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M John Henry Reeder

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Van 's kant Henry Reeder 1777-1826

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Information from Jeff Gosnell, Gosnell and Butterfield Family Genealogy Pages, RootsWeb WorldConnect Project.

The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West, Volume 14, Western District 1786-1856, Compiled by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press, Milton:
Marriages by Israel Smith, Esq'r (p. 69 & 70):
John Reider, of Howard, to Eleanor Gosnell, of Orford. 16 Aug. 1832, Orford. Israel Smith. Wit. Joseph Gosnell, Sarah McKinley and George Reider.

1851 personal census, Orford Twp, Kent Co., ON, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
Reader John, M, Married, 43, born England, EM, Farmer;
Elanor, F, Married, 43, born Ireland, EM;
Rebeca, F, 4, born Canada, EM;
Gosnell Elmer, F?, 14, born Canada, EM.

1871 personal census, Orford Twp, Kent Co., ON, B3-25:
Reeder John, M, Married, 61, born England, origin: English, EM, Farmer;
Elanor, F, Married, 62, born Ireland, origin: Irish, EM;
Nathaniel, M, 9, born Ont, origin: English, EM, going to school;
Gosnell George, M, 17, born Ont, origin: Irish, EM, Farmer;
Sarah, F, 30, born Ont, origin: Irish, EM.

1881 personal census, Howard Twp, Kent Co., ON, LDS 1881 census household record:
Reeder John, M, Married, 72, born England, origin: English, E Methodist, Farmer;
Ellen, F, Married, 79, born Ireland, origin: Irish, E Methodist.

Headstone Gosnell Cemetery, Orford Twp, Kent Co., ON, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
John Reeder died Nov. 14, 1895 aged 85 yrs.
Ellen Gosnell wife of the above died Aug. 15, 1890 aged 86 yrs.
Geo. A. Gosnell born 1854 died 1932.
His wife Bertha Eastman born 1866 died 1939.

Commemorative Biographical Record of Kent County, Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1904, pg. 332-333:
John Reeder is well remembered in Orford township, County of Kent, as a citizen who in his day ranked among the most highly respected and influential in the locality. He had lived in the township for early manhood, and was well known throughout his section of the county.
     Mr. Reeder was born Sept. 11, 1810, in Derbyshire, England, of which county his parents, Henry and Ann (Black) Reeder, were also natives. In 1819 the family came to Canada, and for a few years, until the father's death, lived as "squatters" upon land in Aldborough, County of Elgin, Ont. After the father died John, then eighteen years of age, walked to St. Thomas, Ont., over the trails, to try to get a grant of land in Howard township, County of Kent, from Col. Talbot. The Colonel told him he was too young to get a grant, whereupon the lad replied, "I may be too young but I am large enough;" and the Colonel, pleased at the answer, gave him the land, 100 acres in Howard township. Accordingly the same year (1828) he removed thither from the County of Elgin with his mother and two sisters. Thence they moved to Orford township, same county, where Mrs. Reeder died in 1845. To Henry and Ann (Black) Reeder were born three children: Charlotte married Thomas Scane, and both are now deceased; Sarah married John Gosnell, and they were the parents of George A. Gosnell, who was reared by John Reeder; John is the subject proper of this article. The father, Henry Reeder, had also two sons by a previous marriage, Henry and George, both now deceased.
     A few years before his mother's death John Reeder removed to Orford township, and settled on the farm where he passed the remainder of his life, the place now owned and occupied by his nephew, George A. Gosnell. He took up sixty-seven acres in what was then practically a wilderness, and by hard work developed the tract into a fine farm. His faithful industry brought him success in all his undertakings, and he always retained the respect of all with whom he came in contact, being well thought of everywhere. He never forgot his own early struggles, and never refused to lend a helping hand to the needy, his charity and nobility of character manifesting themselves in many ways. His memory was exceptionally good, and in his later years he delighted to dwell on the events of pioneer days, their hardships, the incessant toil, and the many changes which had been wrought in this section during his lifetime. Mr. Reeder was one of the founders and oldest members of the Methodist Church in Orford, and no man in the vicinity was held in higher esteem. His political support was given to the Reform party, but he respected the principles of all.
     On Aug. 15, 1840, Mr. Reeder was married in Orford township, to Ellen Gosnell, who was born March 17, 1804, in County Cork, Ireland, daughter of Lawrence and Catherine (Salter) Gosnell, of that country. No children came to this union. Mrs. Reeder passed away Aug. 15, 1890, in the faith of the Methodist Church, and was laid to rest in the Gosnell cemetery, where Mr. Reeder is also buried. His death occurred Nov. 14, 1895, on the farm in Orford township, where they made their home with their nephew, George A. Gosnell. Mr. and Mrs. Reeder were large physically, each weighing 220 pounds.

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William Reeder 1755-   Sarah Pounder    
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Henry Reeder 1777-1826   Ann Black ca 1784-1845
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John Henry Reeder 1810-1895