The Descendants of John Heywood of Concord, Massachusetts

• Born October 19, 1805.
• Parents were Captain ISAIAH KIDDER and HEPZIBAH JONES.
• Married ANN M. POTTER on August 11, 1836. Ann died on February 24, 1872.
• Died February 25, 1885.

CHILDREN

1. EDWARD HARTWELL KIDDER, born August 11, 1840; died in 1921. Graduated from Harvard in 1863. Married MARY LINCOLN HATHAWAY.
2. SUSAN SMITH KIDDER, born November 19, 1843; died in 1900. Married JAMES IVERS LEWIS on December 17, 1868.
3. GILBERT POTTER KIDDER, born May 15, 1845. He never married.
4. FREDERICK KIDDER, born November 12, 1847; died in 1890. Graduated from Harvard in 1870. He never married.
5. ANNA POTTER KIDDER, born September 1, 1851. She never married.
6. MATTHEW GREER KIDDER, born December 5, 1853.

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EDWARD KIDDER. He went to Boston before he was 20, then to Wilmington, N.C. with his brother, Frederick. He was a staunch Union man during the war, remained in business, lost heavily, but maintained his ground, respected by the rebels for his firmness.