- Fredrick - born died War of 1812
- Christian - born April 12, 1787; died January 17, 1852 married Charlotte Hine
- John - born died
- Peter - born April 4, 1792; died , 1861 married Elizabeth Vandyke
- Catherine - born , 1794; died January 18, 1871 married John Myers
- Simon - born October 4, 1796; died November 5, 1863 married Mary France
- Susan - born died married Daniel Reaser
- Henry - born June 8, 1804; died March 2, 1875 married Susannah Franz
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Birth
Marriage
- At the age of twenty three years old, Frederick Rice married Catherine Lauffer, also of Westmoreland County.
Death
- January 23, 1848 at the age of 94 years, 3 months, 25 days in Wayne County, Wooster, Ohio.
Burial
- He was buried in the church graveyard back of the Evangelical Church in Wooster, Ohio, but was later disinterred with other members of the family and now lies In the Oakhill Cemetery, now known as Wooster Cemetery, south of Wooster. (The Rice lot is next to the lot containing the Karl Merz Boulder Monument.)
Census Records
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Places of Residence
- Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., Penna. Deed Book Vol. II, page 140
- Frederick Rice as placed in a transfer of deed for several hundred acres of land by Frederick Rice and Catherine Rice to George Brown, April 1, 1815, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
- Frederick Rice's land in Westmoreland County as recorded in survey February 13, 1786, was 300 acres.
- Wayne County, Wooster, Ohio.
Court Records
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Tax Records
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Land Records
- "U. S., James Monroe, President, to Frederick Rice, May 12, 1821. Assignee, Joseph Dorsey and Wells." land in Wayne County, Ohio.
- Then Frederick Rice to Simon Rice, west half of farm land in Wayne County Ohio, March 1, 1822.
- Frederick Rice to Barnhardt Rice, east half of farm land in Wayne County, Ohio, March 7, 1822.
Denomination Affiliations
- German Lutheran Church
- Early in his teens he was confirmed in Northampton, Pennsylvania, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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