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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1807

Birth Location: Portland, Maine

Death Date: 24 Mar 1882

Death Location: Craig House, Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Stephen, Longfellow

Mother: Zilpha Wadsworth

Spouse(s): Frances 2ndWof7thC2xr, Mary 1stWof7thC2xr

Children(s): Edith Dana, Frances 8thC1xr, Alice 8thC1xr, Mrs Thorn, Charles 8thC1xr, Ernest 8thC1xr

In 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered the world in Portland, Maine, born to Stephen Iv Longfellow And Zilpha Wadsworth. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow married Frances Fannie Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow 2Ndwof7Thc2Xr, Mary Storer Potter Longfellow 1Stwof7Thc2Xr, and had children including Alice Mary Longfellow 8Thc1Xr, Charles Appleton Longfellow 8Thc1Xr, Edith W Longfellow Dana, Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow 8Thc1Xr, Frances Fanny Longfellow 8Thc1Xr, Mrs Annie Allegra Longfellow Thorn. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow passed away in 1882 in Craig House, Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered the world in Portland, Maine, born to Stephen Iv Longfellow And Zilpha Wadsworth.
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow married Frances Fannie Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow 2Ndwof7Thc2Xr, Mary Storer Potter Longfellow 1Stwof7Thc2Xr, and had children including Alice Mary Longfellow 8Thc1Xr, Charles Appleton Longfellow 8Thc1Xr, Edith W Longfellow Dana, Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow 8Thc1Xr, Frances Fanny Longfellow 8Thc1Xr, Mrs Annie Allegra Longfellow Thorn.
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow passed away in 1882 in Craig House, Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen, Longfellow
1775–1849
Birth Location: Gorham, Cumberland, Massachusetts Colony (now Maine, USA)
SL
Zilpha Wadsworth
1785–1851
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Frances 2ndWof7thC2xr
1817–1861
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
F2
Mary 1stWof7thC2xr
1812–1835
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
M1

Children(s)

Edith Dana
1853–1915
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
ED
Frances 8thC1xr
1847–1848
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
F8
Alice 8thC1xr
1850–1928
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
A8
Mrs Thorn
1855–1934
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
MT
Charles 8thC1xr
1844–1893
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
C8
Ernest 8thC1xr
1845–1921
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
E8

Henry Longfellow's Ancestors

Self
Henry Longfellow
1807–1882
Birth Place: Portland, Maine
Parents
Stephen, IV Longfellow
1775–1849
Gorham, Cumberland, Massachusetts Colony (now Maine, USA)
Zilpha Wadsworth
1785–1851
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Peleg Wadsworth
1896–1943
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Bartlett
1725–1746
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peleg Wadsworth
1858–1921
Henrietta Hall
1861–
Samuel Bartlett
1696–1769
ELIZABETH LOTHROP
1699–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lathrop
1673–1757
Experience Gorham
1678–1733

Henry Longfellow's Descendants

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Henry (Wadsworth) Longfellow (27 Feb 1807–24 Mar 1882) m. Frances ('Fannie' Elizabeth APPLETON LONGFELLOW) 2ndWof7thC2xr (6 OCT 1817–10 JUL 1861) m. Mary (Storer POTTER LONGFELLOW) 1stWof7thC2xr (12 MAY 1812–29 NOV 1835)
  1. 1. Edith (W Longfellow) Dana 1853–1915
  2. 2. Frances ("Fanny" LONGFELLOW) 8thC1xr 1847–1848
  3. 3. Alice (Mary LONGFELLOW) 8thC1xr 1850–1928
  4. 4. Mrs (Annie "Allegra" Longfellow) Thorn 1855–1934
  5. 5. Charles (Appleton LONGFELLOW) 8thC1xr 1844–1893
  6. 6. Ernest (Wadsworth LONGFELLOW) 8thC1xr 1845–1921

Henry Longfellow's Timeline

4 Records

1807
27 Feb 1807
Birth of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
1831
1831
Age 24
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was married in ME
ME
1843
13 Jun 1843
Age 36
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was married in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1882
24 Mar 1882
Age 75
Death of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Craig House, Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Craig House, Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1807
    Event Place: Portland, Maine

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: ME

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1843
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1882
    Event Place: Craig House, Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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