Henry Wadsworth  LONGFELLOW

1807 - Birth
Name: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1807
Birthplace: Portland, Cumberland, Maine
Father's Name: Stephen Longfellow
Mother's Name: Zilpah

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Biography
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, said to have been America's greatest 'poet of the people, was born at Portland, Maine, February 27, 1807. He entered Bowdoin College at the age of fourteen, and graduated in 1825. During his college days he distinguished himself in modern languages, and wrote several short poems, one of the best known of which was the 'Hymn of the Moravian Nuns.' After his graduation he entered the law office of his father, but the following year was offered the professorship of modern languages at Bowdoin, with the privilege of three years study in Europe to perfect himself in French, Spanish, Italian and German. After the three years were passed he returned to the United States and entered upon his professorship in 1829. His first volume was a small essay on the 'Moral and Devotional Poetry of Spain' in 1833. In 1835 he published some prose sketches of travel under the title of 'Outre Mer, a Pilgrimage beyond the Sea.' In 1835 he was elected to the chair of modern...Read MORE...


A Biographical Record Of Schuyler County, New York, S. J. Clarke, 1903

1831 Marriage / Partner
Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW and Mary Storer POTTER 14 September 1831, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

He was 24 years old.

1835 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Storer POTTER died 29 November 1835, , Netherlands (Holland) (Dutch East Indies)

1843 Marriage / Partner
Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW and Fanny Elizabeth APPLETON 13 June 1843, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

He was 36 years old.

1844 Birth of Child
Charles Appleton LONGFELLOW was born 9 June 1844, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Wadsworth was 37 years old.

1845 Birth of Child
Ernest Wadsworth LONGFELLOW was born 28 November 1845, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Wadsworth was 38 years old.

1847 - Birth of Daughter
Name: Longfellow
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 07 Apr 1847
Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Father's Name: Henry W. Longfellow
Mother's Name: Fanny

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1847 Birth of Child
Fanny LONGFELLOW was born 7 April 1847, , Massachusetts, USA

Henry Wadsworth was 40 years old.

1848 Death of Child
Fanny LONGFELLOW died 11 September 1848, , Massachusetts, USA

Henry Wadsworth was 41 years old.

1850 - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Name: Henry W Longfellow
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
Birthplace: Maine
House Number: 2027
Affiliate Film Number: 325
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Henry W Longfellow M 43 Maine
Fanny E Longfellow F 33 Massachusetts
Charles A Longfellow M 6 Massachusetts
Ernest W Longfellow M 5 Massachusetts
Mary Dunn F 29 Newfoundland
Mary Patten F 58 Ireland
Ellen F May F 24 Massachusetts
John M* M 56 Ireland
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1850 Birth of Child
Alice Mary LONGFELLOW was born 22 September 1850, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Wadsworth was 43 years old.

1853 Birth of Child
Edith Wadsworth LONGFELLOW was born 22 October 1853, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Wadsworth was 46 years old.

1855 - Cambridge, Massachusetts

Name: Henry W Longfellow
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Ward 01, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 48
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Maine, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Henry W Longfellow M 48 Maine, United States
Fanny E Longfellow F 38 Massachusetts, United States
Charles A Longfellow M 11 Massachusetts, United States
Ernest W Longfellow M 10 Massachusetts, United States
Alice M Longfellow F 5 Massachusetts, United States
Edith Longfellow F 2 Massachusetts, United States
Mary Patten F 60 Ireland
Rachel Kunshare F 41 Ireland
Elizabeth Leigh F 25 England
Edmund Mercer M 22 England
1855 Massachusetts Census
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1855 Birth of Child
Anne Allegra LONGFELLOW was born 8 November 1855, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Wadsworth was 48 years old.

1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Fanny Elizabeth APPLETON died 10 July 1861, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

1865 - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Name: Henry W Longfellow
Age (Expanded): 58 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Maine
Marital Status: Widowed
Event Place: Cambridge, Ward 01, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Henry W Longfellow M 58y Maine
Charles A Longfellow M 21y Massachusetts
Ernest W Longfellow M 20y Massachusetts
Alice M Longfellow F 15y Massachusetts
Edith Longfellow F 12y Massachusetts
Anna A Longfellow F 10y Massachusetts
Bridget Cavanaugh F 35y Ireland
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1880 - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Name: Henry W Longfellow
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Poet & Auther
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
Birthplace: Maine, United States
Father's Birthplace: Maine, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Maine, United States
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0543
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Henry W Longfellow Self M 73 Maine, United States
Alice M Longfellow Daughter F 29 Massachusetts, United States
Ann A Longfellow Daughter F 24 Massachusetts, United States
Chas A Longfellow Son M 36 Massachusetts, United States
Bridget Boylan Other F 41 Ireland
Bridget Cavanagh Other F 42 Ireland
Catherine Donaghue Other F 38 Ireland
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Death
Name: Henry W. Longfellow
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 24 Mar 1882
Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Cambridge, Mass.
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Writer
Birthplace: Portland, Me.
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
Father's Name: Stephen Longfellow
Father's Birthplace: Portland, Me.
Mother's Name: Zilpah Wadsworth
Mother's Birthplace: York

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1882 - LONGFELLOW DEAD. The Much-Beloved Poet Passes Away Peacefully at His Home in Cambridge Friday Afternoon - A Brief Sketch of the Man and His Works.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet, died at his residence in Cambridge, on Friday afternoon, at the age of 75 years and 25 days. His illness was short ant not very painful, and his life ended as it had passed, quietly and serenely. Within a half an hour the solemn tolling of the alarm bells let Cambridge know that her greatest and best citizen was no more. The seventy-five awe-inspiring peals reminded the startled city of the time of rejoicing but so short a time ago, only a few weeks, when Cambridge, America, the whole world joined in singing the praises of our greatest poet, and thanked heaven that his life had been spared the even three-quarters of a century. Now he is gone.

Among none did the news of his death spread faster than among the school children of Cambridge. He was their friend and they loved him. His seventy-fifth birthday was celebrated not only by the children of the Cambridge schools, but by those of almost every city in the land. Longfellow loved the boys and...Read MORE...



The Boston Weekly Globe
Boston, Massachusetts
March 28, 1882