General Peleg Wadsworth, Jr.

General Peleg Wadsworth, Jr.

Male 1748 - 1829  (81 years)

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  • Name Peleg Wadsworth 
    Prefix General 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 6 May 1748  Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Group Descendant of Mayflower Passenger 
    • Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
    Group Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran 
    • DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
    Group Mayflower - Henry Samson 
    • Descendant of Henry Samson of the Mayflower
    Group Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins 
    • Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower
    Group Mayflower - Richard Warren 
    • Descendant of Richard Warren of the Mayflower
    Group Mayflower - William Brewster 
    • Descendant of William Brewster of the Mayflower
    Group Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War 
    • Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
    FamilySearch ID LVCK-MJ3 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 10461189 
    Died 12 Nov 1829  Hiram, Oxford County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 12 Nov 1829  Wadsworth Cemetery, Hiram, Oxford County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15306  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2019 

    Father Deacon Peleg Wadsworth,   b. 29 Aug 1715, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1799, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Lusanna Samson,   b. 30 Apr 1720, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1788, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1741  Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F38485  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Bartlett,   b. 9 Aug 1753, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1825, Hiram, Oxford County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1772  Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. Marriage 18 Jun 1772  Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Zilpha "Drew" Wadsworth,   b. 6 Jan 1778, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1851, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F7231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 May 1748 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jun 1772 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Marriage - 18 Jun 1772 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Nov 1829 - Hiram, Oxford County, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 12 Nov 1829 - Wadsworth Cemetery, Hiram, Oxford County, Maine Link to Google Earth
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  • Badges
    Mayflower Descendant
    Mayflower Descendant
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant

  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      U.S. Congressman. Revolutionary War officer, serving in various capacities including aide to General Artemas Ward and later as brigadier general of militia-gained fame for escaping British capture and helping liberate the city of Bagaduce (now named Castine), Maine from British control. Appointed Adjutant-General of Massachusetts, 1778. Elected to the U. S. House of Representatives as a Federalist from Massachusetts in 1792; re-elected six additional times, serving in Congress from 1793 to 1807. Also served in the Massachusetts Senate, 1792. Grandfather of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882).

      Bio by: GravesScribe