Captain Gardner Wilder

1748 - 1807  (58 years)

• Name	Gardner Wilder
  	Father: Gardner Wilder Mother: Mary Phelps [3]
  Birth	9 Jun 1748	Leominster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3, 4, 5]
  Moved To	1771 (22 years)	Buckland, Franklin County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [5]
  In 1771 he moved to Buckland from Leominster being one of the first settlers of the new town.
  Military	From 10 Jul 1777 to 12 Aug 1777 (29 years)  [3, 4, 5]
  From 10 July 1777 to 12 August 1777 he served in Col Porter's Regiment during the Revolutionary War. This including travel (100 miles) home; company marched from Charlemont July 10, 1777 to reinforce Northern Army after the evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga.
  Petition	11 Dec 1778 (30 years)	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  He was one of the signers of the 11 December 1778 petition to incorporate the Town of Buckland, Massachusetts.
  Offices Held	1781 (32 years)	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  In 1781 he was the Buckland Town Treasurer.
  Census	1790 (41 years)	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1790 US Census he was recorded living in Buckland, Massachusetts: 2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 5 - Free White Persons - Females 9 - Number of Household Members
  Death	1807	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4]
  Burial	1807	Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Massachusetts   [4]
  	Gravestone of Gardner Wilder
  Person ID, Branch	I24109
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Thankful Carter,   b. 6 Jun 1752, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. —, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage Intent	24 May 1773	Leominster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [6]
  Marriage	24 May 1775	Leominster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 11 months - She : 22 years and 11 months.
  Children	From 1776 to 1780  [2, 5]
  1. Gardner Wilder (1776-1838) 2. Nathaniel Wilder (1777-1842) 3. Polly Wilder (1778-1865) 4. Prudence Wilder (1780-1850)
  Family ID	F8539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Molly White  Other Partners: [no first name] Stearns
  Marriage	5 Oct 1802	Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 54 years and 4 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F8540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jun 1748 - Leominster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Moved To - 1771 - Buckland, Franklin County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage Intent - 24 May 1773 - Leominster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 24 May 1775 - Leominster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Petition - 11 Dec 1778 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1781 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1790 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 5 Oct 1802 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 1807 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - 1807 - Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S783] Bureau of the Census, 1790 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1790; Census Place: Buckland, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 125; Image: 146; Family History Library Film: 0568144. [S234] Carter, Clara A and Sarah A. Carter. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter, (Clinton, Massachusetts: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887). [S228] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1934). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 42795937 Gardner Wilder, Jr. [S233] Kendrick, Fannie Shaw. The History of Buckland 1779-1935, (Buckland, Massachusetts: The Town of Buckland, 1937). [S692] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Vital Records of Leominster, Mass).