Individual Details

Rachel Rice

(2 Sep 1664 - 9 Feb 1744)

Wife of of Arthur Humphrey. Their surname is spelled Humphery on their tombstones, however local histories spell it HUMPHREY and subsequent generations used this more common spelling (also her husband Arthur was, we believe, illiterate).
Rachel Rice was born on Sept. 2, 1664 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Rice 1624-1689 and Ann Hackley 1628-1683. 
Rachel married Arthur Humphrey about 1689. They moved from Roxbury, MA to Woodstock, MA (now CT) and were with the first group of settlers in that town. They then moved to Ashford, MA (now CT).
They were the parents of 8 children, whose names are listed in her husband Arthur's bio. The two are buried next to one another.

Events

Birth2 Sep 1664Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Marriage1689Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut - Arthur Humphrey Jr.
Death9 Feb 1744Windham County, Connecticut
BurialOld Cemetery, Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut

Families

SpouseArthur Humphrey Jr. (1664 - 1752)
ChildArthur Humphrey (1689 - 1764)
ChildElazer Humphrey (1692 - 1784)
ChildRachel Humphrey (1695 - 1779)
ChildAnn Humphrey (1698 - )
ChildMehetable Humphrey (1700 - 1764)
ChildJohn Humphrey (1702 - 1784)
ChildTabitha Humphrey (1704 - )
ChildSamuel Humphrey (1711 - 1764)
FatherJohn Rice (1624 - 1688)
MotherAnn Hackley (1628 - 1683)

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