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Abstracted and transcribed by Carol J. Glidden and proofread, corrected, and formatted by , ©2000 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.

Submitted by C. Gagnon, March, 2000. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.

This is the 1850 federal census for Aroostook County, ME.

LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1850, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
MRD. = Married within the year
SCH. = Attended School within the year
R/W = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read & write
DDB = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.

This page has been transcribed from and proofread against the microfilm copy of the 1850 US census.

Page 73a
CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  ME  COUNTY:  Aroostook  DIVISION:  Letter B, Range 2  REEL NO:  M432-248  PAGE NO:  73a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated 20th day of Aug 1850 by John F.H. Hall (p.147)
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
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 1   1    1   Welch          Karan          38   M         Farmer         100       Ireland
 2   1    1   Welch          Catherine      38   F                                  Ireland
 3   1    1   Carl           Anthony        15   M                                  Ireland
 4   1    1   Carl           Francis        9    M                                  Ireland
 5   1    1   Northly        Francis        56   M         Farmer                   Hallowell, Me.
                   REMARKS:  last name in B, R.2
REMARK: Handwritten on page below last name:
             White Males  4
             White Females 1
              Aggregate 5
              Houses 1

p.73b(148) is blank and is not included on the microfilm

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