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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 February 1807

Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America

Death Date: 24 March 1882

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Stephen Longfellow

Mother: Zilpah Wadsworth

Spouse(s): Frances Appleton, Mary Potter

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

In 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered the world in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America, born to Stephen Longfellow And Zilpah Wadsworth. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow married Frances Elizabeth Appleton, Mary Storer Potter, and had children including Alice Mary Alice May Longfellow, Anne Allegra Thorp, Charles Appleton Longfellow, Edith Longfellow, Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, Fanny Longfellow. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow passed away in 1882 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entered the world in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America, born to Stephen Longfellow And Zilpah Wadsworth.
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow married Frances Elizabeth Appleton, Mary Storer Potter, and had children including Alice Mary Alice May Longfellow, Anne Allegra Thorp, Charles Appleton Longfellow, Edith Longfellow, Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, Fanny Longfellow.
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow passed away in 1882 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Longfellow
1775–1849
Birth Location: Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
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Zilpah Wadsworth
1778–1851
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
ZW

Spouses(s)

Frances Appleton
1817–1861
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Potter
1812–1835
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
MP

Children(s)

Ernest Longfellow
1845–1921
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Alice Longfellow
1850–1928
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
AL
Anne Thorp
1855–1934
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
AT
Edith Longfellow
1853–1915
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
EL
Fanny Longfellow
1847–1848
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States of America
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Charles Longfellow
1844–1893
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Henry Longfellow's Ancestors

Self
Henry Longfellow
1807–1882
Birth Place: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
Parents
Stephen Longfellow
1775–1849
Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
Zilpah Wadsworth
1778–1851
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Peleg Wadsworth
1748–1829
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth Bartlett
1753–1825
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bartlett
1696–1769
Elizabeth Bartlett
1716–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr
1665–1703
Lydia Holmes
1671–1752
Thomas Lothropp
1673–1757
Experience Gorham
1678–1733

Henry Longfellow's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Wadsworth) Longfellow (27 February 1807–24 March 1882) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Appleton (6 October 1817–10 July 1861) m. Mary (Storer) Potter (12 May 1812–1835)
  1. 1. Ernest (Wadsworth) Longfellow 1845–1921
  2. 2. Alice (Mary (Alice May)) Longfellow 1850–1928
  3. 3. Anne (Allegra) Thorp 1855–1934
  4. 4. Edith Longfellow 1853–1915 m. Richard (Henry Dana) III 1851–1931
    1. 1. Richard (Henry Dana) IV 1879–1933
    2. 2. Henry (Wadsworth Longfellow) Dana 1881–1950
    3. 3. Frances (Appleton) Dana 1883–1933
    4. 4. Allston Dana 1884–1952
    5. 5. Delia (Farley) Dana 1889–1989
    6. 6. Edmund (Trowbridge) Dana 1886–1981 m. Alma (Victoria) Olsson 1897–1987 m. Jessie Holliday 1888–1915
      1. 1. Dan Dana 1914–2000 m. Elizabeth Dana 1916–
  5. 5. Fanny Longfellow 1847–1848
  6. 6. Charles (Appleton) Longfellow 1844–1893

Henry Longfellow's Timeline

4 Records

1807
27 February 1807
Birth of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
1831
14 September 1831
Age 24
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was married
None
1843
3 July 1843
Age 36
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was married
None
1882
24 March 1882
Age 75
Death of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 February 1807
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 September 1831
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 July 1843
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1882
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 24 Mar 1882

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1882
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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