Lemuel Wentworth

1 November 1786–2 September 1849 (Age 62)
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Lemuel

When Lemuel Wentworth was born on 1 November 1786, in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Lemuel Wentworth, was 32 and his mother, Susannah Whittemore, was 22. He married Dorothy Parris Kendall on 13 May 1818, in Hope, Knox, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. His occupation is listed as farmer in Hope, Knox, Maine, United States. He died on 2 September 1849, in Hope, Knox, Maine, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in East Union Cemetery, East Union, Union, Knox, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lemuel Wentworth
1786–1849
Dorothy Parris Kendall
1800–1892
Marriage: 13 May 1818
Arthur Wentworth
1820–1900
Otis Wentworth
1822–1844
Elvira Wentworth
1823–1851
Cyrus Wentworth
1826–1893
Sanford Wentworth
1828–1918
Lenora Wentworth
1830–1871
Albion P. Wentworth
1832–1869
Allison Wentworth
1832–1869
Clifford Wentworth
1834–1868

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 May 1818Hope, Knox, Maine, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
    Age 1
    The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
    1788 · The First Presidential Election
    Age 2
    The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
    1803
    Age 17
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    Name Meaning

    English:habitational name from Wentworth in Yorkshire. The placename probably derives from the Old English personal name Wintra + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.habitational name from Wentworth in Cambridgeshire, which has the same etymology as the placename in 1 above.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Sources (6)

    • Lemuel Wintworth, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
    • Lemuel Wentworth in entry for Arthur Wentworth, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
    • Lemuel Wentworth in entry for Cyrus Wentworth, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

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