Ebenezer Sawyer Rice^[1]

1795 - 1845  (49 years)

• Name	Ebenezer Sawyer Rice  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	21 Aug 1795	Middlefield, Otsego, New York, USA   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1820	Middlefield, Otsego, New York, USA   [7]
  Residence	1830	Salina, Onondaga, New York, USA   [4]
  Residence	1 Jun 1840	Salina, Onondaga, New York, USA   [5]
  Death	25 Jun 1845	Salina, Onondaga, New York, USA   [6, 8]
  Burial	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I7147	Master
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Daniel Rice,   b. 4 Jun 1756, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA d. 28 Dec 1814, Middlefield, Otsego, New York, USA (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Zerviah Jones,   b. 21 Mar 1755, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA d. 20 Dec 1853, Middlefield, Otsego, New York, USA (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1781	Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F6950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline White,   b. 10 Mar 1796, , Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 9 Aug 1883, Middlefield, Otsego, New York, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1820	Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
  Children	1. Maria Gates Rice,   b. 13 May 1821   d. 17 Nov 1839 (Age 18 years)   2. Edwin Rice,   b. 5 Sep 1822   d. Mar 1849 (Age 26 years) + 3. Lucian Percival Rice,   b. 30 Sep 1824, New York, Kings, New York, USA d. 3 Jun 1901, Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, USA (Age 76 years)   4. Evelin Hart Rice,   b. 10 Nov 1826   d. 1 Sep 1828 (Age 1 year)   5. Charlotte Rice,   b. 1827, New York, Kings, New York, USA   6. Othman Sawyer Rice,   b. 20 Jan 1829   d. 16 Dec 1838 (Age 9 years)   7. Oscar Derobayne Rice,   b. 7 Apr 1831, Salina, Onondaga, New York, USA d. 1855 (Age 23 years)   8. Franklin Elliot Rice,   b. 13 Jan 1841, Salina, Onondaga, New York, USA d. 28 Apr 1873, Sycamore Valley, Contra Costa, California, USA (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F2296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Aug 1795 - Middlefield, Otsego, New York, USA Residence - 1820 - Middlefield, Otsego, New York, USA Marriage - 15 Feb 1820 - Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Residence - 1830 - Salina, Onondaga, New York, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1840 - Salina, Onondaga, New York, USA Death - 25 Jun 1845 - Salina, Onondaga, New York, USA Burial - - Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Named as a son in the Will of his Father Daniel W. Rice.Wills and Administrations, 1792-1902; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Otsego County); Probate Place: Otsego, New York. Ancestry.com. New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ebenezer Sawyer Rice b. 1792 Middlefield (not proven), married 15 Feb. 1820 probably Middlefield, Otsego Co., NY (not proven), Caroline White (all conjecture). Ebenezer may be the son of Daniel Rice who died sometime between 1814-1827 in Middlefield, Otsego Co. Ebenezer and Caroline supposed to have had: Elwin White Rice and Oscar Derobaque Rice. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JAMES J. RICE AND EBENEZER RICE, OF SALINA, NEW YORK; LAURA RICE ADMINISTRATRIX OF SAID JAMES J. RICE, DECEASED. GRAVEL-PUMP FOR EXCAVATING WELLS, etc. Specification of Letters Patent No. 883, dated August 15. 1838. To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Ebenezer Rice, of Salina, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, in conjunction with James J. Rice, deceased, late of Salina aforesaid, have invented a new and useful machine which we denominate a "gravel-pump" for the purpose of excavating wells and sinking shafts in soils composed of coarse gravel and sand; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description. First a cast iron tube or cylinder represented by Figure 1 in the annexed drawing from eleven to twelve inches in diameter I5:4nd three fourths of an inch in thickness represented by letter (A.) At about twentyone inches from the bottom at (B.) it is reduced by bevel of two and one half inches to a neck (C.,) of eight and one half inches 20 in diameter and 'fifteen inches in length, in which the piston of the pump will operate when in use. At its lower extremity it should have triangular spaces of about one inch (D) to prevent it from becoming too 25 firmly fixed in the sand. A bottom of some strong wood not liable to split about two inches in thickness with a circular opening in the center, of at least six inches, is firmly connected to the inside of the pump by bolts, 30 nails, or screws, immediately above the triangular openings. In the upper side of the bottom, are inserted in a secure manner, about twelve pieces of whale-bone of five and six inches, alternate in length, inclin 35 ing to a point at top so as to form a cone, to prevent the escape of coarse gravel when received in the vacuum. This cone may be formed of slips of tough wood, plates _ of elastic metal, or any other substitute which 40 will preserve a conical form, easily admitting the substance to be excavated and preventing its escape. Whale bone is found to answer the purpose perfectly, can easily be replaced when broken, is elastic, strong, and 45 cheap. To prevent sand and fine gravel from escaping, a shirt or piece of canvas, of about the size of the inside of the pump, is nailed or otherwise attached to the bottom, immediately and closely around the inser 50 tion of the whale-bones. It is about twelve inches in length and open at the top, and collapsing around the cone prevents the passage of air substances from the bottom of the pump except water. The piston (E.) is in the usual form of 55 cast iron, firmly attached to its rod, and having from eight to twelve holes of an inch or less in diameter, to permit the escape of the water, but should not be so large as to permit coarse gravel to pass, which, by be- 60 coming wedged between the outside of the pump and the tubing^ would obstruct the removal of the pump when charged or . loaded with gravel. Encircling the rod is a thin cast iron cap or valve (F) with leather 65 secured to its under side and allowed to play or slide upon the rod about three inches to a bulb or enlargement of the rod (Gr.) The upper extremity of the neck is surrounded by a band (H.) attached by rivets, and 70 bent so as to form holes or eyes (I) for the attachment of the bail (J) which encircling the rod at its curve, its extremities pass through the eyes, and for its more ready connection and detachment, are secured by the 75 split, or double wedge elastic keys ?.(&). Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section of the machine, with the apparatus cornbind as in operation. A. the body of the pump; B, the bevel; C, the neck; D, the bot- .80. torn or block, with its circular opening E; F, the whale bones connected with the bottom forming a cone; G, shirt or canvas surrounding whale bones; H, piston with the cap or valve resting upon it; I, hole 85 in the piston to permit water to pass; J, piston rod; K, bulb on piston rod; L, bail; M, eye in the band of the pump for bail; N,:key hole in the bail; O, O, double wedge or elastic keys; P, Q, nuts or screws on 90 the extremities of the piston rod. Fig. 3: A, the piston; B, cap on valve; C, bulb on the piston rod; D, nut on top of the rod; E, screw on top of the piston rod to attach pole or rope; F, nut on bottom of rod 95 to secure piston thereto; G, G, &c., holes in the piston to permit escape of water; H, bail; I, key holes in bail. Fig. 4 represents the bottom, or block of the machine, with its circular opening, and 100 the canvas encircling the cone of whale bones, in the situation it would appear when exhausted, and filling with gravel. A, bottom; B, circular opening; C, canvas or shirt inclosing cone of whale bones. ;. 105 Use: This pump, or machine, is inserted in a well, or shaft, which should be properly tubed, with cast or sheet iron or other 883 proper material with space to permit it to pass readily, and having a rope, or rods connected with the end of the piston, is worked in the manner of a pump, until suf5 ficiently charged with the substance to-be removed, when it is raised by a windlass or other power. It is particularly adapted to the excavating of shaft pan'brine, and was discovered while excavating wells for that 10 purpose, as no instrument was known, which would readily raise the gravel from the bed without great delay, and difficulty, and at same time leave the sides of the well loose, and pervious to the transmission of the brine; 15 the ordinary process of drilling merely crowding the stones from the shaft, and rendering the sides of the well compact, hard, and nearly excluding the passage of small streams of'brine into the well. It can be made 20 of any size corresponding with the tubing, or capacity of the shaft, but the above is recommended as a suitable size, which has been found by practice, to answer a valuable purpose. It may also be used to excavate sand, 25 or gravel, from docks, or rivers, and to raise articles from beneath deep water, when their location is known. What we claim in behalf of Ebenezer Rice'and'the legal representatives of James and the legal representatives of James J. 30 J. Rice, deceased, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is?? The manner in which we have combined and connected the respective parts of the above described machine, for the purpose 35 of excavating wells and shafts, and the removal of sand and gravel therefrom; that is to say, we claim the combination of the exhausting apparatus with the cylinder, the conical bars of whale-bone, or other mate- 40 rial, and the canvas surrounding the same, constructed and operating in the manner set forth. ??:'?'-'' LAURA RICE, Administratrix of James J. Rice, deceased. EBENEZER RICE. Witnesses: Wabeen Gkeen, Ben j. J. Gbeen. Improvement in apparatus for sinking Wells in alluvial soils. By Ebenezer Rice, Salina, N. Y. Nov. 26th 1841. Claim.—What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters patent, is the method of sinking wells in alluvial soils, and marshy grounds, by means of wooden tubing formed jn lengths, connected together by metal bands or hoops sunk in the ends, together with a metal band on the outside, and provided with a metal tube at the bottom, and also the follower on the top constructed and applied in the manner and for the purposes described in the above specification.

  
  

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