Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Wadsworth was born on 12 April 1799, in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, John Wadsworth, was 27 and her mother, Lois Warren, was 19. She married Joseph Hudson Stone on 27 March 1820, in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 3 October 1887, in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (26)
- Lucy Stone in household of John A. Stone, "United States Census, 1880"
- Lucy Woodsworth, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Lucy Wadsworth, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1793–1850 Male
1799–1887 Female
Children (9)
1821–1885 Male
1822–1862 Male
1824–1879 Male
1827–1829 Male
1830–1865 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1771–1833 Male
1779–1857 Female
Siblings (12)
1799–1887 Female
1800–1824 Male
1802–1886 Female
1804–1838 Male
1806–1869 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1803
Age 4
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 26
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Wadsworth near Halifax, Yorkshire. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Wæddi (genitive Wæddes) + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.
History: William Wadsworth came from England to Cambridge, MA, in 1632, and in 1636 accompanied Thomas Hooker as one of the founders of Hartford, CT. — John Wadsworth (died 1787) was a fellow of Harvard College and is buried in the old burial ground in Cambridge, MA. Peleg Wadsworth, born in Duxbury, MA, 1748, was a revolutionary war general and grandfather of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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