Azel Wilder b. 20 Nov 1789 Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 Apr 1860 Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA: The Wilder Family Tree

1789 - 1860 (70 years)

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Name	Azel Wilder
Birth	20 Nov 1789	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Death	9 Apr 1860	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA [1]
Person ID	I17858	My Genealogy
Last Modified	16 May 2026

Father	Abijah Wilder, b. 28 Nov 1750, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 Jan 1831, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Beulah Johnson, b. 1751, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Dec 1788, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 37 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	17 Oct 1784	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA [1]
Family ID	F6284	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elvira Warner, b. Between 1777 and 1802, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. Between 1834 and 1891, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years)

Marriage 1813 Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA [1]

Children

	1. Charles J. Wilder, b. Sep 1816, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Dec 1816, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Azel B. Wilder, b. 13 Jan 1824, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 Apr 1826, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 2 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Azel B. Wilder, b. 30 Jan 1827, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 Jan 1827, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Lucius E. Wilder, b. 15 Aug 1818, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 Oct 1843, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 25 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Lauretta Wilder, b. 20 Dec 1829, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 May 1845, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 15 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Hephzibah Wilder, b. 29 Apr 1823, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Aug 1869, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 46 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Elvira P. Wilder, b. 24 Nov 1814, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. Between 1842 and 1908, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 27 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Edward B. Wilder, b. 6 Nov 1832, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. Between 1873 and 1923, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 40 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Maria A. Wilder, b. 30 Jan 1827, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. Between 1841 and 1921, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 13 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Charles J. Wilder, b. 7 Jul 1821, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA d. 13 Aug 1869, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F4853 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 May 2026

Notes

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #4588, Date of Import: Aug 24, 1997]

Azel Wilder, (790) son of Abijah Wilder, (776) and Beulah Johnson, (783), was Patentee of the Double-Geared Wheel-Head for Spinning Wool. For some years he was with his half brother, Abijah, in the shop of their father, but, later, Azel established himself in a turning shop a little west of Faulkner & Colony's sawmill, and made wheelheads and spinning wheels for both flax and wool for a long term of years. He built the brick house on West street, later the residence of Mr. George H. Richards.
Mrs. Wilder was remarkable for her capability as a housekeeper and hostess, her genial hospitality, and her graceful efficiency in the management of public functions. One of her friends said of her after her decease that she would never be happy in Heaven unless she could get up an entertainment to buy David a new harp, or Elijah a new mantle. She was affectionately called "Aunt Azel Wilder."

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