Good morning, In my continuing search for KIDDER information, I had a new thought yesterday. My ancestor, Calvin Kidder, left New Ipswich and Temple, NH, around 1783 to 1785, and headed north! .... It appears that he was NOT .. a United Empire Loyalist. ... When I checked the paragraph in my (old) "World Book," it stated that many Colonists ..with money.. traveled .. with ... the "Loyalists" .. so that they could get up to "Maine" and "Canada" in order to have the ability to purchase some .. valuable land! This .. sounds more like what Calvin might have done. So, working backwards, I'd like to ask whether any other families which migrated to "Nova Scotia" or the "Northern Territory of Massachusetts" around 1785 ..... originally came from New Ipswich or Temple, NH. (Or possibly from Westford or Chelmsford, MA, where Calvin had many cousins.) Calvin Kidder had many siblings and many cousins, and yet no one with the last name, Kidder, traveled with him. No Kidder traveled to that area until much later. (However, I am aware that Richard Kidder settled near Dresden, ME, in 1765.) (And, between 1800 and 1820, twenty Kidder cousins moved to "Maine.") Have a good weekend, Wish I were there, Betty (near Lowell, MA)

My ancestor went the Passamaquoddy Bay area from New Market, N.H. but he also refused to sign the petition to support the Rev. War. in 1776. So I assume he left sometime shortly after 1776. After the War he settled on the American side of the border in Maine at Dennysville. Maybe he just didn't want to bear arm against anybody. He was the Head Elder of the church in Dennysville so I take him to be a very religious man. His Tombstone says something like: Remember the Words I Have Spoken to You. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "BBFFRRPP" <BBFFRRPP@mediaone.net> To: <MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 4:01 AM Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] KIDDER ..... And Other People in Maine Who Came from NEW IPSWICH, NH !! > Good morning, > > In my continuing search for KIDDER information, I had a new thought > yesterday. My ancestor, Calvin Kidder, left New Ipswich and Temple, NH, > around 1783 to 1785, and headed north! .... It appears that he was NOT .. > a United Empire Loyalist. ... When I checked the paragraph in my (old) > "World Book," it stated that many Colonists ..with money.. traveled .. with > ... the "Loyalists" .. so that they could get up to "Maine" and "Canada" in > order to have the ability to purchase some .. valuable land! > > This .. sounds more like what Calvin might have done. So, working > backwards, I'd like to ask whether any other families which migrated to > "Nova Scotia" or the "Northern Territory of Massachusetts" around 1785 > ..... originally came from New Ipswich or Temple, NH. > (Or possibly from Westford or Chelmsford, MA, where Calvin had many > cousins.) > > Calvin Kidder had many siblings and many cousins, and yet no one with the > last name, Kidder, traveled with him. No Kidder traveled to that area > until much later. (However, I am aware that Richard Kidder settled > near Dresden, ME, in 1765.) (And, between 1800 and 1820, twenty Kidder > cousins moved to "Maine.") > > Have a good weekend, Wish I were there, Betty > > (near Lowell, MA) > > >