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Adonijah Rice

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  • Name Adonijah Rice 
    Born 11 Aug 1696  Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Biographical Information On 8 Aug 1704 Several of Edmund and Thomas Rice's children were working in the field. Nahor was scalped and killed. Ashur, Adonijah, Timothy and Silas Rice were kidnapped and taken to Canada. Ashur, Adonijah were eventually returned.
    Timothy and Silas had children by Indian wives. Timothy, whose Indian name was Oughtsorangoughton, became the third of six chiefs of the Cognawaga tribe. On September of 1740, Timothy returned to Westborough MA He was accompanied by an interpreter as he no longer knew the English language. He viewed his childhood home, the place where he was captured. While he could remember his capture, he did not desire to stay in Westborough. He returned to Canada. 
    The Rice capture memorial Tablet.
    The Rice capture memorial Tablet.
    In 1704 children of Edmund and Thomas Rice were working in the field when they were attacked by Indians. Nahor Rice was killed. Four others were kidnapped. On 5 September 1904 the Westborough Historical Society dedicated this memorial tablet attached to a boulder at the location believed to be the location of the attack.
    Siblings 13 siblings 
    Person ID I27225  Nagel
    Last Modified 28 May 2016 

    Father Thomas Rice,   b. 30 Jun 1654, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1747, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
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    Mother Anna Rice,   b. 19 Nov 1661, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1731, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 10 Jan 1681/1682  Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart