Edward Rice, b: 1622 - Stansted, England

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}

^{1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement}
^{1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower}
^{1638 Printing press reaches America}
^{1664 English capture/rename New York}
^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}


	^Edward Rice^{b.1622 Stansted, Suffolk, England d.1712 Marlborough, MA}

^Dorcas Rice^{b.1663 Sudbury, MA d.1753}

		^John Bent^{b.1596 Penton Grafton, England d.1672 Sudbury, Middlesex, England}

	^Agnes Bent^{b.1631 England d.1713 Marlborough, MA}

		^{Martha Blanchard}^{b.1600 Penton Grafton, England d.1679}