02/27/1807 AD born
Born to Stephen Longfellow and Zilpah (Wadsworth) Longfellow as the second of eight children.. He grew up in what is now known as the Wadsworth-Longfellow House.
His father was a lawyer.
His mother was descended from Richard Warren, a passenger on the Mayflower. His maternal grandfather was Peleg Wadsworth, a general in the American Revolutionary War and a Member of CongressHe was named after his mother's brother Henry Wadsworth, a Navy lieutenant who had died three years earlier at the Battle of Tripoli.
Longfellow attended a dame school at the age of three and was enrolled by age six at the private Portland Academy. In his years there, he earned a reputation as being very studious and became fluent in Latin.
His mother encouraged his enthusiasm for reading and learning, introducing him to Robinson Crusoe and Don Quixote.
Lattitude: 43.6666° N
Longitude: 70.2666° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
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