Puffer Genealogy
WILDER, Lucy
1793 - 1846 (53 years)
1. WILDER, Lucy was born on 6 Feb 1793 in Lancaster, MA (daughter of WILDER, Maj. Gardner and CLAPP, Catherine); died on 8 May 1846 in Lancaster, MA. Notes:
There is some confusion as to a 2nd marriage for Lucy. The Puffer Genealogy book doesn't show a marriage to Otis Stearns. It shows that she did marry a Coggswell with no children (Page 60). No other marriages are shown for her.
Another Lucy Wilder born 6 Feb 1792, to Joel and Lucy Wilder makes it all the more confusing.
The case for her marriage to Otis Strearns isn't great. And with another Lucy in the area with the same date minus the year, it is probably not this Lucy that married Otis Stearns. Plus Lucy Wilder and Otis Stearns have a son named Joel Wilder Stearns, so that, to me, is pretty compelling it's this Lucy who is the wife of Otis Stearns.Family/Spouse: COGGSWELL, Charles. Charles was born in 1791 in MA; died on 11 Jun 1838 in MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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WILDER, Maj. Gardner was born on 22 Mar 1738 in Lancaster, MA (son of WILDER, Col. Joseph and JOSLIN, Deborah); died on 26 Nov 1809 in Lancaster, MA; was buried in Lancaster, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
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GRID=55754851Gardner married CLAPP, Catherine. Catherine (daughter of CLAPP, Joel and BURK, Elizabeth) was born on 6 Sep 1753 in Sudbury, MA; died on 23 Sep 1845 in Lancaster, MA; was buried in Lancaster, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. CLAPP, Catherine was born on 6 Sep 1753 in Sudbury, MA (daughter of CLAPP, Joel and BURK, Elizabeth); died on 23 Sep 1845 in Lancaster, MA; was buried in Lancaster, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
Her brothers, Captains Caleb Clapp and Joshua Clapp, were both in the Revolution.
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GRID=55754852Children:
- 1. WILDER, Lucy was born on 6 Feb 1793 in Lancaster, MA; died on 8 May 1846 in Lancaster, MA.
Generation: 3
4. WILDER, Col. Joseph was born in 1706 in Lancaster, MA; died on 28 Feb 1777 in Lancaster, MA. Notes:
The Old Book says "Joseph Wilder, son of Judge Joseph, settled in Leominster and, with his brother, Caleb, introduced into this country the manufacture of pot and pearl ashes. The original ashery was at the outlet of the Chualoom Pond. They were very successful and the business became a source of industry and wealth to the whole country." He was a Colonel in the Militia and from 1762 to 1773, was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in his father's stead. Married 1st July 4, 1733 (Deborah Joslin, 6238555) and married 2nd December 27, 1775 (Rebecca Locke, 122162786)
Joseph married JOSLIN, Deborah. Deborah was born in 1708 in MA; died on 20 Apr 1773 in Lancaster, MA; was buried in Lancaster, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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JOSLIN, Deborah was born in 1708 in MA; died on 20 Apr 1773 in Lancaster, MA; was buried in Lancaster, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
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GRID=6238555Children:
- 2. WILDER, Maj. Gardner was born on 22 Mar 1738 in Lancaster, MA; died on 26 Nov 1809 in Lancaster, MA; was buried in Lancaster, MA.
6. CLAPP, Joel was born on 2 Jul 1726 (son of CLAPP, John Jr. and ESTABROOK, Abigail); died in 1770. Notes:
A carpenter by trade. A soldier in the French and Indian war.
Joel married BURK, Elizabeth on 17 Oct 1749 in Sudbury, MA. Elizabeth was born on 2 Jul 1726 in Sudbury, MA; died before 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. BURK, Elizabeth was born on 2 Jul 1726 in Sudbury, MA; died before 1826. Children:
- CLAPP, John was born on 29 Jan 1750; died on 16 Feb 1752.
- CLAPP, Joshua was born on 9 Feb 1752 in Hardwick, MA; died on 5 Nov 1810 in Montgomery, MA; was buried in Montgomery, MA.
- CLAPP, Captain Caleb was born on 9 Feb 1752 in Hardwick, MA; died on 5 Jun 1812 in Greenfield, MA.
- 3. CLAPP, Catherine was born on 6 Sep 1753 in Sudbury, MA; died on 23 Sep 1845 in Lancaster, MA; was buried in Lancaster, MA.
Generation: 4
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CLAPP, John Jr. was born on 21 Mar 1700 in Sudbury, MA (son of CLAPP, John and FOSTER, Silence); died on 12 Apr 1788 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
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GRID=68791952John married ESTABROOK, Abigail. Abigail was born on 25 Sep 1702; died on 26 May 1790 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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ESTABROOK, Abigail was born on 25 Sep 1702; died on 26 May 1790 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
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GRID=68790754Children:
- 6. CLAPP, Joel was born on 2 Jul 1726; died in 1770.