Desire Ryder

Brief Life History of Desire

When Desire Ryder was born about 1755, in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Nathaniel Ryder, was 27 and her mother, Bathsheba Hinckley, was 20. She married Abiather Chadwick on 14 March 1778, in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 13 August 1790, in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abiather Chadwick
1754–1807
Desire Ryder
1755–1790
Marriage: 14 March 1778
Fear Chadwick
1778–1855
Heman Chadwick
1780–1815
Joseph Chadwick
1782–1857
Mary Chadwick
1784–1867
Archelaus Chadwick
1786–1860
Rhedema or Rhodema Chadwick
1788–

Sources (19)

  • Desire Rider, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Desire Chadwick, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
  • Desire in entry for Archalaus Chadwick, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""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."""""""

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Rider .

Americanized and Flemish form of Dutch Rijder: occupational name for a mounted warrior or messenger, Middle Dutch rider ‘horseman, rider’.

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

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