Hannah Wilder

Hannah was born 10 January 1657/8 in Lancaster, Massachusetts to James and Hanna Atherton.[1][2] Her first husband was Lt. John Wilder, married at Lancaster,MA on Jul 21,1672. they had eight children. Lancaster was abandoned after the massacre of February 10, 1676, and the Wilders relocated to Charlestown, where several of their children were born. They returned to Lancaster about 1681, This per Henry Nourse "Early Records of Lancaster Massachusetts", pages 318-325.

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Hannah Houghton formerly Atherton aka Wilder

Born 10 Jan 1658 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Daughter of James Atherton and Hannah (Unknown) Atherton

Sister of James Atherton, Joshua Atherton, Mary Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton, Deborah (Atherton) Bullard and Joseph Atherton

Wife of John Wilder — married 17 Jul 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of John Houghton — married 27 Jan 1725 in Lancaster, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Mother of John Wilder Jr, Thomas Wilder, Abigail (Wilder) Sawyer, Hannah (Wilder) Willard, Ebenezer Wilder and Deborah (Wilder) Longley

Died 8 Jan 1737 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Birth

Born: 10 January 1657/8 in Lancaster, Massachusetts.[3] Marriages and Children

Married: 1st - Lt. John Wilder on 21 July 1672 in Lancaster, Massachusetts.[4] He died 9 Jan 1718 in Lancaster. Married: 2nd - John Houghton on 27 January 1724/5 in Lancaster, Massachusetts.[5] Children of John Wilder and Hannah Atherton: John Wilder. Born 11 July 1673 in Lancaster. [6] Thomas Wilder. Born 2 March 1676 in Charlestown. [7] [8] Abigail Wilder. Born about 1678, birth record not found. She is called eldest daughter in the will of her father.[9] She is therefore slotted in the gap between Thomas and Hannah whose birth dates are known. Hannah Wilder. Born 31 October 1679 at Charlestown. [10] James Wilder. Born 1681 at Charlestown. [11] Died 17 May 1739 in the 59th year of his age. Ebenezer Wilder. Born 23 June 1683 at Lancaster. [12] Rebekah Wilder. She is known from the will of her father where she is the second daughter named as Rebekah Whetcomb. There were many Whetcombs in Lancaster at the time, however, her husband has not yet been identified. She is placed in the gap between Ebenezer and Anna, though only thing we really know regarding her birth is that Abigail was older. [9] Anna Wilder. Born 1690 at Charlestown. [13] Deborah Wilder. Born about 1692. Died 7 November 1673 in her 72nd year. [14] Query: Could Hannah and James have been born at Marlboro? (see those vital records). Death

Died: 8 January 1737 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.[15] Sources

Footnotes and citations: ↑ Annals of Lancaster in The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1725 edited by Henry S. Nourse, Published 1884, digitized by Google [1] ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, Lancaster Vital Record Transcript. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). ↑ Nourse. Lancaster Records. (1890): page 9. ↑ Nourse. Lancaster Records. (1890): page 14. ↑ Nourse. Lancaster Records. (1890): page 19. ↑ Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 14. ↑ Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 452. ↑ Joselyn. Vital Records of Charlestown, vol. 1. (1984): page 95. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. NEHGS, 2014. Probate 24878: Will of John Wilder, 1718 ↑ Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 452. ↑ Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 452. ↑ Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 15. ↑ Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 452. ↑ NEHGR vol. 79 (1925): 397. ↑ Nourse. "Lancaster Records" (1890): page 158. Source list: Lancaster. Henry S. Nourse, ed. The Birth Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850. (Lancaster, MA: 1890). Archive.org LINK Books.Google.com HathiTrust.org LINK See also: Find a Grave Memorial # 43341682. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995. See White Family Pg 585 Davis, Mavis F., Research on the French Family of West Hartland, Connecticut, Including the Wilder and Tiffany Families, Connecticut Nutmegger (Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Glastonbury, Conn., July 2016) Vol. 49, No. 1, Page 61-2.

ID: I2001 Name: Hannah Atherton Sex: F Birth: 10 JAN 1657 in Lancaster,Worcester,Massachusetts Death: 8 JAN 1737 in Lancaster,Worcester,Massachusetts

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Father: James Atherton b: 1625 Mother: Hanna

Marriage 1 John Houghton

Marriage 2 John Wilder b: 1646 in Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts Married: 17 MAY 1672 in Lancaster,Worcester,Massachusetts Children Has Children John Wilder b: 11 MAY 1673 in Lancaster,Worcester,Massachusetts Has Children Thomas Wilder b: 2 MAR 1676 in Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts Has No Children James Wilder b: 28 JAN 1680 in Marlborough,Middlesex,Massachusetts Has No Children Hannah Wilder b: 14 MAY 1680 in Marlborough,Middlesex,Massachusetts Has Children Ebenezer Wilder b: 23 JUN 1683 Has No Children Anna Wilder b: 1690 in Charlestown,Suffolk,Massachusetts