Joseph Wilder (1745 - 1823)

Born 26 Nov 1745 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1823 at age 77 in Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Private Joseph Wilder served with 18th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Joseph Wilder was born in Leominster on November 26, 1745. His parents were Thomas Wilder and Mary White. ^[1]

He was a Private in Capt. Abel Wilder's company of minutemen, Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regiment. He was later in Capt. John Boynton s (8th) co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk s (7th Worcester Co.) regt. of Massachusetts militia. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

He married Anna Barrett in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, March 8, 1782. ^[6]

Together they had 5 children, all born in Winchendon:^[6]

1. Joseph Wilder, b. 1783.
2. Thomas Wilder, b. 1784.
3. James Wilder, b. 1786.
4. Luke Wilder, b. 1788.
5. Abel Wilder, b. 1793.

He died on November 16, 1823 in Winchendon, Massachusetts. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
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. ↑ History of the Town of Winchendon
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849

• Barrett, William. Genealogy of Some of The Descendants of Thomas Barrett, Sen., of Braintree, Mass., 1635 (D. Ramaley & Son, Saint Paul, Minn., 1888) Page 37

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121069176/joseph-wilder : accessed 05 October 2021), memorial page for Joseph Wilder (15 Nov 1745–14 Nov 1823), Find A Grave: Memorial #121069176, citing Old Centre Burial Ground, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Michael Raymond (contributor 47805108) .

• History_of_the_Town_of_Winchendon (Rev. Abijah Perkins Marvin, 1868); p. 89, p. 476

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLS-C7XS : 19 February 2021), Joseph Wilder, 20 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2T-CW41 : 19 February 2021), Joseph Wilder, 21 Aug 1777; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2T-CWHM : 19 February 2021), Joseph Wilder, 21 Aug 1777; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2T-CWH9 : 19 February 2021), Joseph Wilder, 27 Sep 1777; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2T-CWHS : 19 February 2021), Joseph Wilder, 27 Sep 1777; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLS-C7X3 : 19 February 2021), Joseph Wilder, 1 Jan 1780; citing Military Service, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 17, p. 344

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8K-47B8 : 19 April 2021), Joseph Wilder and Rebecca Lock, 6 Dec 1775; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011028.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8K-6RKS : 19 April 2021), Joseph Wilder and Rebecca Lock, 6 Dec 1775; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011028.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8X-116M : 19 April 2021), Joseph Wilder and Rebecca Lock, 6 Dec 1775; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011027.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCC-M81N : 19 April 2021), Joseph Wilder and Rebecca Lock, 6 Dec 1775; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011279.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8K-JBDQ : 19 April 2021), Joseph Wilder and Rebecca Locke, 27 Dec 1775; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011028.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8J-LRJK : 19 April 2021), Joseph Wilder and Rebecca Locke, 27 Dec 1775; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011027.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCH-152P : 19 April 2021), Joseph Wilder and Rebecca Locke, 27 Dec 1775; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011279.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TJY4 : 10 November 2020), Joseph Wilder, 8 Jun 1782; citing Marriage, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934225.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCP-HLST : 19 April 2021), Joseph Wilden and Anna Barritt, 8 Jun 1782; citing Marriage, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011878.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8K-Q8QC : 19 April 2021), Joseph Wilder and Anna Barrett, 8 Jun 1782; citing Marriage, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011129.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CS4Z-GVT2 : 8 September 2021), Joseph Wilser, 8 Jun 1782; citing Marriage, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011129.

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKG-N88 : accessed 5 October 2021), Joseph Wilder, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 665, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRM-RGD : accessed 5 October 2021), Joseph Wilder, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 229, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 205,617.

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2D-GNQ : accessed 5 October 2021), Joseph Wilder, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 953, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 205,630.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGM-1YR : accessed 5 October 2021), Joseph Wilder, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 85, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 54; FHL microfilm 193,742.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-FWW3 : 1 March 2021), Joseph Wilder, 20 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711096.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-2MD7 : 1 March 2021), Joseph Wilder, 21 Aug 1777; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711096.

• Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1911); p. 153

• Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1909); p. 86-8, p. 175, p. 221