Jonas KIDDER^[1]

1743 - 1837  (93 years)

• Name	Jonas KIDDER
  Born	16 Nov 1743	Hudson, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Noteworthy	Stood over Capt Andre before he was executed
  Occupation	Farmer
  Died	1 Nov 1837	Hudson, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
  Person ID	I36895	Main
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family	Abigail CARLETON,   b. 14 Jan 1752, Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire ,   d. 5 Jan 1835, Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F12853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - - Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Capt. Jonas Kidder was a farmer. He settled in Lyndeboro, NH about 1766. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War he became a Captain in the NH Militia and appears to have been in service throughout the war. Tradition says that he was stationed at West Point. It fell to the lot of Capt. Jonas Kidder to stand guard over the notorious spy, Capt. Andre, the night before his execution. In 1781 and 1782 he served his town as selectman. It is said that it was not until he had reached the age of about 80 that he learned in the course of a casual conversation with a young farm hand that participants in the Revolutionary War were receiving pensions. He then looked for and found his discharge papers which in due course resulted in him being put on the pension list.

  
  

• Sources

  [S117] CARLETON Carr, Andrue (Andrew) of Martha's Vineyard, Ma, Andrue Carleton Carr.