By Muriel Bristol | November 9, 2025
Ebenezer Wentworth [Jr.] was born in Alton, NH, June 26, 1797, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Hayes) Wentworth.
Ebenezer Wentworth married, circa 1823, Sophia Roberts. She was born in Milton, May 4, 1803.
(The known children of Ebenezer and Sophia (Roberts) Wentworth were: Mary Ann Wentworth (1824–1902), Ambrose A. Wentworth (1827–), John William Wentworth (1830–1877), Ambrose Harrison Wentworth (1832–1913), Eli Plummer Wentworth (1834–1897), Eliza G. Wentworth (1836–1857), Infant Son Wentworth (1838–1838), Matilda Jane Wentworth (1839–1857), Sophia Ellen Wentworth (1841–1843), and Luther Hayes Wentworth (1844–1917)).
Daughter Mary Ann Wentworth was born in Middleton, NH, September 4, 1824. Son Ambrose A. Wentworth was born in Middleton, NH, May 5, 1827. He died before 1832. Son John William Wentworth was born in Middleton, NH, June 8, 1830.
Son Ambrose Harrison Wentworth was born in Middleton, July 7, 1832.
Son Eli Plummer Wentworth was born in Milton, April 22, 1834.
Daughter Eliza G. Wentworth was born in Milton, March 14, 1836. Infant Wentworth was born in Milton, February 3, 1838, and died in Milton, February 5, 1838.
Father Ebenezer Wentworth [Sr.] died in Farmington, NH, July 1, 1839, aged sixty-nine years, four months, and twenty-two days.
Died. In Farmington, Mr. Ebenezer Wentworth, aged 67 (Foster Daily Democrat, July 16, 1839).
Daughter Matilda Jane Wentworth was born in Milton, December 30, 1839.
Ebenezer Wentworth headed a Milton household at the time of the Sixth (1840) Federal Census. His household included one male aged 40-49 years [himself], one female aged 30-39 years, one male aged 10-14 years, one female aged 10-14 years, two males aged 5-9 years, one female aged 5-9 years, one female aged under-5 years, and one female aged 50-59 years. One member of his household was engaged in Manufacture and Trade. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Elizabeth Edgerly and Ephraim Plumer.
Sophia Ellen Wentworth was born in Milton, October 18, 1841. She died in Milton, May 7, 1843. Luther Hayes Wentworth was born in Milton, November 18, 1844.
Ebenezer Wentworth and Eli Wentworth were the Milton delegates to the Whig Councilor Convention for District 2, which was held at Washington Hall, at Farmington Dock, in Farmington, NH, on Saturday, February 12, 1848. The C0nvention selected Hon. Daniel Hoit of Sandwich, NH, to be the Whig candidate for District 2 Executive Councilor (Dover Enquirer, February 22, 1848)..
The Whig Councilor Convention for District 2 voted several resolutions. One of them opposed the soon-to-be-concluded Mexican-American War (1846-48).
Resolved, That we abhor this iniquitous war with Mexico. We believe it unnecessary – for it might have ben avoided; we believe it unprincipled for its abettors have given, and can give, no adequate reason for its existence; we believe it unconstitutional – for it was brought upon us by Executive presumption (Dover Enquirer, February 22, 1848).
Henry Thoreau of Concord, MA, went to jail for refusing to pay his taxes in protest against slavery and the Mexican-American War. He would publish his famous explanatory essay Civil Disobedience in the following year.
The Whig Councilor Convention for District 2 resolved also its opposition to slavery.
Resolved, That we regard African Slavery as the curse of our land. We will never consent to extend it; nor fail to use every constitutional means to abolish it where it already exists (Dover Enquirer, February 22, 1848).
(See Milton’s Ante-Bellum Party Affiliations).
Ebenezer Wentworth, a farmer, aged fifty-three years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Seventh (1850) Federal Census. His household included Sophia [(Roberts)] Wentworth, aged forty-seven years (b. NH), Mary A. Wentworth, aged twenty-six years (b. NH), John W. Wentworth, a shoemaker, aged nineteen years (b. NH), Ambrose H. Wentworth, a shoemaker, aged seventeen years (b. NH), Ebenezer P. [Eli P.] Wentworth, a shoemaker, aged sixteen years (b. NH), Eliza G. Wentworth, aged fourteen years (b. NH), Matilda J. Wentworth, aged eleven years (b. NH), and Luther Wentworth, aged five years (b. NH). Ebenezer Wentworth had real estate valued at $2,000. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Ira Davis, a shoe manufacturer, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH), and Eri Perkins, a shoemaker, aged twenty-six years (b. NH).
Daughter Mary Ann Wentworth married in Milton, March 16, 1851, Simeon S. Wakeham. He was born in Milton, in 1828, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Goodwin) Wakeham.
Daughter Eliza G. Wentworth died in Milton, June 13 1857. Daughter Matilda Jane Wentworth died in Milton, December 5, 1857.
Son-in-law Simeon S. Wakeham made his last will, February 28, 1859. He devised his house, “being the same where I now live,” and the three-quarters of an acre of land on which it stood, to his beloved wife, Mary Ann Wakeham. He devised $1 to his only son, John F. Wakeham, and $1 to his only daughter, Mathilda E. Wakeham, to be paid when they come of age. All the rest and residue should go to his said beloved wife, Mary Ann Wakeham, whom he named as executrix. Ebenezer Wentworth, Daniel D. Nichols, and Ambrose H. Wentworth witnessed his signature (Strafford County Probate, 70:233).
Son-in-law Simeon S. Wakeham died of consumption in Milton, March 26, 1859, aged thirty-one years, and thirteen days. He was a married farmer. His last will was proved in a Strafford County Probate Court held in Farmington, NH, in April 1859 (Strafford County Probate, 70:235).
DEATHS. In Milton, March 26th, Simeon S. Wakeham, aged 31 years (Dover Enquirer, April 7, 1859).
Ebenezer Wentworth, a farmer, aged sixty-three years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. His household included Sophia [(Roberts)] Wentworth, aged fifty-seven years (b. NH), John Wentworth, a shoemaker, aged thirty years (b. NH), Ambrosse Wentworth, a shoemaker, aged twenty-eight years (b. NH), E.P. [Eli P.] Wentworth, a shoemaker, aged twenty-six years (b. NH), and L.H. [Luther H.] Wentworth, aged fifteen years (b. NH). Ebenezer Wentworth had real estate valued at $3,500 and personal estate valued at $1,000. John Wentworth had personal estate valued at $500; Ambrosse Wentworth had personal estate valued at $300; and E.P. Wentworth had personal estate valued at $400. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Ira F. Howe, a farmer, aged fifty-four years (b. NH), and Mary A. Wakeham, aged thirty-five years (b. NH).
Mary A. [(Wentworth)] Wakeham, aged thirty-five years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Eighth (1860) Federal Census. Her household included John F. Wakeham, aged six years (b. NH), Matilda E. Wakeham, aged four years (b. NH), and Daniel B. Nichols, a shoemaker, aged thirty-six years (b. NH). Mary A. Wakeham had real estate valued at $800 and personal estate valued at $300. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of [her father,] Ebenezer Wentworth, a farmer, aged sixty-three years (b. NH), and [her father-in-law,] Ebenezer Wakeham, a shoemaker, aged sixty-two years (b. NH).
Mother Betsy (Hayes) Wentworth died in Farmington, NH, July 29, 1860, aged eighty-six years, six months, and fifteen days.
DEATHS. In Farmington, July 29, Mrs. Betsy Wentworth, aged 86 years, 6 months and 15 days, wife of the late Ebenezer Wentworth (Dover Enquirer, September 27, 1860).
Son John W. Wentworth married in Milton, December 15, 1861, Mary Ann Roberts, he of Milton and she of Farmington, NH. He was a farmer, aged thirty-one years, and she was aged twenty-seven years. Rev. Ezra Tuttle performed the ceremony. She was born in Farmington, NH, circa 1834, daughter of Joseph J. and Sarah A. (Pearl) Roberts.
MARRIAGES. In Milton, Dec. 15th, by Rev. E. Tuttle, Mr. John W. Wentworth of Milton, to Miss Mary A. Roberts of Farmington (Dover Enquirer, December 26, 1861).
Daughter-in-law Mary Ann (Wentworth) Wakeham married (2nd) in Milton, February 7, 1863, Edwin McKenney, both of Milton. He was a mechanic, aged thirty-eight years, and she was a widow, aged twenty-five [thirty-eight] years. Ezra Tuttle, an F.W. Baptist clergyman, performed the ceremony. McKenney was born in Sebago, ME, March 4, 1838, son of Daniel L. and Naomi (Kilgore) McKenney. (The “Mc” prefix of “McKenney” would be dropped eventually to make “Kenney”).
John W. Wentworth, a manufacturer, aged thirty-four years (b. NH), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Second (1865) MA State Census. His household included Mary A. [(Roberts)] Wentworth, a housekeeper, aged thirty years (b. NH), John J. Wentworth, aged three years (b. NH), and Carrie S. Wentworth, aged one year (b. NH).
Eli P. Wentworth, a shoemaker, aged thirty years (b. MA [SIC]), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Second (1865) MA State Census.
Son Eli P. Wentworth married in Haverhill, MA November 30, 1865, Abbie F. Parker, both of Haverhill, MA. He was a shoemaker, aged twenty-one years, and she was aged twenty-five years. Rev. R.H. Seeley performed the ceremony. She was born in Haverhill, MA, in April 1841, daughter of Leonard and Mary R. (Spiller) Parker.
The Milton Selectmen of 1865 were Jos. Hayward, J.U. Simes, and Ebenezer Wentworth. The Milton Selectmen of 1866 were J.U. Simes, E. Wentworth, and Chas. Jones.
Son Luther H. Wentworth married (1st) in Milton, June 13, 1870, Frances L. “Fannie” Hurd, he of Milton and she of Farmington, NH. He was a shoemaker, aged twenty-five years, and she was aged twenty-five years. Rev. Frank Haley, acting pastor of the Congregational Church, performed the ceremony. She was born in Buffalo, NH, circa 1845, daughter of Timothy and Eliza Hurd.
Ebenezer Wentworth, a farmer, aged seventy-two years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Sophia [(Roberts)] Wentworth, keeping house, aged sixty-seven years (b. NH), Ambrose H. Wentworth, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH), William E. Goodwin, aged sixteen years (b. NH), Ellen A. Corson, aged twenty-one years (b. NH), and Ralf S. Corson, aged four months (b. NH). Ebenezer Wentworth had real estate valued at $2,500 and personal estate valued at $1,075. Sophia Wentworth had personal estate valued at $500; Ambrose H. Wentworth had personal estate valued at $2,200. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Samuel Sanborn, a farm laborer, aged seventy-four years (b. ME), and Ira F. Howe, a farmer, aged sixty-three years (b. NH).
Edwin Kenny, works in shoe factory, aged thirty-three years (b. ME), headed a Milton household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Mary A. [((Wentworth) Wakeham) Kenny, keeping house, aged thirty-five years (b. NH), Ann S. Kenny, at school, aged seven years (b. NH), Frank E. Kenny, at school, aged five years (b. NH), Matilda E. Wakeham, at school, aged fourteen years (b. NH), Charles A. Corson, works in shoe factory, aged twenty years (b. NH), and Seth T. Pinkham, works in shoe factory, aged seventeen years (b. NH). Edwin Kenney had real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate valued at $800. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Thomas J. Howe, a farm laborer, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH), and John S. Varney, works in shoe factory, aged thirty-five years (b. NH).
John W. Wentworth, a shoe cutter, aged thirty-eight years (b. NH), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. His household included Mary [(Roberts)] Wentworth, keeps house, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH), John Wentworth, attends school, aged eight years (b. MA), Clara Wentworth, attends school, aged six years (b. MA), Sarah Roberts, no employment, aged sixty years (b. MA), and Temperance Jones, no employment, aged fifty-three years (b. MA). John W. Wentworth had personal estate valued at $800. Temperance Jones had real estate valued at $5,000 and personal estate valued at $1,000. They shared a three-family residence with the households of William Perkins, a baker, aged forty years (b. Canada), and Carl Jenson, a sole leather cutter, aged thirty years (b. Denmark).
Mary [(Spiller)] Parker, keeps house, aged fifty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Ninth (1870) Federal Census. Her household included Abbie [(Parker)] Wentworth, no employment, aged twenty-nine years (b. NH), Ely [Eli P.] Wentworth, bookkeeper, aged thirty-two years (b. NH), Arthur Wentworth, at home, aged three years (b. MA), Albert Mitchell, works in shoe factory, aged twenty years (b. NH), Winchell Mitchell, works in shoe factory, aged eighteen years (b. NH), James Hayes, works in shoe factory, aged twenty-four years (b. NH), Frances Burley, works in shoe factory, aged twenty-seven years (b. NH), and Ira Tomley, works in shoe factory, aged twenty-one years (b. MA). Mary Parker had real estate valued at $6,000 and personal estate valued at $600. Ely Wentworth had personal estate valued at $800.
Ebenezer Wentworth died of a spinal complaint in Milton, April 24, 1874, aged seventy-six years, ten months. (The original death certificate had a bracketed question mark next to the 1874).
Executor’s Notice. THE subscriber hereby gives notice to all concerned, that he was on the fifth day of May, A.D. 1874, duly appointed and allowed to be Executor of the last will and testament of Ebenezer Wentworth, late of Milton, in the County of Strafford, deceased, and has taken upon himself that trust, and given bond as the law directs. Dated this fifth day of May, A.D. 1874. JOHN W. WENTWORTH. 19* (Dover Enquirer, May 7, 1874).
Daughter-in-law Fannie L. [(Hurd)] Wentworth of New Durham, NH, divorced son Luther H. Wentworth of New Durham, NH, in Strafford County, in February 1877. She alleged extreme cruelty and adultery.
Son John William Wentworth died of consumption in Haverhill, MA, July 1, 1877, aged forty-seven years, twenty-two days. He was a married shoe cutter.
Edwin Kenney, sells carriages, aged forty-two years (b. ME), headed a Milton household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Mary A. [((Wentworth) Wakeham)] Kenney, keeping house, aged fifty-five years (b. NH), and his children, Annie S. Kenney, at school, aged seventeen years (b. NH), and Frank E. Kenney, at school, aged fifteen years (b. NH). Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of James W. Johnson, works on farm, aged forty-three years (b. NH), and Luther H. Wentworth, a traveling agent, aged thirty-five years (b. NH).
Mary A. [(Roberts)] Wentworth, a housekeeper, aged forty-seven years (b. NH), and [her daughter,] Carrie S. Wentworth, attending school, aged sixteen years (b. NH), boarded in the Farmington, NH, household of Geo. E. Roberts, a shoe manufacturer, aged fifty years (b. NH), at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census.
Eli P. Wentworth, a leather dealer, aged forty-five years (b. NH), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Abbie F. [(Parker)] Wentworth, keeping house, aged thirty-nine years (b. MA), his son, Arthur H. Wentworth, at school, aged thirteen years (b. MA), and his mother-in-law, Mary R. [(Spiller) Parker, aged sixty-six years (b. NH). They resided at 2 Cottage Street.
Luther H. Wentworth, a traveling agent, aged thirty-five years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Tenth (1880) Federal Census. His household included his son, Randolph Wentworth, aged nine years (b. MA). (Luther H. Wentworth was divorced). They shared a two-family residence with the household of Ambrose H. Wentworth, a farmer, aged forty-eight years (b. NH), who headed the other portion of the two-family residence. His household included his mother, Sophia [(Roberts)] Wentworth, a widow, aged seventy-seven years (b. NH). She had rheumatism. This two-family residence appeared in the enumeration between the household of Mary A. Varney, keeping house, aged fifty-five years (b. NH), and Thomas J. Howe, a farmer, aged forty-eight years (b. NH).
Daughter-in-law Mary A. (Roberts) Wentworth died of consumption in Farmington, NH, November 24, 1882, aged forty-one years, six months. She was a widowed lady. H.F. Parker [M.D.,] signed the death certificate.
DEATHS. In Farmington, Nov. 24, Mary A., widow of John W. Wentworth, aged 47 years, 6 months (Farmington News, December 1, 1882).
Sophia (Roberts) Wentworth died in Milton, August 16, 1883, aged eighty years, three months.
DEATHS. In West Milton, August 16, after years of suffering, Sophia, widow of the late Ebenezer Wentworth, aged 8o years, 3 mos. (Farmington News, August 24, 1883).
Son Luther H. Wentworth married (2nd) in Milton, October 8, 1887, Flora Nelson, both of Milton. He was a hotel keeper, aged forty-two years, and she was a lady, aged thirty-three years. George Lyman, J.P., performed the ceremony. She was born in East Hardwick, VT, October 22, 1853, daughter of Miles G. and Miranda S. (Swett) Nelson.
EAST HARDWICK. Mrs. Flora Nelson-Wentworth and husband have been in town two weeks since their return from Quebec. Some friends have had the pleasure of reading the letters of travel written on the journey, most of the trip being made by carriage (News and Citizen (Morrisville, VT), September 29, 1892).
Son Luther H. Wentworth received a five-year appointment as a Milton justice of the peace, March 10, 1897.
Son Eli Plummer Wentworth died of phthisis in Haverhill, MA, October 16, 1897, aged sixty-three years, five months, and twenty-four days. He was a married leather dealer.
ELI P. WENTWORTH DEAD. Retired Haverhill Leather Merchant Passes Away After Two Years’ Illness. HAVERHILL, Oct. 16 – Eli P. Wentworth, a retired leather merchant, died this afternoon at his home on Main st after an illness of two years. He was 63 and leaves a wife and one son, Arthur P. Wentworth, who is engaged in the sole leather business (Boston Globe, October 17, 1897).
Son Luther H. Wentworth assisted in several court trials in Washington, D.C., evidently by virtue of being a Milton justice-of-the-peace.
Personal. The Farmington News, says Judge Luther H. Wentworth with Mrs. Wentworth, returned from an extensive Southern trip last week. Most of the time during their absence was spent in Washington, D.C., and while in that place Mr. Wentworth assisted in several court trials. The above persons are well known in this vicinity (Hardwick Gazette (Hardwick, VT), April 8, 1898).
Henry W. Collomy, a sole leather cutter, aged fifty-five years (b. NH), headed a Farmington, NH, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his wife (of twenty-four years), Matilda E. [(Wakeham)] Collomy, aged forty-four years (b. NH), his mother-in-law, Mary A. [((Wentworth) Wakeham)] Kenney, aged seventy-five years, and his boarder, Elizabeth J. Colbath, aged seventy-one years (b. NH). Henry W. Collomy owned their house at 21 Glen Street, with a mortgage. Matilda was the mother of two children, of whom none were still living. Mary A. Kenney was the mother of six children, of whom three were still living. Elizabeth J. Colbath was the mother of four children, of whom none were still living.
Ambrose H. Wentworth, a farmer, aged sixty-seven years (b. NH), headed a Milton household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. His household included his brother, Luther H. Wentworth, a commercial traveler, aged fifty-five years (b. NH), and his sister-in-law (of seven years), Flora N. [(Nelson)] Wentworth, aged forty-five years (b. VT). Ambrose H. Wentworth owned their farm, free-and-clear. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Edwin Kenney, a carriage dealer, aged sixty-two years (b. ME), and J. William Harriman, a farmer, aged thirty-seven years (b. NH).
Abbie F. [(Parker)] Wentworth, a widow, aged fifty-nine years (b. MA), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Twelfth (1900) Federal Census. Her household included her son, Arthur H. Wentworth, a sole leather dealer, aged thirty-three years (b. MA). Abbie F. Wentworth owned their house at 202 Main Street, free-and-clear. She was the mother of one child, of whom one as still living.
Daughter Mary A. ((Wentworth) Wakeham) Kenney died of old age on Glen Street in Farmington, NH, October 27, 1902, aged seventy-eight years, one month, and twenty-three days. She had resided there for seven years, i.e., since circa 1895. She was a married housewife. [Her daughter,] A.S.K. Patch, M.D., of Boston, MA, signed the death certificate.
FARMINGTON. Farmington, Oct. 31. Mrs. Mary A. (Wentworth) Kenney passed away Monday afternoon, Oct. 27, after an illness of over three years’ duration,. Mrs. Kenney was a daughter of the late Eben and Sophia Wentworth, and was born in Middleton, September 4, 1824. The family removed from the old Middleton hotel to a pleasant farm in Milton, in which town the greater part of the daughter’s life was spent. A few years ago Mrs. Kenney took up her abode with her elder daughter, Mrs. M.E.W. Colomy, the child of her first marriage, and in the long period of her increasing feebleness, she was cared for with tender faithfulness in her new home, her fine character, her gentleness and patience, and her appreciative recognition of all that was done for her comfort having met with deserved respect and filial love on the part of her children and their families. Mrs. Kenney leaves her husband, Mr. Edwin Kenney, and their two children, Frank Kenney and Dr. Annie S. Patch of Boston, beside the eldest daughter named. She is mourned also by one grandson, the only child of Dr. Patch, and Fred L. Patch of Boston. Mrs. Kenney is survived also by two brothers, Ambrose and Luther H. Wentworth of Milton and Farmington, and by children of deceased brothers in Haverhill and Boston. During the past fortnight, Dr. Patch and her son have been in town, the former giving professional care to this beloved mother. The funeral of Mrs. Kenney was held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Colomy, in charge of B.F. Perkins, and was followed by interment in the family grounds in West Milton. The Rev. E.E. Disbrow was the attending clergyman, and very sweet singing was given by Mrs. A.E. Putnam and Mrs. C.H. Pitman (Dover Enquirer, October 31, 1902).
Son Luther H. Wentworth received a five-year appointment as a Farmington, NH, justice of the peace, February 20, 1907.
BOSTON MAN’S FUNERAL. Services for Charles W. Roberts Held at Farmington, N.H. FARMINGTON, N.H. Dec. 4 – Charles W. Roberts, aged 64, a retired Boston broker and real estate dealer, who died here Tuesday at the home of his cousin, Luther H. Wentworth, was buried to-day, The funeral took place at the Wentworth residence on Main st. Rev. James D. Smiley of the First Congregational church officiated. The body was placed in the receiving tomb in Village cemetery. Mr. Roberts in survived by a son, Arthur, of Boston (Boston Globe, December 5, 1908).
Abbie F. [(Parker)] Wentworth, a widow, aged sixty-nine years (b. MA), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. Her household included her son, Arthur H. Wentworth, a leather manufacturer (cut soles), aged forty-three years (b. MA), and her servant, Rose Murphy, a servant (private family), aged thirty-four years (b. MA). Abbie F. Wentworth owned their house at 202 Main Street, free-and-clear. She was the mother of one child, of whom one was still living.
Luther H. Wentworth, a traveling salesman, aged sixty-five years (b. NH), headed a Farmington, NH, household at the time of the Thirteenth (1910) Federal Census. His household included his wife, Flora N. [(Nelson)] Wentworth, aged fifty-six years (b. VT), and his brother, Ambrose H. Wentworth, aged seventy-seven years (b. NH). Luther H. Wentworth owned their farm on North Main Street, free-and-clear. Flora N. Wentworth was the mother of two children, of whom zero were still living. Their household appeared in the enumeration between those of Frank W. Walsh, a shoe factory foreman, aged thirty-six years (b. NH), and William L. Barry, a bank bookkeeper, aged fifty-six years (b. NH).
AGAINST WENTWORTH. Bars Defeated Candidate From the Ballot. New Hampshire Board Decides on Nomination Papers. CONCORD, N.H., Oct. 24 – The ballot law commissioners, Charles C. Rogers of Tilton, John C. Bickford of Manchester and Atty. Gen. E.G. Eastman, laid down the principle today that a candidate for office defeated at the primary is barred from a place on the official ballot by nomination papers. The matter came before the board on the objections raised by Albert E. Carter, one of the republican candidates for representative in Farmington, to the validity of the nomination papers filed by Luther H. Wentworth of Farmington. Mr. Wentworth after the decision declared that there were other ways of getting on the ticket even if he had been denied the right to have its name printed thereon, and indicated that his friends would write his name on the ballot in numbers sufficient to elect him in November (Boston Globe, October 25, 1910).
Son Ambrose Harrison Wentworth died of old age in Farmington. NH, November 4, 1913, aged eighty-two years, three months, and twenty-seven days. He had resided there for ten years, i.e., since circa 1903, with his previous residence having been in Milton. P.H. Greeley, M.D., signed the death certificate.
West Milton. Many of the old friends and people of Ambrose Wentworth were saddened to learn of his death which occurred at his home in Farmington last week (Farmington News, November 14, 1913).
Son Luther H. Wentworth received appointment as a Strafford County Probate Judge, March 10, 1915.
Son-in-law Edwin Kenney died of valvular heart disease in Farmington, NH, January 26, 1917, aged seventy-eight years, nine months, and twenty-two days. He was a widowed trader. He had resided in Farmington, NH, for about four years, i.e., since circa 1912, with his previous residence(s) having been in Alton & Milton. W.J. Roberts, M.D., signed the death certificate.
In Memoriam. Mr. Kenney. Edwin Kenney, for the past three years a resident of this village, passed away very suddenly at his home near the trotting park at an early hour last Friday morning, at the age of 78 years. Death was due to heart failure. The deceased had been afflicted with heart failure for a short period but retired in his usual health at a seasonable hour on the evening before his death. his death. Shortly after one o’clock the following morning the other occupants of the house, his son Frank and the housekeeper, Mrs. Ellis, were awakened by the sound of a heavy fall and upon investigating found Mr. Kenney dead on the floor of his room. Blood was flowing from a wound on the side of his head and in consequence of this the undertaker ordered the medical referee before moving the body. Upon the arrival of the official an examination was made an showed that death had resulted from natural causes, the wound being slight and is supposed to have been inflicted when the unfortunate man’s head came in contact with the lock of a gun standing in a corner near where the body lay. Mr. Kenney was born in Sebago, Me., and was the last of four sons born to Rev. Daniel and Naomi (Emerson) McKenney. On obtaining his majority the deceased legally abolished the prefix of his surname and thereafter was known as Kenney. He leaves one son, Frank E Kenney of this village, and three grandchildren, Rev. Don Ivan Patch of Beverly, Mass., and the Misses Lucia and Ethel Kenney of Portsmouth. The funeral was held from the Advent Chapel on Monday afternoon, with former pastor Rev. A.E. Walton officiating. The body was entombed at Pine Grove cemetery (Farmington News, February 2, 1917).
Son Luther Hayes Wentworth died of myocardial insufficiency at the NH State Hospital in Concord, NH, December 1, 1917, aged seventy-three years, and thirteen days.
In Memoriam. Mr. Wentworth. Luther Hayes Wentworth passed away at the State hospital at Concord on Saturday afternoon of last week, after two years of failing health. Death came as the result of mental and physical afflictions, at the age of 73 years. Three weeks ago he was take to the Wentworth hospital at Dover, in the hope that medical treatment and trained care would serve to relieve his physical condition and thus restore his mind. However, it was decided at once that he be removed to the hospital where his death occurred. The deceased was born in Milton and resided in that town until he removed to this village about 15 years ago. He was the youngest child in a family of eleven children born to Ebenezer and Sophia (Roberts) Wentworth, and was the last surviving member of his parental family. Mr. Wentworth was descended from a family that was influential in the making of the early history of New Hampshire and bore the name of his forefathers with great pride. He possessed a kind heart and genial disposition. He was a natural salesman and in following this occupation he traveled considerably. He was a republican in politics. He leaves no near relatives, with the exception of a widow. Remains were brought to his home on North Main street on the last train Monday night and funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with Rev. J.G. Haigh officiating. Interment was in the family lot at Pine Grove cemetery (Farmington News, December 7, 1917).
Arthur H. Wentworth, a dealer (cut soles), aged fifty-three years (b. MA), headed a Haverhill, MA, household at the time of the Fourteenth (1920) Federal Census. His household included his mother, Abbie F. [(Parker)] Wentworth, aged seventy-eight years (b. MA), and his maid, Rosanna Murphy, a maid (private family), aged forty-five years (b. MA). Arthur H. Wentworth owned their house at 202 Main Street, free-and-clear.
Daughter-in-law Abbie F. (Parker) Wentworth died in Haverhill, MA, July 21, 1922, aged eighty-one years.
Widowed daughter-in-law Flora L. (Nelson) Wentworth married (2nd) in Hardwick, VT, October 5, 1922, William C. Norris.
Wentworth-Norris. A quiet wedding was observed Thursday, October 5th, at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Inez Lovejoy, when Mrs. Flora Nelson-Went worth was united in marriage to William Chase Norris, by the bride’s cousin, Rev. Ruth Barr, and Rev. I.M. Thompson, of the Baptist church. Only near relatives were present, twenty people being in attendance. Interesting, useful and historical presents were given the contracting parties. Following the ceremony, all passed out to the dining-room, where, after grace by Mr. Norris, cocoa was served and delicious cakes. The wedding cake recipe was one used by the late Madam Nelson. The rooms had been charmingly decorated by Mrs. Blanche Nelson-Earle, who used maple branches largely, while over the bay window arch, were fir boughs and the scarlet mountain ash berries. Miss Barr played, “God Be With Us ‘Till We Meet Again,” and the company joined in the singing. Mr. and Mrs. Earle started the newly-weds on their trip to the Southland. It is expected to include the Hudson River boat and ocean steamer to Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Norris has always been deeply interested in the M.E. church and prohibition, and somewhat in city polities in various cities of New England, where he was connected with railroads. He learned telegraphy in Minnesota, just after returning from the Civil War, and followed it almost entirely until last year. Mrs. Norris has always been interested in educational and social work and is now president of the Caledonia County W.C.T.U., and State Superintendent of Scientific Temperance Instruction in schools (Hardwick Gazette, October 12, 1922).
Flora N. [((Nelson) Wentworth)] Norris, a widow, aged seventy-five years (b. VT), headed a St. Cloud, FL, household at the time of the Fifteenth (1930) Federal Census. Flora N. Norris rented her residence at 1015R Ohio Avenue, for $12 per month.
Rose E. Bolaudy, a widow, aged eighty-two years (b. MI), headed a St. Cloud, FL, household at the time of the Sixteenth (1940) Federal Census. Her household included her companion, Flora [((Nelson) Wentworth)] Norris, a widow, aged eighty-five years (b. VT). Rose E. Bolaudy owned their residence at 1210 Virginia Avenue, which was valued at $1,000.
Daughter-in-law Flora ((Nelson) Wentworth) Norris died in Kissimmee, FL, August 31, 1940.
DEATH OF MRS FLORA NORRIS IN FLORIDA. Mrs. Inez Lovejoy of this town received word Saturday, August 31, of the death of her sister, Mrs. Flora Norris. Mrs. Flora Norris of St. Cloud, Florida, died at 11:30 o’clock Saturday forenoon, August 31, at a hospital in Kissimmee, Florida. She had been in her usual health up to within a little more than a week. Mrs. Norris was born in Hardwick, on what was called the James Collier farm, October 22, 1853, the daughter of Miles and Miranda (Swett) Nelson. She was a school teacher for many years, beginning at 16 years of age, in Hardwick and surrounding towns, later taught in Nebraska and California. She married Luther Wentworth and lived in Farmington, N.H., for many years. After the death of her husband she returned to this town and bought a house in East Hardwick. On October 5, 1922 she married William Norris of St. Cloud, Fla. They spent winters in Florida but returned to Vermont each summer until the last two summers she did not feel able to undertake the journey. She has travelled a good deal and has been in nearly every state in the union, always saw something interesting and new on each journey. She was a great worker for many years in the W.C.T.U., and held many offices in the society while in Vermont and also in Florida. She was a member of Fairview Rebekah Lodge of this town. She was also a member of the Congregational Church at East Hardwick and a loyal worker in the Florida Church and different church activities. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Ines Lovejoy, of this town and a brother, Sydney Nelson, of Calais, besides nephews and nieces. Funeral services were held Monday forenoon, Sept. 2nd, with cremation (Hardwick Gazette (Hardwick, VT), September 12, 1940).
References:
Find a Grave. (2024, June 25). Mary Ann Wentworth Kenney. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/271876256/mary_ann_kenney
Find a Grave. (2023, July 16). Ambrose Harrison Wentworth. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/256773736/ambrose-harrison-wentworth
Find a Grave. (2022, November 25). Ebenezer Wentworth [Sr.]. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/245924506/ebenezer-wentworth
Find a Grave. (2017, June 14). Eli Plummer Wentworth. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/180368635/eli-plummer-wentworth
Find a Grave. (2013, October 8). John William Wentworth. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/118383989/john-william-wentworth
Find a Grave. (2o23, July 16). Luther Hayes Wentworth. Retrieved from www.findagrave.com/memorial/256774221/luther-hayes-wentworth
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