This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bbffrrpp Surnames: Kidder, Stiles Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stiles/1012/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello. My main research of 12 years is on the KIDDER name. There is a KIDDER book which was published in 1941, and has very good data. But, I occasionally come across a small mystery. One is about 2 Joseph KIDDER's. They are cousins to each other. One Joseph was born in 1761 and was a son of Francis KIDDER. One Joseph was born in 1763 and was the son of Joseph KIDDER, noting that he would be Joseph, Jr. The KIDDER book has the Joseph, b1761 leaving Concord, MA, and moving to Temple, NH, where he married Hulda STILES in 1795. And, it has Hulda born in 1772 in Middleton, MA, and the daughter of Asa and Hulda (BIXBY) STILES. But, a web site for Temple, NH, offers "vital records" from early Temple, and there you find a marriage record in 1795 for .. Joseph KIDDER, Jr., and Mrs. Hulda STILES, of Temple. I did a quick search on this Board and didn't find this family mentioned. Can anyone offer information on whether the Hulda who married in Temple, NH, in 1795 was a single lady or a married lady? Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. I posted a query on this family in April and did not receive any responses. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.