General Peleg Wadsworth, Jr.

1748 - 1829  (81 years)

• Name	Peleg Wadsworth
  Prefix	General
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	6 May 1748	Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LVCK-MJ3
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVCK-MJ3
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	10461189
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10461189
  Group	Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
  	Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
  Group	Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
  	DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
  Group	Mayflower - Henry Samson
  	Descendant of Henry Samson of the Mayflower
  Group	Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins
  	Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower
  Group	Mayflower - Richard Warren
  	Descendant of Richard Warren of the Mayflower
  Group	Mayflower - William Brewster
  	Descendant of William Brewster of the Mayflower
  Group	Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War
  	Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
  Died	12 Nov 1829	Hiram, Oxford County, Maine
  Buried	Aft 12 Nov 1829	Wadsworth Cemetery, Hiram, Oxford County, Maine
  Person ID	I15306	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Deacon Peleg Wadsworth,   b. 29 Aug 1715, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. 28 Jul 1799, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Lusanna Samson,   b. 30 Apr 1720, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Jul 1788, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age 68 years)
  Married	19 Nov 1741	Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F38485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Bartlett,   b. 9 Aug 1753, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Jul 1825, Hiram, Oxford County, Maine  (Age 71 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1772	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Alt. Marriage	18 Jun 1772	Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Zilpha "Drew" Wadsworth,   b. 6 Jan 1778, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Mar 1851, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2019
  Family ID	F7231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 May 1748 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Married - 18 Jun 1772 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Alt. Marriage - 18 Jun 1772 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Died - 12 Nov 1829 - Hiram, Oxford County, Maine Buried - Aft 12 Nov 1829 - Wadsworth Cemetery, Hiram, Oxford County, Maine  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges » Slide Show		Mayflower Descendant
  		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier
  		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: U.S. Congressman. Revolutionary War officer, serving in various capacities including aide to General Artemas Ward and later as brigadier general of militia-gained fame for escaping British capture and helping liberate the city of Bagaduce (now named Castine), Maine from British control. Appointed Adjutant-General of Massachusetts, 1778. Elected to the U. S. House of Representatives as a Federalist from Massachusetts in 1792; re-elected six additional times, serving in Congress from 1793 to 1807. Also served in the Massachusetts Senate, 1792. Grandfather of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). Bio by: GravesScribe