Frederic Kidder
American historian
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| Intro | American historian | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Historian | |
| Work field | Social science | |
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| Birth | 16 April 1804 | |
| Death | 19 December 1885 (aged 81 years) |
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Frederic Kidder (April 16, 1804 – December 19, 1885) was an American author and antiquarian. He was born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, was mainly self-educated, and engaged in various business ventures in Boston and New York. He made special researches into the history of early New England times and families. He wrote:
- The History of New Ipswich, a New Hampshire Town (1852)
- The Expeditions of Captain John Lovewell (1865)
- Military Operations in Eastern Maine and Nova Scotia during the Revolution (1867)
- History of the First New Hampshire Regiment in the War of the Revolution (1868)
- History of the Boston Massacre (1870)