James Mason Wilder

1813 - 1899  (86 years)

• Name	James Mason Wilder  [1, 2]
  Birth	26 Jan 1813	Bridgport, Addison, Vermont, USA
  	5947
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Feb 1899	Mermentau, Acadia, Louisiana, United States   [1, 3]
  Burial	Old Crowley Cemetery, Crowley, Acadia Parish, LA
  	8381300
  Person ID	I14918	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Abel Wilder,   b. 1785, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 21 Feb 1849, Malone, Franklin, NY (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah Payne,   b. 12 Apr 1790, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 9 Dec 1842, Malone, Franklin, New York, USA (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1808	Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA
  Family ID	F6496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angeline Albina Day,   b. 6 Mar 1819, Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, United States d. 1905, Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, United States (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	6 Aug 1843	Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, USA
  Children	1. Laura Ann Wilder,   b. 15 Jun 1844, Burke, Franklin, NY d. 16 Apr 1899, Crowley, Acadia Parish, LA (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Eliza Jane Wilder,   b. 1 Jan 1850, Malone, Franklin, NY d. 1 Jun 1930, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Alice Maria Wilder,   b. 3 Sep 1853, Franklin County, NY d. 22 Feb 1892, Georgiana, Brevard, FL (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Perly Day Wilder, Sr,   b. 13 Jun 1869, Malone, Franklin, NY d. 10 May 1934, Kinder, Allen Parish, LA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Almanzo James Wilder,   b. 13 Feb 1857, Burke, Franklin County, NY d. 23 Oct 1949, Mansfield, Wright, Missouri, United States (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Royal Gould Wilder,   b. 20 Feb 1847, Burke, Franklin, New York, USA d. 21 Apr 1925, Spring Valley, Fillmore, Minnesota, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  James grew to manhood in Malone, NY. He purchased his first farm just a few miles from his parents' home (and 5 miles outside of Malone). The original house and barn complex stood as it had a century ago in 1968. It is located near the Trout River.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Record for Almanzo James Wilder http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=12651614820&indiv=try [S25] Ancestry.com, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for James Mason Wilder http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=VTVitalRecs&h=551280&indiv=try .