Stuart Frederick Kidd

1883 - 1957  (73 years)

• Name	Stuart Frederick Kidd  [1]
  Birth	24 Apr 1883	Ashton, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	see notes for death +++ www.ancestry.ca [accessed 170213] 1901 census, Lanark Twp., Lanark Co., ON d.o.b. listed +++
  Gender	Male
  Name	Stewart  [1]
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45564201
  _FGRAVE	45564201
  _FSFTID	K6HH-MD6
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K6HH-MD6
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	15 Mar 1957	Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: Right Lobar Pneumonia and complications, 5 days/Myocarditis, arterio-schlerosis, several y
  	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kidd&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=10&GSob=n&GSsr=841&GRid=45564201&df=all& [accessed 161227] Birth: 1883 Death: 1957 Burial: Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery Edmonton Edmonton Census Division Alberta, Canada Plot: F 0055 0004 Created by: Alison Record added: Dec 17, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 45564201
  Burial	Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 5420-106 Street NW Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division,, Alberta T6H 2S9 Canada 780 496-6983
  Person ID	I4065	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	James Garland Kidd,   b. 28 Apr 1845, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 18 Nov 1923, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Catherine Stewart,   b. 27 Apr 1851, Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Oct 1935, Ashton, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1872	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Kidd, G.E., "The Story of the Derry", 1943 +++ 1. marriage register, Lanark, ON Name:Catherine Stewart Birth Place:Drummond Age:20 Estimated birth year:abt 1852 Father Name:Chas Steward Mother Name:Margaret McIntosh Spouse Name:James Garland Kidd Spouse's Age:26 Spouse Birth Year:abt 1846 Spouse Birth Place:Beckwith Spouse Father Name:John Kidd Spouse Mother Name:Margaret Garland Marriage Date:7 Jan 1872 Marriage County or District:Lanark ==========
  Family ID	F1255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robina McKelvie,   b. 2 Jun 1888   d. 22 Oct 1933 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1915	Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  Children	1. Stuart James "Jim" Kidd,   b. 25 Apr 1916, Nordegg, Rocky Mountain House Census Division, Alberta, Canada d. 18 May 1983 (Age 67 years)   2. Elizabeth Catherine "Betty" Kidd,   b. 1917, Nordegg, Rocky Mountain House Census Division, Alberta, Canada d. 1973 (Age 56 years)   3. Frederick Alexander "Fred" Kidd,   b. 29 Jul 1921, Nordegg, Rocky Mountain House Census Division, Alberta, Canada d. 22 Mar 1997, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 75 years)   4. George Thomas Kidd,   b. 8 Sep 1931, Nordegg, Rocky Mountain House Census Division, Alberta, Canada d. 17 Jan 1984 (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F1406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Apr 1883 - Ashton, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1915 - Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Death - Cause: Right Lobar Pneumonia and complications, 5 days/Myocarditis, arterio-schlerosis, several y - 15 Mar 1957 - Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  http://peakfinder.ca/mount-kidd/ [accessed 170201] Mount Kidd Looking west-northwest to Mount Kidd (both summits) from Rocky Creek Bridge on Highway #40 2958m (9,705ft) N50.89361 W115.18972 LOCATION: Located between the Ribbon Creek Valley and the Kananaskis River; east buttress of Guinn's Pass NAMING: Named by D.B. Dowling (Dr. Dowling was an engineer in the Geological Survey of Canada) in 1907. Kidd, Fred (A resident of Morley, Fred Kidd outfitted expeditions which explored in the Kananaskis Valley.) FIRST ASCENT: First ascent by R.C. Hind, J.F. Tarrant in 1947. Journal Reference: CAJ 31-237. Mount Kidd is the "Pilot Mountain" of the Kananaskis Valley. George Dawson named Pilot Mountain in the Bow Valley between Banff and Castle Junction for its location on the outside of a major bend in the Bow Valley which made the peak visible for long distances up and down the valley. Mount Kidd is similarly situated, being visible from both the lower Kananaskis Valley and from the Kananaskis Lakes area to the south. The massive character of the mountain as well as its two separate peaks are best seen from the vicinity of Rocky Creek, 11.3 kilometres south of the Ribbon Creek Junction. From Rocky Creek, a spectacular fold down which a series of waterfalls flows may be seen. This feature marks the northern end of the Lewis Thrust Fault, a major geological marker which can be mapped to the south into the United States where it passes beneath Chief Mountain. From Kananaskis Village Junction we see only the northern peak of the mountain. The grassy slopes of the ridge to the right of the mountain was the former site of the Mount Kidd Fire Lookout. Constructed in 1981, it was the most recent addition in the series of fire lookouts first established in the late 1920''s to help protect Alberta''s forests from fires. It was last used in 1992 and removed in 1997. Funding cutbacks and the fact that the Kananaskis Emergency Services Building are situated immediately below the site contributed to its demise. The following information regarding the naming of the peak was received from John Kidd in correspondence received on 2011-08-04. John's father was Fred Kidd and Stuart Kidd was John's grandfather. Stuart Kidd had a brother named Fred Kidd. John was told by his father that the mountain was named after his uncle, Fred Kidd. Born near Ashton, Ontario, Fred Kidd homesteaded north of Calgary on the west branch of Nose Creek. According to his son, Fred could not resist the attraction of the mountains and so moved to Morley in 1907 where he operated the Scott and Leeson Trading Post and served as the Justice of the Peace. Part of his job was outfitting survey parties which worked in the Kananaskis Valley area. One of these was led by a geologist, D. Bogart Dowling (see Mount Bogart), who chose Kidd''s name for the mountain. John Kidd's father spent four years in politics and it was during this time that the idea that Mount Kidd be named to honour his uncle Fred Kidd arose. Fred Kidd's brother, Stuart Kidd, came west after Fred had settled in Alberta. In 1911 Martin Nordegg hired Kidd to be purchasing agent for Brazeau Coalieries in the North Saskatchewan valley. In 1914 he became general manager of Nordegg''s company-owned general store, the Bighorn Trading Company. He also became postmaster, justice of the peace, and the undertaker for the area. During this time he traded and worked with the Stoneys in the area and became fluent in the Stoney language. In 1927 he was made an honorary chief, probably the first white to be so honoured, and given the name of "Tah-Osa" which means "Moose Killer." He continued to live in the Nordegg area until 1939. [Additional information: "Small Moments in Time" by Anne (McMullen) Belliveau][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color="chino"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] Ontario. Archives of Ontario. MyHeritage, Ontario Births, 1869-1912 (MyH) (FS), (https://www.myheritage.com :n.d.), Ontario Births, 1869-1912." 004656946, 1872227, 00522 Stuart Kidd, accessed 14 Apr 2018. (Reliability: 3). Stuart Kidd Gender:?tab?Male Birth:?tab?Apr 24 1883 Ashton, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father:?tab?James Garland Kidd Mother:?tab?Catherine Stewart Registration Number:?tab?901588 GS Film number:?tab?1872227 Digital Folder Number:?tab?004656946 Image Number:?tab?00522 [S98] Jim Tipton, Find a Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 1955), 23 May 2018, Stuart Kidd (Reliability: 3).