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Albert F Wentworth
Rank: Private Company: B Age: 23 Residence: South Berwick
Height: 5' 11" Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Complexion: Light
ALBERT F WENTWORTH was born in South Berwick on 28 Jan, 1839, the
son of Bartholomew and Harriet M (Roberts) Wentworth [marr intents filed
S.Ber 26 Feb,1838]. He died in town on 24 Dec, 1913 at age 75yrs [VR
S.Ber] and was buried in his parents plot at Woodlawn Cemetery, South
Berwick [YCCI, p1999].
On 3 Jan, 1871 he married MARY E BRADFORD of Salem, NH [Wentworth
Gen v2,p542]. She was born 28 Jan, 1839; death date unknown but between
1880 and 1900 censuses.
Albert lived his life in South Berwick, occupied as a stone cutter and a farm
laborer [census recs]. His brother Bradford served alongside him in the 27th
Maine.
This couple had two known children:
I. RACHEL A, born on 18 June, 1875, likely in South Berwick [Wentworth
Gen, v2,p542]. On 9 Nov 1898 in Reading, MA she was married to DAVID M
WILKINSON. The son of Isaac and Margaret, he was born in Stoneham, MA
and was working as a clerk in Reading when they married.
II. PERRY A, born 18 Jan 1883 in Salem, Rockingham, NH [NH Birth Rec].
His whereabouts after this are unknown at this time.
Additional Source Data:
1850 South Berwick census: hh 92/96
1860 S.Berw. (pg 39): hh 270/289
1870 S.Berw (pg 48): hh 383/393; stone cutter
1880 S.Berw (pg 37): hh 342/375; laborer, family liv w/ his parents
1890 Vet Schedule: Albert liv South Berwick
1900 S.Berw (pg 17A)
- York County Cemetery Inscriptions - MOCA c1995 Picton
- Wentworth Genealogy, volume 2, by John Wentworth, LLD c1878
- Vital Records of South Berwick 1897-1945 by Delbert L Earle c2000 Picton
- Vital Records of Berwick, So. Berwick and No. Berwick by Frost and Anderson c1993 Picton