When John Whidden Longfellow was born in 1808, in Maine, United States, his father, Jonathan Longfellow, was 33 and his mother, Margaret "Peggy" Longfellow, was 28. He married Deborah Albee on 16 September 1834, in Washington, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Machias, Washington, Maine, United States in 1850. He died in August 1884, at the age of 76, and was buried in Auburn, Placer, California, United States.