James Wadsworth (of Geneseo)
James Wadsworth (April 20, 1768 Durham, Connecticut Colony – June 7, 1844 Geneseo, New York) was an influential and prominent 18th- and 19th-century pioneer, educator, land speculator, agriculturalist, businessman, and community leader of the early Genesee Valley settlements in Western New York State. He was the patriarch of the prominent Genesee Valley Wadsworths.
James Wadsworth | |
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| Born | April 20, 1768 |
| Died | June 7, 1844 (aged 76) Geneseo, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University (1787) |
| Spouse |
Naomi Walcott
(m. 1804; died 1831) |
| Children | 5, including James |
| Parent(s) | John Noyes Wadsworth Sr. Esther Parsons |
| Relatives | William Wadsworth (brother) James Wadsworth (uncle) Jeremiah Wadsworth (cousin) James W. Wadsworth (grandson) |
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