 Rix married Mary Palmer of Concord, New Hampshire, they had a daughter Eliza Rix

Rix learned the trade of printing by working in the office of "The Democratic Republican" newspaper in Haverhill, New Hampshire.In July 1838 Rix co-founded "The Coös County Democrat" with James M. Whittemore.Rix died March 25, 1856 in the City Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.