Abigail Maynard

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     Abigail Maynard married Deacon Edmund Rice, son of Edmund Rice and Abigail Cutting, on 5-Oct-1809 at Sudbury, Massachusetts.

Child of Abigail Maynard and Deacon Edmund Rice

Abigail Maynard married Deacon Edmund Rice, son of Edmund Rice and Abigail Cutting, on 5-Oct-1809 at Sudbury, Massachusetts.

Moses Maynard Rice

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Moses Maynard Rice|b. 12-May-1811\nd. 14-Feb-1861|p197.htm#i5882|Deacon Edmund Rice|b. 13-Aug-1785|p196.htm#i5880|Abigail Maynard||p197.htm#i5881|Edmund Rice|b. 28-Dec-1755\nd. 14-Nov-1841|p196.htm#i5873|Abigail Cutting||p196.htm#i5879|||||||
     Moses Maynard Rice was born on 12-May-1811 at Brighton, Massachusetts. He married Eliza (Ethel) Damon on 31-Jan-1834. Moses Maynard Rice died on 14-Feb-1861 at Cambridge, Massachusetts, at age 49.

Child of Moses Maynard Rice and Eliza (Ethel) Damon

He married Eliza (Ethel) Damon on 31-Jan-1834.

Eliza (Ethel) Damon

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     Eliza (Ethel) Damon married Moses Maynard Rice, son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Abigail Maynard, on 31-Jan-1834.

Child of Eliza (Ethel) Damon and Moses Maynard Rice

Eliza (Ethel) Damon married Moses Maynard Rice, son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Abigail Maynard, on 31-Jan-1834.

General Edmund Rice

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General Edmund Rice|b. 2-Dec-1842\nd. 20-Jul-1906|p197.htm#i5884|Moses Maynard Rice|b. 12-May-1811\nd. 14-Feb-1861|p197.htm#i5882|Eliza (Ethel) Damon||p197.htm#i5883|Deacon Edmund Rice|b. 13-Aug-1785|p196.htm#i5880|Abigail Maynard||p197.htm#i5881|||||||
Federal (USV)
Captain
Edmund Rice
(1842 - 1906)
Home State: Massachusetts
Command Billet: Company Officer
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 19th Massachusetts Infantry
     General Edmund Rice was born on 2-Dec-1842 at Cambridge, Massachusetts. He served in the Union Army during Civil War in 1861 a Captain with the 19th Massachusetts Volunteers, in 1861; Colonel, 1864; Major and Lt. Colonel (brevits) for gallant service; and Brig. General. He served at Antietam, Gettysburg and the Wilderness.4 He appeared on the census of 1880 at Cambridge, MA; aged 38y, listed as an Army officer, living with his brother George.5

Before the Antietam Campaign:
After just under 3 years at college, he served on the crew of a sailing ship and voyaged to the Asian Pacific.1 At the outbreak of the War he enlisted as Captain in the 3-month 14th Massachusetts, and in August 1861 was commissioned Captain in the 19th Massachusetts. 2

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in the leg by artillery fire at Antietam.1,3

The remainder of the War:
He was commissioned major on October 1, 1862,2 and led the regiment at Gettysburg. He was wounded there, and received the Medal of Honor for his bravery and leadership at the battle.

He was again wounded, then captured, at the "Bloody Angle" at Spottsylvania in May 1864 but escaped from his captors enroute to prison and walked 400 miles to get back to Federal lines.3 He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 27 July 1864, and honorably mustered out of the Volunteer service 30 June 1865, still in command of the 19th.2

During the War he was cited at least 3 times, by brevet, for gallant service at Antietam, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness.2

After the War:
In July 1866 he was appointed 1st Lieutenant in the 40th US Infantry (Regular Army). He was assigned to the 5th Infantry 31 Dec 1870, serving as Regimental Adjutant (5 July 1879 to 10 Mar 1883). He made Captain 10 March 1883. He was appointed Lt Colonel and Inspector General in the US Volunteers during the Spanish-American War on 9 May 1898, and Colonel of the 6th Massachusetts Vol. Infantry 9 Aug 1898. He was promoted to Colonel of the 26th US Volunteer Infantry 5 July 1899, and again discharged from the Volunteers 13 May 1901.

Meanwhile he had received appointment as Major, USA, in the 3rd US Infantry as of August 1898 and as Lt Colonel of the 2nd US 2 Feb 1901. He was Colonel of the 19th US Infantry on 5 May 1902. He retired from the Army in 1903 as a Brigadier General [date of commission?].2

References, Sources, and other notes:
Photograph above is from the USAMHI, as published by Davis,4 who misidentifies Rice's unit as the 17th Michigan.

The USAMHI has at least one more photo of Rice in its Collection, a full standing pose.5 Rice is also featured in the Dale Gallon historical painting of the Battle of Gettysburg called "Clubs Are Trumps!"

Birth Date: 12/2/1842 Place of Birth: Cambridge, MA
College: Norwich University (VT), Class of 1860
Death Date: 7/20/1906 Death Place: Boston, MA Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, VA


Notes

1 Nitch, Steven, Brigadier General Edmund Rice, Published c. 1999, first accessed 01 January 2000, [AotW citation 457]

2 Heitman, Francis Bernard, Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army 1789-1903, Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 1903, pp. 426-427 [AotW citation 458]

3 Poirier, Robert G., By The Blood Of Our Alumni: Norwich University Citizen-Soldiers In The Army of the Potomac, Mason City (Ia): Savas Publishing, 1998 [AotW citation 459]

4 Davis, William C., editor, and William A. Frassanito, photographic consultant, Touched by Fire: Photographic Portrait of the Civil War, 2 vol, single cover, New York: Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, 1997, pg. 262 [AotW citation 460]

5 US Army, Military History Institute (USAMHI), American Civil War (ACW) photographs, Military History Institute Photograph Database, Published c. 1998, first accessed 01 January 2005, , Source page: ID# RG98S-CWP13.105 [AotW citation 461].
http://aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=962 He married Elizabeth Huntington on 14-Jun-1881 at Cincinnati, Ohio. General Edmund Rice died on 20-Jul-1906 at Greenwood, Massachusetts, at age 63.

Family: General Edmund Rice and Elizabeth Huntington

He married Elizabeth Huntington on 14-Jun-1881 at Cincinnati, Ohio.

Elizabeth Huntington

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     Elizabeth Huntington married General Edmund Rice, son of Moses Maynard Rice and Eliza (Ethel) Damon, on 14-Jun-1881 at Cincinnati, Ohio.

Family: Elizabeth Huntington and General Edmund Rice

Elizabeth Huntington married General Edmund Rice, son of Moses Maynard Rice and Eliza (Ethel) Damon, on 14-Jun-1881 at Cincinnati, Ohio.

(?) Dvorak

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     (?) Dvorak married Leura Cooper, daughter of John Sylvester Cooper and Fannie Goode.

Family: (?) Dvorak and Leura Cooper

(?) Dvorak married Leura Cooper, daughter of John Sylvester Cooper and Fannie Goode.

(?) Donnally

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Willie Pipkin

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Willie Pipkin||p197.htm#i5890|John Pipkin||p54.htm#i1612|Joann Alfretta Rice|b. 24-Nov-1877|p2.htm#i53|||||||Thomas R. Rice|b. 11-Feb-1842\nd. 11-May-1887|p1.htm#i6|Martha A. Alexander|b. 14-Feb-1855\nd. 31-Mar-1890|p2.htm#i48|
     Willie Pipkin married (?) Yahne.

Family: Willie Pipkin and (?) Yahne

Willie Pipkin married (?) Yahne.

(?) Yahne

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     (?) Yahne married Willie Pipkin, daughter of John Pipkin and Joann Alfretta Rice.

Family: (?) Yahne and Willie Pipkin

(?) Yahne married Willie Pipkin, daughter of John Pipkin and Joann Alfretta Rice.

S. A. C. McCray

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     S. A. C. McCray married David C. Hefner on 9-Oct-1853.

Family: S. A. C. McCray and David C. Hefner

S. A. C. McCray married David C. Hefner on 9-Oct-1853.

Catherine Avaline Hefner

F, (5-Mar-1843 - )
Catherine Avaline Hefner|b. 5-Mar-1843|p197.htm#i5896|David C. Hefner|b. 21-Feb-1812\nd. 1-Jul-1862|p112.htm#i3348|Eliza Cooper|b. 28-Dec-1819\nd. 22-Aug-1851|p112.htm#i3347|||||||Cader Cooper|b. 26-Apr-1796\nd. 22-Sep-1842|p28.htm#i837|Sarah Byars|b. 9-Apr-1799\nd. 18-Oct-1864|p28.htm#i835|
     Catherine Avaline Hefner was born on 5-Mar-1843. The 1850 Federal Census enumerated her as a member of David C. Hefner's household.

George Washington Hefner

M, (5-Apr-1851 - 4-Jan-1854)
George Washington Hefner|b. 5-Apr-1851\nd. 4-Jan-1854|p197.htm#i5897|David C. Hefner|b. 21-Feb-1812\nd. 1-Jul-1862|p112.htm#i3348|Eliza Cooper|b. 28-Dec-1819\nd. 22-Aug-1851|p112.htm#i3347|||||||Cader Cooper|b. 26-Apr-1796\nd. 22-Sep-1842|p28.htm#i837|Sarah Byars|b. 9-Apr-1799\nd. 18-Oct-1864|p28.htm#i835|
     George Washington Hefner was born on 5-Apr-1851. He died on 4-Jan-1854 at age 2.

George Franklin Hefner

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George Franklin Hefner||p197.htm#i5898|David C. Hefner|b. 21-Feb-1812\nd. 1-Jul-1862|p112.htm#i3348|Eliza Cooper|b. 28-Dec-1819\nd. 22-Aug-1851|p112.htm#i3347|||||||Cader Cooper|b. 26-Apr-1796\nd. 22-Sep-1842|p28.htm#i837|Sarah Byars|b. 9-Apr-1799\nd. 18-Oct-1864|p28.htm#i835|

John Ward

M, (circa 1626 - 7-Aug-1708)
John Ward|b. c 1626\nd. 7-Aug-1708|p197.htm#i5901|William Ward|b. 1603\nd. 10-Aug-1687|p107.htm#i3201||||||||||||||||
     John Ward was a turner and combined its practise with farming, in time increasing his holdings to several hundred acres. When Newton became a separate township in 1679, he was elected to its first board of selectmen and as its first representative in the General Court, being several times reelected to both posts. He was also a deacon of its first church. He was born circa 1626 at England. He married Hannah Jackson, daughter of Edward Jackson and Frances (?), circa 1650. John Ward died on 7-Aug-1708 at Newton, Massachusetts.

Family: John Ward and Hannah Jackson

He married Hannah Jackson, daughter of Edward Jackson and Frances (?), circa 1650.

Joanna Ward

F, (circa 1628 - 12-Aug-1718)
Joanna Ward|b. c 1628\nd. 12-Aug-1718|p197.htm#i5902|William Ward|b. 1603\nd. 10-Aug-1687|p107.htm#i3201||||||||||||||||
     Joanna Ward was born circa 1628 at England. She married Abraham Williams in 1659. Joanna Ward died on 12-Aug-1718 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Family: Joanna Ward and Abraham Williams

She married Abraham Williams in 1659.

Obadiah Ward

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Obadiah Ward|b. c 1632\nd. 1-May-1718|p197.htm#i5903|William Ward|b. 1603\nd. 10-Aug-1687|p107.htm#i3201||||||||||||||||
     Obadiah Ward was born circa 1632 at England. He married Mary (?) on 28-Nov-1667 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. Obadiah Ward died on 1-May-1718 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Family: Obadiah Ward and Mary (?)

He married Mary (?) on 28-Nov-1667 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Richard Ward

M, (circa 1635 - 31-Mar-1666)
Richard Ward|b. c 1635\nd. 31-Mar-1666|p197.htm#i5904|William Ward|b. 1603\nd. 10-Aug-1687|p107.htm#i3201||||||||||||||||
     Richard Ward was born circa 1635 at England. He married Mary Moores, daughter of John Moores and Elizabeth (?), on 9-Aug-1661 at Sudbury, Massachusetts. Richard Ward died on 31-Mar-1666 drowned in the Sudbury River.

Family: Richard Ward and Mary Moores

He married Mary Moores, daughter of John Moores and Elizabeth (?), on 9-Aug-1661 at Sudbury, Massachusetts.

Deborah Ward

F, (circa 1637 - 8-Sep-1697)
Deborah Ward|b. c 1637\nd. 8-Sep-1697|p197.htm#i5905|William Ward|b. 1603\nd. 10-Aug-1687|p107.htm#i3201||||||||||||||||
     Deborah Ward married John Johnson, son of Solomon Johnson and Elinor (?). Deborah Ward was born circa 1637 at England. She died on 8-Sep-1697 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Family: Deborah Ward and John Johnson

She married John Johnson, son of Solomon Johnson and Elinor (?).

Samuel Ward

M, (24-Sep-1641 - 15-Nov-1729)
Samuel Ward|b. 24-Sep-1641\nd. 15-Nov-1729|p197.htm#i5906|William Ward|b. 1603\nd. 10-Aug-1687|p107.htm#i3201|Elizabeth (?)||p107.htm#i3202|||||||||||||
     Samuel Ward was born on 24-Sep-1641 at Sudbury, Massachusetts. He married Sarah Howe, daughter of John Howe and Mary (?), on 6-Jun-1667; sister-in-law of his sister Elizabeth. Samuel Ward married Elizabeth Beers, daughter of Captain Richard Beers and Elizabeth (?), on 25-May-1710. Samuel Ward left a will on 22-May-1727. He died on 15-Nov-1729 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 88.

Children of Samuel Ward and Sarah Howe

He married Sarah Howe, daughter of John Howe and Mary (?), on 6-Jun-1667; sister-in-law of his sister Elizabeth.

Family: Samuel Ward and Elizabeth Beers

Samuel Ward married Elizabeth Beers, daughter of Captain Richard Beers and Elizabeth (?), on 25-May-1710.

Elizabeth Ward (II)

F, (14-Apr-1643 - 26-Apr-1710)
Elizabeth Ward (II)|b. 14-Apr-1643\nd. 26-Apr-1710|p197.htm#i5907|William Ward|b. 1603\nd. 10-Aug-1687|p107.htm#i3201|Elizabeth (?)||p107.htm#i3202|||||||||||||
     Elizabeth Ward (II) was born on 14-Apr-1643 at Sudbury, Massachusetts. She married John Howe II, son of John Howe and Mary (?), on 22-Jan-1662. Elizabeth Ward (II) married Henry Kerley, son of William Kerley and Ann King, on 18-Feb-1677 at Charlestown, Massachusetts. Elizabeth Ward (II) died on 26-Apr-1710 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 67.

Children of Elizabeth Ward (II) and John Howe II

She married John Howe II, son of John Howe and Mary (?), on 22-Jan-1662.

Children of Elizabeth Ward (II) and Henry Kerley

Elizabeth Ward (II) married Henry Kerley, son of William Kerley and Ann King, on 18-Feb-1677 at Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Increase Ward

M, (22-Jan-1645 - 25-Aug-1690)
Increase Ward|b. 22-Jan-1645\nd. 25-Aug-1690|p197.htm#i5908|William Ward|b. 1603\nd. 10-Aug-1687|p107.htm#i3201|Elizabeth (?)||p107.htm#i3202|||||||||||||
     Increase Ward was born on 22-Jan-1645 at Sudbury, Massachusetts. He married Record Wheelock, daughter of Ralph Wheelock and (?) Rebecca, on 3-Oct-1672. Increase Ward died on 25-Aug-1690 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 45.

Children of Increase Ward and Record Wheelock

He married Record Wheelock, daughter of Ralph Wheelock and (?) Rebecca, on 3-Oct-1672.

Hopestill Ward

F, (24-Jan-1647 - 23-Dec-1718)
Hopestill Ward|b. 24-Jan-1647\nd. 23-Dec-1718|p197.htm#i5909|William Ward|b. 1603\nd. 10-Aug-1687|p107.htm#i3201|Elizabeth (?)||p107.htm#i3202|||||||||||||
     Hopestill Ward was born on 24-Jan-1647 at Sudbury, Massachusetts. She married Deacon James Woods on 22-Apr-1678 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. Hopestill Ward died on 23-Dec-1718 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 71.

Children of Hopestill Ward and Deacon James Woods

She married Deacon James Woods on 22-Apr-1678 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

William Ward

M, (22-Feb-1649 - 25-Nov-1697)
William Ward|b. 22-Feb-1649\nd. 25-Nov-1697|p197.htm#i5910|William Ward|b. 1603\nd. 10-Aug-1687|p107.htm#i3201|Elizabeth (?)||p107.htm#i3202|||||||||||||
     William Ward was born on 22-Feb-1649 at Sudbury, Massachusetts. He married Hannah Brigham, daughter of Thomas Brigham and Mercy Hurd, on 4-Aug-1679 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. William Ward died on 25-Nov-1697 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 48.

Children of William Ward and Hannah Brigham

He married Hannah Brigham, daughter of Thomas Brigham and Mercy Hurd, on 4-Aug-1679 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.
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