General Peleg Wadsworth, Jr.

General Peleg Wadsworth, Jr.

Male 1748 - 1829  (81 years)

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  1. 1.  General Peleg Wadsworth, Jr.General Peleg Wadsworth, Jr. was born on 6 May 1748 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Nov 1829 in Hiram, Oxford County, Maine; was buried after 12 Nov 1829 in Wadsworth Cemetery, Hiram, Oxford County, Maine.

    Other Events:

    • Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
    • Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
    • Group: Mayflower - Henry Samson
    • Group: Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins
    • Group: Mayflower - Richard Warren
    • Group: Mayflower - William Brewster
    • Group: Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War
    • FamilySearch ID: LVCK-MJ3
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 10461189

    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

    Group:
    Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

    Group:
    DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

    Group:
    Descendant of Henry Samson of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of Richard Warren of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of William Brewster of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVCK-MJ3

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10461189

    Peleg married Elizabeth Bartlett on 18 Jun 1772 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Bartlett and Elizabeth Lothrop) was born on 9 Aug 1753 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1825 in Hiram, Oxford County, Maine; was buried after 20 Jul 1825 in Wadsworth Cemetery, Hiram, Oxford County, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Zilpha "Drew" Wadsworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1778 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Mar 1851 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; was buried after 12 Mar 1851 in Western Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Zilpha "Drew" WadsworthZilpha "Drew" Wadsworth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Peleg1) was born on 6 Jan 1778 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Mar 1851 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; was buried after 12 Mar 1851 in Western Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.

    Other Events:

    • Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
    • Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
    • Group: Mayflower - Henry Samson
    • Group: Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins
    • Group: Mayflower - John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley
    • Group: Mayflower - John Tilley & Joan Hurst
    • Group: Mayflower - Richard Warren
    • Group: Mayflower - William Brewster
    • FamilySearch ID: LC6T-NCX
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 17633374

    Notes:

    From FindaGrave:

    *Burial: Longfellow Tomb, A:12.

    Daughter of Rev. War Gen. & Congressman Peleg Wadsworth b. 6 May 1748 and Elizabeth Bartlett b. 9 Aug 1753 (both buried at the Wadsworth Cem., Hiram, Oxford Co., ME).

    She married on 1 Jan 1804 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, Attorney & Congressman Stephen Longfellow (buried at this cem.); they had the following children: Stephen Jr. b. 1805 (buried at this cem.); Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (famous poet, b. 1807); Elizabeth b. 1808; Anne b. 1810; Mary b. 1816; Ellen b. 1818, and the Rev. Samuel Longfellow b. 1819 (buried at this cem.).

    Group:
    Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

    Group:
    DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

    Group:
    Descendant of Henry Samson of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of John Tilley and Joan (Hurst) Rogers of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of Richard Warren of the Mayflower

    Group:
    Descendant of William Brewster of the Mayflower

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC6T-NCX

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17633374

    Zilpha married Congressman Stephen Longfellow on 1 Jan 1804 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Stephen was born on 23 Jun 1775 in Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine; died on 2 Aug 1849 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; was buried after 2 Aug 1849 in Western Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1807 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; died on 24 Mar 1882 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried after 24 Mar 1882 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.