Asa Wilder (1730 - 1786)

Born 16 Oct 1730 in Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Rugg) Wilder — married 12 Dec 1754 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1786 at age 55 in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Asa Wilder was born to Josiah Wilder and Prudence Keyes on October 16, 1730. in Lancaster Massachusetts ^{[1] [2]}. He married Lydia Rugg in 1754 ^{[3] [4]}.

Together they had these children:

1. Prudence Wilder
2. Elijah Wilder
3. Reuben Wilder
4. Asa Wilder
5. Abraham Wilder
6. Reuben Wilder
7. Mary Wilder
8. Isaac Wilder, b. April 19, 1765 in Lancaster.
   

   Lieutenant Asa Wilder served with 5th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
   

   Asa Wilder is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
   NSSAR Ancestor #: 319936
   Rank: Lieutenant

On the Lexington alarm of April 19, 1775 he served as Lieutenant in Capt. Daniel Robbins' company, Col. Asa Whitcomb's regiment. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

He died on September 28, 1786 in Sterling, Massachusetts ^[10].

Sources

• p. 59 "Asa Wilder y^e son of Josiah & Prudence Wilder was born October y^e 16. 1730"
• p. 23 "Asaph Wilder Entered his 'Entions of mariage with Lidea Rugg Both of Lancaster October y^e 23 : 1754"
• p. 39 "Isaac Son to Asa & Lydia Wilder born April 19. 1765"
• The Massachusetts Magazine (Salem, Mass., 1908-1918); Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 76
• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLB6-HQMB : 19 February 2021), Asa Wilder, 1 May 1775; citing Military Service, Lancaster, 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. 335
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG29-MDXV : 1 March 2021), Asa Wilder, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711096.
• Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.); case 65507.

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004362848; FHL microfilm: 547550
   FamilySearch Record: FZKR-BZT (accessed 21 March 2024)
   Asa Wilder born on 16 Oct 1730, son of Josiah Wilder & Prudence, in Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay.
2. ↑ Church Record: Lancaster (Mass.); Nourse, Henry S. (Henry Stedman), 1831-1903, ed, The birth, marriage, and death register, church records and epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1850
   Lancaster [Clinton, Printed by W. J. Coulter]; 1890; page: 280
   Internet Archive (accessed 21 March 2024)
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #10627601 (accessed 21 March 2024)
   Asa Wilder marriage to Lydia Rugg on 12 Dec 1754 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007011028; Image number: 126
   FamilySearch Record: QP8K-2YCF (accessed 21 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-WQ1Q
   Asa Wilder marriage to Lydia Rugg on 12 Dec 1754 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
5. ↑ DAR
6. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
7. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
8. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
9. ↑ The Massachusetts Magazine
10. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #9070686 (accessed 21 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Asa Wilder (16 Oct 1730-28 Sep 1786), citing Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).