Frederic Kidder (April 16, 1804 – December 19, 1885) was an American author and

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. He was born in

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, was mainly self-educated, and engaged in various business ventures in

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and New York. He made special researches into the history of early

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times and families. He wrote: * ''The History of New Ipswich, a New Hampshire Town'' (1852) * ''The Expeditions of Captain

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'' (1865) * ''Military Operations in Eastern Maine and

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during the

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'' (1867) * ''History of the First New Hampshire Regiment in the War of the Revolution'' (1868) * ''History of the

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'' (1870)

Sources

''The New England Historical and Genealogical Register'', Volume 42, 1888
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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kidder, Frederic 1804 births 1885 deaths People from New Ipswich, New Hampshire 19th-century American historians 19th-century American male writers American male non-fiction writers