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About Pvt. Elijah Kidder
Sons of the American Revolution
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-259711 Rank: Private DAR # A065621
Biography
Elijah Kidder5 (Job4, Joseph3, John2, James1) was the eldest child of Job Kidder and Molly. He was born about 1762 in Goffstown.
He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War volunteering from Goffstown. On 7 Aug 1778 he served as a private in Capt James Aiken Company in Col Moses Keller's Regiment for 27 days including two days travel to Rhode Island from Goffstown, New Hampshire. He was number six in the Goffstown Bounty List (Page 258, Vol IV, NH Rev Rolls). He and his brother Noah, almost starved to death. After traveling many miles, they finally found a safe place to light a fire. They took "the shoes from their feet, roasted, and ate them, declaring it was the sweetest morsel they had ever tasted
He died in 1810 in Goffstown.
On 27 Nov 1783 he married Mary Sargent 1754 – 1849 daughter of Trueworthy Sargent 1729 – 1812 and Hopestill Weed 1732 –. Mary died 30 Mar 1849 in Grantham. They had eight children all born in Goffstown:
John Kidder 1784 – 1879 m Sally Page 1783 – 1872
Jacob Kidder 1787 – 1870 m Mehitable Johonnett 1776 – 1859 (also spelled Jahonett Jahonit)
Betsey Kidder 1790 – 1889 m Allen Kidder 1789 – 1871
Edward Kidder 1792 – 1872 m Nancy Azubah 1790 – 1869
Polly Kidder 1799 – 1832 m Timothy Kidder 1796 – 1873
Lucy Kidder 1805 – 1880 m Benjamin Franklin Martin 1805 – 1874
Jesse Kidder 1808 – 1901 m Annie Maria Cary 1810 – 1889 and removed to Vermont
Sources
- SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004
- Sources including ref books, DAR and SAR apps can be downloaded here: link
- 9 Feb 2016 Sons of the American Revolution Application # 197553 Roland Henry Baker, III
- Sons of the American Revolution # 5173 Roland Henry Baker Sr
- Daughters of the American Revolution # 509154
- History of the town of Goffstown 1733-1920 by George Plummer Hadley 1924 Volum 2 pp 256 – 258 link to download PDF
- U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C. Regiment : Eames Company of Rangers, 1776 (Folder 75) - Langdon´s Company of Horse Vol, 1777-1778 (Folder 108)
- Marriage of Elijah Kidder to Mary Sargent 27 Nov 1783. Citation: Ancestry,com. New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: “New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947.” Online index and digital images. New England Historical Genealogical Society. Citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire. Surname Range : Keane – Kimball. Date 27 Nov 1783.
- “A genealogy of the Kidder family comprising the descendants in the male line of Ensign James Kidder 1626-1676 or Cambridge” Chapter 5 by Morgan Hewitt (1941) page 85 link for ancestry members only
- “A history of the Kidder family from A.D. 1320 to 1676, including a biography of our emigrant ancestor, James Kidder, also a genealog of his descendants through his son, John Kidder, who settled in Chelmsford, Mass., about 1681.” by Frank Eugene Kidder (1886) pages 32, 45, 125 – 126. link
- S24 Title: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 Data Changed: Date: 27 Jan 2014 Time: 13:39:33 CREA Date: 27 Jan 2014 Time: 12:35:42 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
- Military: (7 Aug 1778 — Age: 16) New Hampshire, USA
- Private in Capt James Aiken Company: (7 Aug 1778 — Age: 16) Rhode Island, Volumteer in the Continental Army
- Marriage to Mary Sargent: (27 Nov 1783 — Age: 21) Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
- Residence: (1790 — Age: 28) Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
- Residence: (1810 — Age: 48) Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
- Residence: USA
- Updated from Ancestry Genealogy by SmartCopy: Nov 10 2015, 1:05:53 UTC
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Pvt. Elijah Kidder's Timeline
| 1762 |
March 30, 1762
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Goffstown, New Hampshire
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| 1784 |
1784
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Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
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1787
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Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
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September 13, 1790
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Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
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May 15, 1792
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Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
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1799
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Goffstown, NH, United States
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November 27, 1805
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Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
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April 29, 1808
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Goffstown, NH, United States
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1810
Age 47
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Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
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