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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1807

Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine

Death Date: 24 May 1882

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Stephen Longfellow

Mother: Zilpha Longfellow

Spouse(s): Frances Appleton, Elizabeth Courson

Children(s): Edith Longfellow

In 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered the world in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, born to Stephen Longfellow And Zilpha Longfellow. In 1850, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resided in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. In 1860, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resided in Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow married Elizabeth Courson, Frances Elizabeth Appleton, and had children including Edith Wadsworth Longfellow. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow passed away in 1882 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered the world in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, born to Stephen Longfellow And Zilpha Longfellow.
  • In 1850, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resided in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1860, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resided in Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow married Elizabeth Courson, Frances Elizabeth Appleton, and had children including Edith Wadsworth Longfellow.
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow passed away in 1882 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Longfellow
1775–1849
Birth Location: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine
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Zilpha Longfellow
1778–1851
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Frances Appleton
1817–1861
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Elizabeth Courson
–1919
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Edith Longfellow
1853–1915
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Henry Longfellow's Ancestors

Self
Henry Longfellow
1807–1882
Birth Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine
Parents
Stephen Longfellow
1775–1849
Gorham, Cumberland, Maine
Zilpha Longfellow
1778–1851
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Longfellow's Descendants

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Henry (Wadsworth) Longfellow (27 Feb 1807–24 May 1882) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Appleton (6 Oct 1817–9 Jul 1861) m. Elizabeth Courson (–25 Nov 1919)
  1. 1. Edith (Wadsworth) Longfellow 1853–1915 m. Richard (Henry Dana) III 1851–1931
    1. 1. Richard (Henry Dana) Jr. 1879–1933 m. Ethel (Nathalie) Smith 1878–1972
      1. 1. Richard (Henry Dana) III 1912–1984 m. Nina (Katharine) Montgomery 1922–2017
      2. 2. Mary (Pepperrell) Dana 1914–2000 m. Arthur (Leffingwell Shipman) Jr. 1906–1983
        1. 1. Anne Shipman 1950–2014 m. Phillip (Gordon) MacFarland 1950–2011
    2. 2. Henry (Wadsworth Longfellow) Dana 1881–1950
    3. 3. Frances (Appleton) Dana 1883–1933 m. Henry (Casimir de Rham) II 1882–1947
      1. 1. Henry (Longfellow de) Rham 1905–1976 m. Edith (Hyde) Colby 1906–1973 m. Estelle (Randolph) Bolling 1906–1969
      2. 2. Richard (Dana de) Rham 1911–1985 m. Lee (Selden) McCabe 1911–2001
        1. 1. Thomas (Gold Appleton de) Rham 1938–1963
    4. 4. Allston Dana 1884–1952 m. Dorothy (Hovey) Goodale 1887–1971
      1. 1. Dorothy Dana 1909–1969 m. Werner (G.) Hollmann 1908–1989
        1. 1. Theodore (Francis) Hollmann 1946–1978
      2. 2. Allston (Fairfield Dana) Jr. 1911–1998 m. Elizabeth (Cullen) Broome 1919–2000 m. Hetty Cunningham 1919–
      3. 3. Thomas (Appleton) Dana 1912–1995 m. Suzanne (Wilson) Hutton 1920–1995
    5. 5. Edmund (Trowbridge) Dana 1886–1981 m. Jessie Holliday 1888–1915 m. Alma (Victoria) Olsson 1897–1987
      1. 1. Dan (Shaw) Dana 1914–2000 m. Elizabeth (Boott) Duveneck 1915–2009
    6. 6. Delia (Farley) Dana 1889–1989 m. Robert (Hare) Hutchinson 1887–1975
      1. 1. Tregear (Dana 'Peter') Hutchinson 1916–
      2. 2. Bertrand Hutchinson 1917–
      3. 3. Ann Hutchinson 1919–

Henry Longfellow's Timeline

7 Records

1807
27 Feb 1807
Birth of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland, Cumberland, Maine
Portland, Cumberland, Maine
1850
1850
Age 43
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resided here in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1860
1860
Age 53
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resided here in Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1870
1870
Age 63
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resided here in Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1880
1880
Age 73
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resided here in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1882
24 May 1882
Age 75
Death of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1907
1907-1907
Age 100
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resided here in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1807
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
    [2] Maine Birth Records, 1621-1922, Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll #: 67
    [3] Massachusetts, Death Records
    [4] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [5] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1807; Birth city: Portland; Birth state: ME
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 543; Family History Film: 1254543; Page: 183D; Enumeration District: 426; Image: 0008
    [8] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_623; Page: 306A; Image: 141; Family History Library Film: 552122
    [9] Millennium File
    [10] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_508; Page: 77; Image: 82; Family History Library Film: 803508
    [11] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 153A; Image: 311
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [14] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 153A; Image: 311

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_508; Page: 77; Image: 82; Family History Library Film: 803508

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cambridge Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_623; Page: 306A; Image: 141; Family History Library Film: 552122

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 543; Family History Film: 1254543; Page: 183D; Enumeration District: 426; Image: 0008

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1907-1907
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Handy Book of American Authors, 1907

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1882
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
    [2] Massachusetts, Death Records
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1807; Birth city: Portland; Birth state: ME
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [7] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index
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