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James Wilder 1680–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1680

Birth Location: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 May 1739

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Jr

Mother:

Spouse(s): Abigail Gardner

Children(s): Ruth Wilder

James Wilder was born in 1680 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Wilder Jr And Mary Houghton. James Wilder married Abigail Gardner, and had children including Ruth Wilder. James Wilder passed away in 1739 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wilder was born in 1680 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Wilder Jr And Mary Houghton.
  • James Wilder married Abigail Gardner, and had children including Ruth Wilder.
  • James Wilder passed away in 1739 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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James Wilder's Ancestors

Self
James Wilder
1680–1739
Birth Place: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Wilder Jr
1644–1716
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Wilder
–1667
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wilder's Descendants

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James Wilder (28 June 1680–13 May 1739) m. Abigail Gardner (31 October 1680–18 September 1761)
  1. 1. Ruth Wilder 1717–1770 m. Capt. (Benjamin) Ballard 1720–1770
    1. 1. Ruth Ballard 1743–1823 m. James White 1744–1824
      1. 1. Ruth White 1773–1859 m. Jacob Miller 1771–1855
        1. 1. Christina Miller 1796–1850 m. John (Wesley) Crago 1786–1865

James Wilder's Timeline

2 Records

1680
28 June 1680
Birth of James Wilder in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1739
13 May 1739
Age 59
Death of James Wilder in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1680
    Event Place: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Extracts from the Book of the Wilders by which the lineage of the Rhode Island Wilders is traced to
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1739
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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