He was injured in the same battle where his brother was slain. He must have been severly wounded as in 1708 he applied for expenses incurred in the nursing of Wilder who was wounded in the thigh in August last and sick 10 weeks.
Son of Lt Nathaniel and Mary ( Sawyer ) Wilder. They had six children. He and his wife were married 63 years ----------------------------------------------------------------- Birth and death THE BOOK OF THE WILDERS Thomas Line FHL 929.273 W 645 wi Pg 3. Marriage in the Archive Record ----------------------------------------------------------------- From WILLARD MEMOIR - MAJOR SIMON WILLARD by Joseph Willard. He did good service in the Indian war. He was appointed to the Governor's Council but refused to serve.
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He was a delegate to the Generat Court for two years between 1743 - 1776
At the convention forming the State constitution in 1779 Capt Ephrian Wilder served.
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From EARLY BIRTHS RECORDED AT LANCASTER, MA. by Nourse. Ephrain Wilder was born in Sudbury when his parents were in exile from Lancaster during the Indian Massacre.
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From EARLY RECORDS OF LANCASTER, MA Ephram Wilder in the assult on Lancaster in1704 lost 1 ox 2 calves 3 cows one horse 2 swine one good dwelling house with two fires.
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From BIRTHS , MARRIAGES, DEATH REGISTER, CHURCH RECORDS, EPITETHS OF LANCASTER MA. 1643-1850 `by Henry S NourseFrom records of OLD BURYING GROUNDS, LANCASTER
No 103 IN MEMORY OF CAPT EPHRAIN WILDER WHO DIED DECEMBER ye 13 th A.D. 1769 IN ye 94th YEAR OF HIS AGE. O death thou’st conquer’.d me. I by thy dart is slain. but Christ has conquer’d thee and I shall rise again.