caption residence jurisdiction death_date death_place children birth_place religion office birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
jonas by the worcester society of antiquity and descendants of edmund rice rice -lrb- 1638 -rrb- . the marker is located at memorial the corner of heywood and vale streets 42.248681 -71.786618 region and : us-ma_type : landmark in worcester , massachusetts . homesite marker placed in 1903 worcester , massachusetts worcester county 22 september 1753 worcester , massachusetts silence rice -lrb- 1707-1793 -rrb- absalom rice -lrb- 1709-1781 -rrb- adonijah -lrb- rice -lrb- 1714-1802 -rrb- rice -rrb- bond -lrb- 1703-1763 -rrb- jonas marlborough , massachusetts congregational church judge of court of common pleas 6 march 1672 2 april 1731 mary 1701 -rrb- -lrb- stone -rrb- rice -lrb- m. 10 feb jonasrice-homesite-1903 . jpg jonas rice
 22 september 1753 jonas rice
jonas rice

jonas rice -lrb- 1672 -- 1753 -rrb- was the first permanent settler of european descent in worcester , massachusetts , and was a founder and prominent citizen of the town .
he was elected as a judge to the court of common pleas in worcester county , massachusetts and he served until his death .
