Josiah Wilder

1739 - 1818  (79 years)

• Name	Josiah Wilder
  Birth	1739	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Mar 1818	Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I21976	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Jonathan L09T Wilder,   b. 5 Oct 1710, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Jan 1794, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Zerviah Houghton,   b. 26 May 1721, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. Nov 1804, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1738	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F5880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Osgood,   b. 6 Jul 1739, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 31 Jul 1818, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1762	Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Elijah Wilder,   b. 11 Mar 1769, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. Between 1817 and 1861, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Asenath Wilder,   b. 18 Jan 1767, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. Between 1795 and 1861, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Josiah Wilder, Jr.,   b. 29 Jan 1765, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 Aug 1847, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #4588, Date of Import: Aug 24, 1997] Josiah Wilder, son of Jonathan Wilder, (67) and Zerviah Houghton, was baptized February 17, 1744/45 at Sterling, Massachusetts, buried in Center Burying Ground, Templeton, Massachusetts. A farmer and proprietor of a sawmill, the remains of which may be still visible on the banks of Burnshirt River. A tract of land at Templeton was deeded to him through his mother, Zerviah Houghton Wilder. He was a Deacon and Choirister of First Church at Templeton where he was admitted July 17, 1763. A Capt. of Militia and led at least one expedition against the British during the American Revolution.

  
  

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