Hello, Among my KIDDER ancestors who were centered around Princeton, Maine, from 1850 on, were two men, a father and son, who both married women with the surname, WILKINS. I had originally guessed that they were somehow related: "Calvin" Kidder married Mary Wilkins in 1834, I believe, and they lived their married life between Amity and Calais, Maine. Mary Jane Wilkins was from Amity, Maine, in Aroostook County. Their son, Joseph Kidder, married Clarissa Wilkins in 1869, and they lived their married life in Princeton, Maine. Clarissa Wilkins was the daughter of George W. Wilkins and Mary Ann (Harriman) Wilkins. They were living in Canterbury, NB, in the 1861 Census, and when Clarissa met Joseph Kidder. Clarissa and some of her siblings were born in Maine, so that is where the family originated. The rest of the children were born in New Brunswick. A very helpful lady has just provided me the information that George W. Wilkins probably came from Newburyport, MA. And, his wife, the former Mary Ann Harriman came from Sommersworth, NH, and they married in Sommersworth in 1845. My question is about George W. Wilkins and Miss Mary Jane Wilkins who were probably born within a year of each other, probably around 1800. Mr. and Mrs. George Wilkins probably lived the beginning of their married life in northern Maine. And, Mr. and Mrs. "Calvin" Kidder lived the beginning part of their married life in Amity, ME, where Mrs. Kidder was living when she first met "Calvin." Does anyone know if they were somehow related? Or, is it possible that Mary Jane Wilkins grew up in a Wilkins family from northern Maine or New Brunswick, and was not related to George W. Wilkins who probably moved up that way after his marriage in 1845. (Note: Mary Jane Wilkins was living in Amity, ME, around 1830 or before.) Additionally, a family story was that one of my great-grandfather's aunts (?) was a Native American. He was G. Sanford Kidder, oldest son of Joseph and Clarissa (Wilkins) Kidder. Does anyone know of any Wilkins / Native American marriages in northern Maine in the 1700's? Is their any possibility that Miss Mary Jane Wilkins was part Native American? I know there is a Native American presence around Princeton, Maine, where my Kidder ancestors owned land, from possibly 1785. Thank you for your time, Betty (near Lowell, MA)