James Alexander Kidder (1812 - 1891)

Born 21 Jan 1812 in Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susan P. (Washburn) Kidder — married 12 Oct 1840 in Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1891 at age 79 in Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Birth

James Alexander Kidder was born at Alstead, New Hampshire, on 21 Jan 1812, the son of James Kidder and Hannah (Brooks) Kidder.^[1]

Marriage

James Alexander Kidder married Susan P. Washburn at Alstead, New Hampshire, on 12 Oct 1840.^[1][2] They lived and farmed in the East Alstead section of that town for the rest of their lives.

In 1850, James A. Kidder, 38, farmer, and Susan Kidder, 30, were living at Alstead with Merrill Kidder, 6.^[3]

In 1860, James A. Kidder, 48, farmer, and Susan Kidder, 40, were living at Alstead with Merrill J. Kidder, 16, farmer, Sarah A. Kidder, 8, and Abba M. Kidder, 1.^[4]

In 1870, James A, Kidder, 57, farmer, and Susan Kidder, 50, were living at Alstead with Angie T. Kidder, 18, and Abbie M. Kidder, 11.^[5]

In 1880, James A. Kidder, 68, farmer, and his wife, Susan P. Kidder, 60, were living at Alstead with their daughter Abbie M. Kidder, 21, teacher, and Susan's mother, Nancy Washburn, 85.^[6]

Children

James and Susan (Washburn) Kidder were the parents of four children, all born at Alstead, New Hampshire:^[1]

1. Mary Jane Kidder, born on 19 Jul 1841, died on 4 Feb 1844
2. Merrill James Kidder, born on 4 Feb 1844
3. Angie Sarah Kidder, born on 30 Oct 1851
4. Abbie Maria Kidder, born on 25 Jan 1859

Death

James A. Kidder died from old age and consumption at Alstead, New Hampshire, on 12 Sep 1891, with his age at his death recorded as 79 years, 7 months, 21 days.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Frank E. Kidder, A history of the Kidder family from A.D. 1320 to 1676, including a biography of our emigrant ancestor, James Kidder, also a genealogy of his descendants through his son, John Kidder, who settled in Chelmsford, Mass., about 1681 (Alliston, Mass., 1886), pages 56-57 and pages 106-107
2. ↑ William Willis Hayward, The history of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889 (Lowell, Mass., 1889), page 967
3. ↑ James A. Kidder family, in United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > household 251 > family 282 > image 31 of 34; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ James A. Kidder family, in United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > household 217 > family 217 > image 24 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ James A. Kidder family, in United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > househoild 22 > family 21 > image 3 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ James A. Kidder family, in United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > ED 46 > image 13 of 21; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
7. ↑ Transcription of the death record of James A. Kidder, in New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947, database with images, FamilySearch > FHL film #004243613 > image 1326 of 4876; Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.