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==Background==

==Background==

Cornelia was the second of six children born to a prominent couple, future General James Samuel Wadsworth, Sr. (1807–1864), and the former Mary Craig Wharton (1811–1872). Though she was born in [[Philadelphia]],[[Pennsylvania]], the Wadsworth family lived at the Hartford House estate in the village of Geneseo in Livingston County in western [[New York]].<ref name=JA>{{cite web|url=http://www.ranches.org/JAranch.htm|title=History of the JA, the Ritchie Family, and the JA Family|publisher=Ranches.org|accessdate=February 26, 2020}}</ref>​

Cornelia was the second of six children born to a prominent couple, future General James Samuel Wadsworth, Sr. (1807–1864), and the former Mary Craig Wharton (1811–1872). Though she was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], the Wadsworth family lived at the Hartford House estate in the village of Geneseo in Livingston County in western [[New York]].<ref name=JA>{{cite web|url=http://www.ranches.org/JAranch.htm|title=History of the JA, the Ritchie Family, and the JA Family|publisher=Ranches.org|accessdate=February 26, 2020}}</ref>​

In 1855, the Wadsworths travelled to [[England]] and [[France]] on a two-year sojourn. On their return, Cornelia married Montgomery Harrison Ritchie of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], a descendant of [[Federalist Party]] leader Harrison Gray Otis (1765–1848). The Ritchies had two sons, Arthur (who died in childhood) and Montgomery Harrison "Jack" Ritchie (1861–1924), who outlived his mother by only three years.<ref name=PPHM>JA Ranch exhibit, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum,  Canyon, Texas.</ref>​

In 1855, the Wadsworths travelled to [[England]] and [[France]] on a two-year sojourn. On their return, Cornelia married Montgomery Harrison Ritchie of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], a descendant of [[Federalist Party]] leader Harrison Gray Otis (1765–1848). The Ritchies had two sons, Arthur (who died in childhood) and Montgomery Harrison "Jack" Ritchie (1861–1924), who outlived his mother by only three years.<ref name=PPHM>JA Ranch exhibit, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum,  Canyon, Texas.</ref>​