Matthew Richard Cassidy
Matthew, April 1950
Matthew Richard Cassidy  ‏(I0054)‏
Name:
Matthew Richard Cassidy

Gender: MaleMale
      

Birth: 29 January 1871 36 30
Death: 7 April 1960 ‏(Age 89)‏
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Matthew's Uncle Richard asked him to come to Boston, Mass. There, he delivered milk by horse and wagon to the Piper home where he met Roberta. Matthew eventually went to work in Roberta's father's carpenter shop.

Matthew moved his family to Norton, N.B. from Boston in 1907. One year later he bought a farm on Cassidy Lake. Around 1925 he moved back to Norton.

While at Cassidy Lake, he continued to do carpenter work, even returning to Boston for two winters to work again with Roberta's father. Matthew was very stern but lovable, always walked straight and proud. Evelyn Haeber recalls that "Grampy Cassidy would never let anyone take his picture. I was always able to get pictures of Grampy because I knew how to flatter him into letting me take it."

Earl Gillcash recalls Matthew telling of moving his family from Boston to Saint John in 1907 by sailing ship. It was a very rough passage due to a big storm in the Bay of Fundy. Just about everyone on board was seasick, including my grandmother Roberta who was nursing my mother Ruth Evelyn.


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In August 2012 the Kings County Record republished the following: Hillsdale - Aug. 25, 1916: Work on the school house was commenced today. The old floor has been taken up and a new hardwood floor takes its place. There will also be new seats put in and other repairs which, when completed, will make our school house second to none in the county. The work is being done by Matthew Cassidy of Clover Hill.

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Family with Parents
Father
Francis Edward Cassidy ‎(I0009)‎
Birth 27 February 1834 36 35 Sussex, N.B.
Death 25 October 1927 ‏(Age 93)‏ Cassidy Lake, N.B.
6 years
Mother
 
Janet Dunlop ‎(I0051)‎
Birth 6 March 1840 Redford, Ireland
Death 16 April 1908 ‏(Age 68)‏ Cassidy Lake, N.B.

Marriage: 6 November 1886 -- Boston, Mass.
-19 years
#1
Sister
Clara Ann Cassidy ‎(I0052)‎
Birth 20 September 1867 33 27
Death 18 August 1965 ‏(Age 97)‏
18 months
#2
Brother
William Wesley Cassidy ‎(I0053)‎
Birth 3 April 1869 35 29
Death November 1937 ‏(Age 68)‏
2 years
#3
Matthew Richard Cassidy ‎(I0054)‎
Birth 29 January 1871 36 30
Death 7 April 1960 ‏(Age 89)‏
2 years
#4
Brother
Francis Edward Cassidy ‎(I0055)‎
Birth 7 February 1873 38 32 Cassidy Lake, N.B.
Death 18 August 1954 ‏(Age 81)‏ Wolliston, Mass.
2 years
#5
Brother
Thomas Henry Cassidy ‎(I0056)‎
Birth 31 March 1875 41 35
Death 12 February 1936 ‏(Age 60)‏
2 years
#6
Brother
James Arlington Cassidy ‎(I0057)‎
Birth 9 March 1877 43 37 Welsford
Death 13 April 1929 ‏(Age 52)‏
2 years
#7
Brother
Robert Allen Cassidy ‎(I0058)‎
Birth 30 April 1879 45 39 Cassidy Lake, N.B.
Death 8 May 1965 ‏(Age 86)‏ Fredericton, N.B.
2 years
#8
Sister
Frances Jane Cassidy ‎(I0059)‎
Birth 29 January 1881 46 40
Death 23 September 1976 ‏(Age 95)‏ Fredericton, N.B.
Family with Roberta Raymond Piper
Matthew Richard Cassidy ‎(I0054)‎
Birth 29 January 1871 36 30
Death 7 April 1960 ‏(Age 89)‏
5 years
Wife
 
Roberta Raymond Piper ‎(I0076)‎
Birth 16 June 1876
Death 17 February 1941 ‏(Age 64)‏

Marriage: 4 July 1897 -- Boston, Mass.
7 months
#1
Daughter
Clara Louise Cassidy ‎(I0077)‎
Birth 21 January 1898 26 21 Boston, Mass.
Death 18 October 1978 ‏(Age 80)‏
17 months
#2
Son
Clarence Edward Cassidy ‎(I0078)‎
Birth 26 June 1899 28 23 Boston, Mass.
Death 16 July 1994 ‏(Age 95)‏ Norton, N.B.
3 years
#3
Son
Ralph Matthew Cassidy ‎(I0079)‎
Birth 15 April 1902 31 25 Boston, Mass.
Death July 1904 ‏(Age 2)‏
1 year
#4
Son
Allen Robert Cassidy ‎(I0080)‎
Birth 3 April 1903 32 26 Boston, Mass.
Death 16 April 1981 ‏(Age 78)‏
2 years
#5
Daughter
Ruth Evelyn Cassidy ‎(I0081)‎
Birth 17 July 1905 34 29 Brookline, Mass.
Death 8 December 1972 ‏(Age 67)‏ Saint John, N.B.
6 years
#6
Son
George Wesley Cassidy ‎(I0082)‎
Birth 23 November 1911 40 35 Cassidy Lake, N.B.
Death 13 May 1982 ‏(Age 70)‏
5 years
#7
Son
Murray Richard Cassidy ‎(I0083)‎
Birth 26 June 1916 45 40 Cassidy Lake, N.B.
Death 4 September 1973 ‏(Age 57)‏ Sussex, N.B.