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Leonard Gurley Rice


Birth3 September 1829Northville, Wayne, Michigan Territory, United States
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     Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 79, FHL microfilm 183393.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Leonard G Rice, folder "Companies of 10 reports, 1846 April" (#7), image 5, line 6; and entry for Leonard Rice, folder "Companies of 10 reports, 1846 April" (#7), image 6, line 17.
Death13 September 1886Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
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     Salt Lake City (Utah). Office of Vital Statistics, Death records of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1848 - Sept. 1950 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950), database with images, FamilySearch, Leonard G. Rice, 13 September 1886; citing Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, p. 336, no. 13414; Office of Vital Statistics, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 26553.

    Salt Lake Democrat (Salt Lake City, Utah: Salt Lake Democrat Co.), "Local Jots", 14 September 1886, p. 4, column 1.
Burial19 September 1886Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Leonard Gurley Rice (1829-1887), memorial #35116235.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Leonard Gurley Rice, ID: KWNT-LM6.
FatherIra Rice
MotherSarah Ann Harrington
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   • Elizabeth Elmira Babbitt
Married18 March 1849Kanesville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Leonard Gurley Rice and Elizabeth Elmira Babbitt, ID: KWNT-LM6 and ID: KWVS-WFL.

    Pottawattamie County, Iowa Clerks of the District and Circuit Courts, Marriage records, 1848-1930 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1960-1999), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Leonard Rice and Elizabeth Babbitt (18 March 1849); citing Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Clerk of the District Court, “Potawatamie Co. Iowa, Marriages 1848-1856,” image 29, FHL microfilm 227280.
          Children:
               Leonard Babbitt Rice
               Lorin Henry Rice
               Laurn Gurley Rice
                Rice
               Lemuel Jerome Rice
               Laruen Rice
               Lester Kelsey Rice
               Llewellen Ira Rice
               Elizabeth Caroline Rice
               John S Rice
               Ida Ann Rice
               Oscar South Rice
               Hyrum Smith Rice


   • Margaret Buckwalter
Married2 January 1853Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Leonard Gurley Rice and Margaret Buckwalter, ID: KWNT-LM6 and ID: KWVS-44Z.

    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 79, FHL microfilm 183393.
          Children:
               Rolla Leonard Rice
               William Lewis Rice
               Adelbert Leo Rice
               Edwin Buckwalter Rice
               Margaret Rice
               Martha Rice
               Mary Rice


   • Lucy Jane Stevens
Married11 January 1868Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Leonard Gurley Rice and Lucy Jane Stevens, ID: KWNT-LM6 and ID: KWNT-LMD.
          Children:
               David Leonard Rice
               Ethellynn Sarah Rice
               Gertrude Lucy Rice
               Rhoda Caroline Rice
               Edward Samuel Rice
               Lyman Stevens Rice
               Ira Quince Rice

Residences Label
• 1840Superior Twp., Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
• 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1849Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
• 1850Davis County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusSuperior Township, Washtenaw, MichiganExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusDavis County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusFarmington, Davis, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusFarmington, Davis, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusFarmington Precinct, Davis, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure28 May 1849
       Arrival22-25 Sept 1849
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), .
       Departure7 Oct 1856
       Arrival15 Dec 1856
• Leonard G. Rice CompanyView Source
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Crossing the Plains Citation(s)
    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), .
       Departure11 Aug 1867
       Arrival5 Oct 1867

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