RIDEOUT Nicholas, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1738 - 1833  (94 years)

• Name	RIDEOUT Nicholas
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	17 Feb 1737/8	Falmouth, York, Massachusetts [Maine]   [2, 3]
  	(Now Portland, Maine)
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1762	Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1762	Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  	Ship builder
  _UID	B8600D38EB9ED5118A064445535400008C1A
  Death	1833	Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada   [2, 3]
  Notes	Great-grandfather of Caroline Rideout, first wife of Hiram Pike II. Great-great-grandfather of Clara Merritt, second wife of Hiram Pike II. Joined the Perley Colony and migrated to Maugerville, N.B. Canada in 1762. He was the ancestor of most of the Rideouts of New Brunswick. In 1765, the government of Nova Scotia granted Nicholas some 500 acres of land in Maugerville. In 1757, he was a member of the Georgetown Militia. It is said he was a ship builder and worked with his father. He went to New Brunswick with the "Perley Colony" which was composed of a large number of Massachusetts and Connecticut families. One account says these people went to New Brunswick in one of Rideout's ships. They were nearly all farmers and most of them sympathized with the American Colonies. Among these Maugerville colonists, Nicholas seems to have had great weight and influence. He had quite a little wealth and owned several vessels. In Kidder's valuable book called 'Eastern Maine and Nova Scotia During the Revolution', is an extract of a letter from Colonel John Allen to the Massachusetts Council, Boston, 25 February 1777. "I must beg leave at this time to acquaint your Honours, that the inhabitants of the county of Sudbury in Nova Scotia, now a county in N.B. had authorized me to appear in their behalf and agreeable to instructions would make known their warm and zealous attachment for the United States. Esteeming themselves the subjects of the States and are determined to defend the cause to their utmost." The American Colonies then sent troops to Sudbury Co. to protect these people, and John Allen was made "First Colonel for the expedition to the St John River". Forts were built near Fredericton and the committees of both houses resolved to send ammunition to the inhabitants of Sudbury Co. to use in helping the American Colonies. In the histories of this time, we read in several places that "Colonel Allen is stopping with the Rideouts in Maugerville." Kidder says, "Col. Allen sent a very particular letter to Mr. Rideout of commendation for his attachment to the cause desiring him to procure something that was needed, and sent in Rideout boats. After the Revolution many descendants of Nicholas Rideout returned to Maine and didn't go back to New Brunswick. Rideout was always a good friend to the American Colonies. He was very upright." Reference: page 15ff, 'Rideouts in America' by Golda Rideout Soffee.
  Person ID	I28592	Old North Yarmouth, Maine
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2006

  
  

  Father	RIDEOUT Nicholas, Sr.,   b. 1705, England d. 1754 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	INGERSOLL Mary Hunt,   b. 7 Oct 1713, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1730	Falmouth, York, Massachusetts [Maine]   [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F7946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	OLIVER Sarah,   b. 1740, Georgetown, York, Massachusetts [Maine] d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	8 Dec 1761	Georgetown, Lincoln, Massachusetts [Maine]   [2]
  Children	+ 1. RIDEOUT Nicholas, III,   b. Abt 1763, Falmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] d. Abt 1833, , Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 70 years)   2. RIDEOUT Thomas,   b. Abt 1765, Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1844 (Age ~ 79 years) + 3. RIDEOUT Oliver,   b. 1767, Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada d. Bef 1846 (Age < 78 years)   4. RIDEOUT Abraham,   b. Abt 1770, Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 5. RIDEOUT William Penn,   b. 1776, Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada d. 1866, , Washington, Maine (Age 90 years) + 6. RIDEOUT Nathaniel,   b. 5 Sep 1784   d. 18 Aug 1862, Bridgewater, Aroostook, Maine (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F8034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2020

  
  

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  [S770] Pamphlet-Rideouts In America, p.3. [S1909] Book-Rideouts in America, p.15. [S770] Pamphlet-Rideouts In America, p.2. [S250] Periodical-NEHGR, 14:107. [S770] Pamphlet-Rideouts In America, p.1. [S1909] Book-Rideouts in America, p.12.