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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1807

Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Death Date: 24 Mar 1882

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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, William Longfellow

In 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered the world in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, born to Stephen Iv Longfellow And Zilpah Wadsworth. 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, William Longfellow. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow passed away in 1882 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered the world in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, born to Stephen Iv Longfellow And Zilpah Wadsworth.
  • 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, William Longfellow.
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow passed away in 1882 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Longfellow
1776–1849
Birth Location: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States
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Zilpah Wadsworth
1778–1851
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Potter
1812–1835
Birth Location: Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Frances Appleton
1817–1861
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Charles Longfellow
1844–1893
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Ernest Longfellow
1845–1921
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Fanny Longfellow
1847–1848
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Alice Longfellow
1850–1928
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Edith Longfellow
1853–1915
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Anne Longfellow
1855–1934
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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William Longfellow
1858–1936
Birth Location: Delaware, United States
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Henry Longfellow's Ancestors

Self
Henry Longfellow
1807–1882
Birth Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Parents
Stephen Iv Longfellow
1776–1849
Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Zilpah Wadsworth
1778–1851
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (Longfellow) III
1750–1824
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Paitence Young
1745–1830
York, York, Maine, United States
Peleg Wadsworth
1715–1799
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Lusanna Sampson
1720–1788
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lieut Longfellow
1723–1790
Tabitha Bragdon
1723–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Longfellow
1685–1764
Abigail Thompson
1694–1778

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 (06 Oct 1817–09 Jul 1861)
  1. 1. Charles (Appleton) Longfellow 1844–1893
  2. 2. Ernest (Wadsworth) Longfellow 1845–1921
  3. 3. Fanny Longfellow 1847–1848
  4. 4. Alice (Mary) Longfellow 1850–1928
  5. 5. Edith Longfellow 1853–1915
  6. 6. Anne (Allegra) Longfellow 1855–1934
  7. 7. William Longfellow 1858–1936

Henry Longfellow's Timeline

2 Records

1807
27 Feb 1807
Birth of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1882
24 Mar 1882
Age 75
Death of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1807
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1052.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GMF
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1882
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Reel: 1185
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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