Mary Ann (Pepper) Kidder (1820 - 1905)

Born 16 Mar 1820 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Ellis Usher Kidder — married 11 Apr 1844 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Nov 1905 at age 85 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Mary Pepper a well known hymn writer was born on March 16, 1820 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Her parents were Daniel Pepper and Betsey Burke. She married Ellis Kidder on April 11, 1844 Together they had 3 children:

1. Edward Kidder
2. Mary Kidder
3. Walter Kidder

She died on November 24, 1905 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Hymnal writer she wrote “Is My Name Written There?”^[1]“Did You Think to Pray?”^[2]

Per obit “She was associated with Ira D. Sankey the evangelist, in writing the words for the music composed by the famous co-worker, D. L. Moodv.”

Marriage

Name: Ellis W Kidder

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 1844

Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Boston

Sex: Male

Spouse's Name: Mary A Pepper

Spouse's Sex: Female^[3][4][5]

Note: Married by Revd Stephen Remington. The couples residence listed as Charlestown, Mass. (per marriage records)

Children

Son Walter; age 12; died August 30, 1865 at Somerville, Mass. cause of death: Drowned^[6][7]

Daughter Mary; age 39; died April 11, 1883 in Manhattan, New York County, New York^[8]

Son Edward; age 80; died November 16, 1927, in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Occupation listed as Author ^[9]

Census

1850 United States Census

Name: Mary F Kidder

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1850

Event Place: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sex: Female

Age: 30

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1820

Birthplace: Massachusetts

Schedule Type: 1850 Population

Ellis W Kidder M 29 Massachusetts

Edward E Kidder M 3 Massachusetts

Sarah M Durant F 55 Vermont

Mary F Kidder F 6 Massachusetts^[10]

Note: Ellis occupation is listed as “Printer” per 1850 census

1855 Massachusetts State Census

Name: Mary A Kidder

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1855

Event Place: Ward 03, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Ward 03, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 33

Birth Year (Estimated): 1822

Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States

E U Kidder M 33 Massachusetts, United States

Edward E Kidder M 7 Massachusetts, United States

Walter B Kidder M 2 Massachusetts, United States^[11]

Note: Ellis occupation is listed as “ Music Printer” per 1855 census. Daughter Mary Frances Kidder is not listed in this family but living in the Pratt family household at age 10.

1860 United States Census

Name: Mary A Kidder

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1860

Event Place: 2nd District 16th Ward New York City, New York, New York, United States

Event Place (Original): The 2nd Dist 16th Ward, New York, New York, United States

Sex: Female

Age: 38

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1822

Birthplace: Massachusetts

Page: 127

Elus Kidder M 39 Massachusetts

Mary F Kidder F 15 Massachusetts

Edward E Kidder M 12 Massachusetts

Walter B Kidder M 7 Massachusetts^[12]

Note: Ellis occupation is listed as “Music Printer” per 1860 census; Mary age 15 is listed as “Artist”; Edward age 12 is listed as “Clerk”

Death

Name: Mary A Pepper Kidder

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 1905

Event Place: Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Chelsea, Massachusetts

Address: 21 Suffolk St

Residence Place: Chelsea

Sex: Female

Age: 85

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: White

Occupation: Writer

Birth Year (Estimated): 1820

Birthplace: Boston

Burial Date: 1905

Burial Place: Everett

Cemetery: Woodlawn

Father's Name: Daniel F. Pepper

Father's Birthplace: Orleans, Mass

Mother's Name: Burke

Spouse's Name: Ellis Kidder^[13]

Cause of death: Senile debility; Apoplexy (per death record)

Obituary^[14]

Research Notes

• It appears her mother passed away early in life at about the age of 30 leaving her at about age 8 with her father and a step mother
• Needs gravestone image none found on her FindAGrave memorial
• Brother was informant notified of her death (per death record)
• Son Edward is mentioned as a playwright in her obit
• It appears she has no descendants after both her grandsons died young with Raymond Edward Mortimer Kidder (1878 - 1891) passing at age 12 same age as his uncle Walter Kidder (abt. 1843 - 1865)

Sources

1. ↑ Hymnary.org
2. ↑ Hymnary.org
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-RVQF : 18 October 2022), Ellis W Kidder and Mary A Pepper, 1844; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011048.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-RHCZ : 18 October 2022), Ellis W Kidder and Mary A Pepper, 1844; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011048.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8N-PY6 : 28 December 2022), Mary A Pepper in entry for Ellis W Kidder, 1844.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QK-XDZJ : 6 April 2020), Mary Ann in entry for Walter B Ridder, 30 Aug 1865; citing Death, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011944.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWVW-KR4 : 17 November 2022), Mary Ann in entry for Walter B. Kidder, 1865.
8. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WYZ-7S7 : 3 June 2020), Mary Ann in entry for Mary T. Kidder, 1883.
9. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W1P-GTC : 3 June 2020), Mary Ann Pepper in entry for Edward E. Kidder, 1927.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD91-JYV : 22 December 2020), Mary F Kidder in household of Ellis W Kidder, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWY-92N : 11 March 2018), Mary A Kidder in household of E U Kidder, Ward 03, Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,949.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCHS-LLG : 18 February 2021), Mary A Kidder in entry for Elus Kidder, 1860.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWJ5-WK4 : 13 December 2022), Mary A Pepper Kidder, 1905.
14. ↑ New-York Tribune New York, New York 26 Nov 1905, Sun • Page 7

• https://ldshymnology.wordpress.com/tag/mary-ann-kidder/
• https://hymnary.org/person/Kidder_MA
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51052535/mary-ann-kidder: accessed 13 January 2023), memorial page for Mary Ann Pepper Kidder (16 Mar 1820–24 Nov 1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #51052535, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by C Zimmerman (contributor 47238428).
• https://ldshymnology.wordpress.com/page/3/
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXHZ-NDP : 1 December 2022), Mary A. in entry for Mary F. Kidder, 1845.
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXHZ-NDP : 1 December 2022), Mary A. in entry for Mary F. Kidder, 1845.
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXWH-2YN : 1 December 2022), Mary Ann in entry for Edward Ellis Kedder, 1847.