Cornelius was born in 1624 in England, the son of unknown parents.
He died on 3 JAN 1700 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
His wife was Hannah Cogswell, who he married in BEF 2 JAN 1651 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Their twelve known children were Elizabeth (c1652-1742), John (1653-1700), Daniel David (1657-1737), Martha (1658-1737), Son (1659-1659), Son (1659-1659), Deborah (1661-1725), Rebecca (1662-1752), Judith (1664-?), Mary (1665-1665), Jonathan (1668-1731) and Cornelius (c1655-?).
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Note 1
9x great grandfather, known as Deacon Cornelius Waldo
Burial: January 1700/1701 in the Palmertown Cem., Scottland, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut
Note 2
The Waldo family is a prominent American lineage descending from Cornelius Waldo (c. 1624–1700), who immigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony before 1647. Settling first in Ipswich and later in Chelmsford, his descendants became influential figures in New England's colonial military, political, and cultural history.
Prominent Historical Figures
The family produced several key figures who shaped early American history:
Brigadier General Samuel Waldo (1696–1759): A wealthy merchant and land speculator who acquired the "Waldo Patent," a vast 576,000-acre tract in Maine. He was a hero of the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg but is also noted by historians for his involvement in the slave trade.
Dr. Albigence Waldo (1750–1794): A surgeon in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He is most famous for his graphic and poetic diary from Valley Forge (1777–1778), which provides one of the most detailed firsthand accounts of the hardships endured by Washington’s troops.
Reverend Daniel Waldo (1762–1864): A Revolutionary War veteran who lived to be 101 years old. He served as the Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives at age 94 and was one of the last six photographed survivors of the Revolution.
John B. Waldo (1844–1907): An Oregon Supreme Court justice and pioneer conservationist who was instrumental in the creation of the Cascade Range Forest Reserve.
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Famous Descendants and Connections
The Waldo line is connected to several of the most famous names in American history:
Ralph Waldo Emerson: The renowned transcendentalist philosopher was a direct descendant of Cornelius Waldo.
U.S. Presidents: The family shares ancestral links with Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Calvin Coolidge.
Revolutionary Ties: Samuel Waldo's granddaughter, Lucy Flucker, married General Henry Knox, Washington's Chief of Artillery and the first U.S. Secretary of War.