Thankful Glazier

10 March 1747–10 October 1827 (Age 80)
Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Thankful

When Thankful Glazier was born on 10 March 1747, in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Isaiah Glazier, was 31 and her mother, Hannah Mary Thomas, was 25. She married Stephen Rice on 3 October 1770, in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 10 October 1827, in Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Rice
1743–1824
Thankful Glazier
1747–1827
Marriage: 3 October 1770
Susanna Bea Rice
1782–1856
Stephen Rice
1784–1879
Arvin Rice
1787–
Naham Rice
1788–1850
Lovina Rice
1793–1870

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World Events (6)

1776
Age 29
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 29
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 41
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

Name Meaning

(1997: 1415;2007: 2542; 2010: 3612)English (Surrey and Sussex): variant of Glaser , an occupational name from Middle English glazier, glas(i)er, glac(i)er ‘glass maker; glazier’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Glaser

Sources (3)

  • Thankful Glazer, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Thankful Rice in entry for Stephen Rice, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • Thankful Glazier Rice, "Find A Grave Index"

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