Nettie Edna (Stirrett) Tidd (1879 - abt. 1952)

Born Mar 1879 in Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert James Tidd — married 20 Sep 1905 (to before 5 May 1920) in Hodgdon, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Died about 1952 at about age 72 in Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine, United States

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Biography

Marriage

Intention filed Sept. 16, 1905. Married Sept. 20, 1905 in Hodgen, ME by James T. Morre, Minister of the Gospel, of Hodgen, ME. ^[1]

Groom: Robert J. Tidd, resides in Orient, ME, age 25, white, occupation: Farmer, born in North Lake, NB, second marriage, divorced. Father: James Tidd, resides in Orient, ME, white, occupation: Farmer, born in Hodgdon, ME. Mother: Mary Cummings, born in Orient, Me, white, occupation: Housework, born in NB

Bride: Nettie E. Stirrett, resides in Hodgen, ME, age 24, white, occupation: House-work, born in Linnine, ME, first marriage. Father: George A. Sterritt, resides in Lennius, ME, white, occupation: Farmer, born in Lennius, ME. Mother: Sarah Vail, resides in Lennius, ME, white, occupation: Housework, born in Lennius, ME

April or May 1920 - The following divorces were granted: Nettie M. Tidd from Robert J. Tidd ^[2]

Occupation

1900 - School Teacher ^[3]

1920 - Saleslady for a drugstore ^[4]

1930 - Owner of dry good store ^[5]

Census

23 & 24 June 1880 ^[6]

Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, United States

George A. Stirrett: male, age 39, Head, married, Farmer, not infirmed, can read and write, born in New Brunswick, parents born in Ireland

Sarah A. Stirrett: female, age 44, Wife, married, Keeping House, not infirmed, can read and write, born in Maine, parents born in New Brunswick

Arthur E. Stirrett: male, age 9, Son, single, not infirmed, at school, born in Maine, father born in New Brunswick, mother born in Maine

Dora M. Stirrett: female, age 7, Daughter, single, not infirmed, at school, born in Maine, father born in New Brunswick, mother born in Maine

Anna E. Stirrett: female, age 5, Daughter, single, not infirmed, not at school, born in Maine, father born in New Brunswick, mother born in Maine

Orville B. Stirrett: male, age 3, Son, single, not infirmed, born in Maine, father born in New Brunswick, mother born in Maine

Nettie E. Stirrett: female, age 2, Daughter, single, not infirmed, born in Maine, father born in New Brunswick, mother born in Maine

note: Extended Vail family living nearby.

6 June 1900 ^[7]

Oarkfield & Smyra towns, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Nettie Stirrett: Boarder, female, born Mar. 1879 in Maine, age 21, single, parents born in Maine, occupation: School Teacher, can read and write and speaks English

note: Living with John M. Brown and his family, and another Boarder, Harry Sprague

1910 ^[8]

Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine

Martin Head: M, age 35, born in Maine, first marriage, married 12 years, parents born in Maine, speaks English, Merchant Retail in a Gen. Store, Employer, owned free a house

Martin Wife: F, age 35, born in Maine, first marriage, married 12 years, no children, parents born in Maine, speaks English, Clerk in a Gen. Store Retail, worker

Robert J Tidd: Boarder, M, age 29 born in Maine, second marriage, married 3 years, father born in Maine, mother born in Canada English, speaks English, Laborer for railroad, worker

Nettie E Tidd: Boarder, F, age 29, born in Maine, first marriage, married 3 years, [blank for children born], parents born in Maine, speaks English, no occupation

1920 ^[9]

Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Nettie Tidd: Head, own freely farm, female, age 40, married, can read and write, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, Saleslady for drugstore, wage worker

Annie Vail: Aunt, female, age 72, widowed, born in Maine, father born in Ireland-English, mother born in Maine, can read and write and speaks English, no occupation

1930 ^[10]

Main Street, Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Nettie Tidd: Head, renting house for $10 per month, female, age 48, widowed, not at school, can read and write, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, Retail Merchant for dry goods, own business, employed

WW1 Draft Registration

1918 ^[11]

address: 1311 22nd St., Niagara Falls, Ny, age 38, born July 20, 1880, white, citizen by father's naturalization before registrant's majority, occupation: Carpenter, employer: Hooker Electro-Chemical Co., Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, Ny

Nearest relative: Mrs. Nettie Tidd (wife), Oakfield, Aroostook, ME

In the News

25 July 1917 - Mr. and Mrs. Tidd are enjoying a few days visit at Fort Kent. ^[12]

18 Oct 1917 - Mrs. Nettle Tidd spent a few days recently with her sister. Mrs. Stanley Shields at Linneus. ^[13]

11 Sept 1918 - Miss Jennie Winship of Boston and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sterritt of Linneus were week end guests of Mrs. Nettie Tidd. ^[14]

18 April 1923 - Mrs. Nettie Tidd, Mrs. Ruth Leavitt and Mrs. Lucy Smith were in Houlton Friday doing some shopping. ^[15]

14 Nov 1923 - When Associate Justice Gray H. Sturgis rise to address the grand jury, there will be on the panel two women, Mabel Page, of Ashland and Nettie Tidd of Oakfield. This is the first time that the fair sex have served on an Aroostook grand jury. The first women member of the Legislature from Maine was Dora Pinkham Bradbury of Fort Kent ^[16]

Burial

Linneus Cemetery at Linneus, Aroostook County, Maine, USA ^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S8
2. ↑ Source: #S3
3. ↑ Source: #S12
4. ↑ Source: #S13
5. ↑ Source: #S14
6. ↑ Source: #S11
7. ↑ Source: #S12
8. ↑ Source: #S9
9. ↑ Source: #S13
10. ↑ Source: #S14
11. ↑ Source: #S10
12. ↑ Source: #S4
13. ↑ Source: #S6
14. ↑ Source: #S1
15. ↑ Source: #S2
16. ↑ Source: #S5
17. ↑ Source: #S7

• Source: S1 "Oakfield" Houlton Times, Houlton, Maine, 11 Sept 1918, page 9 [1]
• Source: S2 "Oakfield" Houlton Times, Houlton, Maine, 18 April 1923, page 9 [2]
• Source: S3 "Criminal" Houlton Times, Houlton, Maine, 5 May 1920, page 1 [3]
• Source: S4 "Oakfield" Houlton Times, Houlton, Maine, 25 July 1917, page 2 [4]
• Source: S5 "S. J. Court Next Week" Houlton Times, Houlton, Maine, 14 Nov 1923, page 1 [5]
• Source: S6 "Oakfield" Houlton Times, Houlton, Maine, 10 Nov 1917, page 2 [6]
• Source: S7 Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/170835004/nettie-e.-tidd : accessed 03 August 2021), memorial page for Nettie E. Sterritt Tidd (1878–1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170835004, citing Linneus Cemetery, Linneus, Aroostook County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Gail Kelly (contributor 48153762) . [7] image of tombstone [8]
• Source: S8 "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1907 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDB-N2W : accessed 4 January 2016), Robert J Tidd and Nettie E Stirrett, 1905.
• Source: S9 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRSB-DDK : accessed 5 January 2016), Robert J Tidd in household of Martin, Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 2B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,551.
• Source: S10 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6JJ-B3H : accessed 5 January 2016), Robert James Tidd, 1917-1918; citing Niagara Falls City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,818,600.
• Source: S11 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3N-K6Y : 19 February 2021), Nettie E Stirrett in household of George A Stirrett, Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 216, sheet 377B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,477. Household ID: 4912712, Sheet Number and Letter: 377B, Affiliate Film Number: 0477, Affiliate Publication Number: T9, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Folder Number: 005160738, Microfilm Number: 1254477, Image Number: 00032, Indexing Batch: C56240-7 [9]
• Source: S12 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MML8-F1G : accessed 3 August 2021), Nettie Sterritt in household of John M Brown, Oarkfield & Smyra towns, Aroostook, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36, sheet 3B, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,589. Line Number: 87, Sheet Number and Letter: 3B, Affiliate Publication Number: T623, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Indexing Batch: N00822-3, Household ID: 58, GS Film Number: 1240589, Digital Folder Number: 004119816, Image Number: 00534 [10]
• Source: S13 "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZF-2BZ : 1 February 2021), Nettie Tidd, 1920. Digital Folder Number: 004966018, Microfilm Number: 1820641, Image Number: 00623, Indexing Batch: N01950-4, Household ID: 162, Line Number: 32, Sheet Letter: A, Sheet Number: 8, Sheet Number and Letter: 8A, Affiliate Film Number: 641, Affiliate Publication Number: T625, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) [11]
• Source: S14 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM8K-D7C : accessed 3 August 2021), Nettie Tidd, Oakfield, Aroostook, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 3B, line 72, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 829; FHL microfilm 2,340,564. Household ID: 61, Line Number: 72, Sheet Number and Letter: 3B, Affiliate Film Number: 829, Affiliate Publication Number: T626, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Folder Number: 004950947, Microfilm Number: 2340564, Image Number: 00513, Indexing Batch: N03838-1

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