Lt. Gershom Rice Jr. m. (1) Esther Haynes who d. 1770, m. (2) aft. 1770 Bethiah ---. [Source is cited as VR Auburn, MA. The death of his first wife does not seem to be there, though the gravestone of his second wife, who d. 1779, is there. Neither is Esther/Hester's death recorded in Worcester VR.]