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George Wilder Kidder

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George Wilder Kidder

Birth
East Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
16 Dec 1932 (aged 87)
Staatsburg, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Burial
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, USA Add to Map
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GEORGE WILDER KIDDER, foreman for Ice Co., of Hyde Park, Dutchess Co., NY, in 1880, born at East Alstead, N.H., 10 Apr. 1845; died at Staatsburg, NY, Dutchess Co., 16 Dec. 1932. He married at Rhinebeck, NY, 24 Dec. 1873, JULIA CONTENT RISLEY, born at Staatsburg, NY, 1 July 1848; died there 7 Feb. 1922, daughter of William H. and Permelia (Sleight) Risley.

George Wilder Kidder purchased a half-interest in a machine shop at Alstead, being a member of the firm of Roob & Kidder for two years, selling out in the fall of 1869. He appeared in 1870 living in Alstead, NH, and removed to Staatsburg, Dutchess County, NY, shortly thereafter. He was a carpenter; then began dealing in lumber and building material as a member of the firm of Herrick & Kidder, which continued for five years, or until a fire in April 1875, when the partnership was dissolved. George Kidder for the next ten years employed by the Mutual Benefit Ice Co., being weight master in the summer and superintendent on the river during the winter season. In 1887 he bought out the coal business of James Roach, at Staatsburg, to which he immediately added a stock of lumber and building material, since then he carried on a very successfully business.

Children, born at Staatsburg:
BERTHA MORRISON, b. 7 Jan. 1875.
GEORGE NELSON, b. 20 Aug. 1877.
GEORGE WILDER KIDDER, foreman for Ice Co., of Hyde Park, Dutchess Co., NY, in 1880, born at East Alstead, N.H., 10 Apr. 1845; died at Staatsburg, NY, Dutchess Co., 16 Dec. 1932. He married at Rhinebeck, NY, 24 Dec. 1873, JULIA CONTENT RISLEY, born at Staatsburg, NY, 1 July 1848; died there 7 Feb. 1922, daughter of William H. and Permelia (Sleight) Risley.

George Wilder Kidder purchased a half-interest in a machine shop at Alstead, being a member of the firm of Roob & Kidder for two years, selling out in the fall of 1869. He appeared in 1870 living in Alstead, NH, and removed to Staatsburg, Dutchess County, NY, shortly thereafter. He was a carpenter; then began dealing in lumber and building material as a member of the firm of Herrick & Kidder, which continued for five years, or until a fire in April 1875, when the partnership was dissolved. George Kidder for the next ten years employed by the Mutual Benefit Ice Co., being weight master in the summer and superintendent on the river during the winter season. In 1887 he bought out the coal business of James Roach, at Staatsburg, to which he immediately added a stock of lumber and building material, since then he carried on a very successfully business.

Children, born at Staatsburg:
BERTHA MORRISON, b. 7 Jan. 1875.
GEORGE NELSON, b. 20 Aug. 1877.


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  • Originally Created by: Beverly Kane
  • Added: May 19, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90406603/george_wilder-kidder: accessed ), memorial page for George Wilder Kidder (10 Apr 1845–16 Dec 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90406603, citing Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, USA; Maintained by GNK (contributor 49543478).