Susanna (Osgood) Kittredge (1754 - 1840)

Born 23 Aug 1754 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Kittredge — married 7 Nov 1771 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1840 at age 85 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

SUSANNA OSGOOD, b. at Andover, 23 Oct 1754 daughter of Peter Osgood and Sarah Johnson;^[1] d. at Andover, 28 Apr 1840;^[2][3] m. at Andover, 7 Nov 1771,^[4] Dr. THOMAS KITTREDGE, b. at Andover, 13 Jul 1746 son of John and Sarah (Merriam) Kittredge;^[5] Thomas d. at Andover, 16 Oct 1818.^[6]

Dr. Thomas Kittredge studied medicine in Newburyport and then settled in Andover. He was surgeon to Col. James Frye’s regiment during the Revolution and was at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He served in the Massachusetts legislature and was an early member of the Massachusetts medical society.^[7]

Susanna and Thomas’s sons John and Joseph followed in the medical tradition of the family. Granddaughter Maria Susanna Cummins (daughter of Maria and David Cummins) was author of The Lamplighter published in 1854, a best-selling novel of the era.

Probate Records

Thomas Kittredge did not leave a will and on 4 December 1818, the following heirs petitioned requesting that William Johnson be named administrator: widow Susannah, John Kittredge, Lemuel LeBarron, D. Cummins, and Joseph Kittredge. Those signing as witnesses to this document were Susan Kittredge, Martha LeBarron, Catherine Cummins, and Maria F. Kittredge. William Johnson was named administrator 5 January 1819. Thomas had an extensive estate with real estate valued at $16,208. This included the main house with outbuildings on 20 acres valued at $6,500, tavern house on five acres valued at $3,000, the “old house” at $850, a mill house with nine acres at $650, and several other lots of land. There was $4,650 in bank stock. Numerous notes were due the estate and the total value of the personal estate was $17,221.35 for a total estate value of $33,429.35.^[8]

Susanna Kittredge did not leave a will and on 5 May 1840, the following heirs-at-law requested that Francis Cummins be named administrator: D. Cummins, Thomas Kittredge, William LeBaron, and Joseph W. Kittredge. Susanna had no real estate and personal estate was valued at $7,112.51, all but a cow valued at $25 in the form of bank notes, cash, and notes due the estate.^[9]

Children

Susanna and Thomas were parents of seven children born at Andover.

i SUSANNA KITTREDGE, b. 10 Aug 1772; d. 19 May 1829. Susanna did not marry.

ii JOHN KITTREDGE, b. 15 Dec 1775; d. at Gloucester, MA, 31 Aug 1822; m. at Gloucester, 21 May 1806, MARY PLUMMER, b. at Milton, 1783 daughter of David and Mary (Card) Plummer; Mary d. at Milton, 8 May 1865. Mary married second Gen. Moses Whitney on 16 Nov 1825.

iii MARTHA OSGOOD KITTREDGE, b. 31 Oct 1778; d. at Andover, 6 Nov 1839; m. at Andover, 29 Nov 1809, LEMUEL LEBARRON, b. at Rochester, MA, 10 Jan 1780 son of Lemuel and Elizabeth (Allen) LeBarron; Lemuel d. at Bergen, NY, 5 Dec 1843.

iv SARAH KITTREDGE, b. 27 Apr 1781; d. 12 Feb 1796.

v JOSEPH KITTREDGE, b. 25 Oct 1783; d. at Andover, 4 Sep 1847; m. at Salem, 19 Dec 1819, HANNAH HODGES, b. at Salem, 10 Oct 1793 daughter of George and Lydia (Gale) Hodges; Hannah d. at North Andover, 1 Jul 1877.

vi CATHERINE KITTREDGE, b. 15 Nov 1788; d. at Salem, 17 Jul 1824; m. at Andover, 17 Aug 1815, as his second wife, DAVID CUMMINS, b. at Topsfield, 13 Aug 1785 son of David and Mehitable (Cave) Cummins; David d. at Dorchester, MA, 3 Apr 1855. David was first married to Sally Porter and third married to Catherine’s sister Maria (see below).

vii MARIA FRANKLIN KITTREDGE, b. 26 Dec 1792; d. at Boston, 31 Jan 1873; m. at Andover, 17 Oct 1825, as his third wife, DAVID CUMMINS (see sister Catherine just above).

Sources and Footnotes

1. ↑ Andover Vital Records, Births 1645-1801; https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/270718?token=325b5a14d5a5a9c23605a5084f5f7aeeb6c75582e58db1653208306a90ae0fe6
2. ↑ Kittredge, Susanna, wid. Thomas, M. D., Apr. 28, 1840, a. 86 y.; Andover Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_D488.shtml
3. ↑ Interred at Second Burying Ground in Andover Find A Grave: Memorial #55387436
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWY-TPG3 : 11 May 2022), Thos Kittredge and Susanna Osgood, 7 Nov 1771; citing Marriage, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009715.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZK7-HXX : 15 January 2020), Thomas Kitteridg, 1746.
6. ↑ Thomas, Dr., M. D., an eminent Physician and Surgeon, a firm supporter of Civil and Religious Liberty, - for many years a Representative of the town in the General Court" [apoplexy, C.R.1.], Oct. 16, 1818, a. 72 y.; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_D488.shtml
7. ↑ “Thomas Kittredge”, Appleton’s Cyclopedia of American Biography 1600-1889, volume III, p 559
8. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 15891
9. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 15890