Wentworth family genealogical data
Scope and Content note
Correspondence, diaries, account books, survey books, deeds, hymnbooks, school books, and genealogical data relating to the Wentworth and Merrill families of Brownfield and Gray, Maine. Papers relate primarily to Deacon William Wentworth (1776-1865) and his grandson Ansel W. Merrill (1855-1910), but also include material of Betsey Merrill Wentworth (1781-1853), Paul Wentworth (b.1779), Robert Wentworth (1786-1866), Thomas Wentworth (b. 1791), Mary Paine Wentworth (b. 1823), Sophronia Lawrence Wentworth (d. 1871), Eliza Merrill Wentworth (1810-1916), Enoch Merrill (1817-1908), Moses Merrill (1777-1870), John Merrill (1769-1851), and others. Contents reflect deep religious commitment and contain information relating to a trip to Ohio in 1800, temperance, abolitionism, the war with Mexico, medical formulae, Brownfield polls and estates, the settlement of family estates, schools in Brownfield and Gray, and other matters.
Note that in Box 2, there are two (2) Vol. 22 and no Vol. 24.
Dates
- Creation: 1796 - 1933
Creator
- From the Collection: Wentworth family (Family)
- From the Collection: Merrill family (Family)
- From the Collection: Wentworth, William, 1776-1865 (Person)
- From the Collection: Merrill, Ansel W., 1855-1910 (Person)
Access
Unrestricted
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (4 boxes + 1 volume)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository