Mary Or Polly Kidder

Brief Life History of Mary Or Polly

When Mary Or Polly Kidder was born on 25 August 1801, in Grafton, Windham, Vermont, United States, her father, John Kidder, was 39 and her mother, Dorothy 'Dolley' Joslyn, was 37. She married Gov. John Stewart Barry on 4 October 1824, in Grafton, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Constantine Township, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States in 1860. She died on 30 March 1869, in Constantine, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Constantine, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gov. John Stewart Barry
1802–1870
Mary Or Polly Kidder
1801–1869
Marriage: 4 October 1824
Helen C Barry
1836–
Justina Barry
about 1850–
Charles H Barry
1844–
Henry Dudley Barry
1860–1939

Sources (7)

  • Mary Barry, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Polly Kidder, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Mary Kidder Barry, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1805

The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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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