This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/906.2 Message Board Post: >From George King'sweb site on the Rice $ Rice families I found this that is a close match. http://wwwwidomaker.com/~gwk/ 45. MELBOURNE5 RICE (Francis4, Joseph3, Silas2, John1) was born on 17 September 1850 at Hillsburgh, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. He married Mary Elizabeth Carty, daughter of William Carty, on 30 August 1876 at Hillsburgh, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. He died on 4 February 1922. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. He and Mary Elizabeth Carty lived between 1891 and 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. He was a farmer in April 1901. MARY ELIZABETH CARTY was born on 22 July 1856 at Nova Scotia; she declared age 26 at her marriage in 1876. She died on 29 February 1928. Ms McCormick has 1927 in one manuscript and 1928 in the other manuscript. She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. Known children of Melbourne5 Rice and Mary Elizabeth Carty were as follows: i. EDITH M6 RICE was born on 23 June 1877 at Nova Scotia. She died on 9 March 1948. She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. She lived in April 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; with her parents. ii. BOYD LEROY RICE was born on 27 October 1878 at Nova Scotia. He married Susan W Kempton on 5 March 1913 at Kempt, Queens Co, Nova Scotia. He died on 19 August 1962 at Digby, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; at age 83. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. He lived in April 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; with his parents. iii. ERNEST RICE was born on 22 August 1880 at Nova Scotia. He lived in April 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; with his parents. iv. ADELAIDE RICE was born on 29 May 1882 at Nova Scotia. She died on 4 December 1961 at Digby, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. She lived in April 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; with her parents. v. LILLIAN ETHEL RICE was born on 24 December 1883 at Nova Scotia. She married David Burton Harris. She died on 27 October 1943 at Bear River, Nova Scotia. She was also known as LILLA E RICE. She lived in April 1901 at Hillsburgh District, Digby Co, Nova Scotia; with her parents. vi. LAURA RICE was born on 4 October 1885 at Nova Scotia. She married James Roy Maddox in June 1919 at Lansdowne, Digby Co, Nova Scotia. vii. ARCHIE RICE was born on 10 September 1887 at Nova Scotia. viii. FREDRICK MELBOURNE RICE was born on 23 April 1889 at Bear River, Nova Scotia. He married Neva Viola Marsters; no children. He died on 26 February 1946 at Bear River, Nova Scotia. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bear River, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia. ix. MYRTLE RICE was born on 31 January 1895 at Nova Scotia. She married Leslie Elvin Stewart. She was a Registered Nurse. She lived at Winchendon, Worcester Co, MA.