Louisa J (Wentworth) Brown (1835)

Born 1835 in New Hampshire, United States

Wife of Henry W. Brown — married 19 Apr 1854 in South Berwick, York, Maine, United States

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Biography

Louisa (Wentworth) Brown is a part of US Black heritage.

Louisa J. Wentworth was born in 1835 in New Hampshire, United States.

Louisa (18) married Henry W. Brown (18) (born in 1835 in New Hampshire) on April 19, 1854 in South Berwick, York, Maine, United States.^[1]

In 1880, she was 44 years old and living in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States with her husband engineer Henry W. Brown and their children George, Kate and Stella.

Research Notes

Only the 1880 US Census lists her as mulatto. Every other record lists her as white. She may not be Black; more research is needed.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922"
   Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 13
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1961 #2873725
   Louisa J Wentworth marriage to Henry W Brown on 19 Apr 1854 in South Berwick, York, Maine, USA.

• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Rollinsford, Strafford, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_680; Page: 219; Family History Library Film: 803680
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #54125811
  Louisa I Brown (25) in Rollinsford, Strafford, New Hampshire. Born in New Hampshire.

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; Roll: M593_849; Page: 54A
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #1611740
  Louisa Brown (34), Keeping House, in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. Born in New Hampshire.

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; Roll: 769; Page: 44c; Enumeration District: 241
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #22224505
  Louisa J Brown (44), wife, Keeps house, in household of Henry W. Brown (45) in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Born in New Hampshire.

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N47D-DKP : 16 December 2022), Louisa J Wentworth in entry for George H Browne and Mary E Reed, 1895.