Brief Life History of Joseph
When Ensign Joseph Kidder was born on 13 October 1725, in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Thomas Kidder, was 35 and his mother, Joanna Keyes, was 30. He married Rebecca Chamberlain on 27 February 1752, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He registered for military service in 1776. He died on 19 April 1817, in Temple, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Temple, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Joseph Kidder, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Joseph Kidder, "New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Joseph Kidder, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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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