Frederic Kidder

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) Provided by Wikipedia