Rev. Frederick Charles Ryan1

#9683, (18 January 1876 - 17 May 1973)
Relationship2nd cousin of Anna Margaret Donovan
Father*Patrick Ryan1 (c 1846 - 1918)
Mother*Anne Donovan1 (1847 - 1942)

Family
Child 1.Thomas Murphy2 (1896 - )
He was a Priest.2 
"Father Frederick C. Ryan... ministered and practised medicine at both the Tobique and Red Bank reserves in the first half of the 20th century. In the book, Metepenagiag, Mi'kmaq author Lois Genova and her colleagues share some of Dr. Ryan's cures."3 
Birth*18 January 1876He was born on 18 January 1876 at Lewisville (now Moncton), Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4,5 
Baptism13 February 1876He was baptized on 13 February 1876 at St. Bernard Church, Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
1881He appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of Patrick Ryan at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Frederique, age 6.7 
1891He appeared on the census of 1891 in the household of Patrick Ryan and Anne Donovan at Carleton Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG, as Fredrick C, age 15, b. NB; (neis. Robert and Bridget Murphy, with dau. Effie J (14), fam. 58.)8 
3 April 1901He appeared on the census of 3 April 1901 in the household of Patrick Ryan and Anne Donovan at Carleton Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG, as Frederick, age 24, b. NB 18 Feb 1876.9 
Marriage22 August 1906 Marie Alice Fontaine and George Andrew Ryan were married by Rev. Frederick Charles Ryan on 22 August 1906 at Kent Co., New BrunswickG.10 
1911He and Mary A Ryan appeared on the census of 1911 at Tobique Indian Reserve, Victoria Co., New BrunswickG.2 
1921He and Mary A Ryan appeared on the census of 1921 at Tobique Indian Reserve, Victoria Co., New BrunswickG.11 
Marriage13 July 1926 Julia M Daly and Patrick Leo Walter Ryan Jr. were married by Rev. Frederick Charles Ryan on 13 July 1926 at Brooklyn, New York, New YorkG; (Naturalization records have 14 Jul, Mission St-Louis record has 15 Jul.)12,13,14) 
Death22 May 1942He reported the death of Anne Donovan on 22 May 1942 at Red River, Southesk, Northumberland Co., New BrunswickG.15,16,17 
Death*17 May 1973He died on 17 May 1973 at Mount St. Joseph Nursing Home, Chatham (now Miramichi), Northumberland Co., New BrunswickG, at age 97.5 
"Monsignor Frederick Claude Ryan is well known today for his treatments and cures that have helped people from all over the world. Still today, there is great interest in his miracle medicines. He was born January 18, 1876 in Lewisville, New Brunswick and as a young boy moved to Kouchibouguac, N. B. He was the son of Patrick Ryan and Ann Donovan. He attended St. Joseph's University in Memramcook in 1891 and later in 1900 pursued his theological studies at Sacred Heart Seminary in Halifax. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 17, 1904 at St. Michael's Cathedral, by the Most Rev. Thomas F. Barry, Bishop of Chatham. Father Ryan's first assignment was at Tracadie for two years. In 1906 he was sent to the Tobique Missions. He was appointed Postmaster of the Indian Reserve in 1912 and also appointed Superintendent and Inspector of all Indian Schools in New Brunswick in 1916. In 1921 he became parish priest at Saint Thomas Roman Catholic Church in Red Bank, while still having Sevogle as a Mission. Fr. Ryan was appointed to the Roman Prelacy in 1950 and obtained an L.L.D. from St. Thomas College on May 1, 1950. He also earned a PhD. from St. Joseph University on May 25, 1952. Monsignor Frederick C. Ryan retired from active ministry in 1955. He spent his last ten years at Mount Saint Joseph Nursing Home in Chatham where he died on May 17, 1973 at the age of ninety-seven. Fr. Ryan became a self-made physician coming to the aid of others at a moment's notice with his miracle remedies and cures. There were no doctors in the area and the demand upon him was endless. Word circulated about his cures and ailing people from all over contacted him. His study of herbs contributed to his success in healing those afflicted with various diseases. The number of people waiting to see Fr. Ryan steadily increased causing him to set aside hours especially for healing." (Citing "Father Ryan's Cures and Remedies.")18 

Citations

  1. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Patrick (45), b. PEI, father b. at sea, mother b.PEI, R.C., ship calker; Annie (42), b. NB, parents b. Ireland, R.C.
  2. [S85] 1911 Canada Census. Rev. F. C. (30), b. NB Jan 1881, Irish, R.C., priest; Mary (21), sister, b. NB May 1886, Irish, R.C.
  3. [S915] Ruby M. Cusack, online http://www.rubycusack.com/, "When a medical act was passed by the New Brunswick government in 1881 restricting the practice of medicine to licensed professionals, an exemption was allowed for "clairvoyant physicians".

    The most colourful of these was Father Frederick C. Ryan, who ministered and practised medicine at both the Tobique and Red Bank reserves in the first half of the 20th century. In the book, Metepenagiag, Mi'kmaq author Lois Genova and her colleagues share some of Dr. Ryan's cures."
  4. [S109] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Bernard Parish, Cte Westmorland, Moncton, 1873 to 1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1876, B. 6, img 22/300; 13 Feb 1876; Frederick Charles Ryan, b. 18 Jan [1876], son of Patrick Ryan and Ann Donovan; sponsors Patrick L___ and Mary Ryan.
  5. [S1986] Canadian Heritage Information Network, online http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1454520330387, Narrative accompanying entry for Accession No. SM 1980.3.12 A-B, rosary of Monsignor F. C. Donovan, St. Michael's Museum & Genealogical Centre, Miramichi.
  6. [S109] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Bernard Moncton 1873-1899, 1876, B. 6, img 22/300; 13 Feb 1876; Frederick Charles Ryan, b. 18 Jan [1876], son of Patrick Ryan and Ann Donovan; sponsors Patrick Dowd and Mary Ryan.
  7. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Patrick (34), b. PEI, R.C., Irish, ship carpenter; Anna (30), b. NB, R.C., Irish.
  8. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Patrick (45), b. PEI, father b. at sea, mother b. PEI, R.C., ship calker; Annie (42), b. NB, parents b. Ireland, R.C.
  9. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. Patrick (54), b. NB 2 Mar 1846, farmer; Ann (51), b. NB 9 Mar 1849.
  10. [S1004] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Cte Kent, Registration Division, 1888-1921 (Marriages and Deaths) (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), sh. 90, imgs 246 and 77 (split sheet), Sch. B, no. 76; groom George Ryan, age 26, res. Kouchibouguac, b. Carleton, parents Patrick and Annie Ryan; bride Marie A Fontaine, age 31, b. and res. St. Louis [-de-Kent], parents Urbain and Mary A Fontaine; witnesses J. Ryan of Kouchibouguac and Mary M Fountain of St. Louis; marr. 22 Aug 1906, both R.C., by Fred C Ryan.
  11. [S857] 1921 Canada Census. Frederick (44), b. and parents b. NB, Priest; Mary (38), sister, b. and parents b. NB; Lawrence Charette (10), nephew, b. and parents b. NB.
  12. [S35] New York City Grooms Index to 1937 (Italian Genealogical Group), online ItalianGen.org, Patrick Ryan and Julia M Waly [sic], marr. Kings Co. 13 Jul 1926, cert. no. 10469 (index only).
  13. [S1523] Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937; M1879, Record Group 21, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com, Petition for Naturalization No. 176145 of Patrick Walter Ryan, q.v.
  14. [S908] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Mission St-Louis-des-Français, Kouchibouguac, Cte Kent, 1871-1900 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 77. Patrick Walter Leo Ryan, son of Patrick Ryan and Anne Dunnivan, b. 17 Apr 1891, bapt. 20 Apr 1891 by Edmond Pattenaude, priest; sponsors Jacob ---- and Catherine Dunnivan. The entry has this written over the baptism record: married 15 Jul 1926 at Brooklyn NY by Rev. Frederick Ryan, curé at Red Bank NB, to Julia Daly, dau. of Jas (or Jos) Daly and Margaret Morris (or Norris).
  15. [S560] New Brunswick Department of Health Certificate of Registration of Death (Form C.-3), [stamp] 37209; Annie Ryan, d. 22 May 1942, South Esk area, Red Bank village, NB, age 97; widow, b. Grand Digue 1845, husb. Patrick Ryan; parents Daniel Donovan and Mary Wiseman, both b. Ireland; informant Father Ryan, son, Red Bank, NB; bur. Kouchibouquac, 23 May 1942, by A.J. Bill & Son, Newcastle, NB; SDR no. 5, 2 Jun 1942, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, online http://archives.gnb.ca
  16. [S913] Kouchibouguac [New Brunswick] Roman Catholic Cemetery, Deborah MacDonald Hale, transcriber, online www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbken/CemRCKouch.html, RYAN, Patrick died Jan 17 1918 aged 72
    his wife:
    RYAN, Anna died May 22 1942 aged 97
    RYAN, Eugenia died July 4 1911 aged 23, wife of Felix SHARRET
    RYAN, Mary died Oct 8 1949 aged 86.
  17. [S1200] New Brunswick Cemeteries, online Archives.gnb.ca, Kouchibouguac Roman Catholic, Kent Co. Patrick Ryan, d. 17 Jan 1918, age 75; Anna, wife of Patrick Ryan, d. 22 May 1942, age 97; Mary Ryan, d. 8 Oct 1949, age 86; Eugenia Ryan, wife of Felix Sharret, d. 4 Jul 1911, age 23.
  18. [S1986] Canadian Heritage Information Network, online http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1454520330387, Narrative accompanying entry for Accession No. SM 1980.3.12 A-B, rosary of Monsignor F. C. Donovan, St. Michael's Museum & Genealogical Centre, Miramichi. See also Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, "Dictionary of Miramichi Biography" (https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/Hamilton/DMB/…).