Individual Details
MARK MATHEWSON RYDER
(1 Jan 1858 - 18 Apr 1905)
Mark and Mary are buried at the Elmwood Cemetery, she is buried at Grave 1, Lot 62, Section 10; headstone and Mark at Grave 147, Section A; no headstone.
Mark appears in the New Canaan census of 1861, age given as three. He was orphaned by the of 6 or 7, and grew up in Wheaton Settlement NB, where he appears in the 1871 census in the home of his half-brother Norman, who owned a sawmill there. Following the death of Norman in 1875, Mark either remained in Wheaton Settlement, or moved with his sister to the Boston area of the United States.
However, probably about 1882 Mark removed to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the Canadian Pacific Railway had just opened its huge repair yard for Western Canada. A blacksmith by trade, he worked in Winnipeg in the repair yards.
Mark lived his early life in Winnipeg at 399 Stella Street, a house still standing in 1988; he later owned a house at 662 Jarvis Street, now demolished, which stood directly across the street from the repair yards.
Mark died in 1905, and probably as a result of his early death, the family retained little memory of him or his life. His New Brunswick heritage was unknown. It was thought, for instance, that he had been born in England, had married there, and emigrated shortly after the marriage.
[Picture of Mark Mathewson Ryder]
One of the few recollections of Mark Ryder was his middle name. It is not known how he came by the name "Mathewson," but he is recorded in the 1891 census as "Mark Mathewson" and all his family are listed under the surname Mathewson. Later, his daughter Jenny Ryder gave one of her children the middle name Mathewson in his honor.
Mark Ryder was said to have served briefly in the Boer War, and to have died as a result of an accident in the repair sheds. However, none of that has been confirmed.
Mark's wife, Polly, was apparently highly prolific. In addition to the six living children, she is said to have had four sets of twins; only one set has been identified.
References: Manitoba Census Winnipeg Ward 5 1891; DT Lahey, The Simpson and Lahey Families: The Allied Family of Rider/Ryder With Two Mayflower Lines, Guelph 1989; Glenn Wright, "Serving the Empire: Canadians in South Africa 1899-1902" Families21, 1, 1982; NAC War Service Records under Department of Veterans Affairs, Collection Record Group 38, vols 1-116; NB Brunswick census 1861; NBcensus Wheaton Settlement 1871.
Mark appears in the New Canaan census of 1861, age given as three. He was orphaned by the of 6 or 7, and grew up in Wheaton Settlement NB, where he appears in the 1871 census in the home of his half-brother Norman, who owned a sawmill there. Following the death of Norman in 1875, Mark either remained in Wheaton Settlement, or moved with his sister to the Boston area of the United States.
However, probably about 1882 Mark removed to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the Canadian Pacific Railway had just opened its huge repair yard for Western Canada. A blacksmith by trade, he worked in Winnipeg in the repair yards.
Mark lived his early life in Winnipeg at 399 Stella Street, a house still standing in 1988; he later owned a house at 662 Jarvis Street, now demolished, which stood directly across the street from the repair yards.
Mark died in 1905, and probably as a result of his early death, the family retained little memory of him or his life. His New Brunswick heritage was unknown. It was thought, for instance, that he had been born in England, had married there, and emigrated shortly after the marriage.
[Picture of Mark Mathewson Ryder]
One of the few recollections of Mark Ryder was his middle name. It is not known how he came by the name "Mathewson," but he is recorded in the 1891 census as "Mark Mathewson" and all his family are listed under the surname Mathewson. Later, his daughter Jenny Ryder gave one of her children the middle name Mathewson in his honor.
Mark Ryder was said to have served briefly in the Boer War, and to have died as a result of an accident in the repair sheds. However, none of that has been confirmed.
Mark's wife, Polly, was apparently highly prolific. In addition to the six living children, she is said to have had four sets of twins; only one set has been identified.
References: Manitoba Census Winnipeg Ward 5 1891; DT Lahey, The Simpson and Lahey Families: The Allied Family of Rider/Ryder With Two Mayflower Lines, Guelph 1989; Glenn Wright, "Serving the Empire: Canadians in South Africa 1899-1902" Families21, 1, 1982; NAC War Service Records under Department of Veterans Affairs, Collection Record Group 38, vols 1-116; NB Brunswick census 1861; NBcensus Wheaton Settlement 1871.
Events
| Birth | 1 Jan 1858 | New Canaan, Brunswick Parish, Queens County, New Brunswick |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Oct 1886 | Winnipeg, Manitoba - MARY ANN CANN | | ||
| Death | 18 Apr 1905 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | | ||
| Burial | Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba | | |||
| Occupation | Blacksmith | |
Families
| Spouse | MARY ANN CANN (1868 - 1918) |
| Child | MARY JANE (JENNY) RYDER (1887 - 1956) |
| Child | ANN MABEL RYDER (1891 - 1918) |
| Child | LILLIAN RYDER (1892 - 1924) |
| Child | CATHERINE RYDER (1895 - 1952) |
| Child | ALFRED ERNEST RYDER (1899 - ) |
| Child | THOMAS H. RYDER (1899 - 1905) |
| Child | MARK VICTOR RYDER (1901 - ) |
| Father | REUBEN RIDER (1812 - 1860) |
| Mother | ESTHER RYDER (1818 - 1864) |
| Sibling | MARLOCK RYDER (1850 - 1861) |
| Sibling | UNITY RYDER (1853 - ) |
| Sibling | LORINDA RYDER (1854 - 1871) |
Endnotes
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