1710 - 1794 (83 years)
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Name |
Jonathan Wilder |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
5 Oct 1710 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Death |
13 Jan 1794 |
Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2] |
Siblings |
7 Siblings |
| 1. Josiah Wilder, b. 6 Jun 1700, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | 2. Jonas Wilder, b. 16 Nov 1701, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | 3. Mary Wilder, b. 9 Jul 1705, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | 4. Hannah Wilder, b. 04 Mar 1707/8, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 30 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 15 years) | + | 5. Jonathan Wilder, b. 5 Oct 1710, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 13 Jan 1794, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years) ▻ Zerviah Houghton, m. 23 Feb 1738/39 | | 6. John Wilder, b. 3 Apr 1713, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | 7. Thankful Wilder, b. 15 Apr 1715, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | 8. William Wilder, b. 4 Sep 1717, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | |
Person ID |
I663 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
29 Aug 2018 |
Father |
John Wilder, b. 11 Jul 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Mother |
Sarah White, b. 21 Oct 1680, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Marriage |
1699 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 25 years and 5 months - She : ~ 18 years and 2 months. |
Family ID |
F631 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Zerviah Houghton, b. 26 May 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Nov 1804, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years) |
Marriage Intent |
25 Nov 1738 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] |
Marriage |
23 Feb 1738/39 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
- Zerviah had promised herself to another. Jonathan challenged him and was victorious. The following are from the First Book of Lancaster Records, page 15:
"November ye 25th 1738 Then Jonathan Wilder of Lancaster Entered his Entention of mariage with Zeruiah Houghton of said Town.
December ye 1st 1738 David Farrar of Lancaster appeared and forbid ye banes of mariage being out asked betwix ye above Said Jonath. Wilder and Zeruiah Houghton, and aledged this Reson that shee had Promised him ye said farrar marriage from whch shee cannot Losly depart."
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Age at Marriage |
He : 28 years and 4 months - She : 17 years and 9 months. |
Children |
| 1. Silas Wilder, b. 27 Feb 1747, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 2. Martha Wilder, b. 16 Feb 1750, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
+ | 3. Hannah Wilder, b. 22 Mar 1753, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 12 Dec 1801, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) |
| 4. Calven Wilder, b. 12 Jun 1755, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 5. Rev. Elihue Wilder, b. 11 Feb 1760, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jun 1818, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 58 years) |
| 6. Martha Wilder, b. 3 Nov 1761, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Family ID |
F393 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
29 Aug 2018 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 5 Oct 1710 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage Intent - 25 Nov 1738 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 23 Feb 1738/39 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Silas Wilder - 27 Feb 1747 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Martha Wilder - 16 Feb 1750 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Hannah Wilder - 22 Mar 1753 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Calven Wilder - 12 Jun 1755 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Rev. Elihue Wilder - 11 Feb 1760 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Martha Wilder - 3 Nov 1761 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 13 Jan 1794 - Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890).
- [S1049] Whitcomb, Esther K. Inscriptions from Burial Grounds of the Nashaway Towns: Lancaster, Harvard, Bolton, Leominster, Sterling, Berlin, West Boylston, and Hudson, Massachusetts , (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989).
- [S1105] Burr, Annie Lane and Thomas Hovey Gage. "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and Some of His Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Registe, volume LXXIX, 1925).
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