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Frederick Rubidge was born March 10, 1806 in London, England. He emigrated to Upper Canada in 1825 to study surveying. In 1831, Frederick officially qualified as a provincial surveyor, later working for the Board of Works for the Province of Canada (Public Works). He also dabbled in architecture, drafting several prominent buildings, including the conversion of Rideau Hall to the official residence of the governor general of Canada, the Montreal Court House and the Parliament buildings. In 1872, Frederick received his dismissal from the government, as he was a civil servant over age 65. He died in Montreal on August 16, 1897.

The Rushlight Club is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the history of early lighting: https://www.rushlight.org/

Rona is a museum professional who was formerly the curator at Glanmore National Historic Site.

Thomas Rutherford was a carpenter and builder who lived in Belleville, Ontario.

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Vera Ryan was an active member of the Deseronto United Church in Deseronto, Ontario. She was born Vera Eileen Luffman on July 13, 1912 and married Michael J. Ryan on July 18, 1930. Vera died on November 21, 1981. She was buried in plot 40B of the Deseronto Cemetery.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryerson_Press

Ryrie Bros. were a Toronto firm of jewellers and watchmakers. See history at https://web.archive.org/web/20220604121952/http://www.silversocietyofcanada.ca/sites/default/files/Ryrie.pdf

William James Savage was born in Norwich, England in 1879. He married Emma Maria Watering in Lewisham in 1902 and the couple immigrated to Canada in 1906. In 1921 they were living in Newberry Street in Belleville, Ontario. He died in Belleville in 1964.

Randy Saylor was born in Trenton, Ontario and now lives in Toronto.