Captain Gardner Wilder

Other Events and Attributes:

• Parents: Father: Gardner Wilder Mother: Mary Phelps
• Moved To: 1771, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1771 he moved to Buckland from Leominster being one of the first settlers of the new town.
• Military: From 10 Jul 1777 to 12 Aug 1777; From 10 July 1777 to 12 August 1777 he served in Col Porter's Regiment during the Revolutionary War. This including travel (100 miles) home; company marched from Charlemont July 10, 1777 to reinforce Northern Army after the evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga.
• Petition: 11 Dec 1778, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was one of the signers of the 11 December 1778 petition to incorporate the Town of Buckland, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1781, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1781 he was the Buckland Town Treasurer.
• Census: 1790, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1790 US Census he was recorded living in Buckland, Massachusetts: 2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 5 - Free White Persons - Females 9 - Number of Household Members
• Last Full Review: 19 May 2020

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Gardner married Thankful Carter on 24 May 1775 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Thankful (daughter of Nathaniel Carter and Thankful Sawyer) was born on 6 Jun 1752 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in — in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gardner married Molly White on 5 Oct 1802 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]