Zilpha "Drew" WADSWORTH

Born

6 January 1778 , Duxbury, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

13 March 1851 , Portland, Maine, USA

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Peleg WADSWORTH Elizabeth BARTLETT

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Born: 6 January 1778 in Duxbury, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Peleg WADSWORTH

Mother: Elizabeth BARTLETT

Paternal grandparents: Peleg WADSWORTH , Lusanna SAMPSON

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Zilpha "Drew" married Stephen LONGFELLOW abt. 1805 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Stephen LONGFELLOW was born 23 March 1776 in Gorham, Maine, USA. Stephen died 3 August 1849 in Portland, Maine, USA (Deering).

Zilpha "Drew" WADSWORTH died 13 March 1851 in Portland, Maine, USA .
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Stephen LONGFELLOW
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Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW

Born: 27 February 1807, Portland, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 24 March 1882, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Storer POTTER 14 September 1831 Place: Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

Married: Fanny Elizabeth APPLETON 13 June 1843 Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1778
6 January 1778
Duxbury, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1807 Birth of Child
Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW was born 27 February 1807, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

Zilpha "Drew" was 29 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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

1831 Marriage of Child
Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW married 14 September 1831, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering) to Mary Storer POTTER

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)

1843 Marriage of Child
Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW married 13 June 1843, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA to Fanny Elizabeth APPLETON

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

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Death of Spouse/Partner
Stephen LONGFELLOW died 3 August 1849, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

Death — 1851
13 March 1851
Portland, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 73.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state