Abigail Sylvester Wilder · Hingham Lives

Abigail Sylvester Wilder lived from 12 Mar 1782 to 2 Oct 1865, a span of about 83 years.

Born a Sylvester, and known here by the name Wilder. Theirs is one of 41 markers bearing the name Wilder in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

Abigail Sylvester Wilderm.Edward Wilder III1781–1852 (m. 1807)also here

Mary Foster Wilder Ripley1808–1881Abigail Jacobs Wilder Reed1810–1845Lucinda Wilder1811–1829also hereHarriet Wilder Sprague1816–1902also hereEdward Wilder IV1819–1889also hereMartin Wilder1821–1863also hereFranklin Wilder1827–1844also hereEdwin Wilder1829–1906also here

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

Matched exact death date, found in the Wilder family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed

and Abigail (Jacobs) Sylvester. She was b. at Han., Mass., March 12, 1782, and d. in Hing. 2 Oct. 1865, aet. 84th yr. He d. 25 Nov. 1852, aet. 71 yrs. " Carpenter." Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., — i. Mary Foster, Nov. 13, 1808. m. Aug. 3, 1847, Rev. Silas Ripley of Foxboro'. ii. Abigail Jacobs, May 6, 1810. m. Theodore Reed, and d. 30 Oct. 1845. iii.

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗

Born in Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

A photograph of the marker survives; see it on Find a Grave ↗.

This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Abigail's life to recover, and some of what is shown above is matched, not certain. A correction or a family memory is a gift; submit a source, correction, or memory.

The stone is still there.