Jonathan Wilder

1710 - 1794  (83 years)

• Name	Jonathan Wilder
  Birth	5 Oct 1710	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Death	13 Jan 1794	Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Josiah Wilder,   b. 6 Jun 1700, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Jonas Wilder,   b. 16 Nov 1701, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Mary Wilder,   b. 9 Jul 1705, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   4. Hannah Wilder,   b. 04 Mar 1707/8, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 15 years) + 5. Jonathan Wilder,   b. 5 Oct 1710, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Jan 1794, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years) ▻ Zerviah Houghton,  m. 23 Feb 1738/39   6. John Wilder,   b. 3 Apr 1713, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   7. Thankful Wilder,   b. 15 Apr 1715, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. William Wilder,   b. 4 Sep 1717, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Wilder   d. 23 Oct 1667, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Great Grandfather)  Anne Collins   d. 24 Dec 1642, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I663	Roy Line
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	John Wilder,   b. 11 Jul 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Mother	Sarah White,   b. 21 Oct 1680, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Zerviah Houghton,   b. 26 May 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Nov 1804, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)
  Marriage Intent	25 Nov 1738	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Marriage	23 Feb 1738/39	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Zerviah had promised herself to another. Jonathan challenged him and was victorious. The following are from the First Book of Lancaster Records, page 15: "November ye 25th 1738 Then Jonathan Wilder of Lancaster Entered his Entention of mariage with Zeruiah Houghton of said Town. December ye 1st 1738 David Farrar of Lancaster appeared and forbid ye banes of mariage being out asked betwix ye above Said Jonath. Wilder and Zeruiah Houghton, and aledged this Reson that shee had Promised him ye said farrar marriage from whch shee cannot Losly depart."
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 4 months - She : 17 years and 9 months.
  Children	3 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Silas Wilder,   b. 27 Feb 1747, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Martha Wilder,   b. 16 Feb 1750, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Hannah Wilder,   b. 22 Mar 1753, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Dec 1801, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 48 years) ▻ Joseph Johnson  m. 1769     4. Calven Wilder,   b. 12 Jun 1755, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Rev. Elihue Wilder,   b. 11 Feb 1760, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Jun 1818, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 58 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Martha Wilder,   b. 3 Nov 1761, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jonathan Wilder(1710 – 1794) 2John Wilder(1673 – ) 4Lt. John Wilder(1646 – 1718) 8Thomas Wilder( – 1667) 16 17 9Anna( – 1692) 18 19 5Hannah Atherton(10 Jan 1657/58 – 8 Jan 1737/38) 10James Atherton(1624 – 1710) 20Edmund Atherton( – 1613) 21Elizabeth 11Hannah( – 1713) 22 23 3Sarah White(1680 – ) 6Sgt. Josiah White(1643 – 1714) 12John White(1602 – 1673) 24 25 13Joane West(1606 – 1654) 26Richard West(6 Feb 1578/79 – ) 27Magdalin Staple(1590 – 1641) 7Mary Rice(1656 – 1733) 14Thomas Rice(26 Jan 1625/26 – 1681) 28Deacon Edmund Rice(Abt 1594 – 1663) 29Thomasine Frost(1600 – 1654) 15Mary King(Abt 1630 – 1715) 30Thomas King( – 1685) 31Anne Collins( – 1642)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Oct 1710 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage Intent - 25 Nov 1738 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 23 Feb 1738/39 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 13 Jan 1794 - Sterling, Worcester 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

  [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890). [S1049] Whitcomb, Esther K. Inscriptions from Burial Grounds of the Nashaway Towns: Lancaster, Harvard, Bolton, Leominster, Sterling, Berlin, West Boylston, and Hudson, Massachusetts , (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989). [S1105] Burr, Annie Lane and Thomas Hovey Gage. "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and Some of His Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Registe, volume LXXIX, 1925).