Puffer Genealogy

WILDER, Col. Joseph

Male 1706 - 1777  (71 years)


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  • Name WILDER, Joseph 
    Prefix Col. 
    Birth 1706  Lancaster, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
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    Death 28 Feb 1777  Lancaster, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I46696  Puffers
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2018 

    Family JOSLIN, Deborah,   b. 1708, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1773, Lancaster, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
     1. WILDER, Maj. Gardner,   b. 22 Mar 1738, Lancaster, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1809, Lancaster, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F17151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • 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) 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1003] The Book of The Wilders, 1998, page 162.