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John Wilder

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Death: April 11, 1724 (66-75)
Hingham, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Edward Wilder, of Hingham and Elizabeth Wilder
Husband of Rebecca Wilder
Father of Hannah Wilder; Elizabeth Sprague; Rebecca Whitcomb; Mary Waters; Ephraim Wilder and 1 other
Brother of Elizabeth Fearing; Ephraim Wilder; Isaac Wilder; Jabez Wilder, I; Abiah Clarke and 8 others

Managed by: Gwyneth Potter McNeil
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About John Wilder

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wilder-105

John Wilder b. 1653 Hingham, MA d. Apr 11, 1724 Hingham, MA

Parents:

Edward Wilder c. 1621-Oct 18, 1690 and Elizabeth Eames June 13, 1624-June 9, 1692

Married:

in Marshfield, MA Rebecca Doggett b. Jul 29, 1655 Marshfield, MA d. Oct 4, 1728 Hingham, MA daughter of Thomas Doggett (c. 1591-) and Joanne Hampton (c. 1612-Sep 4, 1684)

Children include:

  1. Hannah Nov 12, 1676-Jan 12, 1681/2
  2. Elizabeth Apr 12, 1679-Oct 1755
  3. Hannah May 3, 1683-Nov 17, 1756
  4. Rebecca Feb 27, 1687/8-Jun 13, 1743
  5. Mary July 30, 1692-Nov 10, 1756
  6. Ephraim Aug 22, 1696-c. 1770
  7. Isaac c. 1700-

Occupation: farmer

“In his will made 11 Sept. 1708, mentions and provides for w. Rebecca, gives ‘to son Ephraim that part of my estate which fell to me at my father's decease, lying at the northwest of my father's homestead now in the possession of my brother Jabez Wilder, and bounded northerly by Benjamin Tower; westerly towards the common lands, and southerly by Jabez Wilder; to son Isaac my house, barn, pasture, orchard, and land adjoining; to my daughter Elizabeth Sprague £6, in addition to what she has already had; to daughters Harriet [Hannah] Wilder, Rebecca Wilder, and Mary Wilder £29 each,’ etc. ‘Farmer.’ Constable 1691, and 1692. Resided on Main St., So. Hing.”33

sources

  1. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr04/rr04_189.htm

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wilder-105

John Wilder

Born about 1653 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Son of Edward Wilder and Elizabeth (Eames) Wilder

Brother of Elizabeth (Wilder) Fearing, Ephriam Wilder, Isaac Wilder, Jabez W. Wilder, Abia Wilder, Mehitabel Wilder, Abigail Wilder, Anna Wilder, Hannah Wilder and Mary (Wilder) LeBaron

Husband of Rebecca Doggett — married 30 Nov 1675 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father of Hannah Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Hannah Wilder, Rebecca Wilder, Mary (Wilder) Waters, Ephraim Wilder and Isaac Wilder

Died 11 Apr 1724 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Profile manager: Charles Bitterli

Profile last modified 16 Mar 2017 | Created 11 Sep 2010

Biography

John, son of Edward and Elizabeth (Eames) Wilder, was born at Hingham, MA ca. 1654 based on age at death. He married Rebecca Doggett on November 30, 1675. They resided in South Hingham were they raised seven children, all but one reaching adulthood. He died on April 11, 1724 at the age of 70.

Sources

History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, three volumes, (Cambridge: University Press, 1893), 3:312-313 Vital Records of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, two volumes, (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016), 1:296 (marriage) Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, New England Historic Genealogical Society, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 7th printing, 2004), p. 816



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73353390/john-wilder



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73353390/john-wilder

Edward Wilder and Elizabeth Eames are his parents. He married Rebecca Doggett on 30 Nov 1675 in Hingham.

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John Wilder's Timeline

1653
1653
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1679
April 12, 1679
Hingham, Plymouth, MA
1683
May 3, 1683
Hingham, Plymouth , Massachusetts
1688
February 27, 1688
Lancaster, MA, United States
1692
July 30, 1692
Hingham, Plymouth , Massachusetts
1696
August 25, 1696
Hingham, Plymouth, MA, United States
1700
1700
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
1724
April 11, 1724
Age 71
Hingham, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1724
Age 71
Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth, MA, United States