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■■DOMESTIC LIFE 



'We come in conclusion to that chapter of personal history which, 

 •in the case of such a maii\ is most sacred. Col. Wilder was a man 

 of the purest character and of domestic hal)its. Such tastes as his 

 were when cultivated are certain to develop the home instinct, and 

 it was therefore natural that he should have a happy home. He was 

 married on December 31, 1820, to Miss Tryphosa Jewett, daughter 

 of Dr. Stephen Jewett of Rindge, N. H. Six children were born 



• of the marriage. Mrs. Wilder died during a visit to Rindge, July 

 31, 1831. Col. Wilder married a second time, Abigail Baker, 

 daughter of Capt. David Baker of Franklin, Mass., becoming his 

 wife August 29, 1833. Six children were born of this marriage, also. 



.Death again left him wifeless April 4, 1854, and he married on Sep- 

 tember 8, 1855, Julia Baker, a sister of his second wife, who has 



.borne him two children. 



The manv friends of Col. Wilder honored the anniversaries of his 

 birth in late years by pleasant reunions and congratulatory calls. A 

 friend who sent kindly greetings in September, 188G, received the fol- 



iluvviiig ie[)ly, which is characteristic of the man : 



Dorchester, September 23. 18S6. 



My dear old friend: Your kind notice of rae and your still kinder letter 

 are in hand. Words cannot express my gratitude I feci for the congratu- 

 latioHS I am receiving on the return of another anniversary of inv birth. 

 I am not worthy of such atfectionate regard, for I have onlj'- been follow- 

 ing the instincts of my nature and the convictions of my conscience m 

 much of what 1 may have done for the great intere.-^:.< which I have tried 

 to promote; and so I shall continue to labor while life and streiigth shall 

 last. But ere long all of us must pass over to that better land where the 



■ proofs of life shall be finally set uo and the types of earth be exchanged 



I for the types of blessed immortality in Heaven. 



As ever yours, . 



Marshall P. Wilder. 



1798-1886. 



A PERSONAL TRIBUTE. 



The memorial discourse at the funeral was delivered by Rev. Ed- 

 'ward N. Packard, pastor of the Second Congregational Church, 

 .Dorchester, with which -Col. Wilder had maintained an active con- 

 .nection for upward of half a century. The closing portion of the 

 • discourse is here_givea: 



