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James Wadsworth 1781–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Cornwell, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 23 Apr 1867

Death Location: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Rev. Wadsworth

Mother: Irene Palmer

Spouse(s): Mary Frost

Children(s): James Wadsworth, Mary Wadsworth, John Wadsworth, Henry Wadsworth, Isaac Wadsworth

James Wadsworth was born in 1781 in Cornwell, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of Rev James Wadsworth And Irene Palmer. James Wadsworth married Mary Polly Frost, and had children including Henry Frost Wadsworth, Isaac Stiles Wadsworth, James Franklin Wadsworth, John Palmer Wadsworth, Mary Eliza Wadsworth. James Wadsworth passed away in 1867 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wadsworth was born in 1781 in Cornwell, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of Rev James Wadsworth And Irene Palmer.
  • James Wadsworth married Mary Polly Frost, and had children including Henry Frost Wadsworth, Isaac Stiles Wadsworth, James Franklin Wadsworth, John Palmer Wadsworth, Mary Eliza Wadsworth.
  • James Wadsworth passed away in 1867 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Wadsworth
1750–1821
Birth Location: Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Irene Palmer
1755–1851
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Frost
1779–1873
Birth Location: North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

James Wadsworth
1808–1898
Birth Location: North Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut
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Mary Wadsworth
1820–1900
Birth Location: Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut
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John Wadsworth
1802–1879
Birth Location: Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut
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Henry Wadsworth
1811–1888
Birth Location: Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut
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Isaac Wadsworth
1806–1842
Birth Location: Cornwall, Litchfield County, CT
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James Wadsworth's Ancestors

Self
James Wadsworth
1781–1867
Birth Place: Cornwell, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Rev. James Wadsworth
1750–1821
Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Irene Palmer
1755–1851
Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Wadsworth
1720–1762
Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Mary Marsh
1713–1752
Suffield, Hartford, Conneticut
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wadsworth's Descendants

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James Wadsworth (1781–23 Apr 1867) m. Mary ((Polly)) Frost (1779–7 Jan 1873)
  1. 1. James (Franklin) Wadsworth 1808–1898
  2. 2. Mary (Eliza) Wadsworth 1820–1900
  3. 3. John (Palmer) Wadsworth 1802–1879 m. Minerva (Noyes) Stoddard 1800–1896
    1. 1. Julia (Annette) Wadsworth 1832–1893
    2. 2. Mary (Minerva) Wadsworth 1831–1851
    3. 3. Hannah (Maria) Wadsworth 1834–1859
    4. 4. Cecelia (Louisa) Wadsworth 1837–1920
  4. 4. Henry (Frost) Wadsworth 1811–1888
  5. 5. Isaac (Stiles) Wadsworth 1806–1842

James Wadsworth's Timeline

3 Records

1781
1781
Birth of James Wadsworth in Cornwell, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Cornwell, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1802
7 Mar 1802
Age 21
James Wadsworth was married in North Haven, Connecticut, USA
North Haven, Connecticut, USA
1867
23 Apr 1867
Age 86
Death of James Wadsworth in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Cornwell, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1802
    Event Place: North Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1867
    Event Place: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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