Person:Mary Rice (98)

Mary Rice

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m. 10 Nov 1763

m. 1 Apr 1790

Facts and Events

Name	Mary Rice
Alt Name^[2]^[3]^[4]	Polly _____
Married Name	_____ Freeman
Gender	Female
Birth^[1]	18 May 1767	Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	1 Apr 1790	Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Nathan Freeman

References

↑ Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Mass, 1917)
91.

In Births section, under Rice surname: "Mary, d. of Stephen and Dorothy, May 18, 1767."
↑ Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Mass, 1917)
176, 230.

In Marriages section, under Freeman surname: "Nathan and Polly Rice, Apr. 1, 1790."
In Marriages section, under Rice surname: "Polly and Nathan Freeman, Apr. 1, 1790."
↑ Ward, Andrew Henshaw. A Genealogical History of the Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice, who came from Barkhamstead, England and settled at Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1638 or 9. (Boston: C. Benjamin Richardson, 1858)
114.

In list of children of Stephen Rice and Dorothy Woods: "Mary, May 18, 1767, m. Nathan Freeman, April 1, 1790."
↑ A comparison of references 2 and 3 makes it clear that Mary Rice was also known as Polly before her marriage. Subsequent records involving her children indicate that she continued to use the name Polly after she was married.