Hello, I have just joined this List because I am trying to solve a small KIDDER mystery. You might have seen my posting on the STILES Message Board, so I'll summarize what I said here. My ancestors were Joseph and Rebecca (CHAMBERLAIN) KIDDER who left Chelmsford / Westford, MA, to go up to New Ipswich, NH, with his two brothers and their families. Joseph and Rebecca moved over to Temple, NH, when that town was formed. They had 7 children, and there is only some information on them as adults. Their oldest was Wilder KIDDER who fought long and hard in the Revolutionary War. He married in NJ, and eventually moved up to NY and then back to NH, but had no children. Their youngest was Calvin KIDDER, who around Age 18, followed other NH families up to New Brunswick and remained there. He was my ancestor. He died "at sea" in Feb. 1799, only about a week after his only child was born. Their middle son was Joseph KIDDER and he is the mystery. He was born in NH in 1763, and he fought in the War as a very young teen. Joseph, Jr., "might" have died while fighting in upstate NY. There was a Joseph KIDDER who died there. BUT, the vital records of Temple, NH, has a Joseph KIDDER, Jr., marrying a Mrs. Hulda STILES there in 1795. .. BUT, the KIDDER book says that it was Joseph KIDDER, son of Francis, and born in MA, who married ..Miss.. Huldah STILES (dau. of Asa and Huldah (BIXBY) STILES, and born in MA. The 1880 Census has a son, Nelson KIDDER, listing his parents as both born in NH. The web site for Temple, NH, has 3 STILES marriages in the town during the 1790's. It shows a 1775 Census having a John STILES in the town. The 1790 Census has Asa STILES and Ebenezer STILES in the town, and staying there from 1820's. (There were about 10 STILES families in Hillsborough County, NH, in the 1790 to 1820's timeframe.) Asa is said to have come up there from Middleton, MA. The 1860 Census has the widow, Mrs. Hulda KIDDER living with her unmarried daughters in a nearby town. But, the book says that Joseph KIDDER (her husband) moving to Topsham, Maine, and remaining there permanently. It does not say when he died, or when he moved up there. The book says they had 6 children live. Asa KIDDER, Jefferson KIDDER (his twin, Washington KIDDER died as infant), and Nelson KIDDER, and their only daughter who married was Olive KIDDER who married Dr. David WILEY. So, this family is of a KIDDER / STILES marriage, but we don't know which KIDDER and which STILES. I've checked on-line, and I don't think I found mention of how many children Asa and Huldah (BIXBY) STILES had ! (I don't think I've found any mention of anyone having a daughter, Hulda / Huldah, in other families. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. I just checked the STILES web site someone mentioned, and the KIDDER name does not show up in a search, and neither does BIXBY. New List created on Feb. 1: CAN-USA-MIGRATION For Genealogy researchers, please remember to check the archives of the Lists & Boards for both your surnames and place-names.