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Wilder Family History
Wilder Genealogy & Family TreeWilder is an English name from Berkshire, England, where the family held a seat. Roots for this name can also be found in Germany. It comes from wild-eor which means "wild animal." The earliest known ancestor--William Wyldere--was recorded in 1327. The family motto is Virtuti maenia cevant which means "Let walls yield to valor."
Other spellings include "Wilde" and "Wylder." Notable people with the surname include American filmmaker and actor Gene Wilder (Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles), Austrian-American filmmaker Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot, Sunset Blvd., The Apartment), and American novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie series). The first Wilder to come to America was Roger Wilder in Massachusetts in 1620.
Wilder Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jabez Wilder -- --, 1736 December 0, 1820 Massachusetts
- John Wilder -- --, 1653 April 12, 1724 Massachusetts
- Nathaniel Wilder -- --, 1655 July 31, 1704
- Thomas Wilder -- --, 1618 October 23, 1667
- Drewes Wilder -- --, 1662 October 2, 1731 Schleswig-Holstein
Wilder Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Emerentia Wilder -- --, 1684 December 0, 1684
- Susanna Wilder -- --, 1699 June 12, 1763 New York Colony
- Abiah Wilder -- --, 1659 November 2, 1725 Massachusetts
- Fannie Wilder -- --, 1849 January 18, 1890 North Carolina
- John Lewis Wilder -- --, 1857 March 3, 1941 North Carolina
