Parents & forebears
| Grandfather, Wentworth Newman Chittenden, daughters Helena & Audrey, son Wentworth Atherton. |
Dad & mom, Helen (nee) Santow
| Mom died of a massive stroke in 1973. |
| Dad died of mylofibrosis in 1985. He married a widowed nurse, Wilda Wallace, who cared for him during his last years. |
Wentworth Newman Chittenden
Dad seemed to have come from
a noble family, but he was raised
in a boy's school on Thompson's
Island, in Boston Harbor. He was
mainly a laborer, though for a
time he was quite a successful
photographer, "Worth Studios."
During that time he was able to
buy a new car every two years.
a noble family, but he was raised
in a boy's school on Thompson's
Island, in Boston Harbor. He was
mainly a laborer, though for a
time he was quite a successful
photographer, "Worth Studios."
During that time he was able to
buy a new car every two years.
| She worked in a candy factory – she hated it – she often said "That job is going to kill me." It seems it did. |
| She was from Wilmington, Delaware. She and dad met while he was on leave from the navy. She was a "flapper" in the 30's She told me that her father was an officer in Kaiser Wilhelm's army. He died while trying to rescue a child from a fallen power line. He was awarded a hero's metal, posthumously. |