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heroic mould. His wife was Ann Moore, daughter of Elder Francis Moore, and was the inother of several children, among whom was a son John, born in 1655, in Cambridge, Mas- saschusetts, who was the father of a son Thomas, born October 30, 1690, who was the father of a son Aaron, born December 22, 1719, who was the father of a son Luther, born June 29, 1767, died Pike, Pennsylvania, September 2, 1831. He married Phoebe Church, of Wind- ham, Connecticut, but she died in Ware, Massa- chusetts, 1851, and he in turn was the father of a son, Lyman Church, born in Woodstock, Ver- mont, April 18, 1802, died December 10, 1850, in Zanesville. His son,
Lyman Church Kidder, father of Clarence P. Kidder, emigrated to the Wyoming Valley with his father an an early day, they being among the pioneers of that section. He married Mary Dana, daughter of Anderson and Sarah (Ste- vens) Dana, and granddaughter of Anderson Dana, a native of Ashford, Connecticut, and a lawyer of eminence and renown. Anderson Dana, Sr., removed from his native state to Penn- sylvania, settling in Wilkes-Barre, and imme- diately set about the establishment of free schools and a gospel ministry. Near the close of June, 1778, having returned from the assembly at Hartford, where he was serving a term as rep- resentative, the enemy having come to the val- ley, he mounted his horse and rode from town to town, arousing the inmates of the houses and urging them to engage in the conflict. Though by law exempt from militia duty, he hastened to the field and fell. His wife, who was a woman of great strength of character and keen discern- ment, gathered up all the valuable articles, took provisions, and with her children sought her way to the former home in Connecticut. Anderson Dana, Jr., was bound out as an apprentice, but in later years returned to the Wyoming valley and recovered the patrimonial estate, this fact being a fitting illustration of the strength of character he inherited from his parents. His wife, Sarah (Stevens) Dana, was a daughter of Asa Stevens, a native of Canterbury, Connecti- cut, who removed to Wyoming in 1772, was a lieutenant in one of the companies that marched out from Forty Fort, July 3. 1778, and was slain in the massacre that day. In Canterbury, Con- necticut, October 1, 1761, Asa Stevens married Sarah Adams, who was born January 17, 1768. Asa Stevens was a son of Jonathan Stevens, who was a son of Simon Stevens, who was a son of Cyprian Sevens, who was a son of Col. Thomas
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Stevens, of Devonshire, England, and subse- quently of London. He was an armorer in But- tolph Lane.
The educational advantages enjoyed by Clar- ence P. Kidder were obtained at Wyoming Sem- inary, Kingston, Pennsylvania : Wesleyan Uni- versity, Middletown, Connecticut : and Union College, Schenectady, New York, where he took a degree. He pursued a course of legal study with Caleb E. Wright and David C. Harring- ton, and was admitted to the bar of Luzerne county, April 4, 1864. For a number of years he was senior member of the firm of Kidder & Nichols, a well known law firm of Wilkes-Barre, and after the dissolution of this connection prac- ticed alone. being engaged frequently in cases of unusual importance, which required him to bring to bear all his professional skill and ability in order to achieve success. In 1865 he was elected one of the councilmen of the borough of Wilkes- Barre, serving in that position for six years, when Wilkes-Barre was made a city, and he was again elected a councilman for three years. In 1869 he received the nomination for register of wills, his opponent being Charles C. Plotz. but was defeated by a majority of only two hundred and sixty-five votes. During his incumbency of office he served on important committees, his sup- port being always given to all measures that af- fected the interest and well being of his constit- uents. He was a Republican in politics, and gave effective aid to his party during the cam- paigns by his services as a forceful and eloquent orator. Like his ancestors, Mr. Kidder was patriotic and loyal. An interesting fact is that both his great-grandfathers were slain in the massacre of Wyoming. In 1862 he enlisted in Company H (Captain Stanley Woodward). Third Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, serving in the Antietam campaign, and the following year, during the Gettysburg campaign, was a member of Company K. Thirteenth Regiment Pennsylva- nia Volunteer Militia, under the command of Captain Finch.
Mr. Kidder married, May 24. 1864, Louisa Amelia Parsons, daughter of Captain Calvin Par- sons, of the borough of Parsons, Luzerne county, and three children were the issue of the mar- riage : Calvin Parsons, Mary Louise and Clar- ence Lyman Kidder. Mrs. Kidder, in the ninth generation, traces her ancestry to Deacon Benja- min Parsons, born at Great Tofrington. Devon- shire county, England, March 17. 1627, the son of Richard Parsons. Benjamin Parsons was among the first settlers of Springfield, Massachu-
setts ; held many responsible offices in the town. and was an active factor in the formation of the church.
H. E. H.
CALVIN PARSONS KIDDER. son of Clarence P. and Louise (Parsons) Kidder, pro- prietor of an extensive grocery establishment at No. 419 South Main street, Wilkes-Barre, and one of the representative citizens of that city, is of the eighth generation of the line of James Kidder, Jr., who emigrated from Sussex. Eng- land, to New England, and locted at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1649.
Calvin Parsons Kidder, named in honor of his maternal grandfather, was born in Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1865. He was educated in the public and high schools of Wilkes-Barre, and Wyoming Seminary, Kings- ton. In 1889 he engaged in the paper business on his own account, his manufacturing plant be- ing located at the corner of Water and North streets. Wilkes-Barre, and this he conducted un- til 1893, a period of four years, when he closed ont the business. He then entered the grocery business at his present stand, No. 419 South Main street, and being a man of energy and enterprise, genial and accommodating to his cus- tomers, has built up a large and lucrative trade. At the present time (1905) his brother. Clar- ence Lyman Kidder, is associated with him in the above business. On August II, 1902, Mr. Kidder became a member of the Free and Ac- cepted Masons, and is identified with Mark Lodge, No. 442,of Wilkes-Barre ; Shekinah Chap- ter No. 182, R. A. M. : Dieu Le Veut Comman- dery. No. 45. K. T .: and Irem Temple, Mystic Shrine. He has been a member of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows since 1899, and is an active member of the Concordia Society of Wilkes-Barre. In politics he is a firm Republi- can.
Mr. Kidder married, June 15, 1892, Emma E. Nichols, daughter of Dr. Thomas and Catlı- erine Nichols, of West Pittston, Pennsylvania, whose family consisted of five children : Frank H., a lawyer, married in Pittston, Pennsylvania, and resides in Brooklyn: Thomas J., married Jeanette Wilbur, of West Pittston, Pennsyl- vania, and resides in Atlanta, Georgia: Emma E., wife of Calvin P. Kidder: Mary, deceased, buried at West Pittston ; and Anna, deceased. buried at West Pittston. Mr. and Mrs. Kidder are the parents of two children: Frances M .. born May 13. 1894, died December 21, 1897, aged three years, buried at Hollenback cemetery ; and Mary Louise, born December 9. 1898. Mr.
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and Mrs. Kidder attend the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre, and are highly es- teemed in the community, enjoying the acquain- tance of a wide circle of friends. H. E. H.
CHARLES BURTON DANA, an old and highly esteemed resident of Wilkes-Barre, Penn- sylvania, born August 12, 1833, near the "Round Mound," now Circleville, Ohio, is a representa- tive of a family pre-eminent among the many noble and patriotic people of Luzerne, whose name is immortally linked with that of Wyo- ming. He descended from
Anderson Dana, who came to Wyoming from Ashford, Windham county, Connecticut, a law- ver, the pioneer in the profession here, who by his wise counsels at once took a prominent place in the affairs of the people. A Puritan of the strictest sect, he was the strong friend and advo- cate of the church and school. He looked to the education of the young as of first importance, and hardly had he cleared away the first trees around his cabin when he sent his eldest son Daniel to school at Lebanon to prepare for a reg- ular college course. Mr. Dana was sent by the people to the Connecticut assembly at Hartford, from which he hastened to his home in the Wyo- mning valley at the threatened invasion, 1778, and at once mounting his horse rode over the set- tlement, rousing the people to prepare for the impending attack. By law exempt from mili- tary duty, as a citizen volunteer he was the first in the bloody conflict where his noble life was a sacrifice to the great cause. The widowed mother and daughter, even in that awful moment, had no time for despair. Mrs. Dana, with a thought- fulness unequaled, knowing that as her husband was much engaged in public life his papers must be valuable, gathered up all she deemed most important, and with her children fled. She carried the papers in a pillowslip on her back to Con- necticut, and something of their value may now be known when it is told that these papers were the foundation title to much of the lands in the valley, Had these papers been lost they could never have been replaced, and the rightful own- ers of millions of dollars worth of these rich acres would have been deprived of their rights. The poor distressed fugitives eventually found their way to their former Connecticut home, where Anderson Dana, Jr., the only male pro- tector they had, was apprenticed, and Daniel, the eldest son, was in time sent to college, sub- sequently becoming a lawyer, settling in New York, where he became widely known as a skill- ful practitioner.
Anderson Dana, Jr., son of Anderson Dana,. Sr., was born August II, 1765, died June 24, 1851, aged eighty-six. He completed his appren- ticeship in Connecticut, above referred to, and then returned to Luzerne, Pennsylvania, to re- cover the patrimonial estate. On the old home- stead he spent the remainder of his long and honorable life, and prosperity, wealth and num- erous friends were his. He made of the old Dana homestead one of the finest possessions in the county, the family mansion a landmark, and in time "Dana Academy" was established near the north line of the farm. Through this property the canal was built, and in time the railroad, and the growth and spread of Wilkes-Barre made the broad acres in demand for building lots. Mr. Dana married Sarah Stevens, born 1764, daugh- ter of Asa Stevens. Their children were Amelia, Laura, Asa S., father of the late Judge Edmund L. Dana : Sarah ; Francis, mentioned hereafter; Louisa. Anderson, Eleazer, Sylvester; Mary, married Lyman C. Kidder (See Kidder fam- ily ), and Charles Dana.
Francis Dana, son of Anderson and Sarah (Stevens) Dana, born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsyl- vania, May 23, 1798, died March 25, 1848. He was educated in the common schools and fol- lowed the occupation of farmer for many years in his native town, thereby gaining a large de- gree of success. His life was an eminent ex- ample of industry, usefulness and patriotism worthy to be followed by all. He was married November 20, 1820, to Sophia Whitcomb, born Scottsville, Pennsylvania, formerly Windham, November 20, 1798, daughter of John and Sarah (Marsh) Whitcomb. Nine children were born to them : I. Jane Louisa, born September 3. 1820, married Elias Downing, of Wilkes-Barre, and died May 27, 1896. 2. Sarah Maranda, born September 26. 1822, died January 23, 1888, mar- ried John Williamson, of Wilkes-Barre. 3. Al- vira Sophia, born July 21, 1824, married Will- iam T. Rhodes, of Sugar Loaf, died September I, 1894. 4. Frances Maria, born May 6, 1826, married D. G. McClean, of Bloomfield, Connec- ticut, and died October 27, 1872. 5. James Fran- cis, born April 15, 1828, died August 20, 1829. 6. Ellen Affa, born March 6, 1830, married A. D. McClean, of Bloomfield, Connecticut, brother of D. G. McClean, and died July 31, 1863. 7 Charles Burton, born August 12, 1833, men- tioned hereafter. 8. Susan Huntington, born April 24, 1838, married J. R. Coolbaugh. of Macedonia, Pennsylvania, and died December 30, 1904. Anna Augusta, born March 16, 1842, mar- ried William M. Bennett, of Macedonia, and had
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one daughter Sophia Dana, and one son, Richard Bennett, who is of the firm of Bennett & Geddes, Wilkes-Barre. Charles B. Dana and Mrs. Ben- nett are the only survivors of this large family.
Charles Burton Dana, son of Francis and Sophia (Whitcomb) Dana, born August 12, 1833, received his education in the common and high schools of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He became a harness maker in Carbondale, then re- turned to Wilkes-Barre, where he followed clerk- ing for two years, then went to Fulton, Wiscon- sin, as a farmer, remaining six years, then went to Indiana and resided in different towns, in- cluding Laporte, where he followed his trade of harness-maker six years. He returned to Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1866, and after a short time went to Lehighton, and was employed as a foreman on railroad construction on the Jer- sey Central Railroad for eighteen months. He the went to Sugar Notch, near Wilkes-Barre, where he served as despatcher for the New Jer- sey Coal Company, operated by William F. Maffett & Company, remaining two years. He then became section foreman on the railroad, serving in that capacity five years. He then conducted a harness shop at South Wilkes-Barre one year, after which he accepted the position of foreman for the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, serving up to the time of his resigna- tion, a period of twenty-four years. In 1904 he was appointed alderman of the twelfth ward of Wilkes-Barre, and in February, 1905, was elected to the same office, in which capacity he is serv- ing at the present time, rendering valuable and efficient service. His commission will expire May, 1910.
Mr. Dana is actively and prominently iden- tified with many fraternal organizations. He joined the Brotherhood of the Union, in Laporte, Indiana, 1860. He became a member of Lodge No, 222, Free and Accepted Masons, of Kings- bury, Indiana, 1862, and in 1875 was demitted to Lodge No. 61, Free and Accepted Masons, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He joined Centen- niał Lodge, No. 927, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1882, and passed through all the chairs twice. He be- came a member of Outalissi Encampment, No. 39, same order, of Wilkes-Barre, passed all chairs three times, and of Wilkes-Barre Canton, No. 31, Patriarchs Militant, and in 1903 was en- sign of the Patriarchs Militant, of Pennsylvania. He has held all the offices in Washington Camp, No. 408, Patriotic Order Sons of America, of Wilkes-Barre; also in Camp No. 64, Patriotic Order of True Americans, of Wilkes-Barre; and
is a member of Chapter No. I, Eastern Star, of Pittston. He was formerly a member of the Patrons of Industry of Wilkes-Barre, in which he held all offices. He was first noble grand of Sarah Bennett Lodge, No. 2, Daughters of Re- bekah. He has served as secretary of the I. O. Hall Association since April 12, 1888.
Mr. Dana married, March 25, 1856, Ellen Wright Learn, a daughter of Levi and Sally (Sterling) Learn, born Luzerne county, Penn- sylvania, died December 27, 1891. Levi and Sally Learn had eight children: Mary, Ellen Wright, Maria, William, Jane, Henderson, James, and Emily, all residents of Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Dana had four children : I. Francis L., born January 3, 1857, married Clara Cool, and had four children: Bertha, Charles E., Mabel, and Lewis; they reside in Manhattan, Kansas. 2. Vincent R., born in Laporte, Indiana, April 17, 1861, died Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1888. 3. Charles W., born August 4, 1871, Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, now engaged in the real es- tate business in that city ; married Ida Nesbitt, of Wilkes-Barre, and had children: Charles A. and Francis Allan Dana. 4. Richard Edmund, born Wilkes-Barre, July 14, 1876, married Helen Ben- ner, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and has one child, Franklin Benner; he is connected with the Second National Bank, Wilkes-Barre, but resides in Kingston. Mrs. Dana, the mother of these children, passed away December 27, 190I, mourned not only by her immediate family but by a large circle of friends. H. E. H.
JOHN BEHEE, deceased, was a native of Hanover, Pennsylvania, where he was born March 17, 1818. He was for many years ac- tively engaged in blacksmithing in Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, where his death occurred, December 23, 1882. He was the son of George Behee, who came to Hanover township and purchased a grist mill in 1789, which he oper- ated up to 1846, when he retired, and died November 20, 1846. His wife was Elizabeth Haupt. She reared seven children, all dead. She died in 1870, at eighty-one years of age.
John Behee pursued his studies in the schools of Hanover, where his father was pro- prietor of the carding and flour mills, and after his father's death he followed farming and also served an apprenticeship at the trade of black- smith. In 1840 he took up his residence in Wilkes-Barre and there followed his trade for a number of years. Later he removed to White Haven, but after a brief residence there returned to Wilkes-Barre, and engaged in trade till death.
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Being a fine mechanic, thorough and practical, he soon built up an extensive and lucrative trade, and the house in which his family resides at the present time as well as many others stand as monuments to his skill and ability. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows. and all of his sons are identified with that order or the Masonic fraternity. Mr. Behee was liberal and gracious in his gifts to worthy causes in which he was interested, also to the poor and needy, by whom he is greatly missed.
Mr. Behee married, March 22, 1843, Mercy Fell, born in Pittston, Luzerne county. Pennsyl- vania, April 7. 1823, and their eight children were: I. George, born in Wilkes-Barre, August 7, 1844, married Susan Honeywell and their three children are: Edith. born September 22, 1870, married Dr. Lathrop. a member of the staff of the State Hospital at Hazleton, Penn- sylvania : Charles, born April 27, 1875, married Gertrude Ransom, one child George, born Jan- uary 7, 1905: and Ethel. born November 15. 1879. married Burt Tennant. 2. Mary. born November 19, 1846, married Charles A. Rex, has one son, Harry Loyd, who married Alberta Line, of Waco, Texas, and has one child, Dor- othy. born February 28, 1903. 3. John B., born May 13, 1849, married Elizabeth Edwards, who died July 18, 1893, and they had two chil- dren : Mary E., deceased, who married Robert Patterson, and they had two children. Alexan- der, the only one living, and Mary Fell. who married Fred Nagle. 4.
Ruth, born October 9, 1851. 5. Daniel F., born January 30. 1854. 6. Joseph L., born May 6, 1856. married Mary Lagerer. who is now deceased; they had two sons : Daniel C., born December 24, 1884, and Oscar S .. born June 16, 1885, and now a stu- dent in the State College. 7. Ella, born No- vember 6, 1860, married Charles Conner, now deceased ; they had six sons. three living: Max B., Daniel B. and Herald D. 8. Anna Augus- ta, born November 14, 1863, who now . resides
at home. H. E. H. .
SLOCUM FAMILY. Anthony Slocum, the founder of the branch of the Slocum family herein mentioned, which is among the old and honored families of the colonial period, appears to have been one of the forty-six "first and an- cient purchasers," A. D., 1637, of the territory on Cohannet, which was incorporated March 3. 1639, with the name of Taunton, in New Plym- outh, now Massachusetts, and from which the
present townships of Taunton, Raynham and Berkley have been organized.
The interests of the small purchasers were in the ratio of six, eight and twelve, Anthony Slocum purchasing eight shares. His name also appears in various other records in August, 1643. He appears in a list of all males, fifty-four in number, from sixteen to sixty years of age, with- in the township of Taunton, that were able to bear arms; June 10, 1651, as a juryman ; June 6, 1654, as one of the two surveyors of high- ways : June 3, 1657, as a freeman, and was ad- mitted to court, June 7, 1659, in the list of twenty persons "sworn as the Grand Enquest :" December 28, 1651, in the list of names of the township of Taunton who were to have their di- vision of land, "now agreed upon this day whose portion is to be according to the rate here fol- lowing, together with the quantity of land, two lots and two heads at two aeres to the head, two acres to the shilling, and two acres to the lot." Under this agreement he was recorded with a rating of nineteen shillings and four pence. six heads and fifty-three acres. June 3, 1662, he was one of two surveyors of highways for Taunton, and this is the last date his name ap- pears as a resident of Taunton. When he dis- posed of his rights in Taunton to Richard Will- iams he then settled near Pascamanset river. which has since been known as Slocum's river. His name does not appear in any of the exact lists of all freemen in Dartmouth made from time to time and dating as early as May 29, 1670. This was probably due to his union with the So- ciety of Friends. There has been preserved a fragment of a letter written by one Anthony Slocum, in Dartmouth, to his brother-in-law. William Harvey, as follows :
"To the Church of Christ in Taunton, Mr. Shore (the pastor), and yourself in particular. I !desire to be remembered, whose prayers I doubt not I and mine are the better for, and whose welfare I earnestly wish and pray for. Myself, wife, sons and daughter, Martha (mar- ried John Gilbert), who hath four sons, remem- ber our respects and love, and etc."
From the above we would infer that he mar- ried a sister of William Harvey. This house- hold of six was recorded in Taunton. December 28. 1659. If the said Anthony Slocum had sons living in Dartmouth, they probably died young or were with him killed in King Philip's war, 1675, as no further mention is found of them. Anthony and (Harvey) Slocum had
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four children : Giles, born 1618, see forward : Ed- ward, resided in Taunton, New Plymouth, June I, 1647 ; Martha, married John Gilbert, and had four sons, living in Dartmouth, New Plymouth, in the latter part of the seventeenth century ; John, born 1641, in Taunton, died March, 1651. The youngest of the family, who held a high position, was killed in King Phillip's war, 1675.
II. Giles Slocum, born 1618. Somersetshire, England, died Portsmouth township, Rhode Island, 1682. He was the oldest child of An-
thony and (Harvey) Slocum. He was the common ancestor in America who settled in what is now Portsmouth, Newport county, Rhode Island, in 1638. The following is copied from much worn records in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, from colonial records, and also those of the colony of New Plymouth. September 4, 1648. "that was granted by disposers of land unto Gyles Slocum within the bounds of the town of Portsmouth and in peaceable possession of the said Gyles Slocum 30 achers of land," which shows that he was a land owner in that town at the above date. He married Joan Barton. Both Giles and Joan ( Barton) Slocum were early members of the Society of Friends, and the records of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, show that Joan Slocum died 31st 6mo., 1679. Chil- dren of Giles and Joan (Barton) Slocum : I. Johanna, born 16th, 3d mo., 1642, married Jacob Mott. 2. John, born 26th 3d mo., 1645. married Meribah Parker. 3. Giles, born 25th Ist mo., 1647, married Anne Lowton. 4. Eb- enezer, born 25th Ist mo., 1650, married Mary Thurston. 5. Nathaniel, born 25th Ioth mo .. 1652, married Hannah. 6. Peleg, born 17th .6th mo .. 1654, married Mary Holden. 7. Sam- uel, born November 4. 1657. see forward. 8. Mary, born 3d 5th mo., 1660, married Abraham Tucker. 9. Eliezer, born 25th roth mo., 1664. married Eliphel Fitzgerald.
III. Samuel Slocum, seventh child of Giles and Joan ( Barton ) Slocum, born November 4, . 1657, was the first heir mentioned in his father's will. He was a brave soldier, and fought with distinction in Washington's army. He married , and resided in or near New- port, Rhode Island, and there his children were born : I. Giles (4), married, November 23. 1704, Mary Paine, of Freetown, Massachusetts, see forward. 2. Joseph (usually called "Jo- seph of the woods"), was admitted a freeman of Newport, Rhode Island, 1727. It was said he removed south, and was lost sight of.
IV. Giles Slocum, son of Samuel and
Slocum, born Newport, Rhode Island, 1680, married there, November 27, 1704, Mary Paine, daughter of Ralph and Dorothy Paine, of Freetown, Massachusetts. The ceremony was performed by Joseph Sheffield, assistant. He was admitted a freeman of Newport, May, 1707. and died there previous to 1724. They had five children: 1. Joseph, born 30th 11th mo., 1706, see forward. 2. Peleg, born 3d 7th mno., 1707, married Avis Stanton, 1728. 3. Mar- tha, born 20th 7th mo., 1709, married Adam Lawton, 1727. 4. John, born 15th Sth mo., 171I, married Deborah Keen. 5. Benjamin, born 30tlı IIth mo., 1714, married (first) Elizabeth White.
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