Elisha Wilder

Aft 1743 - 1839  (< 71 years)

• Name	Elisha Wilder
  Birth	Aft 1743	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between 1816 and 1839	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I17374	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Gardner L02T Wilder,   b. 1712, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. Between 1748 and 1802, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Phelps,   b. 13 Aug 1719, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 Apr 1811, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Jun 1736	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F4781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mehetabel Dresser,   b. Between 1729 and 1749, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. Between 1816 and 1844, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	17 Jan 1760	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Erasmus Darwin Wilder,   b. Between 1764 and 1793   d. Between 1770 and 1872 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Lorimella Wilder,   b. Between 1764 and 1793   d. Between 1769 and 1875 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Shephard C. Wilder,   b. Between 1764 and 1793   d. Between 1770 and 1872 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Polly Morena Wilder,   b. Between 1764 and 1793   d. Between 1769 and 1875 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Arethusa Wilder,   b. Between 1764 and 1793   d. Between 1769 and 1875 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Irene Wilder,   b. Aft 1816   d. Between 1817 and 1910  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Augustus Wilder,   b. Between 1764 and 1793   d. Between 1770 and 1872 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Savilor Wilder,   b. Between 1764 and 1793   d. Between 1770 and 1872 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Charlotte S. Wilder,   b. Between 1764 and 1793   d. Between 1769 and 1875 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Eliza Jane Wilder,   b. Between 1764 and 1793   d. Between 1769 and 1875 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Laura Smith Wilder,   b. 13 Feb 1816   d. Between 1817 and 1910 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #4588, Date of Import: Aug 24, 1997] Elisha Wilder,9-6, (187), son of Gardner Wilder,8-2, (47), and Mary Phelps, (181), In the year 1878, they were found chiefly in Worcester County, Massachusetts. They were quite numerous, and of them were men of influence and worth: one was an eminent physician, a graduate of Dartmouth Medical College, and a friend of education. Two were graduates of Harvard ---- a lawyer and a physician.

  
  

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