Ebenezer Wilder

1680 - 1745  (65 years)

• Name	Ebenezer Wilder
  Birth	23 Jun 1680	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Dec 1745	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Burial	Old Common Burial Ground - Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
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  Person ID	I21709	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	John (LT) Wilder,   b. 30 Jul 1646, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA d. 1722, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah Atherton,   b. 10 Feb 1657/58, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 Jan 1737/38, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	17 May 1672	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F5790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy (Mary) Houghton,   b. 12 May 1679, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Jan 1733, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1702	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Jacob Wilder,   b. Abt 1 Sep 1717   d. 1717  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Benjamin L13T Wilder,   b. 1703, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 1759, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]   3. Hephzibah Wilder,   b. 1707, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 1802, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]   4. David L14T Wilder,   b. 1705, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Nov 1776, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #4588, Date of Import: Aug 24, 1997] Ebenezer Wilder, (27)(28) son of John Wilder and Hannah Atherton, was of South Lancaster, then known as Six Nations, and now the town of Clinton, and the father of the first Dea. David, the first of a succession of six Davids, all men of distinction. SOURCE: The Book of The Wilders, 3rd Printing, 1998, The Line of Thomas Wilder, page 7 Ebenezer's will, dated May 15, 1742 in Worcester County Probate records names 3 living children.

  
  

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