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Benjamin Wentworth (1793 - 1870)

Benjamin Wentworth
Born in Limington, York, Maine, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 23 Nov 1811 in Saco, Mainemap
Husband of — married 14 Feb 1822 in Buxton, Mainemap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 77 in Limington, York, Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

Benjamin Wentworth was born on 24 January 1793 in Limington, Maine. His parents were William Wentworth and Judith (Knight) Wentworth[1].

He married Sally Bryant on 23 November 1811 in Saco, Maine[2]. They had five children[3]:

1. Judith, born 12 Jul 1812; married Joseph Weeman
2. Martha, born 18 Jun 1814; married Thomas Patrick
3. Eliza, born 6 Apr 1817; married William Sawyer
4. William, born 7 Dec 1817; married 1st Sarah Stanley, 2nd Mary Lord
5. Ephraim, born 21 Sep 1821

Sally passed away in 1821, and Benjamin married Eliza Flood on 14 February 1822 in Buxton, Maine[4]. They had nine children[5]:

6. Sarah Bryant, born 9 Mar 1823; married Josiah Quimby
7. Benjamin, born 2 Jul 1824; married Eliza Ann Strout
8. Abigail, born 15 Feb 1826; married Zachariah Boody
9. Josiah Emery, born 1 Jan 1828; married Eunice Lord
10. Henry, born 4 Apr 1831; married 1st Sarah Lord, 2nd Emily (Randall) Moulton
11. Ivory, born 4 Apr 1831; married 1st Asenath Carll, 2nd Asenath (Dike) Walker
12. Daniel, born 6 Apr 1833; married 1st Lucinda Merrifield, 2nd Lydia Meserve, 3rd Salome Moulton
13. John Colby, born 24 Mar 1835; married Lizzie Boothby
14. Stephen Edward, born 24 Mar 1837; married Emily Lord

Benjamin passed away on 7 February 1870 in Limington[6] and is buried in Wentworth Cemetery[7].

Sources

  1. Taylor, Robert L. Early Families of Limington, Maine. Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2007. Page 367.
  2. "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FY-JXD : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Wentworth and Sally Bryant, 23 Nov 1811; citing Saco, York, Maine, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,243.
  3. Taylor.
  4. "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D1-NP5 : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Wentworth and Eliza Flood, 14 Feb 1822; citing Buxton, York, Maine, reference bk 3, pg 76; FHL microfilm 10,594.
  5. Taylor.
  6. Taylor.
  7. Find A Grave: Memorial #77194507




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