PROPRIETORS SIX GENERATIONS OF FAMILY PROPRIETORS WHO HAVE MADE EASTPORT HOME Six Generations of Proprietors - Established 1818 Samuel Bartlett Wadsworth 9/1/1791 - 10/2/1874 (Son of Revolutionary War General Peleg Wadsworth, who became famous for escaping from the British capture, helping to free Castine, Maine and later became a US Congressman. He was also Uncle to the famous Portland, Maine poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.) Moved to Eastport, Maine from Portland in 1812 after the British arrived, and founded the Ship Chandlery in 1818 on Central Wharf. (Turned over to son Samuel L. in 1864) Samuel Longfellow Wadsworth 8/7/1830 - 9/20/1906 (Turned over to son Frank T. in 1906) Frank Tenney Wadsworth 5/28/1862 - 11/22/1946 (Turned over to son Edward L. in 1927) Edward Longfellow Wadsworth 4/1/1891 - 6/4/1967 (Turned over to son Edward G. in 1960) Edward George Wadsworth 2/13/1924 - 4/11/1975 (Turned over to sister Kate in 1975) Kate Wadsworth Brown 1/10/1927 - 11/26/1995 (Turned over to sons Christopher & Scott in September 1995) Christopher Wadsworth Brown  (Current) Scott Edward Brown      (Current) Christopher Wadsworth Brown 6th Generation Proprietor Ned on Central Wharf Circa 1954 Three Generations of Proprietors WADSWORTH ANCESTRY WADSWORTH FAMILY GENEALOGY S. L. WADSWORTH & SON LINEAGE 1st Generation – Christopher Wadsworth (Arrived with brother William Wadsworth on the ship Lyon in Duxbury, Massachusetts in 1632. Became constable of Duxbury) Died July 31, 1677 2nd Generation – John Wadsworth (Born 1638 – Died 1700) lived and died in Duxbury, Mass. 3rd Generation - John Wadsworth (Born 1671 – Died 1750) lived and died in Duxbury, Mass. 4 th Generation – Peleg Wadsworth (Born 1715 – Died 1774) Deacon of Church of Duxbury, MA 5th Generation – General Peleg Wadsworth (Born May 6, 1748 – Died November 12, 1829) A trusted General on Washington’s staff, General Peleg lived in Portland, Thomaston, and Hiram, Maine and was captured by the British briefly and held in a British prison in Castine, Maine. He became a Congressman from the District of Maine for 14 years. He and his wife, Elizabeth Bartlett, had 14 children including: Zilpah who became mother to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John who graduated from Harvard, Alexander who was Second Lieutenant aboard the frigate “Constitution” (Old Ironsides), Charles a Navy Captain, Henry a Lieutenant in the Army, Naval Commodore Alexander Scammell, (son) General Peleg Jr., and Samuel Bartlett who moved to Eastport from Portland and Founded S. L. Wadsworth & Son in 1818 6th Generation – Samuel Bartlett Wadsworth (9/1/1791 - 10/2/1874) COMPANY FOUNDER 7th Generation – Samuel Longfellow Wadsworth (8/7/1830 - 9/20/1906) 8th Generation – Frank Tenney Wadsworth (5/28/1862 - 11/22/1946) 9th Generation – Edward Longfellow Wadsworth (4/1/1891 - 6/4/1967) 10th Generation – Edward George Wadsworth (2/13/1924 - 4/11/1975) - Kate Wadsworth Brown (1/10/1927 - 11/26/1995) 11th Generation – Christopher Wadsworth Brown - Kingsley Alcid Brown (10/11/1960 – 12/05/1990) - Scott Edward Brown 12th Generation - Davis Kingsley Brown - Mark Alcid Brown - Kate Jacqueline Brown