These Wilders are related to Laura Ingalls Wilder per Ancestry.com
wife and four children perished in fire.
From thursday, Jan. 24, to Thurs. Jan.31, 1740, Paper: Boston News-Letter
posted on Findagrave:"We have the following very sorrowful Account from Lancaster in the County of Worcester, viz. That on Wednesday Night last the House of Mr. Josiah Wilder of that Place took Fire, and was burnt down to the Ground. In which were Mr. Wilder, his Wife, her Sister, and five Children; which three first got out of the House and Mr. Wilder, by pulling down a board at the back End of the House drew out one of the Children alive, but Mrs. Wilder in Distress and Agone for her other Children, vernured into the House to save them from the Flames, but could not possibly get out again and so perish'd therein, with all four Children. Mrs. Wilder was big with Child.
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Joseph served in the French and Indian War along with his brother Elijah and Uncle Jonathan White (b.1708)
From his mother's petition: 6 JAN 1757:"To His Honor the Lieut. Governour and Commander in Chief for the time being... The Petition of Hannah Woods Humbly Prays that shee had two sons Listed under Capt. Ballard in Coll: Rugglesses Regiment in the first Expedition Against Crown Point, Vizt: Joseph and Elijah. Elijah Attended His Duty in the Province Service till the 26th Day of October 1755 at which time he had a furlow being unfit for Service and Remained Ill twenty weeks unable to Do aney Business all of which time I Nussed & Billited sd Elijah: that Joseph continued in the Service till he was Dismissed from the Expedition and Returned Home so Ill that He was not Capable of Doing aneyyy thing for ten weeks after his Return at which time I Billited and Loked after Him. therefore the said Hannah Humbley Prays that she may be allowed for Nussing Billiting and for what she paid for Doctring Hir two Sons an Account of which accompaneys this Petition and as in Duty bound shall Ever Pray Hannah Woods"
(Massachusetts Archives, XCV, 188.)
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Elijah served in the French and Indian War along with his brother Joseph and Uncle Jonathan White (b.1708)
From his mother's petition: 6 JAN 1757:
"To His Honor the Lieut. Governour and Commander in Chief for the time being... The Petition of Hannah Woods Humbly Prays that shee had two sons Listed under Capt. Ballard in Coll: Rugglesses Regiment in the first Expedition Against Crown Point, Vizt: Joseph and Elijah. Elijah Attended His Duty in the Province Service till the 26th Day of October 1755 at which time he had a furlow being unfit for Service and Remained Ill twenty weeks unable to Do aney Business all of which time I Nussed & Billited sd Elijah: that Joseph continued in the Service till he was Dismissed from the Expedition and Returned Home so Ill that He was not Capable of Doing aneyyy thing for ten weeks after his Return at which time I Billited and Loked after Him. therefore the said Hannah Humbley Prays that she may be allowed for Nussing Billiting and for what she paid for Doctring Hir two Sons an Account of which accompaneys this Petition and as in Duty bound shall Ever Pray Hannah Woods"
(Massachusetts Archives, XCV, 188.)
Samuel was also a soldier and was killed by Indians at the age of twenty.
from WikiTree
Lieut John Wilder
Born about 1646 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusettsmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Thomas Wilder and Anna (Unknown) Wilder
Brother of Ebenezer Wilder, Mary (Wilder) Allen, Thomas Wilder Jr., Elizabeth Wilder, Elizabeth (Wilder) Bowers, Nathaniel Wilder and Ebenezer Wilder
Husband of Hannah (Atherton) Wilder — married 17 Jul 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of John Wilder, Hannah (Wilder) Willard and Deborah (Wilder) Longley
Died 9 Jan 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
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Biography
John Wilder was born in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts in 1646. He was the son of Thomas Wilder and Anna (Unknown) (possibly Eames) Wilder. [2]
He married Hannah Atherton at Lancaster, Massachusetts, 17 July 1672. [1] [1] [3]
John died January 9, 1718 in Lancaster "in his 70th year". He is buried in The Old Common Burying Ground, Lancaster. [2]
Sources
[1] New England Marriages Prior to 1700; page 816
[2] U S Find a Grave Index, 1600's-Current;
[3] NEHGS Register, Volume 016 (1862); Lancaster Records - Marriages, page 359
↑ Vital Records of Lancaster, MCR (Middlesex County Registrar?): "John Wilder & Hannah his wife, 17 . 5 . 72."
Find a Grave: [1]
Wilder Families - Wilder History [2]
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From WikiTree
Thomas Wilder
Born about 1618 in Englandmap
Son of Thomas Wilder and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Anna (Unknown) Wilder — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of Anna (Eames) Wilder — married Apr 1640 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MAmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Ebenezer Wilder, Mary (Wilder) Allen, Thomas Wilder Jr., John Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Elizabeth (Wilder) Bowers, Nathaniel Wilder and Ebenezer Wilder
Died 23 Oct 1667 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
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BiographyChildren: Mary Wilder, Thomas Wilder Jr, John Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder*, Nathaniel Wilder, and Ebenezer Wilder.
Many internet resources indicate that Thomas and Anna's daughter Elizabeth married Jerathmeel Bowers, but as far as I can tell, that has not been proved.
Settled Charlestown, Mass, freeman 1640. Hingham 1641. came to Lancaster, Mass in July 1659[1]
See Donald F. Hansen and Michael F. Hansen, "DNA Solves A Wilder Ancestral Enigma," at http://www.americanancestors.org/dna-solves-a-wilder-ancestral-enigma/.
New information, based on DNA testing, has indicated he was not related to Edward Wilder of Hingham, and is not of the Shiplake, Oxfordhire Wilder family. His origins are therefore unknown at present, icluding a supposed birth year of 1618. He may have been from the Lancaster area in England, but this has not been established with any degree of certainty. (See "American Ancestors" (NEHGS) Spring 2010 issue.) The reference to him living at Hingham on the latter day stone erected in the cemetery (see photo and inscription) is incorrect.
He was of Charlestown,MA, admitted as freeman in 1641, marrying there, and purchasing land in 1643. He was living on 1 July 1659 at Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, when he signed the Town Orders. He left a will on 22 January 1666/67 at Lancaster, and he served on 3 February 1667 as Selectman of Lancaster. Thomas's estate was inventoried on 29 November 1667 at Lancaster, and his estate was probated there on 4 March 1667/68.Inscription: SACRED to the Memory of THOMAS WILDER, from Lancaster in England, who first settled at Hingham in 1641, and came to this Town July 1, 1659, and died Oct 23, 1667, leaving three sons - viz THOMAS, JOHN and NATHANIEL, from whom are derived all of the name WILDER in this Town and vicinity Burial: Old Common Burial Ground Lancaster Worcester County Massachusetts, USA
Footnotes
↑ * Wakefield Memorial : comprising an historical, genealogical and biographical register of the name and family of Wakefield
Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Elizabeth and others.
Sources↑ * Wakefield Memorial : comprising an historical, genealogical and biographical register of the name and family of Wakefield
Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1926; p. 81. (see attached source image)
From WikiTree:Anna Wilder formerly Eames
Born about 1622 [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of Thomas Wilder — married Apr 1640 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MAmap
[children unknown]
Died about 1692 [location unknown]
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This page has been accessed 40 times.Not a daughter of Anthony Eames.
per "The Birtth, Marriage and Death Register Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850"
Killed by Assault by French and Indians, July 31, 1704
Indian Servant of Nathaniel Wilder, killed by Indians Aug 5, 1710Annals of Lancaster:
[Boston News Letter, 25 August, 1707.]
Parties of hostile Indians had been continually hovering
about the settlement, and on the 16th of July, 1707, had
killed Jonathan White, a son of Josiah, and brother of Captain
John White. The captive mentioned above as " barbarously
murdered," was also a Lancaster man recently
removed to Marlborough, by name Jonathan Wilder,
whose father, Lieutenant Nathaniel Wilder, had been slain
in 1704. He was twenty years of age. The other victims
were: Richard Singleterry and John Farrar killed, Ephraim
Wilder and Samuel Stevens wounded severely.
Ensign John Farrar was of Lancaster birth, being son
of Jacob Farrar, Jr., who was killed in the massacre of
Aug. 22, 1675.
Ephraim Wilder was brother to the captive
Per Rootsweb: Of his (Nathaniel) children Oliver, Jonathan, Ephraim and Nathaniel were captured by the Indians.
Per Rootsweb: Of his (Nathaniel) children Oliver, Jonathan, Ephraim and Nathaniel were captured by the Indians.
From Annals of Lancaster:
[Boston News Letter, 25 August, 1707.]
Parties of hostile Indians had been continually hovering
about the settlement, and on the 16th of July, 1707, had
killed Jonathan White, a son of Josiah, and brother of Captain
John White. The captive mentioned above as " barbarously
murdered," was also a Lancaster man recently
removed to Marlborough, by name Jonathan Wilder,
whose father, Lieutenant Nathaniel Wilder, had been slain
in 1704. He was twenty years of age. The other victims
were: Richard Singleterry and John Farrar killed, Ephraim
Wilder and Samuel Stevens wounded severely.
Ensign John Farrar was of Lancaster birth, being son
of Jacob Farrar, Jr., who was killed in the massacre of
Aug. 22, 1675.
Ephraim Wilder was brother to the captive
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Per Rootsweb: Of his (Nathaniel b.1650) children Oliver, Jonathan, Ephraim and Nathaniel were captured by the Indians.
Per Rootsweb: Of his (Nathaniel) children Oliver, Jonathan, Ephraim and Nathaniel were captured by the Indians.
from Wiki pedia: Raid on Wakefield[edit] This is the story abt "Feb 1724 when the 10 Indians were killed:
On January 29, 1725, Lovewell and 87 men made a second expedition to the White Mountains. For more than a month they marched through the winter forest, encountering neither friend nor foe. Some troops were sent back home. The remainder made a wide loop up towards the White Mountains, followed the Bearcamp River into the Ossipee area, then headed back in an easterly direction along the Maine and New Hampshire border.On February 20 they came across a recently inhabited wigwam and followed tracks for some five miles. On the banks of a pond at the head of the Salmon Falls River in the present town of Wakefield they came upon more wigwams with smoke rising from them. Some time after 2:00 AM Lovewell gave the order to fire. A short time later ten Indians lay dead. The Indians were said to have had numerous extra blankets, snowshoes, moccasins, a few furs and new French muskets which would seem to indicate that they were on their way to attack frontier settlements. Preventing such an attack is probably the true success of this expedition.
Early in March Lovewell's troops arrived in Boston. They paraded their Indian scalps through the streets, Lovewell himself wearing a wig made of Indian scalps. The bounty paid was 1000 pounds (100 per scalp).[6]
In the White bk is a diary of the trip.
Per Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, Mary Kerley was taken prisoner 10 Feb 1675/6
Per Rice Genealogy: He resided at Sudbury and moved to Marlboro in 1664. he was a Proprietor in Marlbob.
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