Marian and Agnes Wilder were the daughters of
James Lewellyn Wilder, the son of
Francis L. Wilder, the son of
James Marvel Wilder, the son of
Grace Hosmer Wilder, the daughter of
Daniel Hosmer Jr., the son of
Daniel Hosmer Sr.
Grace Hosmer was the great grandmother of James Lewellyn "Lew" Wilder. Below is a synopsis of her life.
small town of Temple, ME. They had many children. Abel’s occupation is unknown but it is assumed at this time that he was a farmer. On state tax lists from 1815, Abel Wilder of Temple, ME is shown as owning 80 acres with home and several out buildings. They are apparently buried in a cemetery at Temple. Abel Wilder died Oct 27 1857/9? at Temple.
Like her husband Abel, not much is known about the life of Grace Hosmer. There is only one reference to her in genealogical records about the Wilders, a reference to her as simply “Grace” in vital records as the wife of Abel, a mention of her as Grace Wilder.By luck, a submission for admission to the DAR was discovered from the year 1907. It was from the daughter or granddaughter of James Wilder’s older brother Henry Wilder. It provides us with thin, but apparently clear information about who Grace Hosmer was.
Grace Hosmer was apparently the daughter of Daniel Hosmer, Jr., and Bethiah Baker, both of Lincoln, MA. Both sides of Grace’s family were people who had settled in Massachusetts in the 1600’s. The Hosmers, we will find we’re connected to through no less than four family lines. Grace is not listed on the vital records of Lincoln or Concord as being a child of Daniel and Bethiah, but this is not unusual. The connection comes through the DAR genealogy listed above, but with the appearance of Daniel Hosmer in the same very small town about the same time, it would be reasonable to assume that she was connected to the Daniel Hosmer family. The only inkling to what Grace’s life might have included are the fact that she married young for her time (about 18), and apparently gave birth to a daughter about a month after her wedding. Shortly afterward she and her husband were on the Maine frontier in the village of Temple, perhaps far away from their earlier trouble and eager for a new start. In her life she and her husband accumulated at least 80 acres of land. Her life at a distant glance seems to have been one of a pioneer wife and mother. Of interest is the fact that a Daniel Hosmer moved from Lincoln MA to Temple ME sometime around 1810, and is shown as owning a farm in Temple in 1815. Whether this is Daniel Hosmer the father or his son Daniel is unknown (this would have been Grace’s brother).Grace had several children. Grace died June 10, 1823. It isn’t known where she is buried, but is believed to be in the area around Temple, ME.