Benjamin Kidder (1702 - 1773)

Born 3 Aug 1702 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Richardson) Kidder — married 9 Nov 1731 (to 5 Jul 1752) in Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 11 Mar 1773 at age 70 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Benjamin Kidder was born in Massachusetts.

Benjamin, the ninth of ten children of Ephraim Kidder Sr. and Rachel Crosby was born on 3 August 1702 at Billerica, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriages and Children

Benjamin was married twice. He married 1) Hannah Richardson, the daughter of Andrew and Hannah (Jefts) Richardson on 9 November 1731 at Bedford, Massachusetts.^[2] The had three children born at Bedford:

1. Benjamin Kidder (b. 13 Jun 1734; d. 8 Jul 1735, Bedford, MA)^[3][4]
2. Hannah Kidder (b. 6 Jun 1736; d. 15 Aug 1636, Bedford, MA)^[5][6]
3. Hannah Kidder (b. 28 Jan 1739; d. 24 Oct 1740, Bedford, MA)^[7][8]

Hannah (Richardson) Kidder died on 5 July 1752 at Bedford, Massachusetts.^[9]

Benjamin married 2) Mrs. Judeth (Unknown) Richardson of Billerica on 21 September 1754 at Bedford.^[10]They at least one child born at Bedford:

1. Mary Kidder (b. 5 Aug 1755; d. )^[11]

Death

Benjamin Kidder died on 11 March 1773 in his 71st year at Dudley, Massachusetts.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-LVY : 20 May 2022), Benjaman Kidder, 3 Aug 1702; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZ5-3PF : 20 May 2022), Hannah Richardson in entry for Benjamin Kidder, 9 Nov 1731; citing Marriage, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GL-78Y : 20 May 2022), Hannah in entry for Benjamen Kiddor, 13 Jun 1734; citing Birth, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5V-3PL : 20 May 2022), Hannah in entry for Hannah Kidder, 8 Jul 1735; citing Death, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GL-B3N : 20 May 2022), Hannah Richardson in entry for Hannah Kidder, 6 Jun 1736; citing Birth, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5V-3PY : 20 May 2022), Hannah in entry for Hannah Kidder, 15 Aug 1736; citing Death, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GL-7D3 : 20 May 2022), Hannah in entry for Hannah Kiddor, 28 Jan 1739; citing Birth, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5J-2Q8 : 20 May 2022), Hannah in entry for Hannah Kiddor, 24 Oct 1740; citing Death, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5V-3PV : 20 May 2022), Benjamin in entry for Hannah Mrs. Kidder, 5 Jul 1752; citing Death, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/389565:2129?ssrc=pt&tid=86806708&pid=262006362184
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GL-7D7 : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Kidder in entry for Mary Kiddor, 5 Aug 1755; citing Birth, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010700.
12. ↑ Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/10733570:7249?ssrc=pt&tid=86806708&pid=260061151535

GEDCOM Junk Note

• WikiTree profile Kidder-121 created through the import of DeRiemaecker Family Tree.ged on Aug 3, 2011 by Amanda Smith.This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited. This GEDCOM was created on 4 August 2011 and without biography or proper sourcing until 4 August 2023.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing following additional research by Richardson descendant Carol Baldwin on 4 August 2023.