When Bartholomew Wentworth was born on 7 April 1810, in Berwick, York, Maine, United States, his father, Samuel Wentworth, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Sally Yeaton, was 36. He married Harriet M Roberts on 1 April 1838, in Alfred, York, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in South Berwick, York, Maine, United States for about 30 years. He died on 18 April 1883, at the age of 73, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, York, Maine, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1814: York, Massachusetts, United States 1820: York, Maine, United States
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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.
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