Born in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Wilder
and Abigail (Gardner) Wilder
Sister of
James Wilder, Gardner Wilder, Esther (Wilder) White, Beulah (Wilder) Carter, Abigail (Wilder) Carter, Asaph Wilder and Elizabeth (Wilder) Phelps
Wife of
Benjamin Ballard
— married
17 Jan 1735 in Lancaster, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Ballard, James Ballard, Samuel Ballard, Joseph Ballard Sr., Ruth (Ballard) White, Rebecca (Ballard) Harrington and Abigail (Ballard) Carter
Died
at age 53
in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
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Biography
Ruth was born on 13 Oct 1717 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay. She was the daughter of James Wilder and Abigail (Gardner) Wilder.
She married Benjamin Ballard on 17 Jan 1735 in Lancaster, Massachusetts.[1][2]
She died on 1 Nov 1770 in Lancaster.
Children
- Children of Ruth Wilder:
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8K-DNR8 : 19 April 2021), Benjamin Ballard and Ruth Wilder, 17 Jan 1735; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011028.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8X-YQ8D : 19 April 2021), Benjm Ballard and Ruth Wilder, 17 Jan 1734; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011027.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
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Wilder-494 and Wilder-392 appear to represent the same person because: all data the same
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