He died on 13 May 1739 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old Common Burial Ground.[3]
Burial
Inscription: Here lies buried y body of Co11 James Wilder Ed2r who departed this life 13th May A.D. 1739 in the 59th years of his age.
Burial: Old Common Burial Ground
Lancaster
Worcester County
Massachusetts
Probate
The will of James Wilder of Lancaster was dated 5 May 1739 and proved on 24 May 1739 in Worcester. He mentioned his wife Abigail, and his children, James Wilder (executor), Elizabeth Wilder, Gardner Wilder (executor), Aseph Wilder, Abigail Carter, Bulah Carter, and Ruth Ballard.[4]
↑Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 January 2021), memorial page for Col James Wilder (28 Jun 1680–13 May 1739), Find A Grave: Memorial #21426788, citing Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642) .
↑ "Probate records v. 1 1731-1739, 1778-1814, 1863-1870" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-BDJK : 8 February 2024), Film# 00774407, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 221-222, Vol 1, Page 398-400.
↑ "Probate records v. 2 1739-1748, 1790-1827" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-KXY5 : 13 March 2024), Film# 007704427, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 361-362, Vol 2, Page 661-662.
Source: S27 Family Data Collection - Individual Records. Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Repository: #R2 Repository: R2http://www.Ancestry.com
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