Hello, Could this be your Calvin KIDDER? Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 1 Number 206 Date March 22 1799 County Saint John Place Saint John Newspaper The Saint John Gazette The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate. Scoodiac, Charlotte Co., upset of mail boat crossing to St. Andrews. Five drowned: James SPRAGUE, Calvin KIDDER, James TROTT, John HODGE, Samuel TROTT (see original) My notes: Scoodiac River is another name for the St Croix River that forms the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. St. Andrews was settled by Penobscot Loyalists who also settled along the St Croix River in places like Oak Bay. My ancestor Sylvester Cottrell was a loyalist who settled in St. David parish near Oak Bay. He does not appear on any Penobscot Loyalist list. His son's land grant petition mentions the family fleeing Isleborough to Castine to be under British protection because his father was a "tory". The family eventually moved to New Brunswick on their own. There are also statements from Colin Campbell, one of the notable Penobscot Loyalists. He did get the land grants. So given the time frame and where he moved to I would assume he was a "Tory". I do not see Kidder listed in the Land Grant Petitions but usually the sons and grandsons petition. 73 Eric ----- Start Original Message ----- Sent: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:49:36 -0400 From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <newengland-societies@rootsweb.com>, <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com>, <genMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] Patriot's Day Activities - 19th and 20th > Hello, > > Just a reminder for people in or near Boston and Cambridge, MA, this weekend > (or visiting), the annual Patriot's Day activities will be taking place. > The State Holiday is on Monday, but I've read that at least 2 towns will be > holding some of the events on Sunday - the 19th of April. > > http://www.arlingtonma.gov:80/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_HServe/Veterans/PatriotsDayParade > > http://www.arlingtonhistorical.org/ > > This is strange. Patriot's Day activities are not mentioned on the site > for the Bedford Historical Society (or the town's web site). > > http://www.bedfordmahistory.org/calendar.htm > > The events in Concord, MA, are mentioned on the town's web site. I'm > having trouble finding the web site for the Concord Historical Society: > > http://www.concordma.gov/pages/ConcordMA_BComm/calendar > > There are events in Lexington: > > http://www.lexingtonhistory.org/pmwiki.php?n=Main.UpcomingEvents > > There is an event in Cambridge on Sunday, but I'm not sure it's directly > related to Patriot's Day: > > http://www.cambridgehistory.org/Events/2009_calendar.html > > Oh, the web site for the City of Cambridge mentions an event for Monday: > > http://www.cambridgema.gov/VET/NewsDetail.cfm?story_id=2099 > > Don't forget the famous "Paul Revere's Ride" which also went through > Somerville, etc. > > http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/recreate.shtml > > And, don't forget that 3 or 4 other men "rode off" that night - some > traveling to other Colonies. > > http://www.usa-patriotism.com/speeches/revere1.htm > > http://openlibrary.org/b/OL4929162M/Bicentennial-history-of-the-midnight-ride%2C-April-18-19%2C-1775%2C-of-William-Dawes%2C-first-rider-for-revolution > > http://www.michellehenry.fr/revolution.htm > > http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/50th_anniversary.html > > Perhaps someone can remind me of the names of the other "riders" - that > fateful night ! > > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > FYI: > I probably have several ancestors who fought during the Revolutionary War. > I've never made a list of them. But, one of my ancestors, Calvin KIDDER > (1765-1799), is a mystery to researchers. He was the middle son of Joseph > KIDDER in New Ipswich and Temple, NH. At ~Age 18, he left NH with other > families to head to New Brunswick. His older brother, Wilder KIDDER, was > a "famous and animated Fifer" in the War, and he fought in several Colonies, > including NY and NJ. His younger brother, Joseph, Jr., fought at Age 13. > But, no one knows whether Calvin fought - before he left ~1784. > > Possibly related to Calvin's son's family was William WILKINS who served > from "Maine" as "light duty." And, Ashabel RICE fought. Hmmm. > I'll have to check out whether ancestors on same branch of tree fought: > HUTCHINSON, CROSBY, FROST, etc. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ----- End Original Message -----