Mary Bishop was born around 1837 in Connecticut. He married Julius Rice around 1861, and they had at least two children: Bertha, born around 1863; and Betsey, born around 1865. They lived in Cheshire, Connecticut, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1870, they owned $5,000 of real estate and $1,000 of personal property. She remained in Cheshire for the rest of her life, and she died on December 26, 1905.
4196
DATABASE CONTENT
(4196)
Bishop, Mary ~ Rice, Mary
1837
1905-12-26
Conflict Side: Union
Role: Civilian
Rank in:
Rank out:
Rank highest:
Gender: Female
Race: White
Documents - Records: 2
(11657) [recipient] ~ Jesse H. Rice to Mary Bishop, 22 September 1863
(11658) [recipient] ~ Jesse H. Rice to Mary Bishop, 22 January 1864
People - Records: 4
(4196) Bishop, Mary is the [sibling-in-law of] (4193) Rice, Jesse Hull
(4196) Bishop, Mary is the [wife of] (4194) Rice, Julius
(4196) Bishop, Mary is the [aunt/uncle of] (4201) Rice, Grace E.
(5586) Hubbard, Eliza is the [aunt/uncle of] (4196) Bishop, Mary
1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Connecticut Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, available from Ancestry.com