Brief Life History of Gustavus
When Gustavus Kidder was born on 15 February 1819, in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States, his father, John Kidder, was 34 and his mother, Abigail Huston, was 32. He married Esther Hollenbeck on 6 August 1843, in Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Tuolumne, Tuolumne, California, United States in 1850 and Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. He died on 17 August 1864, in Hopewell, Virginia, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia, United States.
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- G Kidder, "United States Census, 1850"
- Gustavas Kidder, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Gustavus Kidder, "Find A Grave Index"
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1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Kidgier, an occupational name, probably from an assibilated form of Middle English kiddier ‘pedlar’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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