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Lusannah <I>Wadsworth</I> Hubbard

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Lusannah Wadsworth Hubbard

Birth
Hiram, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Death
14 Apr 1908 (aged 78)
Burial
Hiram, Oxford County, Maine, USA Add to Map
Plot
7
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Daughter of Peleg Jr. and Lusannah Wadsworth (both buried at this cem.).

She married (1) James Edwin Osgood (buried at this cem.); they had one known son: Edwin Fleming Osgood (buried at this cem.).

She married (2) Hon. John P. Hubbard in 1853; they had the following children: Minnie, Philip W., Cora and Elmer M. Hubbard.

Obituary (unsourced)

"Many will learn with deep regret the death at Hiram, Me., of Mrs. Lusannah Wadsworth Hubbard on Wednesday, April 15, at the old Wadsworth homestead where she has made it her home since 1867. She was 78 years of age or nearly so. Many who have partaken of her hospitality at Wadsworth hall will remember her with much pleasure. She had all the graces of her gentle blood and was one who had the esteem and respect of all who knew her. She was a woman among women.

Mrs. Hubbard was the daughter of Gen. Peleg Jr., and Lusannah (Wadsworth) Wadsworth and their home was that in which she died. Her father and mother were cousins. The mother was the daughter of Dura and Lydia (Bradford) Wadsworth of Hiram. Her father was the youngest of the 11 children of Peleg Wadsworth, who built the Wadsworth-Longfellow house and where he was born in 1792. He also had 11 children. Mrs. Hubbard's grandfather, Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, was one of the most prominent men in the State in his time. He was a major general in the Revolution, member of Congress 14 years and the founder of the town of Hiram, with all that implies. He built the house at Hiram in 1800 and moved there six years later. Many will recall the enjoyable centennial celebration at Wadsworth hall in 1900, when Mrs. Hubbard was the hostess, assisted by her sister, Mrs. Louisa Rounds of Minneapolis. The father was a major general in the militia and a very prominent citizen in his time. Mrs. Hubbard was a descendant of eleven Mayflower Pilgrims and a cousin of Henry W. Longfellow. Lieut. Henry Wadsworth, who was on the Constitution and perished at Tripoli in 1804, and Commodore Alexander Scammel Wadsworth, who was a mid-shipman at Tripoli, with his brother and a lieutenant with Hull, when he fought the Guerriere in 1812 with the Constitution, were he uncles. She was a Wadsworth of the Wadsworths.

Mrs. Hubbard married in 1849 J. E. Osgood and in 1853 John P. Hubbard. She survived Mr. Hubbard. They had children and with her during the later years has been her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Pike, and her children. She was buried with her kindred at Hiram on Friday afternoon.

Mrs. Hubbard was proud of her ancestry and she had sufficient reasons for it. She was much interested in the preservation of the birthplace of her father, built by her grandfather in 1783 and 1786, now the precious possession of Portland, the Wadsworth-Longfellow house. She was a generous contributor of family relics to the collection and visited the house every season. Her gratitude to the people of Portland for what they have done for the old house seemed without limit and she often referred to the work of the ladies. The Elizabeth Wadsworth chapter, D. A. R., was named for her grandmother. The epitaph of this grandmother could well be hers:

"A woman of eminent piety.
Blessed are the dead
Who died in the Lord."

N.G."
Daughter of Peleg Jr. and Lusannah Wadsworth (both buried at this cem.).

She married (1) James Edwin Osgood (buried at this cem.); they had one known son: Edwin Fleming Osgood (buried at this cem.).

She married (2) Hon. John P. Hubbard in 1853; they had the following children: Minnie, Philip W., Cora and Elmer M. Hubbard.

Obituary (unsourced)

"Many will learn with deep regret the death at Hiram, Me., of Mrs. Lusannah Wadsworth Hubbard on Wednesday, April 15, at the old Wadsworth homestead where she has made it her home since 1867. She was 78 years of age or nearly so. Many who have partaken of her hospitality at Wadsworth hall will remember her with much pleasure. She had all the graces of her gentle blood and was one who had the esteem and respect of all who knew her. She was a woman among women.

Mrs. Hubbard was the daughter of Gen. Peleg Jr., and Lusannah (Wadsworth) Wadsworth and their home was that in which she died. Her father and mother were cousins. The mother was the daughter of Dura and Lydia (Bradford) Wadsworth of Hiram. Her father was the youngest of the 11 children of Peleg Wadsworth, who built the Wadsworth-Longfellow house and where he was born in 1792. He also had 11 children. Mrs. Hubbard's grandfather, Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, was one of the most prominent men in the State in his time. He was a major general in the Revolution, member of Congress 14 years and the founder of the town of Hiram, with all that implies. He built the house at Hiram in 1800 and moved there six years later. Many will recall the enjoyable centennial celebration at Wadsworth hall in 1900, when Mrs. Hubbard was the hostess, assisted by her sister, Mrs. Louisa Rounds of Minneapolis. The father was a major general in the militia and a very prominent citizen in his time. Mrs. Hubbard was a descendant of eleven Mayflower Pilgrims and a cousin of Henry W. Longfellow. Lieut. Henry Wadsworth, who was on the Constitution and perished at Tripoli in 1804, and Commodore Alexander Scammel Wadsworth, who was a mid-shipman at Tripoli, with his brother and a lieutenant with Hull, when he fought the Guerriere in 1812 with the Constitution, were he uncles. She was a Wadsworth of the Wadsworths.

Mrs. Hubbard married in 1849 J. E. Osgood and in 1853 John P. Hubbard. She survived Mr. Hubbard. They had children and with her during the later years has been her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Pike, and her children. She was buried with her kindred at Hiram on Friday afternoon.

Mrs. Hubbard was proud of her ancestry and she had sufficient reasons for it. She was much interested in the preservation of the birthplace of her father, built by her grandfather in 1783 and 1786, now the precious possession of Portland, the Wadsworth-Longfellow house. She was a generous contributor of family relics to the collection and visited the house every season. Her gratitude to the people of Portland for what they have done for the old house seemed without limit and she often referred to the work of the ladies. The Elizabeth Wadsworth chapter, D. A. R., was named for her grandmother. The epitaph of this grandmother could well be hers:

"A woman of eminent piety.
Blessed are the dead
Who died in the Lord."

N.G."

Inscription

LUSANNA WADSWORTH
1830-1908
SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD



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