Elias Howard WADSWORTH

(b. 19 August 1820 , Litchfield, Maine, USA d. 10 July 1893 , Sabattus, Maine, USA )

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Elias Howard WADSWORTH was born 19 August 1820 in Litchfield, Maine, USA

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Elias Howard was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Elias Howard married Diana BAILEY abt. 1845 in Hallowell, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Diana BAILEY was born 11 March 1826 in Richmond, Maine, USA. Diana died 12 January 1892 in Monmouth, Maine, USA.

Elias Howard WADSWORTH died 10 July 1893 in Sabattus, Maine, USA .

Parents:
Aaron Wadsworth (1796 - 1865)
Sabra Howard (1800 - 1871)

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Family and Children of Elias Howard WADSWORTH

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Elias Howard WADSWORTH married

Diana BAILEY-- Date: abt. 1845 Place: Hallowell, Maine, USA
Name: Dianah Bailey
Gender: Female
Spouse: Elias Wadsworth
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1845
Registration Place: Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Ancestry.com. Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.

Children of Elias Howard WADSWORTH and Diana BAILEY:

Francis WADSWORTH (b.2 March 1846, Hallowell, Maine, USA d. 14 December 1916, Winthrop, Maine, USA)

Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH (b.12 December 1847, Monmouth, Maine, USA d. 11 August 1919, Sabattus, Maine, USA )
m. Frank E SPOFFORD 23 October 1879 in Winthrop, Maine, USA

Abby C WADSWORTH (b.12 November 1849, Monmouth, Maine, USA d. 24 April 1851, Monmouth, Maine, USA)

Aaron WADSWORTH (b.25 July 1851, Monmouth, Maine, USA d. 4 May 1865, Monmouth, Maine, USA)

Elias WADSWORTH (b.23 July 1853, Monmouth, Maine, USA d. abt. 1870, )

Diana Clara WADSWORTH (b.30 November 1855, Monmouth, Maine, USA d. 16 July 1912, West Gardiner, Maine, USA)

Frank WADSWORTH (b.25 September 1858, Monmouth, Maine, USA d. 5 February 1908, Winthrop, Maine, USA)
m. Mary SHEA 17 November 1883 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Sewell May WADSWORTH (b.1 May 1866, Monmouth, Maine, USA d. 24 January 1883, Monmouth, Maine, USA)

Myra Gertrude WADSWORTH (b.16 October 1868, Monmouth, Maine, USA d. abt. 1943, Monmouth, Maine, USA)
m. Eugene E DAY 10 September 1887 in Monmouth, Maine, USA

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1820 Birth
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900
name: Elias H. Wadsworth
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 19 Aug 1820
birthplace: LITCHFIELD,KENNEBEC,MAINE
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Aaron Wadsworth
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Sabia
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C50382-1
system origin: Maine-ODM
source film number: 11329
reference number:
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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1846 Birth of Child
Francis WADSWORTH was born 2 March 1846, Hallowell, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 25 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH was born 12 December 1847, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 27 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Birth of Child
Abby C WADSWORTH was born 12 November 1849, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 29 years old.

1850 Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine, United States
name: Elias Wadsworth
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 26
marital status:
race (original):
race (expanded):
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1824
dwelling house number: 141
family number: 152
line number: 26
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 257
film number: 443494
digital folder number: 004198847
image number: 00463
Household Gender Age
Elias Wadsworth M 26
Diame Wadsworth F 22
Francisco Wadsworth F 4
Abba C Wadsworth F 0

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Death of Child
Abby C WADSWORTH died 24 April 1851, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 30 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Aaron WADSWORTH was born 25 July 1851, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 30 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1853 Birth of Child
Elias WADSWORTH was born 23 July 1853, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 32 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Diana Clara WADSWORTH was born 30 November 1855, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 35 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Birth of Child
Frank WADSWORTH was born 25 September 1858, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 38 years old.

1861
Name: Elias H Wadsworth
Residence: Maine
Age at Enlistment: 40
Enlistment Date: 21 Aug 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Maine
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Maine 7th Infantry Regiment on 21 Aug 1861.
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1821
Death Date: 10 Jul 1893
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of MaineResearch by Rodney Sawyer

Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1865 Death of Child
Aaron WADSWORTH died 4 May 1865, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 44 years old.

1866 Birth of Child
Sewell May WADSWORTH was born 1 May 1866, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 45 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Myra Gertrude WADSWORTH was born 16 October 1868, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 48 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine
name: Elias Wadsworth
estimated birth year: 1821
gender: Male
age in 1870: 49y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
Elias Wadsworth M 49y
Diana Wadsworth F 44y
Francisco Wadsworth M 24y
Lucy Ellen Wadsworth F 23y
Abby Clara Wadsworth F 19y
Elias Wadsworth M 17y
Frank Wadsworth M 13y
Sewell Wadsworth M 5y
Myra Wadsworth F 3y
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Marriage of Child
Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH married 23 October 1879, Winthrop, Maine, USA to Frank E SPOFFORD

1880 Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine
name: Elias H. Wadsworth
residence: Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine
birthdate: 1822
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Diania Wadsworth
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 58 years
occupation: Millman In Saw Mill
nara film number: T9-0481
page: 332
page character: B
entry number: 1016
film number: 1254481
Household Gender Age
Elias H. Wadsworth M 58
spouse Diania Wadsworth F 53
child Frank Wadsworth M 21
child Sewell M. Wadsworth M 15
child Mira Wadsworth F 11

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1883 Death of Child
Sewell May WADSWORTH died 24 January 1883, Monmouth, Maine, USA

Elias Howard was 62 years old.

1883 Marriage of Child
Frank WADSWORTH married 17 November 1883, Salem, Massachusetts, USA to Mary SHEA

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Marriage of Child
Myra Gertrude WADSWORTH married 10 September 1887, Monmouth, Maine, USA to Eugene E DAY

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 Death of Spouse/Partner
Diana BAILEY died 12 January 1892, Monmouth, Maine, USA

1893 Death
Name: Elias H Wadsworth
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Birth Date: abt 1818
Death Date: 10 Jul 1893
Death Place: Webster
Registration Place: Webster, Penobscot

Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.
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Elias Howard WADSWORTH - Grave Wadsworth, E. H., (father), Aug. 19, 1821 - July 10, 1893. (Civil War) Wadsworth, Diana, his wife, Mar. 11, 1826 - Jan. 12, 1892.

Grave

Wadsworth, E. H., (father),
Aug. 19, 1821 - July 10, 1893.
(Civil War)

Wadsworth, Diana,
his wife,
Mar. 11, 1826 - Jan. 12, 1892.

Wadsworth, Abby C.,
d. April 24, 1851,
AEt 1 yr. 6 mo.

Wadsworth, Aaron,
d. May 4, 1865,
AEt 14 yrs.

Wadsworth, Frank,
b. Sept. 25, 1858 - d. Feb. 5, 1908.

Wadsworth, Sewall M.,
son of E. H. & D. Wadsworth,
b. May 1, 1866 - d. Jan. 24, 1883.

sons and daus. of E. H. & D. Wadsworth

Monmouth Center Cemetery Monmouth Kennebec County Maine, USA

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Elias is buried at: Monmouth Center Cemetery Monmouth Kennebec County Maine, USA

Added: 5/7/2012 2:24:01 PM - Updated: 3/27/2025 1:13:52 PM

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