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Deacon Peleg Wadsworth, Sr. was born 29 August 1715 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to John Wadsworth (1671-1750) and Mercy Wiswell (1670-1716) and died 28 July 1799 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Susanna Sampson (bef1748-) 1740 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Marriage & Family

  1. Jephthah Wadsworth (1745-1745)
  2. Zilpah Wadsworth (1746-1778)
  3. Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829) - Brig Gen in American Revolutionary War - grandfather of famous American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882).
  4. Uriah Wadsworth (1750-1823)
  5. Lucia Wadsworth (1753-)
  6. Ira Wadsworth (1755-1826)
  7. Welthea Wadsworth (1759-1841)
  8. Dura Wadsworth (1763-1846)
  9. Lucy Wadsworth (1765-)
  10. Stillborn Wadsworth (1765-1765)
  11. Mercy Wadsworth (1765-)
  12. Zilpha Wadsworth (1742-1743)
  13. Cephas Wadsworth (1743-1819)


Children


Offspring of Deacon Peleg Wadsworth, Sr. and Susanna Sampson (bef1748-)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Jephthah Wadsworth (1745-1745)
Zilpah Wadsworth (1746-1778)
Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829) 6 May 1748 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States 1829 Hiram, Oxford County, Maine, United States Elizabeth Bartlett (1753-1825)
Uriah Wadsworth (1750-1823)
Lucia Wadsworth (1753-)
Ira Wadsworth (1755-1826)
Welthea Wadsworth (1759-1841)
Dura Wadsworth (1763-1846) 24 April 1763 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 18 March 1846 Oxford County, Maine Lydia Bradford (1765-1836)
Lucy Wadsworth (1765-)
Stillborn Wadsworth (1765-1765)
Mercy Wadsworth (1765-)
Zilpha Wadsworth (1742-1743)
Cephas Wadsworth (1743-1819)



Siblings


Offspring of John Wadsworth (1671-1750) and Mercy Wiswell (1670-1716)
Name Birth Death Joined with
John Wadsworth (1706-1799) 24 May 1706 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 26 March 1799 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Mary Alden (1709-1789)
Uriah Wadsworth (1708-1784)
Dorothy Wadsworth (1710-1775)
Ichabod Wadsworth (1712-1771)
Peleg Wadsworth (1715-1799) 29 August 1715 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 28 July 1799 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Susanna Sampson (bef1748-)


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