Peleg Wadsworth was an American Patriot officer during the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts representing the District of Maine. He was also grandfather of noted American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Wikipedia
Born: May 6, 1748, Duxbury, MA
Died: November 12, 1829 (age 81 years), Hiram, ME
Great grandchildren: Alice Mary Longfellow, Charles Appleton Longfellow, Edith Longfellow, and more
Parents: Susannah Sampson and Peleg Wadsworth
Children: Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow, Lieut. Henry Wadsworth, Charles Lee Wadsworth, and more
Grandchildren: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Anne Longfellow Pierce, Alexander Wadsworth, and more
Grandparents: John Wadsworth, Mercy Wiswall, Priscilla Bartlett, and more