Joshua was born on 20 September 1712, in Lancaster, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He is the son of Nathaniel Wilder and Damaris Keyes. Joshua, s. Nathaniel and Damaris, Sept. 20, 1712. [1]
Joshua Wilder and Sarah Keyes filed Marriage Intentions on 21 December 1731 in Shrewsbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Joshua and Sarah Keyes, Dec. 21, 1731.*[2]
Children of Joshua Wilder baptized in the Chocksett Church in Lancaster, Massachusetts, on 12 October 1746 were: Joshua, Abel, Rezina, Sarai, Phebe, Mary, and Damaris.[3]
p. 48 "Joshua Wilder ye son of Nathaniel & Damaris Wilder was born Septm. 20" 1712"
p. 375 1746: "Admitted into this chh Joshua Wilder & his wife "
p. 376 "Aug 18 1751 Admitted Rezina Wilder ye Daughter of Joshua Wilder "
p. 379 "17 Baptizd ye child of Ruben Octr. 12, 1746. Baptizd ye Children of Joshua Wilder nam'd Joshua, Abel, Rezina, Sarai, Phebe, Mary, Damaris."
Wilder, Moses Hale. Book of the Wilders: A Contribution to the History of the Wilders from 1497, in England, to the Emigration of Martha, a Widow, and Her Family to Massachusetts Bay in 1638, and So, Through Her Family Down to 1875 : with a Genealogical Table, Showing, as Far as May Be, Their Relationships and Connections. United States, Edward O. Jenkins, 1878; p. 77-8
Public Member Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree 5657851
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Wilder-1226 was created by Gene Gower through the import of BOYLES-GOWER (1).ged on Jan 10, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.
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Wilder-1497 and Wilder-1226 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse, birth. Slight difference in death date/location. Please note difference in bio if cannot be absolutely resolved