----- Original Message ----- From: "bbffrrpp" <bbffrrpp@mediaone.net> To: <Maine-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 6:43 AM Subject: JULIA (KIDDER) ROBINSON, RUTH (KIDDER) MOORE, AURELIA (KIDDER) HARRIS > Good morning, > > I have been researching my line of KIDDER men for about 7-8 years. My line > of Kidder men goes: James, John, Thomas, Joseph, Calvin, Joseph > "Calvin," Joseph, George "Sanford," Clinton, and Clinton. > > My great-grandfather was "Sanford" Kidder, and he was born in Princeton, ME, > in 1870. He was the oldest of six children born to Joseph and Clarissa > Kidder* of Princeton, ME. The six children were: George "Sanford," > Julia, Frank, Ruth, Clinton, and Aurelia Kidder. > > During my research, with a little bit of luck, I was able to find out about > the married lives of the three brothers. But, I have had no luck > whatsoever in obtaining information about the married lives of the three > sisters. From a Family Bible in the hands of a Kidder in Portland, ME, > I was able to find out their husband's names, and the years of the births, > marriages, and deaths of the three sisters. But, I know nothing of any > children born to them. > > If anyone can offer me any clues about these three sisters, I would very > much appreciate it. Their married names would have been: > Mrs. John Robinson (Mrs. Julia Robinson) > Mrs. Alex Moore (Mrs. Ruth Moore) > Mrs. John Harris (Mrs. Aurelia "Rilla" Harris) > > I have a suspicion that, after their marriages, they continued to live in > the towns near Princeton, ME. > > The Kidder's first moved to Princeton, ME, sometime between 1850 and 1870. > However, I have a suspicion that a Calvin Kidder (1765-1799) had a Land > Grant in Princeton, ME, which he never settled on. When he moved to that > area in 1785, he very soon after.... moved across the river and settled in > St. Stephen, New Brunswick. > > He was killed in a boating accident on the St. Croix River in March 1799. > In January 1799, he had a son born to him. His birth name was Joseph > "Calvin" Kidder, but he was known throughout his life as Calvin Kidder > (1799-1891). In my research, I refer to them as "the two Calvin's." > > I still know nothing about the wife of Calvin Kidder, but saw a very brief > mention in the LDS records that he might have married in St. Stephen in > early 1798. In turn, I also know nothing about the mother of Calvin > Kidder (1799-1891). This Calvin remained living in St. Stephen until he > was about 30, and then he moved back across the river to Calais, ME. At > around Age 34, he married a woman from northern ME (Mary Wilkins). They > lived in several different towns, starting out in Calais, ME. > > They had 6 or 7 children, and at least 30 grandchildren, mostly from the > marriages of their three sons who grew to adulthood. Sometime between > 1850 and 1870, John Kidder, Joseph Kidder, and Calvin Kidder ("Cal, Jr."), > all had large farms in Princeton, ME. Calvin Kidder, the father, didn't > live in Princeton until he moved into his married daughter's home, later in > life. > > *The maiden name of Mrs. Joseph Kidder was Clarissa WILKINS. She was born > in Maine, but the family moved over to New Brunswick. As it turned out, > Joseph Kidder's father, "Calvin" Kidder married a woman whose name was Mary > WILKINS, who was living in northern ME. Clarissa's father was George > Wilkins. I have not yet found the connection between George Wilkins and > Mary Wilkins. > > Thank you for your time, Betty > > (near Lowell, MA) > > > > > > >