Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Wilder was born on 28 October 1744, in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Aaron Wilder, was 21 and her mother, Priscilla Clark, was 22. She married Samuel Marsh about 1762, in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 31 August 1834, in Croydon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Croydon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Hannah Wilder, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Rebeca Marsh, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Rebecca Morse in entry for Esther Smith, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
Spouse and Children
1738–1832 Male
1744–1834 Female
Children (11)
1763–1850 Male
1766–1867 Female
1769–1850 Female
1769–1869 Male
1771–1849 Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1723–1817 Male
1722–1802 Female
Siblings (9)
1744–1834 Female
1745–1839 Female
1748–1815 Female
1750–1819 Female
1753– Female
+4 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 32
1776
Age 32
1791
Age 47
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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