Rev. F. Kidder (b. 1811)

KIDDER, ABBOTT

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 6/23/2005 at 22:16:56

Kidder, Rev. F., farmer and minister, Section 21; P.O. Strawberry Point; born in Brattleboro, Vermont in 1811; moved to Chautauqua Co., New York in 1823; thence traveled over the states of New York and Pennsylvania, preaching; he finally located in this county in the Spring of 1865. Married Miss Pamelia Abbott May 15, 1836; she was born in Genesee Co. (near Rochester), New York, Dec. 6, 1815; eight children --- Cora, born Feb. 26, 1837; Lydia D., July 30, 1838; Jeannie, Oct. 26, 1840; Sophia, Sept. 13, 1842; Pamelia, April 2, 1844; Nathan, April 6, 1846; Josephine, March 17, 1857; DeForest, July 11, 1861. They are Close Communion Baptists. He owns 192 acres of land, with choice selected trees, worth $20 per acre.

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