Wadsworth, Elizabeth, 1779-1802

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Sister of Zilpah Longfellow, mother of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A lock of George Washington's hair was given to Elizabeth Wadsworth by Martha Washington, and subsequently left to Zilpah Longfellow. Later it was encased by H.W. Longfellow in a gold locket, now known as the 'Longfellow Locket', which is currently owned by the Maine Historical Society.

From the description of Elizabeth Wadsworth, Peleg Wadsworth, and Tobias Lear correspondence concerning a lock of President Washington's hair, 1800. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 269777455

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