Moses Rice^[1]

1694 - 1755  (60 years)

• Name	Moses Rice  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	27 Oct 1694	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jun 1755	Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I18054	Master
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	John Rice,   b. 22 Dec 1651, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Sep 1719, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Tabitha Stone,   b. 29 May 1655, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Sep 1719, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1674	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F4593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah King,   b. 16 May 1699, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 1788, Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1719	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Samuel Rice,   b. 10 Aug 1720, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Sep 1793, Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: Natural]   2. Peter Rice,   b. 1722, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: Natural]   3. Abigail Rice,   b. 20 Feb 1722, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Aug 1753, Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA (Age 31 years)   4. Aaron Rice,   b. 31 Jan 1725, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 Oct 1808, Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: Natural]   5. Dinah Rice,   b. 21 Jan 1726, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Sep 1818, Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: Natural] + 6. Sylvanus Rice,   b. 6 Jan 1728, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Mar 1819, Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: Natural]   7. Tamar Rice,   b. 15 Jun 1732, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 1747, Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 14 years)  [Father: Natural]   8. Artemus Rice,   b. 22 Oct 1734, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Mar 1797, Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: Natural]   9. Paul Rice,   b. 1738, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: Natural]
  Family ID	F4604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Oct 1694 - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 16 Nov 1719 - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Death - 11 Jun 1755 - Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Moses Rice's Death In June of 1755, Moses and others were working in a meadow in the upper part of Charlemont near Rice's fort. A small group of Algonquin Indians were lying in wait, and attacked and ambushed the party. Captain Moses Rice was shot in the thigh, was severely wounded, and carried off into the woods where he was tomahawked and scalped. A young soldier, Phineas Arms who had been pacing the field with his musket and acting as sentinel was shot and killed outright. Titus King, a relative, and Moses' grandson 9-year old grandson Asa Rice, who was riding a horse but was thrown off when the horse was spooked by gunfire, were both captured by the Indians and taken to Canada. Asa Rice was ransomed six years later and returned to Charlemont. King was eventually sent to France, then to England, and from there returned to his native town of Northampton. Moses' youngest son, 20-year old Artemas Rice escaped after a hot pursuit and was able to make it to nearby Taylor's Fort. Later that day, Moses was found barely still alive. He was brought to his son's house but died later that evening. Moses was in the military in 1724 at Rutland under the command of Capt. Samuel Wright of Rutland on garrison duty with others from Worcester. He commanded a company of cavalry while he resided at Worcester In 1743, Moses was the first settler of a new plantation called Charlemont having purchased 2200 acres there. The location was among the furthest out in the wilderness from the established towns of Massachusetts. At the time, the nearest town was Deerfield, 22 miles away. In August of 1746, the Rices were warned that hostile Indians were approaching from the north. They fled to Deerfield for safety. Unfortunately, their home, crops, tools and everything they left behind were destroyed by the Indians. Three years later, the family returned and settled permanently. By 1752, there were about a dozen families in Charlemont. Because Charlemont was a frontier settlement and vulnerable to attack, a series of fortifications and blockade houses were built for protection. They were not manned as heavily as they should have been according to several petitions made to the General Court. As the French and Indians continued to make attacks on the English settlements, the most outlying ones such as Charlemont were most at risk of attack.

  
  

• Sources

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