Seth Sprague Wilder

Brief Life History of Seth Sprague

When Seth Sprague Wilder was born on 25 March 1806, in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Nathaniel Wilder, was 33 and his mother, Jane Marsh, was 31. He married Maria Lincoln on 6 June 1830, in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States in 1850. He died on 19 September 1849, in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 43.

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Family Time Line

Seth Sprague Wilder
1806–1849
Maria Lincoln
1807–1890
Marriage: 6 June 1830
Mary Hobart Wilder
1831–1866
Maria Lincoln Wilder
1834–1860
Eliza Marsh Wilder
1841–1870

Sources (19)

  • Seth S Wilder, "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850"
  • Seth S. Wilder, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
  • Seth L. Wilder in entry for Maria L. Wilder, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

World Events (7)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wild 3.

English (South eastern England, especially Berkshire): probably a nickname from Old English wildēor ‘wild animal’.

History: Thomas Wilder is recorded as a freeman of Charlestown, MA, in 1640. He had numerous prominent descendents.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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