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Oliver Wilder was born in 1694 a son of Nathaniel Wilder and his wife Mary Sawyer. [1] In 1713 he married Mary Fairbanks, daughter of Jonathan Fairbanks. She was born in 1692 and died June 15, 1745.[2]
In 1710, when Oliver was 16 years old, he and his brother Nathaniel were attacked by Indians while working on their father's farm. Three years earlier their brother Jonathan had been killed by Indians and their brother Ephraim had been severely wounded. Oliver and Nathaniel escaped to the garrison, but the Indian servant who was working with them was killed.[2]
Oliver was an ensign in the service August 23, 1725; at that time he was living at Turkey Hills. He rose through the various grades to the rank of colonel. In 1757, at the age of 63, he turned out with his regiment at the Fort William alarm and marched as far as Springfield, Massachusetts. He also was in the Crown Point expedition in 1759. [2]
In 1726 he refused to accept the office of constable and declined to pay the 5-pound fine for refusing to take office. However, he often served the town of Lancaster as moderator and selectman. [2]
Col. Oliver Wilder and Rebecca Barnes (of Chelmsford) filed Marriage Intentions, 1 July 1749, in Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay. Oliver, Colonal, and Mrs. Rebekah Barns, of Chelmsford, int. July 1, 1749. [3]
Colonel Oliver Wilder died March 16, 1765.[4]
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