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Personal data Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Sources 1, 2, 3Sources 1, 2, 4, 5- He was born on February 27, 1807 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America.Sources 2, 4, 5
- He died on March 24, 1882 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, he was 75 years old.Sources 4, 5
- He is buried in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.Sources 4, 5
- A child of Stephen Longfellow and Zilpah Wadsworth
Household of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1) He is married to Mary Storer Potter.
They got married on September 14, 1831 at Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA, he was 24 years old.Sources 1, 2
(2) He is married to Frances Elizabeth Appleton.
They got married on June 13, 1843 at Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, he was 36 years old.
They got married on February 3, 1863 at Portland, Maine, USA, he was 55 years old.Child(ren):
- Charles Appleton Longfellow 1844-1893
- Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow 1845-1921
- Fanny Longfellow 1847-1848
- Alice Mary Longfellow 1850-1928
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Sources
- Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, Ancestry.com, Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 67 / Ancestry.com
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 1093.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GMF / Ancestry.com
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=164006003&pid=2467
/ Ancestry.com - U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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Birthday February 27, 1807
- The temperature on February 27, 1807 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken storm(achtig) sneeuw. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1807: Source: Wikipedia
- February 3 » A British military force, under Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the Spanish Empire city of Montevideo, now the capital of Uruguay.
- February 5 » HMS Blenheim and HMS Java disappear off the coast of Rodrigues.
- February 8 » After two days of bitter fighting, the Russians under Bennigsen and the Prussians under L'Estocq concede the Battle of Eylau to Napoleon.
- April 12 » The Froberg mutiny ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.
- July 7 » The Peace of Tilsit between France, Prussia and Russia ends the War of the Fourth Coalition.
- September 2 » The British Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
Day of marriage June 13, 1843
- The temperature on June 13, 1843 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: betrokken regen . Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1843: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- February 25 » Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet Affair (1843).
- September 3 » King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.
- October 1 » The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London, UK.
- October 16 » William Rowan Hamilton invents quaternions, a three-dimensional system of complex numbers.
- October 30 » Fuerte Bulnes, the first Chilean settlement in the strait of Magellan, is founded.
- November 28 » Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
Day of death March 24, 1882
- The temperature on March 24, 1882 was about 7.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 2 » Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
- March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
- June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
- July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
- July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
- August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
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- 1807 » Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator († 1882)
- 1809 » Jean-Charles Cornay, French missionary and saint († 1837)
- 1816 » William Nicholson, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Victoria († 1865)
- 1869 » Antoine-Henri Jomini, French-Russian general (b. 1779)
- 1881 » Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (b. 1817)
- 1882 » Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (b. 1807)
- 1887 » Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and critic (b. 1837)
- 1888 » Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855)
- 1905 » Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1828)
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