Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1

#8852, (27 February 1807 - 24 March 1882)
Father*Stephen Longfellow IV1 (1776 - 1849)
Mother*Zilpah Wadsworth1 (1778 - 1851)
Birth*27 February 1807He was born on 27 February 1807 at Fore and Hancock Streets, Portland, Maine.1,2 
Death*24 March 1882He died on 24 March 1882 at age 75.1 

Citations

  1. [S835] Maine Historical Society, "Direct Ancestors of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow", online www.mainehistory.org,.
  2. [S836] Henry Wadsworth Longfellow / A Maine Historical Society Website, online \www.hwlongfellow.org\, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807 in Portland, to Stephen and Zilpah Longfellow. At the time, the Longfellows were staying with Stephen's sister in a three-story, Federal style house on the corner of Fore and Hancock Streets while her husband, Captain Samuel Stephenson, was at sea. Several months later they moved into Zilpah's father's house on Congress Street. Longfellow spent his childhood there, and returned to the Congress Street home throughout his life.. Hereinafter cited as hwlongfellow.org.