KIDDER'S .. Born in Washington County, Maine !
Good morning,I continue to be interested in the Kidder's who were born in Washington County in MAINE!In particular, I would LOVE to hear from descendants of three KIDDER brothers who at one time or another lived in Princeton, ME.(Also in Calais, ME.)John (Jonathon) KIDDER was the oldest, and he probably lived in Calais, ME, with his first wife, Helen HUNTLEY, and their five children, Charles, Almyra, William, John Melvin, and Helen.(As a young adult, Charles moved to Hawaii and remained there.)John's second wife was Jane, and they had a son, Joseph Lewis Kidder. ....John's next youngest brother was Joseph KIDDER, who married Clarissa WILKINS."Joe" and "Clara" had six children:George "Sanford," Julia, Frank, Ruth, Clinton, and Aurelia.....The next brother was James "Calvin" Kidder, Jr."Cal, Jr." married Miranda McLAUGHLIN, and reportedly they had 13 children born to them, but in the 1900 Census, only 5 were living.Even though the descendants of this couple continue to live in Washington County, ME, they refuse to correspond with me.Thus, I know very little about ALL of their children and grandchildren.So far, we have collected the following names:Daniel, Joseph, Ella, Frank, Henry, Harry, William, Clinton, Belle, Arthur, and Chester....Most of the ~30 grandchildren of James "Calvin" and Mary Jane (WILKINS) KIDDER were born between the 1860's and 1880's.