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Peleg Wadsworth

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Peleg Wadsworth

Birth
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
12 Nov 1829 (aged 81)
Hiram, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Hiram, Oxford County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman, Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. He served in various capacities during the Revolutionary War, 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).
US Congressman, Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. He served in various capacities during the Revolutionary War, 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).

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"Sacred to the memory of…GEN. PELEG WADSWORTH born at Duxbury, Mass May 6, 1748 died Nov 12, 1829 aet 81 "He was a Patriot, Philanthropist and Christian.".

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10461189/peleg-wadsworth: accessed ), memorial page for Peleg Wadsworth (6 May 1748–12 Nov 1829), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10461189, citing Wadsworth Cemetery, Hiram, Oxford County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.