Fanny BIGELOW RICE

" Stephen Rice ; Sept 4, 1821 - Oct 28, 1904 ; his wife ;
Fanny Bigelow Feb 3, 1819 - Feb 13, 1945(?)"**

16314.13?..... *Fanny 8 (Fannie) BIGELOW, daughter of Jared 7, Ezra6, (Ezra5, David4, Lt. John3, Joshua2, John1) and Sally (BEMAN) BIGELOW was born 3 Feb 1819; died 13 Feb 1915 Plattsburgh,Clinton,NY;  (It is inscribed wrongly as 1945); married Stephen 8 RICE on 29 Nov 1845 in Peru,Clinton,NY; he was born 4 Sep 1821 Manchester, Bennington,VT; and died 28 Oct 1904 Plattsburgh,Clinton,NY; they are buried in the West Plattsburgh Union Cemetery,Morrisonville,NY; Stephen RICE..#16314.126 was son of Isaac RICE and Mercy 7 Bigelow, and brother to Laura M. 8 (RICE) BIGELOW ( my great, great grandmother, wife of John 8 )
Not sure if Fanny is daughter of Sally (BEMAN) BIGELOW, their headstones are just a short ways apart.
** The date is carved 1945 but newspaper obit gives date as 1915......ROD 1998

Fanny's death was reported in this Plattsburgh paper:
Plattsburgh Sentinel, Feb 16, 1915; Tuesday:
Died Rice--at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.M. Wright, on Feb 13, 1915, Mrs. Fannie Rice of Morrisonville, aged 94 years. Funeral was Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Stephens's death was reported in this Plattsburgh paper:
Plattsburgh Press Republican, Nov 5, 1904:
Death--in West Schuyler Falls, NY; Oct 28, 1904; Mr. Stephen Rice, aged 83 years.
 

 Children of Stephen and Fanny (BIGELOW) RICE from cemetery records:
Just in front of Stephen Rice and Fanny Bigelow is the stone of their son.
" Stephen ; son of ; S & F Rice ; died Oct 2, 1862 ; Age 6 yrs 9 mos."

 

To the left of Stephen is: "Mercie ; daughter of S & F Rice ; died Apr 9, 1874 ; age 23."
This is the Mercie Rice mentioned in the Reed Diary, who died of brain fever.

 

Behind Mercie is another daughter of S & F Rice:
" Libbie ; wife of E.W. Avery ; died May 30, 1884 ; age 30 yr 5 mos.( We all loved her)"
Near Libbie is : "Eliza B. ; wife of ; Rufus B. Haggett ; died Aug 3, 1868 ; AE 39.
Also near Libbie is : " Libbie ; daughter of ; Erwin W. And Libbie Avery ; age 3 mos & 20 days.
" Our darling Libbie""( No date found)

Rod Bigelow

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