Wilder, Abijah (1784-1864)

Name:

Wilder, Abijah (1784-1864)

Born:

02/10/1784

Birthplace:

Keene, NH

Died:

02/20/1864

Death Location:

Keene, NH

Residence:

Keene, NH

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Cabinetmaker
Chairmaker
Sleighmaker
Farmer

Father:

Wilder, Abijah (1752-1835)

Mother:

Blake, Martha (1746-1784)

Relations:

Partnership, A. & A. Wilder, Keene
(Abijah Wilder and Azel Wilder)

Spouse:

Sanger, Rhoda Jackson (1794-1871), June 1, 1815, Keene

Children:

Frances Amelia, born April 5, 1816; died Noveomber 10, 1851; m. Luther L. Holbrook
David Mead, born February 2, 1819; died April 6, 1874; m. 1. Sarah Patrick Alexander; m. 2. Sarah Jane Davis
Elizabeth Johnson, born November 7, 1821; died May 13, 1856; m. Irvin W. Gates

Notes:

Nancy Goyne Evans. American Windsor Chairs. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1996.

Jane C. Giffen, "New Hampshire Cabinetmakers and Allied Craftsmen, 1790-1850," Antiquwa, (July 1968), 87.

Simon G. Griffin, A History of the Town History of Keene, From 1732, When the Township was Granted by Massachusetts, to 1874, when It Became a City. (Keene, NH: Sentinel Publishing Company, 1904), 448, 451, 466, 576, 659, 675.

Moses H. Wilder, Book of the Wilders: A Contribution to the History of the Wilders, From 1497, in England... (New York: Edward O. Jenkins, 1878), 180-181, 186, 187.

"Patent Sleighs," New Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, NH, January 2, 1813, 3.

"Notice," New Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, NH, January 23, 1813, 3.

"To Whom It May Concern," New Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, NH, August 14, 1813, 3.

"Wanted Immediately," New Hampshire Sentinel, Keene, NH, January 15, 1814, 3.

Woodland Cemetery, Keene, NH