Abel Wilder

1741 - 1792  (51 years)

• Name	Abel Wilder
  Birth	7 Sep 1741	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Nov 1792	Jaffrey, New Hampshire, USA   [1]
  	smallpox innoculation
  Burial	Smallpox Cemetery, Jaffrey, Cheshire, NH
  	99528365
  Person ID	I19502	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas 43 L03T Wilder,   b. 5 Feb 1704, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Feb 1771, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary White,   b. 31 Mar 1707, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 Feb 1771, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1730	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F4924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Butler,   b. 23 Sep 1738, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 1818, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1764	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Children	1. David Wilder,   b. 4 Dec 1785   d. 1 Jan 1795 (Age 9 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Susannah Wilder,   b. 7 Nov 1773, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 18 Jul 1845 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Betsey Wilder,   b. 25 Aug 1784, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts d. Sep 1868 (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. David Wilder,   b. 10 Oct 1775, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 13 May 1785, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 9 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Eunice Wilder,   b. 22 Apr 1765, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. Oct 1811, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Mary Anne Wilder,   b. Oct 1766, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jan 1795, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Martha Wilder,   b. 25 Jan 1780, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 May 1868, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Thomas Wilder,   b. 1 Mar 1770, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Aug 1850, Dixmont, Penobscot, Maine, United States (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Grace Wilder,   b. 8 Dec 1771, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 17 Jan 1848, Massachusetts, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Abel Wilder, Jr.,   b. 15 May 1768, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 Aug 1825, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Child Wilder  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #4588, Date of Import: Aug 24, 1997] Abel Wilder, was one of the first settlers of Winchendon, on a farm, and carried on the potash business. He was one of the most distinguished men of his time; a soldier of the Revolution, Representative and Senator; also Presidential Elector.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Record for Abel Wilder Sr. Esq. .