Individual Details
EBENEZER RIDER
(22 Jul 1800 - Bef 1849)
In 1827 he established himself at Long Rapids on the Canaan River, and seven years later described his situation:
The Petition of Ebenezer Rider Junior Humbly Sheweth: That he is a British Subject, that he settled upon and improved a tract of Vacant Crown land on the Canaan River that is called the Long Rapids in 1827 - i.e. seven years last Autum, during which time he has endured many great privations being seven miles distant from any neighbour. His humble Cot(tage?) has even been an Assylum for the Weary Traveller, many of whom must inevitably have perished had they not found shelter with him. That he has a large family of helpless children and in Indigent Circumstances.
Two years later, on 9 Nov 1837 Ebenezer petitioned again that he had cleared twelve acres and built a house and barn, but explained that he had been unable to purchase in 1835 as land "was selling at too high a rate." His petition for 400 acres does not appear to have been granted.
In 1849 Ebenezer is described in his brother Joseph Crandall Rider's Will as "deceased." And although Ebenezer describes a "large family of helpless children," only one is now known.
References: Dana Ryder; Nellie Rider; Fremont Rider; Rowland Corey; Dale Lahey; NBArchives, Petition of Ebenezer Rider 9 Nov 1837; NBCensus Parish of Sheffield 1861; 1988 IGI; Marriage Registers: Westmorland County , 1790-1856, Pt 1.
The Petition of Ebenezer Rider Junior Humbly Sheweth: That he is a British Subject, that he settled upon and improved a tract of Vacant Crown land on the Canaan River that is called the Long Rapids in 1827 - i.e. seven years last Autum, during which time he has endured many great privations being seven miles distant from any neighbour. His humble Cot(tage?) has even been an Assylum for the Weary Traveller, many of whom must inevitably have perished had they not found shelter with him. That he has a large family of helpless children and in Indigent Circumstances.
Two years later, on 9 Nov 1837 Ebenezer petitioned again that he had cleared twelve acres and built a house and barn, but explained that he had been unable to purchase in 1835 as land "was selling at too high a rate." His petition for 400 acres does not appear to have been granted.
In 1849 Ebenezer is described in his brother Joseph Crandall Rider's Will as "deceased." And although Ebenezer describes a "large family of helpless children," only one is now known.
References: Dana Ryder; Nellie Rider; Fremont Rider; Rowland Corey; Dale Lahey; NBArchives, Petition of Ebenezer Rider 9 Nov 1837; NBCensus Parish of Sheffield 1861; 1988 IGI; Marriage Registers: Westmorland County , 1790-1856, Pt 1.
Events
| Birth | 22 Jul 1800 | New Canaan, Brunswick Parish, Queens County, New Brunswick |  | ||
| Marriage | 4 Mar 1824 | New Canaan, Brunswick Parish, Queens County, New Brunswick - Living | | ||
| Death | Bef 1849 | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | JOSEPH RYDER (1833 - 1861) |
| Father | EBENEZER RIDER (1771 - 1853) |
| Mother | ANN GOLDSMITH (1777 - 1849) |
| Sibling | JOHN RIDER (1794 - 1866) |
| Sibling | STEPHEN RIDER (1798 - 1861) |
| Sibling | MARY RIDER (1798 - 1845) |
| Sibling | JAMES RIDER (1802 - ) |
| Sibling | ELIZABETH RIDER (1804 - 1888) |
| Sibling | ANN R. RIDER (1806 - ) |
| Sibling | MERCY R. RIDER (1808 - 1820) |
| Sibling | HENRY RIDER (1810 - 1892) |
| Sibling | REUBEN RIDER (1812 - 1860) |
| Sibling | JOSEPH CRANDALL RIDER (1814 - 1849) |
| Sibling | NATHAN RIDER (1817 - 1896) |
| Sibling | CAROLINE RIDER (1818 - ) |
| Sibling | BENJAMIN RUFUS RIDER (1823 - 1894) |
Endnotes
1. RYDER GENEALOGICAL FILES.
2. RYDER GENEALOGICAL FILES.
3. RYDER GENEALOGICAL FILES.