Dr. John Franklin "Fank" Kidd

1864 - 1933  (69 years)

• Name	John Franklin "Fank" Kidd
  Prefix	Dr.
  Nickname	Fank
  Birth	26 Jan 1864	Fergus, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Name	Frank Kidd
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201014192
  _FGRAVE	201014192
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	13 Jul 1933	Hull, Quebec, Canada
  	ohn Franklin "Frank" Kidd was the son of William Garland Kidd and his wife Lenora McGrath. He married Edith Augusta Hurdman, daughter of William Hurdman and his wife Sarah Sophia Smith around 1885 in Ottawa, Ontario. Frank and Edith had no children. Frank Kidd attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. During his time there, he won the Chancellor's prize of $25. with an essay he wrote on the brain. Frank graduated from Queen's with a degree MDCM and achieved medals in both medicine and surgery. He first practiced in the rural community of Carp, Ontario before moving to Ottawa. Dr. Kidd was involved in the planning, building and organization of the old St. Luke's Hospital in 1897. He was chief surgeon there until 1926. During WWI, Dr. Kidd was deployed overseas with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. When Frank was working at the Bram Hill Hospital, he was injured when a bomb hit the hospital. In 1919, Dr. J. Franklin Kidd was made a companion of The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George. (CMG) for his service during WWI. In 1924, Queen's University presents him with an honourary degree of LLD. Then in 1933, he was presented with the Golden Cane Award in recognition of his 50 years of medical service. At the time of his death Dr. Kidd was living on Aylmer Road in Aylmer, Quebec at his residence called Longfields. He is buried in the Kidd family Plot in Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston and there is also a memorial to him in Beechwood Cemetery where his wife Edith and her family are buried. Beechwood Cemetery Name:John Franklyn Kidd Birth Date:abt 1864 Birth Location:Fergus, Ontario Gender:Male Death Date:13 Jul 1933 Age:69 Parent(s):Kidd +++ www.ancestry.ca [accessed 161211] Ottawa Journal (Birth, Marriage Death Notices), 1885 - 1980 Name:Col John Franklin Kidd Cmg MD Lld Gender:Male Death Age:68 Notice Type:Death Birth Date:abt 1865 Death Date:13 Jul 1933 Death Place:Quebec Spouse: Edith Augusta Hurdman
  Burial	Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 927 Purdy Mills Road Kingston, Frontenac County,, Ontario Canada 6135466545
  	He is buried in the Kidd family Plot in Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston and there is also a memorial to him in Beechwood Cemetery where his wife Edith and her family are buried.
  Person ID	I4237	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	William Garland Kidd,   b. 1 Feb 1838, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 27 Oct 1922, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Lenora McGrath,   b. 11 Jul 1843   d. 18 Mar 1931, Illinois, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1861	Nichol Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
  	Kidd, G.E., "The Story of the Derry", 1943
  Family ID	F1258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Edith Augusta Hurdman,   b. 24 Apr 1868, Aylmer, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada d. 13 Dec 1949, Longfields, Hull, Quebec, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1885	Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F1461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 26 Jan 1864 - Fergus, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1885 - Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Death - 13 Jul 1933 - Hull, Quebec, Canada Burial - Address: 927 Purdy Mills Road Kingston, Frontenac County,, Ontario Canada 6135466545 - - Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth