Peleg wadsworth biography of christopher

  • Peleg Wadsworth (May 6, – November 12, ) was an American Patriot officer during the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts.
  • Peleg Wadsworth, born in Duxbury, MA, , was a revolutionary war general and grandfather of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  • Peleg Wadsworth, born in Duxbury, MA, , was a revolutionary war general and grandfather of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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    The Wadsworth Family in America

    The ship Lyon sailed from London June 22, , arriving in Boston September 14/16, The master, William Pierce, brought passengers, fifty of them children. Among those listed are Wadsworth, William of Braintree, Essex, his wife and their children Sarah, William, Mary, and John. Of the passengers, many remain unnamed.

    It&#;s long been speculated that one of those unnamed passengers was Christopher Wadsworth, the younger brother of William. Both Wadsworth men took prominent roles in their new English settlements in this country. William and his descendants were instrumental in the foundation of Hartford, Connecticut, and later of Geneseo, New York, while Christopher served alongside Miles Standish, Jonathon Brewster, John Alden, and Governor William Bradford, in the settlements at Plymouth and Duxbury, Massachusetts, with later family members prominent in the early history of Maine.

    The earliest discussion of the relationship between William and Chr

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    Peleg Wadsworth

    American politician

    Peleg Wadsworth

    In office
    March 4, &#;– March 3,

    Serving with Henry Dearborn and George Thatcher (4th District-GT)

    Preceded byTheodore Sedgwick
    Succeeded byDaniel Ilsley
    Constituency4th district (–95)
    13th district (–)
    15th district (–07)
    Born()May 6,
    Duxbury, Massachusetts, British America
    DiedNovember 12, () (aged&#;81)
    Hiram, Maine, U.S.
    Political partyFederalist
    RelationsHenry Wadsworth Longfellow (grandson)
    Childrenat least ten,[1] including Zilpha Wadsworth, Henry Wadsworth, Alexander Scammel Wadsworth
    Alma materHarvard College
    OccupationMerchant
    AllegianceMassachusetts
    United States
    Branch/serviceMassachusetts Militia
    Continental Army
    RankBrigadier general
    Battles/wars

    Peleg Wadsworth (May 6, &#; November 12, ) was an American Patriot officer during the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts rep

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    WADSWORTH FAMILY in AMERICA
    GENEALOGY

    S. L. WADSWORTH & SON LINEAGE


    1st Generation – Christopher Wadsworth (Born - Died )  Arrived with brother William Wadsworth on the ship Lion to the Plymouth Colony on September 15,   Married Grace Cole () and lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts from during which time he was the Constable of Duxbury.   Died July 31,

    2nd Generation - John Wadsworth (Born – Died )  lived and died in Duxbury, Massachusetts.  In he married Abigail Adams ()  

    3rd Generation - John Wadsworth (Born – Died )  lived and died in Duxbury, Massachusetts.  Married Mercy Wiswell () in

    4 th Generation – Peleg Wadsworth (Born – Died ) Deacon of Church of Duxbury, Massachusetts.  Married () Lusannah "Susannah" Sampson ( - ) who was daughter of John Sampson and his wife Priscilla Bartlett.

    5th Generation – General Peleg Wadsworth