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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 FEB 1807

Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland Co., Me., USA

Death Date: 24 MAR 1882

Death Location: Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA

Father: Stephen Longfellow

Mother: Zilpah Wadsworth

Spouse(s): Mary Potter, Frances Appleton

Children(s): Charles Longfellow, Ernest Longfellow, Fanny Longfellow, Alice Longfellow, Edith Longfellow, Anne Longfellow

In 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered the world in Portland, Cumberland Co., Me., USA, born to Stephen Longfellow And Zilpah Wadsworth. In 1880, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was recorded in the census in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow married Frances Elizabeth Appleton, Mary Storer Potter, and had children including Alice Mary Longfellow, Anne Allegra Longfellow, Charles Appleton Longfellow, Edith Longfellow, Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, Fanny Longfellow. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow passed away in 1882 in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered the world in Portland, Cumberland Co., Me., USA, born to Stephen Longfellow And Zilpah Wadsworth.
  • In 1880, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was recorded in the census in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA.
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow married Frances Elizabeth Appleton, Mary Storer Potter, and had children including Alice Mary Longfellow, Anne Allegra Longfellow, Charles Appleton Longfellow, Edith Longfellow, Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, Fanny Longfellow.
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow passed away in 1882 in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA.

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Henry Longfellow's Ancestors

Self
Henry Longfellow
1807–1882
Birth Place: Portland, Cumberland Co., Me., USA
Parents
Stephen Longfellow
1776–1849
Gorham, Cumberland Co., Me., USA
Zilpah Wadsworth
1778–1851
Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Ma., USA
Grandparents
Stephen Longfellow
1750–1824
Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Me., USA
Patience Young
1745–1830
York, York Co., Me., USA
Peleg Wadsworth
Elizabeth Bartlett
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Longfellow
Tabitha Bragdon
Job Young
1695–
Patience King
1702–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Job Young
1664–
Sarah Austin
1658–1720
Richard King
Mary Lydston

Henry Longfellow's Descendants

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Henry (Wadsworth) Longfellow (27 FEB 1807–24 MAR 1882) m. Mary (Storer) Potter (12 MAY 1812–29 NOV 1835) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Appleton (6 OCT 1817–10 JUL 1861)
  1. 1. Charles (Appleton) Longfellow 1844–1893
  2. 2. Ernest (Wadsworth) Longfellow 1845–1921 m. Harriet (Maria) Speldman 1848–1937
  3. 3. Fanny Longfellow 1847–1848
  4. 4. Alice (Mary) Longfellow 1850–1928
  5. 5. Edith Longfellow 1853–1915 m. Richard (Henry) Dana 1851–1931
    1. 1. Richard (Henry) Dana 1879–1933 m. Ethel (Nathalie) Smith 1878–
      1. 1. Richard (Henry) Dana 1912–1984 m. FNU MNU
      2. 2. Mary (Pepperrell) Dana 1914–2000 m. Arthur (Leffingwell) Shipman 1906–1983
    2. 2. Henry (Wadsworth Longfellow) Dana 1881–1950
    3. 3. Frances (Appleton) Dana 1883–1933 m. Henry (Casimir) DeRham 1883–
      1. 1. Henry (Longfellow) DeRham 1905–1976
      2. 2. Richard (Dana) DeRham 1911–1985
    4. 4. Allston Dana 1884–1952 m. Dorothy (Hovey) Goodale 1887–1971
      1. 1. Allston (Fairfield) Dana 1911–1998
      2. 2. Thomas (Appleton) Dana 1912–1995 m. Suzanne (Wilson) Hutton 1920–1995
    5. 5. Edmund (Trowbridge) Dana 1886–1981 m. Jessie Holliday 1884–1915 m. Alma (Victoria) Kristianson 1897–1987
      1. 1. Shaw (Dan) Dana 1914–2000 m. Elizabeth Duveneck 1915–
    6. 6. Delia (Farley) Dana 1889– m. Robert (Hare) Hutchinson
      1. 1. Tregear (Peter) Hutchinson 1915– m. Edith Moses 1910–
      2. 2. Bertrand Hutchinson 1917–
      3. 3. Ann Hutchinson 1918– m. Richard Trent 1914–
  6. 6. Anne (Allegra) Longfellow 1855–1934 m. Joseph (Gilbert) Thorp 1852–1931
    1. 1. Alice (Allegra) Thorp 1888–
    2. 2. Amelia (Chapman) Thorp 1889–
    3. 3. Erica (Barbara) Thorp 1890–
    4. 4. Annie (Longfellow) Thorp 1894–
    5. 5. Priscilla (A.) Thorp 1897–

Henry Longfellow's Timeline

3 Records

1807
27 FEB 1807
Birth of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland, Cumberland Co., Me., USA
Portland, Cumberland Co., Me., USA
1880
5 JUN 1880
Age 73
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow appeared in census in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA
Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA
1882
24 MAR 1882
Age 75
Death of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA
Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1807
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland Co., Me., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 MAR 1882
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 5 JUN 1880
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Ma., USA

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