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David Wilder II (abt. 1740 - 1815)

David Wilder II
Born about in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
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Brother of [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at about age 75 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Major David Wilder II served with 5th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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David Wilder II is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 319945
Rank: Major

David Wilder was a Captain in Col. Asa Whitcomb's regiment and in 1779 a Major in Col. John Rand's 8th Worcester County regiment of Massachusetts Militia. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

David II was the only child of David and his first wife, Ann (Willard) Wilder.

His mother died when he was about 4 years of age and his father remarried twice more, to Eunice Jennison & Martha White.

David II married Lucy Josselyn, daughter of John & Lucy (Wilder) Josselyn on 24 Jan 1768 at Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts. [8]

Their children were: [8]

  1. Lucy Wilder, b. 1769.
  2. Anna Wilder, b. 1770.
  3. Eunice Wilder, b. 1771.
  4. David Wilder III, b. 1773.
  5. a second Lucy Wilder, b. 1774.
  6. Martha Wilder, b. 1776.
  7. David Wilder III, b. 1778.
  8. Martha Wilder, b. 1776.
  9. a third Lucy Wilder, b. 1781.
  10. John Wilder, b. 1783.

He died on December 6, 1815 in Leominster. [8]


Sources

  1. ↑ DAR
  2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  3. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
  4. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
  5. ↑ United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
  6. ↑ The Massachusetts Magazine
  7. ↑ History of Ashburnham, Massachusetts
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-12-11), "Record of David Wilder", Ancestor # A126488.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2021), memorial page for Maj David Wilder (13 Mar 1740–6 Dec 1815), Find a Grave Memorial no. 64604948, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by B & BJ Thomas (contributor 47422513) .
  • www.genealogyofnewengland.com
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZB-4JMC : 19 April 2021), David Wilder and Lucy Joslin, 10 Jun 1767; citing Marriage, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011157.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC6-Z4DG : 19 April 2021), David Wilder and Lucy Joslin, 24 Jan 1768; citing Marriage, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011158.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZY-T999 : 19 April 2021), David Hilder and Lucy Joslin, 24 Jan 1768; citing Marriage, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011157.
  • MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988
  • "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-4RF4 : 20 February 2021), David Wilder, 19 Sep 1775; citing 19 Sep 1775, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,415.
  • "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-1ZCL : 1 March 2021), David Wilder, 25 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711096.




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