Wentworth Kenney & Louisa Sherlock

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Wentworth B. Kenney my 3rd Great Grandfather, and Father of Edward Kenny was born August 13, 1816 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to a family of sailors.

Yarmouth is located on the western side of Nova Scotia and was a major port during the age of sailing in the mid 1800s. Although it no longer supplies the world with sailing ships, it still sits on the largest Lobster fishing grounds in the world. Wentworth's father and at least one of his older brothers were captains of ships and he followed in their footsteps eventually achieving the designation of Master Mariner. He spent his life in harbor towns including Portland, Maine and Chelsea, Mass. (across the Mystic river from Boston). I believe he also spent time in New York as a sailor and a ship builder.

On Jun 26 1840 he married Louisa Sherlock from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Louisa was born in 1827 in Nova Scotia. Together they raised 8 children, Maretta, Lydia, Charles, Wentworth Jr, Nathan, Frank, John, and Edward.

The children were born in Maine and most continued to live and raise families in New England.

Wentworth died April 9, 1881, and Louisa in 1888. She is buried in South Portland, Maine. I have not found his grave site.

Note the name change from Kenney to Kenny. I have found the family name spelled both ways. The ones listed are from marriage and death certificates. Also missing is whether Wentworth was ever a US citizen. I have not found him or Louisa in the immigration records. I think it likely they remained Canadian.