Hello, I've spent a week working on a "KIDDER family" mystery. I started it a couple years ago and am working on it again. It involves 2 Joseph KIDDER "teens" who were cousins, and both seem to have fought in the Revolutionary War as teens. One was Joseph, son of Francis, of MA, and the other, Joseph, Jr., of NH. The problem is that one seems to have died in Saratoga, NY, in 1777, and one seems to have survived and went to Temple, NH, to marry and have children. The "KIDDER book" says that it was Joseph, son of Francis, who survived and moved to Temple where he married Huldah STILES in 1795. And, very little is known about Joseph, Jr., "of Temple." I've gone over all my notes this week, and my "hunch" is that the researchers in the 1800's confused the 2 boys and that it was Joseph, Jr., who married Huldah. To get to the Michigan part of the story, Joseph and Huldah KIDDER had 6 children who survived, 3 sons and 3 daughters. Their first son, Asa KIDDER, married in NY to Maria BURBANK. Asa and Maria KIDDER were probably in NY State for a while, but they seem to have moved to Michigan at some point. Their first child, George KIDDER, died as a teen in NY in 1850. Their 2nd child, Stella KIDDER, married in 1862 in NY to James M. SERVOSS. But, the "KIDDER book" says that James and Stella SERVOSS lived in Marshall, Calhoun Co., MI. I checked census data last night, and I found the couple in Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI, in 1870. And, Asa and Betsey KIDDER, are living beside them. The book says that James and Stella SERVOSS had twins in 1806, George and Bessie. But in 1870 there was only George. But, in 1880, there is George, 13, and a younger sister, Bessie, 6. I couldn't find this family in 1900 - anywhere, including the SERVOS spelling. I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this family. One tidbit of information which would help me to find out which Joseph KIDDER back in NH died in 1777 and which one married Hulda - is finding the corrent name of Asa KIDDER's father. By the way, Asa and Maria ("Betsey??") KIDDER had a 3rd child, Edna C. KIDDER, b1839. She seems to have never married and was a teacher. She is found living with her parents in Paw Paw in 1870 and 1880. Asa is listed as a wagon maker. Betty (near Lowell, MA) (on Lists for 8 years; now an Administrator of 8 Lists, including CAN-USA-Migration) FYI: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1255/1255.htm There is much discussion on the Lists about "Geocities" closing down. If you go to Yahoo's home page, you should be able to find the latest information on that. George Kidder in FL is working on getting his web site to another place !