Draper-Rice family.
The collection relates primarily to James Draper, Jr. (1778-1868) and the families of his four daughters: Emeline (1806-1854), wife of William Rice (1803-1882); Julia Ann (1808-1841), wife of J. Ellis Lazelle ( - ); Sophia Amelia (1811-1867), wife of Moores Mirick White (1809-1890); Lucy Watson (1813-1909), wife of Emory Rider (1813- ).
James Draper, Jr., was a farmer, teacher, state legislator, Justice of the Peace, and town official in Spencer, Mass. Draper served as Justice of the Peace for more than fifty years in Spencer, presiding over civil and criminal actions and performing marriages, surveying and executing deeds, and probating wills. He was a town clerk, selectman, assessor, treasurer, in addition to holding other town offices. He served twelve terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and two in the Senate. He also wrote a History of the Town of Spencer, Massachusetts (Worcester: Spooner and Howland, 1841).
From the description of Papers, 1745-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207131259
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| creatorOf | Draper-Rice family. Papers, 1745-1881. | American Antiquarian Society |
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| associatedWith | Draper family. | family |
| associatedWith | Draper, James, 1747-1825. | person |
| associatedWith | Draper, James, 1776-1868. | person |
| associatedWith | Draper, Lucy Watson, 1788-1848. | person |
| associatedWith | Lazelle, Julia Ann Draper, 1808-1841. | person |
| associatedWith | Leicester Academy. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rice, Emeline Draper, 1806-1854. | person |
| associatedWith | Rice family. | family |
| associatedWith | Rice, James Draper, b. 1832. | person |
| associatedWith | Rice, Lucy W. | person |
| associatedWith | Rice, William, 1803-1882. | person |
| associatedWith | Rice, William Ellis, 1833-1919. | person |
| associatedWith | Rider, Emory, b. 1813. | person |
| associatedWith | Rider, Lucy Watson Draper, 1813-1909. | person |
| associatedWith | Spencer Social Library (Spencer, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | White, Albert M. | person |
| associatedWith | White, Cheney. | person |
| associatedWith | White, Lucy D. | person |
| associatedWith | White, Moores Mirick, d. 1890. | person |
| associatedWith | White, Sophia Amelia Draper, 1811-1867. | person |
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| Spencer (Mass.) | |||
| Worcester County (Mass.) | |||
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Active 1745
Active 1881
