Captain Edward Everett Arnold, jr

Find a Grave: Capt. Edward Arnold

Historical Event: It happened that in 1766 the Government were looking for a man to command a ship for a cruise to the Pacific with the object of observing the transit of Venus. James Cook was the man for the post; he was given a ship, the Endeavour, of the serviceable Whitby collier type which he knew so well, and with a company of eighty-five set sail from Plymouth in August 1768, for the first of his three great voyages.

They rounded Cape Horn, and arrived at the lovely island of Otaheite, where they observed the transit of Venus - and the charms of the inhabitants. For three months they stayed there, on the friendliest terms; the king of the neighbouring island of Huaheine even insisted on exchanging names with the captain - and "Cookee" and "Oree" they became. Next they discovered and named the Society Islands, and then sailed for New Zealand, which was found to consist of two great islands admirably adapted for settlement "should this ever be thought an object worthy the attention of Englishmen." The soil was most fertile, the trees were splendid, the natives vigorous and healthy, though somewhat addicted to cannibalism. Domestic animals were lacking, and that Captain Cook determined to remedy at some future time.

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Elnathan Rice
September 1750–10 November 1832 (Age 82)
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Elnathan

When Elnathan Rice was born in September 1750, in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, Capt Randall Rice Sr, was 36 and her mother, Dinah Greene, was 34. She married Oliver Arnold in 1768, in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 10 November 1832, in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland Town, Rutland, Vermont, United States.

Spouse

Oliver Arnold
Male
1746–1834

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Male

Elnathan Rice
Female
1750–1832

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Female

Marriage
1768
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Children
(11)

Caleb Arnold
Male
1770–1855

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Male

Phebe Arnold
Female
1772–1836

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Female

William Arnold
Male
1774–1796

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Male

Dr. Edward Arnold
Male
1775–1834

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Male

Canzada Arnold
Female
1778–1869

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Female

Oliver "Olney" Arnold
Male
1780–1851

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Male

Rice Arnold
Male
1783–1836

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Male

Betsey Arnold
Female
1784–Deceased

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Female

Lucinda Arnold
Female
1788–1870

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Female

Greene Arnold
Male
1790–1852

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Male

Sheldon Arnold Sr
Male
1792–Deceased

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Male

Parents

Capt Randall Rice Sr
Male
1714–1769

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Male

Dinah Greene
Female
1715–1765

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Female

Siblings
(16)

John Rice
Male
1736–1758

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Male

Job Rice
Male
1737–1823

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Male

Olney Rice
Male
1738–1764

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Male

Thomas Rice Sr
Male
1739–1825

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Male

Roby Rice
Male
1740–1818

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Male

Rhoda Rice
Female
1741–1818

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Female

Fones Rice
Male
1743–1783

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Male

Mary Rice
Female
1744–1778

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Female

William Rice
Male
1744–Deceased

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Male

Phebe Rice
Female
1746–1833

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Female

Randall Rice Jr
Male
1747–Deceased

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Male

Nathan Rice
Male
1749–1797

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Male

Elnathan Rice
Female
1750–1832

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Female

James Rice
Male
1752–Deceased

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Male

Caleb Rice
Male
1754–Deceased

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Male

Daniel Rice
Male
1756–1814

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Male