Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow died in this city as his residence on South street, February 14, 1901, at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 24 days, surviving his sister, Mrs. Anne (Longfellow) Pierce, but a few days.
Mr. Longfellow was born in the Longfellow home on Congress street, May 20, 1814, and was named for his mother's brother, Alexander Scammel Wadsworth, who distinguished himself as a lieutenant on the old Constitution in the memorable sea battle with the Guerriers in 1812. He was the son of Hon. Stephen and Zilpha (Wadsworth) Longfellow. His father was a most prominent and respected citizen in Congress in 1823-5. His mother, a most estimable woman, was the daughter of General Peleg Wadsworth, also a member of Congress for many years, and so well known in our state's Revolutionary history and also prominent in the history of Portland and the town of Hiram.
Alexander W. Longfellow married in 1851, Elizabeth Clapp Porter, a daughter of Richard King and Mary (Clapp) Porter of Portland. They were the parents of five children, four of whom survive him. Mary King and Lucia Wadsworth Longfellow live at home and Alexander W. and Richard K. Longfellow are residents of Boston. He was a younger brother of the poet Longfellow and the only surviving members of his father's family is Mrs. Mary Greenleaf of Cambridge, Mass., a younger sister.
By profession, Mr. Longfellow was a civil engineer. In 1833 he was a private secretary to his uncle, Commodore Alexander T. Wadsworth and went with him on the U. S. S. Vincennes, when he took command of the Pacific squadron, returning in the Fairfield in 1835. He was engaged in the building of the Boston and Maine railroad, and in 1841-2 was engaged in surveying the Northeastern boundary, after the so-called Madawaska war. He was in the United States coast survey service for at least a quarter of a century and the results of his work on our coast is well appreciated by those who have to do with ships. After his marriage, they resided at "Highfield," in Deering, where his children were born. The house was burned some months since. In the latter years of his life Mr. Longfellow resided in the city.
Many will miss the pleasant and kindly greeting of this venerable citizen. He was a gentleman of the old school, modest and retiring in his disposition, but whose instincts and manners made him a most pleasant acquaintance. It was a pleasure to be in his company, for the experiences in his long and useful life had given him a fund of information which he was ready to impart to those who had not had the opportunities that he had had. His fondness for the old town was noticeable, and its history was a never ending source of interest to him. He was one of those whom we might wish that could remain with us, but that is not in the great plan of the world. His life has been lived and he has left in our minds the most pleasant memories of his personality.
--Published in the Portland Daily Press, February 15, 1901.
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Mr. Longfellow was born in the Longfellow home on Congress street, May 20, 1814, and was named for his mother's brother, Alexander Scammel Wadsworth, who distinguished himself as a lieutenant on the old Constitution in the memorable sea battle with the Guerriers in 1812. He was the son of Hon. Stephen and Zilpha (Wadsworth) Longfellow. His father was a most prominent and respected citizen in Congress in 1823-5. His mother, a most estimable woman, was the daughter of General Peleg Wadsworth, also a member of Congress for many years, and so well known in our state's Revolutionary history and also prominent in the history of Portland and the town of Hiram.
Alexander W. Longfellow married in 1851, Elizabeth Clapp Porter, a daughter of Richard King and Mary (Clapp) Porter of Portland. They were the parents of five children, four of whom survive him. Mary King and Lucia Wadsworth Longfellow live at home and Alexander W. and Richard K. Longfellow are residents of Boston. He was a younger brother of the poet Longfellow and the only surviving members of his father's family is Mrs. Mary Greenleaf of Cambridge, Mass., a younger sister.
By profession, Mr. Longfellow was a civil engineer. In 1833 he was a private secretary to his uncle, Commodore Alexander T. Wadsworth and went with him on the U. S. S. Vincennes, when he took command of the Pacific squadron, returning in the Fairfield in 1835. He was engaged in the building of the Boston and Maine railroad, and in 1841-2 was engaged in surveying the Northeastern boundary, after the so-called Madawaska war. He was in the United States coast survey service for at least a quarter of a century and the results of his work on our coast is well appreciated by those who have to do with ships. After his marriage, they resided at "Highfield," in Deering, where his children were born. The house was burned some months since. In the latter years of his life Mr. Longfellow resided in the city.
Many will miss the pleasant and kindly greeting of this venerable citizen. He was a gentleman of the old school, modest and retiring in his disposition, but whose instincts and manners made him a most pleasant acquaintance. It was a pleasure to be in his company, for the experiences in his long and useful life had given him a fund of information which he was ready to impart to those who had not had the opportunities that he had had. His fondness for the old town was noticeable, and its history was a never ending source of interest to him. He was one of those whom we might wish that could remain with us, but that is not in the great plan of the world. His life has been lived and he has left in our minds the most pleasant memories of his personality.
--Published in the Portland Daily Press, February 15, 1901.
Contributor: lazacann (48441824)
Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow died in this city as his residence on South street, February 14, 1901, at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 24 days, surviving his sister, Mrs. Anne (Longfellow) Pierce, but a few days.
Mr. Longfellow was born in the Longfellow home on Congress street, May 20, 1814, and was named for his mother's brother, Alexander Scammel Wadsworth, who distinguished himself as a lieutenant on the old Constitution in the memorable sea battle with the Guerriers in 1812. He was the son of Hon. Stephen and Zilpha (Wadsworth) Longfellow. His father was a most prominent and respected citizen in Congress in 1823-5. His mother, a most estimable woman, was the daughter of General Peleg Wadsworth, also a member of Congress for many years, and so well known in our state's Revolutionary history and also prominent in the history of Portland and the town of Hiram.
Alexander W. Longfellow married in 1851, Elizabeth Clapp Porter, a daughter of Richard King and Mary (Clapp) Porter of Portland. They were the parents of five children, four of whom survive him. Mary King and Lucia Wadsworth Longfellow live at home and Alexander W. and Richard K. Longfellow are residents of Boston. He was a younger brother of the poet Longfellow and the only surviving members of his father's family is Mrs. Mary Greenleaf of Cambridge, Mass., a younger sister.
By profession, Mr. Longfellow was a civil engineer. In 1833 he was a private secretary to his uncle, Commodore Alexander T. Wadsworth and went with him on the U. S. S. Vincennes, when he took command of the Pacific squadron, returning in the Fairfield in 1835. He was engaged in the building of the Boston and Maine railroad, and in 1841-2 was engaged in surveying the Northeastern boundary, after the so-called Madawaska war. He was in the United States coast survey service for at least a quarter of a century and the results of his work on our coast is well appreciated by those who have to do with ships. After his marriage, they resided at "Highfield," in Deering, where his children were born. The house was burned some months since. In the latter years of his life Mr. Longfellow resided in the city.
Many will miss the pleasant and kindly greeting of this venerable citizen. He was a gentleman of the old school, modest and retiring in his disposition, but whose instincts and manners made him a most pleasant acquaintance. It was a pleasure to be in his company, for the experiences in his long and useful life had given him a fund of information which he was ready to impart to those who had not had the opportunities that he had had. His fondness for the old town was noticeable, and its history was a never ending source of interest to him. He was one of those whom we might wish that could remain with us, but that is not in the great plan of the world. His life has been lived and he has left in our minds the most pleasant memories of his personality.
--Published in the Portland Daily Press, February 15, 1901.
Contributor: lazacann (48441824)
Mr. Longfellow was born in the Longfellow home on Congress street, May 20, 1814, and was named for his mother's brother, Alexander Scammel Wadsworth, who distinguished himself as a lieutenant on the old Constitution in the memorable sea battle with the Guerriers in 1812. He was the son of Hon. Stephen and Zilpha (Wadsworth) Longfellow. His father was a most prominent and respected citizen in Congress in 1823-5. His mother, a most estimable woman, was the daughter of General Peleg Wadsworth, also a member of Congress for many years, and so well known in our state's Revolutionary history and also prominent in the history of Portland and the town of Hiram.
Alexander W. Longfellow married in 1851, Elizabeth Clapp Porter, a daughter of Richard King and Mary (Clapp) Porter of Portland. They were the parents of five children, four of whom survive him. Mary King and Lucia Wadsworth Longfellow live at home and Alexander W. and Richard K. Longfellow are residents of Boston. He was a younger brother of the poet Longfellow and the only surviving members of his father's family is Mrs. Mary Greenleaf of Cambridge, Mass., a younger sister.
By profession, Mr. Longfellow was a civil engineer. In 1833 he was a private secretary to his uncle, Commodore Alexander T. Wadsworth and went with him on the U. S. S. Vincennes, when he took command of the Pacific squadron, returning in the Fairfield in 1835. He was engaged in the building of the Boston and Maine railroad, and in 1841-2 was engaged in surveying the Northeastern boundary, after the so-called Madawaska war. He was in the United States coast survey service for at least a quarter of a century and the results of his work on our coast is well appreciated by those who have to do with ships. After his marriage, they resided at "Highfield," in Deering, where his children were born. The house was burned some months since. In the latter years of his life Mr. Longfellow resided in the city.
Many will miss the pleasant and kindly greeting of this venerable citizen. He was a gentleman of the old school, modest and retiring in his disposition, but whose instincts and manners made him a most pleasant acquaintance. It was a pleasure to be in his company, for the experiences in his long and useful life had given him a fund of information which he was ready to impart to those who had not had the opportunities that he had had. His fondness for the old town was noticeable, and its history was a never ending source of interest to him. He was one of those whom we might wish that could remain with us, but that is not in the great plan of the world. His life has been lived and he has left in our minds the most pleasant memories of his personality.
--Published in the Portland Daily Press, February 15, 1901.
Contributor: lazacann (48441824)
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