This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bbffrrpp Surnames: Wright, Reed, Kidder, Crosby Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/16615/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I'm trying to learn more about the extended family of Charles "Proctor" KIDDER (1801-1867) of Westford, MA. Some records show him as Proctor KIDDER. In 1827, he married Mary Ann WRIGHT, b~1808, reported to have been the daughter of Luther WRIGHT and Priscilla REED. The couple was probably in the Chelmsford or Westford area, but I don't find them in census until 1810 in Westford. "Proctor" and Mary KIDDER divorced and then remarried in Groton, MA, in 1835. They then had 4 children, 3 daughters and a son, between 1836 and 1841. Unfortunately, Mary died as a result of childbirth in early 1841. I have a suspicion their 4 very young children, 5 to newborn, might have been raised by another family in Westford. In Sept. 1841, "Proctor" remarried to Clarissa CROSBY (1804-1878). She went to the Poor Farm in 1845 and delivered a son there in Feb. 1846. By 1850 she had "taken off" and ended up bringing her very young son to a family in Hebron, NH. (Clarissa is a mystery lady as no one can figure out who her parents were.) I was just wondering if anyone has researched Charles and Mary KIDDER of Westford and knows something about their children's childhood years. I have very basic information on the marriages of their 3 daughters, and I just found out that their son, Charles Henry KIDDER, 1839, married a woman from Maine. And the couple moved to Cleveland, OH, and raised their children there. Possibly after the Civil War. Betty (near Lowell, MA) (on Lists for almost 9 yrs.; now an Admin for 9 Lists, including CAN-USA-Migration) 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.