504. Emily Olive⁸ Wentworth (Thomas⁷, Martha (Patty)⁶ Calef, Dr John⁵, Robert⁴, Mary³ Ayer, Cornet Peter², Capt John¹ Ayers) (#810) was born in Latete, Charlotte, New Brunswick, CAN 17 Oct 1829.⁽¹³⁴⁵⁾ age 22y in 1850 USC; age 32y in 1860 USC (enumerated as Emily C. w/f-in-law Matthew Blackwood) Pembroke, Washington, ME; age 42y in 1870 USC Pembroke, Washington, ME; age 52y in 1880 USC Pembroke, Washington, ME; age 71y in 1900 USC Pembroke, Washington, ME

NOTE: 1900 USC says b Feb 1828 in ME; Ralph Blackwood says b 1827 Perry, ME; however, Wentworth Genealogy refutes this. Emily died 31 Mar 1917 in Pembroke, Washington, ME, at 87 years of age.⁽¹³⁴⁶⁾ at home of son, Israel Blackwood Her body was interred aft 31 Mar 1917 in Pembroke, Washington, ME, Clarkside Cemetery.⁽¹³⁴⁷⁾

She married William Stuart Douglas Blackwood in Eastport, Washington, ME, 15 Mar 1848.⁽¹³⁴⁸⁾ poss m 15 Mar 1845??; 12 children (2 of whom d in infancy) (William Stuart Douglas Blackwood is #794.)

William was born 11 Aug 1825 in Dennysville, Washington, ME.⁽¹³⁴⁹⁾ age 25y in 1850 USC; age 34y in 1860 USC (enumerated w/fr Matthew Blackwood) Pembroke, Washington, ME; age 45y in 1870 USC Pembroke, Washington, ME; age 54y in 1880 USC Pembroke, Washington, ME; age 74y in 1900 USC Pembroke, Washington, ME William was the son of Matthew Blackwood and Hannah (Ann) Bridges.

William died bef 1917 in Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln, ME.⁽¹³⁵⁰⁾ at dtr Martha Greenlaw's house - Source: Calista Blackwood Sawyer

His body was interred c1917 in Pembroke, Washington, ME, Clarkside Cemetery.⁽¹³⁵¹⁾ William was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Pembroke, Washington, ME.⁽¹³⁵²⁾ William was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census in Pembroke, Washington, ME.⁽¹³⁵³⁾ William was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census in Pembroke, Washington, ME.⁽¹³⁵⁴⁾ William was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census in Pembroke, Washington, ME.⁽¹³⁵⁵⁾ Abstract from 1850 Census Pembroke, Washington, ME - originals at Machias courthouse 7:29:

Blackwood, Wm, S.D. 25 " Emily 22 " Charles D. 1

NOTE: For 1860 census, Wm S.D. and his family were enumerated with his father and mother (Matthew and Hannah (Bridges) Blackwood).

Abstract from 1870 USC M593, Roll 563, Book 1, pp 465b-466a Pembroke, Washington, ME (originals at Machias courthouse; 7:154-155):

365/409 Blackwood, Wm S. 45 M farmer $1000 $250 ME " Emily O. 42 F keeping house ME " Charles D. 21 M mariner ME " Lewis P. 19 M " ME " Joseph W. 17 M " ME " Abbie W. 12 F ME " Isaac N. 11 M ME " Andrew J. 7 M ME " Martha M. 5 F ME " Otis J. 3 M ME " Israel 1 M ME " Hannah 70 F ME

NOTE: Hannah is widowed mother of Wm S.

Abstract from 1880 USC T9, Roll 489 (FHL 1254489), p 179d, Pembroke, Washington, ME:

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Wm. S.D. BLACKWOOD Self M M W 54 ME Occ: Boat Builder Fa: ME Mo: ME Emily O. BLACKWOOD Wife F M W 52 ME Occ: Keeping House Fa: ME Mo: NEW BRU Isaac N. BLACKWOOD Son M S W 21 ME Occ: Sailor Fa: ME Mo: ME Andrew J. BLACKWOOD Son M S W 16 ME Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: ME Mo: ME Martha M. BLACKWOOD Dau F S W 15 ME Occ: At School Fa: ME Mo: ME Otis J. BLACKWOOD Son M S W 13 ME Occ: At School Fa: ME Mo: ME Iseral W. BLACKWOOD Son M S W 10 ME Occ: At School Fa: ME Mo: ME Edith A. BLACKWOOD Dau F S W 8 ME Fa: ME Mo: ME Harry S. BLACKWOOD Son M S W 4 ME Fa: ME Mo: ME

Abstract from 1900 USC T623, Roll 602, Book 1, p 335b Pembroke, Washington, ME:

20/21 Blackwood, W.S.D. head M Aug 1845 74 M51 ME ME ME " Emily O. wife F Feb 1848 71 M51 13/10 ME ME ME

Research Notes:

Contrary to family tradition that he was buried "under a tree in the field of the farm where he lived (even if it might have happened)," William Stuart Douglas and his wife, Emily Olive (Wentworth) are now buried in Clarkside Cemetery in Pembroke, and a stone marks their resting place (photograph of tombstone in possession of Arlene L. Brown Ackermann)

Sources for William Stuart Douglas Blackwood and family:

1. Family Records Bible Archives, New Brunswick, Canada 2. Wentworth Genealogy, 2:681-683 3. Rev. Gilman Bachelder's marriage records 4. Personal remembrances of granddaughter, Calista Sawyer Blackwood 5. Research and personal remembrances of greatgrandaughter, Ethel Quimby 6. 1820 and 1850 census records for Washington County, Maine (Pembroke)

Wentworth Genealogy says William S.D. and Emily Olive (Wentworth) Blackwood m 15 Mar 1858

Emily Olive Wentworth and William Stuart Douglas Blackwood had the following children:

+ 587 i. Charles Davenport⁹ Blackwood was born 6 Feb 1849.

+ 588 ii. Capt Lewis (Louis) Putman Blackwood was born 18 Dec 1850.

+ 589 iii. Joseph Wesley Blackwood was born 30 Dec 1852.

590 iv. Wentworth Stuart Douglas Blackwood (#1492) was born in Pembroke, Washington, ME 30 Sep 1854.⁽¹³⁵⁶⁾ Wentworth died 23 Jun 1855 at less than one year of age.⁽¹³⁵⁷⁾

+ 591 v. Abigail (Abbie) Eudora Blackwood was born 8 Aug 1857.

+ 592 vi. Isaac Newton Blackwood was born 17 Apr 1859.

593 vii. Wentworth Stuart Douglas Blackwood (#1495) was born in Pembroke, Washington, ME 27 May 1861. Wentworth died 2 Apr 1862 in Pembroke, Washington, ME, at less than one year of age.

+ 594 viii. Edith L. (Ann?) Blackwood was born 3 Mar 1862.

595 ix. Andrew Jackson Blackwood (#40537) was born 20 Jun 1863.⁽¹³⁵⁸⁾ age 7y in 1870 USC Pembroke, Washington, ME; age 16y in 1880 USC Pembroke, Washington, ME

NOTE: Wentworth Genealogy says 21 Jun 1862; Ralph Blackwood says 20 Jun 1863; date questionable - need to verify Andrew died in At sea ?.⁽¹³⁵⁹⁾ was this the Andrew Jackson Blackwood who died in the British West Indies? He married Agnes White 25 Dec 1884.⁽¹³⁶⁰⁾ married by Gillman Bachelder (Agnes White is #49122.)

Occupation: farm laborer 1880 in Pembroke, Washington, ME.⁽¹³⁶¹⁾ Notes:

Andrew Jackson and his brother, Otis, went to St. Croix to work as administrators in the sugar industry. Their personalities and social associations were very different: one (A.J.) became closely allied with the local planters; the other (Otis) was much more sympathetic to the mostly black laborers and small holders. Were you to look for descendants, you would find them to be a range of colors.

Andrew was a ship captain on the New York to Danish West Indies run (St. Croix at the 20th Century, D.C. Canegata, Carlton Press, NY (1968), p 14). He was a leader of the Pro-Sale party and a prominent member of the Colonial Council, representing Frederiksted County District in 1900, 1901, and 1903. He was the agent for Bartram Bros (NY) which, early in the 1800s, acquired between 11 and 20 sugar-producing estates in the mid-island area and built a huge factory at Estate Lower Love between 1889 and 1896. Andrew was the moving force behind construction of the factory and also built a mansion for himself with lavish use of mahogany across Center Line Road from Lower Love. He was also the local American Consular Agent.

While Andrew was in New York City in c1902, the Anti-Sale Party, led by Canegata's father, called an extraordinary meeting of the Colonial Council, passed a petition urging no sale, and sent it to the King of Denmark. The Anti-Sale Party was comprised primarily of Danish and native individuals. The Pro-Sale Party members were regarded as "outsiders." To be on the Council did not require one to be a Danish citizen; you just had to be a resident for five years. When Andrew Blackwood heard about the petition, he gave an interview to the New York times in which he was quoted as saying that most of the islanders were for the sale except those with selfish motives "among them doctors, druggists, and rich Negroes." People on the island found the term "rich Negroes" insulting. On his return, Andrew was called before the Colonial Council to explain his statement. He denied having used the term. Rather, he claimed to have said "colored people such as shopkeepers who fear American competition and prejudices." He concluded his presentation to the Council with "Black and White, together we stand, divided we fall" (he knew his Lincoln). The term "Negroe" was looked upon as offensive on St. Croix and Blackwood's explanation was accepted, but he lost the chairmanship at the next election. Canegata says that "for a man of Capt Blackwood's standing and influence, this was an astonishing comedown."

Andrew is known to have married the dtr of a white planter and had children on the islands.

+ 596 x. Martha May Blackwood was born 14 Jun 1865.

+ 597 xi. Otis Johnson Blackwood was born 28 Mar 1867.

+ 598 xii. Israel Wallace Blackwood was born 18 Jul 1869.

+ 599 xiii. Harry Steward (Stewart) Blackwood was born 3 Aug 1875.

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