WILDER FAMILY GENEALOGY PETERBOROUGH, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Information located at http://www.nh.searchroots.com/HillsboroughCo/Peterborough/ On a web site about GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and its counties TRANSCRIBED BY JANICE BROWN Please see the web site for my email contact. ---------------------------------- The original source of this information is in the public domain, however use of this text file, other than for personal use, is restricted without written permission from the transcriber (who has edited, compiled and added new copyrighted text to same). ======================================================== SOURCE: History of the town of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire : with the report of the proceedings at the centennial celebration in 1839, an appendix containing the records of the original proprietors, and a genealogical and historical register, by Albert Smith; Boston: Press of G.H. Ellis, 1876 Page 348 THE WILDER FAMILY 1- MARK WILDER is the son of Abel and Deborah Perry Wilder, who lived in Dublin until late in life, when they removed to Peterborough, and d. here. Mark Wilder was b. Aug 15, 1806. He carried on the shoe peg business in town many years. He m. Eliza A. Thayer, dau of Elihu Thayer, April 21, 1835; she d. Nov 28, 1871, ae 58 years. Children: 2- +Charles, b. May 13, 1836; m. Mary E. Jones, Aug 5, 1860 3- George, b. July 31, 1837; m. Sarah B. Hannaford, April 16, 1862 4- Elihu, b. Sep 26, 1838; m. Laura Moses of Portland, Me; resided Manchester 5- William H. b July 7, 1840; m. Frances A. Miller, Aug 31, 1862; ch, Frances Lillian, b. Jan 16, 1871. 6- Ann Maria, b. Jan 28, 1842; d. Feb 14, 1864 ae 22 yrs. 7- Mark A., b. July 17, 1843; m. Eva S. Ramsey, June 8, 1870; ch. (1) Willie A. b Feb 24, 1871; (2) Edwin M., b. Dec 12, 1872 8- Irving, b. March 13, 1846. 9- Ellen B., b. Feb 4, 1849 10- Abel F., b. Oct 12, 1850; d. Galesburg IL May 29, 1874 ae 23 yrs 7 mos 11- Eliza F., b Aug 15, 1842 12- John F., b. Oct 15, 1855 ------- ABEL WILDER JR. brother to the above. He was b. July 27, 1808. He m. Nov 6, 1845, Amna A. Gowing, b. March 17 1817 Children: 13- Luena R., b. Aug 15, 1846 14- Ella L. b Sept. 16, 1855; d. Sep 26, 1856 ae 1 yr -------- JOHN WILDER, a brother of the above, b. Oct 28, 1822; m1st w. Diantha Royce of Marlow, March 30, 1847. She d. Aug 29, 1865 ae. 45 yrs; m. 2d w., Sophia Grant, June 23, 1867; ch by first w. He is engaged in the clothing business in the village Children: 15- Elsie E., b. March 4, 1850; m. Timothy N. Hunt 16- Frank H. b. Sep 28, 1854; d. May 7, 1855 ae. 7 mos. ------- 1- 2 CHARLES WILDER obtained his education in the common schools and at the academy in town. He became a very efficient and popular teacher before he went into business, and for a time was the principal of the academy. He intended to obtain a collegiate education and fit himself for law, but his father's circumstances becoming deranged, he felt it a duty, as the eldest of the family, to give up his own plans and take charge of the business. After following successfuly the shoe-peg business for two years, he purchased the property of the North Cotton Factory, and in August 1860, commenced in the large building of the same the manufacture of barometers and thermometers. He has strugged through the incipient stage of discouragement and uncertainty in this business, and has now established an important manufactory upon a permanent basis. Mr. Wilder, through his enterprise and energy, has attained an eniment success in his business, and has become an influential and useful citizen in town. He is always forward and ready in all projects for the advancement of the interests of the town, in all its literary, moral and religious aspects, and combines with the 'live man' the sincere Christian. He was Representative in 1869, 1870; moderator 1869; m. Aug 5, 1860 Mary E. Jones of Dublin Children: 17- Charles A., b. June 1, 1861, d. March 22, 1864, ae 2 yrs 9 mos 18- Frank F., b. April 23, 1863 19- Harry E., b. Sep 19, 1864 20- Mary A., b. Oct 5, 1869; d. Sep 24, 1870, ae 11 mos 21- John M., b. April 29, 1872 22- Grace, b. July 7, 1873 ------------- 1 CALEB F. WILDER, a descendant of the Wilders of Leominster, Mass. He came to Peterborough early in life, and m. July 20, 1837, Catherine Templeton, dau of Samuel Templeton. They live on the farm occupied by her father and grandfather. He is of a distint race from the [other] Wilders in town. He d. Jan 28, 1876, ae 67 years Children: 2- Lucy Jane, b. May 16, 1838 3- Martha b June 25, 1840 4- Rodney H. b June 30, 1843; m. March 6, 1873, Laura G. HIll of Francestown; resided Francestown [NH]. (end)