Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Ebenezer  WENTWORTH

  (b. 16 June 1784 Biddeford, Massachusetts (District of Maine)   d. 14 February 1853 Manhattan, New York, USA )  

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Ebenezer WENTWORTH was born 16 June 1784 in Biddeford, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Ebenezer WENTWORTH was the child of Ebenezer WENTWORTH   and   Jane MERRILL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Samuel WENTWORTH and Lois JONES (maternal)  Samuel MERRILL and Elizabeth BRADBURY

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Ebenezer  married  Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN 27 November 1806 in York, Massachusetts (District of Maine) .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN  was born 16 May 1787 in Buxton, Maine, USA (Bar Mills).  Sarah "Sally" L died 8 March 1859 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights).  Sarah "Sally" L was the child of Stephen WOODMAN and Ruth BRADBURY.

Ebenezer WENTWORTH died 14 February 1853 in Manhattan, New York, USA .
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Ebenezer WENTWORTH married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN-- Date: 27 November 1806 Place: York, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN was the child of Stephen WOODMAN and Ruth BRADBURY


Ebenezer, born June 16, 1784; married Sarah L., daughter of Stephen Woodman, of Buxton, and lived in Biddeford, Maine. He died in New York City, 1853. His wife died there 1859.

A report of the proceedings at the celebration of the first centennial anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Buxton, Maine, held at Buxton, Aug. 14, 1872 ..
by Buxton (Me.); Marshall, Joel M
Published 1874


Children of Ebenezer WENTWORTH and Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN:

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Osgood Henry WENTWORTH (b.abt. 1822, , Maine, USA  d. November 1893, Brooklyn, New York, USA )

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag female ancestor Elizabeth Johnson WENTWORTH (b.4 April 1829, Hollis, Maine, USA   d. 10 February 1869, Westbrook, Maine, USA )
m. David MOULTON 26 November 1852

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Sarah H WENTWORTH (b.abt. 1832, , Maine, USA  d. April 1894, Brooklyn, New York, USA )



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birth1784 Birth
16 June 1784
Biddeford, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
marriage1806 Marriage / Partner
Ebenezer WENTWORTH and Sarah "Sally" L WOODMAN 27 November 1806, York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach)

He was 22 years old.
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1829 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Johnson WENTWORTH was born 4 April 1829, Hollis, Maine, USA (Phillipsburg)

Ebenezer was 44 years old.
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1850 Biddeford, Maine
Name: Ebenezer Wentworth
Age: 66
Birth Year: abt 1784
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1850: Biddeford, York, Maine, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 494
Household Members:
Name Age
Ebenezer Wentworth 66
Sarah L Wentworth 63
Osgood H Wentworth 28
Elisabeth J Wentworth 21
Sarah H Wentworth 18

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death1853 Death
14 February 1853
Manhattan, New York, USA

He died at the age of 68.


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Ebenezer is buried at: Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn Kings County (Brooklyn) New York, USA Plot: Lot 7037, Section 118
Added: 6/22/2016 5:50:22 PM - Updated: 7/10/2016 10:16:52 AM
Did You Know?The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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