Born
24 Nov 1725 in
Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors
Wife of
Matthew Tower
— married
15 May 1745 (to 28 Jan 1750) in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Wife of
Joseph Richards III
— married
10 May 1750 in Abington, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants
Died
3 May 1812
at age 86
in
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified 6 Oct 2023
| Created 27 Jan 2012
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Biography
Lydia Wilder was born 24 Nov 1725. She was the daughter of Ephraim and Mary (Lane) Wilder.[1] [2]
She first married Matthew Tower 15 May 1745.[3] They moved to Abington.[3]
In 1752, she signed for some necessary items from her husband, Matthew Tower's estate.[4]
She married second Joseph Richards[3] 5 May 1750.[5]
She died in 1812.[6]
Sources
Footnotes
↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Vol III, p.313
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ3H-CHL : 15 January 2020), Lydia Wilder, 1725.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Vol III, p.256
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-684W : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1751-1755 vol 13 > image 24 of 298; State Archives, Boston.
↑ Vital Records of Abington, Marriages, p.215
↑ Vital Records of Abington. Deaths. p.347
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