Friday, March 12, 2010

Actress and Author Margaret "Margot" Kidder


Margaret “Margie” “Margot” Ruth Kidder was born at Yellowknife, Northwest Terr. Canada, 17 Oct. 1948. She married first, John Heard, second Thomas McGuane, a writer, third Philippe de Broca. Margaret Kidder lives in Montana. Her parents are Kendall Kidder and Jocelyn Mary Wilson.
Margot Kidder's has numerous web sites - here are two of them:

Actress and Author Margaret "Margot" Kidder Web Site
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Actress and Author Margaret "Margot" Kidder Web Site

Filmography for Margaret Kidder (list of 119 movies and TV shows)

Actress and Author Margaret "Margot" Kidder Web Site

Actress Kathryn Kidder


KATHRYN COURTNEY KIDDER, born at Newark, NJ 23 Dec. 1869. She studied dramatic art in New York, London, and Paris, and under her maiden name of Kathryn Kidder. She made her debut in Chicago in 1885 as Lucy Fairweather in Mayo's "The Streets of New York" and later took leading parts in the "Davy Crockett," in "Little Lord Fontleroy," "Held by the Enemy," and many other popular plays, and the leading roles in various companies producing French romantic dramas and Shakespearean tragedies. Since 1904 she was starred in comedies of Old England and in many of the more popular of the plays of Shakespeare and other dramatists.

Kathryn Kidder married at Fayetteville, Onondaga Co., N.Y., 24 Oct. 1905, Louis Kaufman Anspacher. Her parents were Col. Henry Martyn Kidder and Sarah Courtney Barnet.

Actress Janet Kidder


Janet Kidder born in Canada. Janet Kidder is Margot Kidder's niece

Actress Janet Kidder Web Site

Friday, February 26, 2010

Sylvanus Kidder (1891-1983) WWI Veteran

Sylvanus KIDDER served during the 1st World War. In 1917, Sylvanes Kidder left behind his home a 40-acre farm on C.R. 8 in Elkhart, Indiana known as "The Ranch" by friends and family, to fight in World War I. From 1917 to 1920, Sylvanes served in France and Germany, bringing fresh horses to the front lines. Sylvanes Kidder fancied himself a cowboy, so the task suited him.
He married 12 June 1920, Olga ESKILSSON, they had 8 children.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

HENRY KENDALL KIDDER (1841-1863) Killed in Action


HENRY KENDALL KIDDER at twenty-one years of age enlisted at Concord, NH, 12 August 1862, in the 12th New Hampshire Infantry, Company D, during the Civil War. Henry KIDDER was “Killed in Action”, at the Battle of Chancellorsville, VA, on Sunday, 3 May 1863. His brother Uriah Hill KIDDER, same regiment and company was at his side when he received a wound in the head, which killed him instantly. Henry Kendall KIDDER was lying on the ground just before advancing into battle when Henry KIDDER raised his head to get a better view of the field, he was fatally struck. He was among the 1,606 Union men killed in action at the Battle of Chancellorsville, VA.
He gave the following at induction height six feet, dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes, and occupation blacksmith.
His parents were Joseph KIDDER and Dorcas NELSON.

ZOLA MAE KIDDER - Served during WWII

ZOLA MAE KIDDER enlisted in the Navy Waves and was called to active duty in Feb. 1943. Following boot camp, Zola KIDDER was sent to Norman, Oklahoma where she was trained to be an Aviation Machinist Mate. From there she went to Whiting Air Force Training Base, Pensacola, FL where she served as “plane captain“. Zola KIDDER was sent to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1945, then to Guam. In November of 1945, she was discharged with the rank of Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class.
Zola Mae Kidder married Henry Morrison KNOBLOCK in 1947, they had five children.
She was the daughter of Eugene Ransom Kidder and Grace Lilly.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Killed in France during 1st World War


HARVEY W. KIDDER (27 Mar. 1896 - 16 Oct. 1918)

Harvey W. KIDDER born at Marshfield, WI, on 27 March 1896. In 1917, Harvey Kidder was living in Miles City, Custer Co., MT, unmarried, working in a restaurant.
Harvey KIDDER enlisted in Montana, to serve in the Army during World War I. He was assigned to the 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division, rank of private. Harvey KIDDER was Killed in Action 16 Oct. 1918, buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Plot C Row 15 Grave 31, in the City of Romagne, France.

His mother MINNIE HART KIDDER CORLEY of Box 343, Butte, Oroville Co., MT, made a pilgrimage to his grave in 1930.