Albert F Wentworth
Rank: Pvt Co: B Age: 23 Residence: South Berwick Birthplace: So Berwick Occupation: truckman
Married/Single: S Height: 5' 11 Eyes: Bl Hair: Br Complexion: Lt
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 75 yrs [VR S.Ber] and was buried in his parents plot at Woodlawn Cemetery, South Berwick [YCCI, p1999].
On 3 Jan 1871 in Boston, MA [MA vr], he married MARY E BRADFORD of Salem, NH [Wentworth Gen v2,p542]. She was born abt 1849 [age 31 in 1880 census], the daughter of Jesse and Abby Bradford [marr rec]; died in Reading, MA on 21 Oct 1909. In the 1880 census, she was also listed in Salem, NH with her parents, marked as a widow (as many separated or divorced women did), with a "son Ray", age 5. She and Albert had divorced on 26 Oct 1880, and she was remarried to George Stevens.
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 recorded children:
i. RACHEL A WENTWORTH, b. 18 June 1875 [Wentworth Gen, v2,p542] in South Berwick [MA marr rec]. On 9 Nov 1898 in Reading, MA [MA vr] she was married to DAVID M WILKINSON. The son of Isaac and Margaret, he was born abt Sept 1863 [1900 census] in Stoneham, MA. He worked as a railroad freight worker, and as a freight clerk. They lived in Reading, Melrose, Saugus, and Andover, MA.
1. Merle Wentworth Wilkinson, b. 13 Oct 1899 in Melrose [MA vr]
2. Carlton Stevens Wilkinson, b. 23 Dec 1901 in Melrose; died 28 Mar 1907 in Lynn. He was buried in Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose,MA [MA vr]
3. Doris E Wilkinson, b. 26 June 1907 in Saugus [MA vr]
4. David R Wilkinson, b. 11 Dec 1908 in Saugus; d. 9 Jan 1909 in Saugus, aged 29 days [MA vr]; buried in Wyoming Cemetery.
5. Kenneth A Wilkinson, b. 10 Aug 1910 in Reading [MA vr]
6. Olive Adele Wilkinson, b. 27 Nov 1911 in Reading [MA vr]
7. Raymond Eugene Wilkinson, b. 29 Nov 1913 in Andover, MA [MA vr]. He married 27 Feb 1937 in Milton, NH to G Estelle Willey of Sanbornville, NH.
Recorded in the Salem, NH VR as a son of Albert and Mary Wentworth, though they had been divorced for several years.
ii. PERRY A WENTWORTH, 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
On 3 Jan 1871 in Boston, MA [MA vr], he married MARY E BRADFORD of Salem, NH [Wentworth Gen v2,p542]. She was born abt 1849 [age 31 in 1880 census], the daughter of Jesse and Abby Bradford [marr rec]; died in Reading, MA on 21 Oct 1909. In the 1880 census, she was also listed in Salem, NH with her parents, marked as a widow (as many separated or divorced women did), with a "son Ray", age 5. She and Albert had divorced on 26 Oct 1880, and she was remarried to George Stevens.
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 recorded children:
i. RACHEL A WENTWORTH, b. 18 June 1875 [Wentworth Gen, v2,p542] in South Berwick [MA marr rec]. On 9 Nov 1898 in Reading, MA [MA vr] she was married to DAVID M WILKINSON. The son of Isaac and Margaret, he was born abt Sept 1863 [1900 census] in Stoneham, MA. He worked as a railroad freight worker, and as a freight clerk. They lived in Reading, Melrose, Saugus, and Andover, MA.
1. Merle Wentworth Wilkinson, b. 13 Oct 1899 in Melrose [MA vr]
2. Carlton Stevens Wilkinson, b. 23 Dec 1901 in Melrose; died 28 Mar 1907 in Lynn. He was buried in Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose,MA [MA vr]
3. Doris E Wilkinson, b. 26 June 1907 in Saugus [MA vr]
4. David R Wilkinson, b. 11 Dec 1908 in Saugus; d. 9 Jan 1909 in Saugus, aged 29 days [MA vr]; buried in Wyoming Cemetery.
5. Kenneth A Wilkinson, b. 10 Aug 1910 in Reading [MA vr]
6. Olive Adele Wilkinson, b. 27 Nov 1911 in Reading [MA vr]
7. Raymond Eugene Wilkinson, b. 29 Nov 1913 in Andover, MA [MA vr]. He married 27 Feb 1937 in Milton, NH to G Estelle Willey of Sanbornville, NH.
Recorded in the Salem, NH VR as a son of Albert and Mary Wentworth, though they had been divorced for several years.
ii. PERRY A WENTWORTH, 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