Lambert George Wilder

Brief Life History of Lambert George

When Lambert George Wilder was born on 26 May 1913, in Wilmington, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Bernard Paxton Wilder, was 29 and his mother, Christine Mary Smith, was 25. He married Gladus Hite on 20 February 1940, in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and Ramsey, Bergen, New Jersey, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 25 April 2005, in Venice, Sarasota, Florida, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Southland Memorial Park, Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Lambert George Wilder
1913–2005
Barbara Sue Cooper
1932–1999
Marriage: 1 June 1979

Sources (21)

  • Lambert Wilder, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Lambert G Wilder, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Lambert G Wilder, "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010"

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World Events (8)

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

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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