James Kidder (1745 - 1820)

Born 3 May 1745 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Wood) Kidder — married 18 Jul 1771 in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1820 at age 75 in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Lieutenant James Kidder served with 14th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Biography

James Kidder of Alstead, New Hampshire, made his will on 9 Jun 1820. He names his wife, Deborah Kidder; his daughters, Anna Brooks, Abigail Baker, Grace Briant, and Deborah Blake; and his sons, James Kidder, Chapin Kidder, Ezra Kidder, and Nahum Kidder. He appoints Ezra Kidder as his executor.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Will of James Kidder, in New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982, Probate Estate Files, 1769-1885 > image 850; Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Cheshire County), Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8996 #681032, James Kidder probate.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-01-06), "Record of James Kidder", Ancestor # A065627.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7Y7-T13 : 6 April 2020), James Kidden in entry for Grace Bryant, 01 Feb 1872; citing North Brookfield, Massachusetts, v 249 p 344, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,201.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YJKJ : 10 November 2020), James Kidder, 3 May 1745; citing Birth, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934227.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH91-DYG : 10 November 2020), James Kidder, 1 May 1771; citing Marriage, Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009539.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH9B-6XG : 10 November 2020), James Kidder, 18 Jul 1771; citing Marriage, Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009539.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHND-4LM : 10 November 2020), James Kidder in entry for Grace Bryant, 1 Feb 1872; citing Death, North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004281883.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGC-HYT : 8 April 2020), James Kidder in entry for James Kidder, 27 Jul 1774; citing Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,010.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGC-4WR : 8 April 2020), James Kidder in entry for Abigail Kidder, 08 Oct 1776; citing Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,010.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGC-4LF : 8 April 2020), James Kidder in entry for Chapin Kidder, 12 Apr 1779; citing Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,010.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGC-4BZ : 8 April 2020), James Kidder in entry for Ezra Kidder, 29 Jul 1782; citing Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,010.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGC-H6D : 8 April 2020), James Kidder in entry for Lance Kidder, 28 May 1784; citing Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,010.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGC-Z9S : 8 April 2020), James Kidder in entry for Nahum Kidder, 20 Feb 1790; citing Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,010.
• (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGC-47Q : 8 April 2020), James Kidder in entry for Anna Kidder, ; citing Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,010.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 January 2021), memorial page for Lieut James Kidder (14 May 1745–10 Jun 1820), Find A Grave: Memorial #42668993, citing East Alstead Cemetery, East Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by KIDDER (contributor 49543478) .