Consider Wilder

Brief Life History of Consider

When Consider Wilder was born on 1 October 1787, in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Samuel Wilder, was 35 and his mother, Rebecca Nims, was 30. He died on 12 July 1817, in his hometown, at the age of 29, and was buried in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Wilder
1752–1819
Rebecca Nims
1757–1844
Ephraim Wilder
1773–1775
Erastus Wilder
1775–1864
Clarissa Wilder
1777–1846
Rebecca Wilder
1779–1853
Samuel Wilder
1781–1785
Mercy Wilder
1783–1796
Polly Wilder
1785–1850
Consider Wilder
1787–1817
Israel Wilder
1789–1875
Electa Wilder
1792–1872
Philinda Wilder
1794–1890
Samuel Wilder
1797–1880
Joshua Wilder
1799–1890

Sources (3)

  • Consider Wilder, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Consider Wilder, "Find A Grave Index"
  • The Nims Family Book

World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

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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