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Abigail Ayer 1775–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 NOV 1775

Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 21 NOV 1862

Death Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA

Father: Elijah Ayer

Mother: Elizabeth Hicks

Spouse(s): Ebenezer Wilder

Children(s): Elijah Wilder, Samuel Wilder, Ebenezer Wilder, Hannah Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Abigail Wilder, Mariner Wilder, Hannah Wilder, Doritha Wilder, Sarah Wilder, Lydia Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, George Wilder, Deborah Wilder

In 1775, Abigail Ayer entered the world in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, born to Elijah Ayer And Elizabeth Hicks. In 1850, Abigail Ayer resided in Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA. In 1850, Abigail Ayer resided in Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA. Abigail Ayer married Ebenezer Cushing Wilder, and had children including Abigail Ayer Wilder, Deborah Wilder, Doritha Wilder, Ebenezer Cushing Wilder, Elijah Ayer Wilder, Elizabeth Ayer Wilder, George Washington Wilder, Hannah Cushing Wilder, Hannah Wilder, Lydia Cushing Wilder, Mariner Ayers Wilder, Samuel A Wilder, Sarah Ann Wilder. Abigail Ayer passed away in 1862 in Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1775, Abigail Ayer entered the world in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, born to Elijah Ayer And Elizabeth Hicks.
  • In 1850, Abigail Ayer resided in Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA.
  • In 1850, Abigail Ayer resided in Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA.
  • Abigail Ayer married Ebenezer Cushing Wilder, and had children including Abigail Ayer Wilder, Deborah Wilder, Doritha Wilder, Ebenezer Cushing Wilder, Elijah Ayer Wilder, Elizabeth Ayer Wilder, George Washington Wilder, Hannah Cushing Wilder, Hannah Wilder, Lydia Cushing Wilder, Mariner Ayers Wilder, Samuel A Wilder, Sarah Ann Wilder.
  • Abigail Ayer passed away in 1862 in Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Ayer
1752–1837
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Hicks
1751–1823
Birth Location: Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ebenezer Wilder
1772–1851
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Elijah Wilder
1808–1880
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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Samuel Wilder
1818–
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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Ebenezer Wilder
1802–1889
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
EW
Hannah Wilder
1812–1877
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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Elizabeth Wilder
1810–1891
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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Abigail Wilder
1792–1883
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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Mariner Wilder
1814–1899
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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Hannah Wilder
1806–1807
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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Doritha Wilder
1802–1836
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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Sarah Wilder
1819–1899
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
SW
Lydia Wilder
1798–1859
Birth Location: Perry, Washington, Maine, USA
LW
Elizabeth Wilder
1795–1808
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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George Wilder
1816–1905
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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Deborah Wilder
1804–1834
Birth Location: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
DW

Abigail Ayer's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Ayer
1775–1862
Birth Place: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Elijah Ayer
1752–1837
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Hicks
1751–1823
Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Ayer
1727–1799
Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Merrill
1732–1820
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ayer
1695–1761
Dorothy Bailey
1703–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bailey
1661–1727
Elizabeth Smith
1664–1722

Abigail Ayer's Descendants

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Abigail Ayer (14 NOV 1775–21 NOV 1862) m. Ebenezer (Cushing) Wilder (31 AUG 1772–10 OCT 1851)
  1. 1. Elijah (Ayer) Wilder 1808–1880 m. Sarah (Gail) Gleason 1819–1888 m. Elizabeth Foster 1807–1840
    1. 1. John (G.) Wilder 1842–1845
    2. 2. Emily (Wiswell) Wilder 1844– m. John (Rupp) Withington 1832–1905
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Rupp) Withington 1883–
      2. 2. Mary (Mathes) Withington 1877–
      3. 3. Gertrude (Revere) Withington 1875–1956
      4. 4. Robert (Vivian) Withington 1873–
    3. 3. Eliza (Harriet) Wilder 1849–1864
    4. 4. Dorothea (M) Wilder 1845–1932 m. Benjamin (F. S.) Bullard 1837–1901
      1. 1. Charles (Page) Bullard 1880–
      2. 2. Albert (Wilder) Bullard 1878–1920
      3. 3. Sarah (Cushing) Bullard 1877–
    5. 5. George (Albert) Wilder 1832–1863
    6. 6. Ellen (E) Wilder 1836–1858
    7. 7. Joana (F) Wilder 1839–1842
    8. 8. Laura (A) Wilder 1837–1910
    9. 9. Ellen (E) Wilder 1831–1833
    10. 10. Abigail (A.) Wilder 1853–1864
    11. 11. Olive Wilder 1858–1864
    12. 12. Winfield (J.) Wilder 1862–1864
    13. 13. Sarah (G.) Wilder 1857–1864
    14. 14. Edith (H.) Wilder 1855–1864
    15. 15. Hannah (G.) Wilder 1851–1863
  2. 2. Samuel (A) Wilder 1818– m. Ellen 1812–
  3. 3. Ebenezer (Cushing) Wilder 1802–1889 m. Jane (Cochran) Allen 1800–1872
    1. 1. Ebenezer (Allan) Wilder 1826–1891 m. Eveline (S) Reynolds 1826–1900
      1. 1. Bela (R.) Wilder 1855–1863
      2. 2. Frederic (Sargent) Wilder 1861–1880
      3. 3. Francis (Millard) Wilder 1851–1936 m. Louise (Jane) Dudley 1854–1943
        1. 1. Maurice (Fredrick) Wilders 1890–1947 m. Mabel (Augusta) Callahan 1898–1992
        2. 2. Wallace (MacLaughlin) Wilder 1882–1937 m. Helen (G) Keigney 1886–
        3. 3. Alice (Louise) Wilder 1879–
        4. 4. Infant Wilder 1878–1878
    2. 2. William (Henry Harrison) Wilder 1840–1925 m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Day 1848–1935
      1. 1. Norman (L) Wilder 1884–
      2. 2. Emma (T.) Wilder 1875–
      3. 3. Fannie (M.) Wilder 1869–
      4. 4. Miles (Standish) Wilder 1878–1947
    3. 3. Herman (L) Wilder 1837–1920 m. Rebecca Gleason 1842–
      1. 1. Harriet Wilder 1866–
    4. 4. Mark (Patton Allan) Wilder 1832–1919 m. Deborah (Wilder) Reynolds 1838–1914
      1. 1. Florian (Allan) Wilder 1859–1909
      2. 2. Amelia (Alice) Wilder 1864–1924
      3. 3. Charles (Edgar Reynolds) Wilder 1868–1899
    5. 5. Jane (A) Wilder 1831–1915 m. Jonas Russell 1827–1915
      1. 1. Mariner (James) Russell 1857–
      2. 2. Jennie (A) Russell 1871–
      3. 3. Harriet (E) Russell 1857–
      4. 4. Abbie (R) Russell 1851–1917
    6. 6. Mariner (Augustus) Wilder 1827–1865 m. N (Matilda) Dyer 1830–
    7. 7. Herman (L.) Wilder 1834–1834
    8. 8. Harriet (Emeline) Wilder 1845–1846
    9. 9. Abagail Wilder 1831–1849
  4. 4. Hannah (Cushing) Wilder 1812–1877 m. Ebenezer Gardner 1810–1889
    1. 1. James (Frederick) Gardner 1837–1910
    2. 2. Deborah (Reynolds) Gardner 1835–1895
    3. 3. Sarah (Albee) Gardner 1841–1910
    4. 4. Emma (Albee) Gardner 1852–1940
    5. 5. Lyman (Kent) Gardner 1840–1916
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Ayer) Wilder 1810–1891 m. Solomon (Meservy) Foster 1805–1850
    1. 1. Deborah (Reynolds) Foster 1832–1901
    2. 2. William (Harrison) Foster 1844–1875
    3. 3. Edward (T) Foster 1840–1860
    4. 4. Eliza (Hayward) Foster 1830–1846
    5. 5. Elijah Foster 1828–
  6. 6. Abigail (Ayer) Wilder 1792–1883 m. William Kilby 1789–1864
    1. 1. James (Clinton) Kilby 1832–1916 m. Ellen (E) Ward 1835–1874
      1. 1. Jennie (W) Kilby 1865–1933
      2. 2. Edwin (Lewis) Kilby 1873–1897 m. Mabel (Clinton) Gardner 1874–1961
        1. 1. Edwin (Lewis) Kilby 1897–1963 m. Dorothy (Rebecca) Curran 1894–1986
    2. 2. Sally (M) Kilby 1830–1906 m. William (Wallace) McLaughlin 1829–1893
      1. 1. Mary (K) McLaughlin 1859–1878
      2. 2. William (Wallace McLaughlin) Jr 1855–1878
    3. 3. William Kilby 1815–1850
    4. 4. Abigail Kilby 1818–1879
    5. 5. Edwin Kilby 1824–1889 m. Elizabeth Ward 1821–1909
      1. 1. William (E.) Kilby 1852–
      2. 2. George (W) Kilby 1843–1896 m. Caroline E 1841–1912
      3. 3. Elvira (R) Kilby 1845–1900
        1. 1. Elizabeth (S. (Lizzie)) Wentworth 1865–1886
      4. 4. Eliza (F) Kilby 1847–1935
  7. 7. Mariner (Ayers) Wilder 1814–1899 m. Mary Philbrick 1822–1910
    1. 1. Alice (Mary) Wilder 1842–
    2. 2. Clara (P) Wilder 1846–
    3. 3. Agnes (F) Wilder 1848–
    4. 4. Wilton (A.) Wilder 1844–1927 m. Lillian MacDonald 1853–1926
      1. 1. Donald Wilder 1888–1972
  8. 8. Hannah Wilder 1806–1807
  9. 9. Doritha Wilder 1802–1836 m. Samuel Johnson 1797–1881
    1. 1. Frances (M.) Johnson 1830–1914
    2. 2. Ferdinand (J.) Johnson 1836–
  10. 10. Sarah (Ann) Wilder 1819–1899 m. Ellery Turner 1806–1882
    1. 1. Silas (E) Turner 1840–
    2. 2. Jennie (S.) Turner 1858–1919
    3. 3. Eliza OtisPenhallow 1851–1941 m. De (Blois Pearce) Penhallow 1844–1914
      1. 1. Henry (Balch) Penhallow 1877–1920 m. Marion Reynolds 1878–1920
        1. 1. Mr. (H.) ChadseyPen-Hallow 1909–1997 m. Barbara (Jane) Johnson 1924–2021
        2. 2. Charles (Folsom) Penhallow 1912–2008
        3. 3. Richard Penhallow 1906–1998
        4. 4. Lt (David) PearrePen-Hallow 1904–1968 m. Helen (Patricia) Johndrow 1912–1997 m. Estelen Laws 1923–1976 m. Anna (Charlotte) Scott 1906–2013
    4. 4. Mary (E.) Turner 1839–1889 m. John (William) Balch 1834–1911
  11. 11. Lydia (Cushing) Wilder 1798–1859 m. John Kilby 1793–1867
    1. 1. Lydia Vose 1822–1896 m. Peter (Ebenezer) Vose 1820–1899
      1. 1. Mary (Matilda) Vose 1848–1931 m. Edmund (Burke) Sheahan 1846–1919
        1. 1. Marion (Burke) Sheahan 1884–1897
        2. 2. Harold (Vose) Sheahan 1881–1970
        3. 3. James (Vose) Sheahan 1878–1879
      2. 2. John (Thatcher) Vose 1853–1937 m. Elizabeth (Esther) Mack 1858–1932
        1. 1. Florence (Kingston) Vose 1893–1980
        2. 2. Louise (Woodbury) Vose 1898–1962
      3. 3. Ida (Sumner) Vose 1854–1934 m. Clinton (Aaron) Woodbury 1851–1894
        1. 1. Carl (Vose) Woodbury 1877–1948
        2. 2. Donald (Clinton) Woodbury 1879–1881
        3. 3. Ruth (Lincoln) Woodbury 1889–1981 m. John (Ruther) Draper 1895–1981
        4. 4. Malcolm (S.) Woodbury 1881–1921 m. Stella Baker 1876–1949
      4. 4. Lydia (Caroline) Vos 1860–1931 m. William (Benjamin) Johnson 1856–1930
        1. 1. William (Vose) Johnson 1901–1977 m. Margaret (Celia) McDuffee 1902–1969
        2. 2. Katherine (Prince) Johnson 1889–1983 m. George (Cragin) Kern 1890–1950
    2. 2. Lucy (J) Kilby 1839–1905
    3. 3. Mary Kilby 1818–1886
    4. 4. Emma (K.) Hartshorn 1834–1848
    5. 5. George Kilby 1831–1839
    6. 6. Cyrus (Hamlin) Kilby 1828–1903 m. Elvira KLincoln 1834–1904
      1. 1. Annie (Sophia) Kilby 1865–1882
      2. 2. Lincoln (Hamlin) Kilby 1862–1880
      3. 3. John (D.) Kilby 1859–1882
    7. 7. Jane Kilby 1824–1833
    8. 8. Eliza Stearns 1820–1855 m. Josiah (Howe) Stearns 1812–1887
      1. 1. William (Charnock) Stearns 1851–1852
      2. 2. Abbie (Thayer) Stearns 1847–1920 m. Frank (Wood) Spaulding 1844–
    9. 9. John (Dennys) Kilby 1826–1849
  12. 12. Elizabeth (Ayer) Wilder 1795–1808
  13. 13. George (Washington) Wilder 1816–1905 m. Lydia (Elizabeth) Loring 1821–1898
    1. 1. Susanna (E Wilder) Murch 1845–1920
    2. 2. March Wilder 1847–1912
    3. 3. Loring (L) Wilder 1848–1919 m. Mary (B) Bosson 1848–1920
      1. 1. Florence (Gertrude) Wilder 1872–1919 m. Williard (Hoyt) Everton 1872–1937
        1. 1. Frank (Dimond) Everton 1895–1966
      2. 2. George HWildes 1874–1950 m. Maud (B) Wills 1877–1949
        1. 1. Stanley (E) Wilder 1903–1985 m. Agnes (Victoria) Montstream 1904–1992
        2. 2. Lurinz CWilder 1903–1959
        3. 3. Arline Wilder 1904–1976 m. Arthur (James) Herald 1904–1975 m. Henry (Omer) Roberge 1898–1946
      3. 3. Grace (A.L.) Wilder 1878–1884
      4. 4. Frank (Edward) Wilder 1870–1914 m. Florence (M) Butterfield 1872–
    4. 4. Abagail Wilder 1851–1851
    5. 5. Abigail (W.) Wilder 1852–1853
  14. 14. Deborah Wilder 1804–1834 m. Bela (Raymond) Reynolds 1797–1853
    1. 1. Abigail (Wilder) Reynolds 1830–1915
    2. 2. Eveline (S) Reynolds 1825–1911
    3. 3. George (R) Reynolds 1828–1852
    4. 4. Hannah (C) Reynolds 1834–1836

Abigail Ayer's Timeline

5 Records

1775
14 NOV 1775
Birth of Abigail Ayer in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1850
1850
Age 75
Abigail Ayer resided here in Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
1850
1850
Age 75
Abigail Ayer resided here in Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
1860
1860
Age 85
Abigail Ayer resided here in Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
1862
21 NOV 1862
Age 87
Death of Abigail Ayer in Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 NOV 1775
    Event Place: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] USA Census, 1860, "USA Census, 1860", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 05 00:10:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Ebenezer Gardner and Hannah Gardner, 1860.
    [3] USA Census, 1850, "USA Census, 1850", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Oct 03 11:02:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Ebenezer C Wilder and Abigail Wilder, 1850.
    [4] Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 05 11:02:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Abigail Ayer Wilder, 1862.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 June 2022), Abigail Ayer Wilder, ; Burial, Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA, Dennysville Cemetery; citing record ID 121250011, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [6] Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 05 07:35:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Abigail Ayer Wilder, 1862.
    [7] Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 17 November 2022), Abigail Ayers in entry for George Washington Wilder, 1905.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 05 11:02:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Abigail Ayer Wilder, 1862.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 June 2022), Abigail Ayer Wilder, ; Burial, Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA, Dennysville Cemetery; citing record ID 121250011, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 05 07:35:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Abigail Ayer Wilder, 1862.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 NOV 1862
    Event Place: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Oct 05 11:02:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Abigail Ayer Wilder, 1862.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 June 2022), Abigail Ayer Wilder, ; Burial, Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA, Dennysville Cemetery; citing record ID 121250011, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990, "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Thu Oct 05 07:35:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Abigail Ayer Wilder, 1862.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dennysville, Washington, Maine, USA
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