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Abstracted and transcribed by Carol J. Glidden, and proofread,
corrected, and formatted by , ©2002 from the National Archives and Records
Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census
of the United States in 1850.
Submitted by C. Gagnon, January 2002. 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 was transcribed from and
proofread against the microfilm copy of the 1850 US Census.
Note: In the Southern Aroostook Census District
the numbering of dwellings and families enumerated begins at number
1 in the first township visited (Molunkus Plantation), and continues
consecutively to the last township in the district. Bancroft Plantation
includes families 204--280.
Page 18b
CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Bancroft Plantation REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 18b
REFERENCE: Enumerated the 10th of Aug 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourn (p.36)
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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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1 248 259 Haley Nancy 2 F Me.
2 248 259 Haley William 5/12 M Me.
3 248 259 Lord Jacob 49 M Farmer 300 Me.
4 248 259 Burns James 30 M Laborer Ireland
5 248 259 Ward John 30 M Ireland
6 249 260 Shory Joseph E. 41 M Farmer 400 Me.
7 249 260 Shory Harriet 30 F Me.
8 249 260 Shory Mary C. 13 F Me. X
9 249 260 Shory Eliza A. 11 F Me. X
10 249 260 Shory Randolph 9 M Me. X
11 249 260 Shory Rufus K. 7 M Me. X
12 249 260 Shory Ursula 4 F Me.
13 249 260 Shory Hellen M. 2 F Me.
14 250 261 Collins Andrew 30 M Farmer 400 Me.
15 250 261 Collins Mary 26 F Me.
16 250 261 Collins William M. 5 M Me.
17 250 261 Collins Christiana 3 F Me.
18 250 261 Collins Jeremiah 6/12 M Me.
19 251 262 Prouty Hiram 39 M Farmer Me.
20 251 262 Prouty Sarah 25 F Me.
21 251 262 Prouty Eliza 5 F Me.
22 252 263 Moran Edward 33 M Farmer Ireland X
23 252 263 Moran Margaret 37 F Ireland
24 252 263 Moran Thomas 9 M Me.
25 252 263 Moran William 2/12 M Me.
26 253 264 Irish Simeon 55 M Farmer 500 Me.
27 253 264 Irish Abigail 56 F N.H.
28 253 264 Irish Henry 22 M Farmer Me.
29 253 264 Irish James 19 M Me.
30 253 264 Knight George 14 M Me. X
31 254 265 Leavitt Gilman 44 M Farmer Me.
32 254 265 Spaulding Seth 44 M Farmer 400 Me.
33 254 265 McGraw Daniel 30 M Laborer Ireland X
34 254 265 McGraw Margaret 27 F Ireland
35 254 265 McGraw Daniel 5 M Ireland
36 255 266 Jenkins Gustavus 40 M Laborer Me.
37 255 266 Jenkins Nancy 35 F Me.
38 255 266 Jenkins Salina 15 F Me.
39 255 266 Jenkins Hellen 8 F Me.
40 255 266 Jenkins Mariah 5 F Me.
41 255 266 Jenkins Lucy 4/12 F Me.
42 255 266 Ring Joseph 44 M Laborer
REMARKS: (tape covers birthplace)
Page 19a
CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Bancroft Plantation REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 19a
REFERENCE: Enumerated the 10th of Aug 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourn (p.37)
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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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1 256 267 McPherson George 27 M Farmer N.B.
2 256 267 McPherson Ruth 22 F N.B.
3 256 267 McPherson Susanna 4 F N.B.
4 256 267 McPherson George W. 1 M Me.
5 256 267 Wilden Ann 24 F N.B.
6 256 267 Gulipher Amos 18 M Laborer N.B.
7 256 267 Knight Apollos 55 M Laborer Me.
8 257 268 McPherson Cyrus 23 M Lumberman N.B.
9 257 268 McPherson Mary 23 F N.B.
10 257 268 McPherson William 1/12 M Me.
11 257 268 Gulipher George 22 M Laborer N.B.
12 257 268 Scott Charles 15 M Me.
13 258 269 Cleaves Samuel 53 M Farmer 1,000 Me.
14 258 269 Cleaves Appleton 19 M Farmer Me.
15 258 269 Cleaves Maria 17 F Me. X
16 258 269 Cleaves Rhoda 13 F Me. X
17 258 269 Cleaves Alonzo 7 M Me. X
18 259 270 Bean Daniel 63 M Blacksmith 600 Me.
19 259 270 Bean Serene 53 F Me.
20 259 270 Bean Jonathan O. 43 M Farmer 100 Me.
21 259 270 Bean Daniel 12 M Me. X
22 259 270 Bean Susan 10 F Me. X
23 259 270 Bean Ruth 8 F Me. X
24 259 270 Bean William 6 M Me. X
25 260 271 Hinch Robert 36 M Farmer 1,000 Ireland
26 260 271 Hinch Eliza 32 F Me.
27 260 271 Hinch William 6 M Me. X
28 260 271 Hinch Eliza 4 F Me.
29 260 271 Hinch Jane 2 F Me.
30 261 272 Moors John W.C. 33 M Farmer 500 N.B.
31 261 272 Moors Adaline 23 F Me.
32 261 272 Moors Elias 3 M Me.
33 261 272 Moors Maria 1 F Me.
34 261 272 Moors Betsy 4/12 F Me.
35 261 272 Moors Rebecca 15 F Me.
36 262 273 Tool William 32 M Farmer 400 Ireland
37 262 273 Tool Honora 26 F Ireland
38 262 273 Tool John 1 M Me.
39 262 273 Drisca John 23 M Laborer Ireland
40 263 274 Foster Merit P. 49 M Farmer 500 Me.
41 263 274 Foster Patience 49 F Me.
42 263 274 Foster Erving 19 M Farmer Me.
Page 19b
CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Bancroft Plantation REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 19b
REFERENCE: Enumerated the 10th of Aug 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourn (p.38)
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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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1 263 274 Foster Merit 17 M Farmer Me.
2 263 274 Foster Amzi C. 16 M Me. X
3 263 274 Foster Jackson 14 M Me. X
4 263 274 Foster Asa 12 M Me. X
5 263 274 Foster Mary 9 F Me. X
6 263 274 Foster Almeda 6 F Me. X
7 264 275 Quimby Jonathan 35 M Farmer Me.
8 264 275 Quimby Experience 34 F Me.
9 264 275 Quimby Warren 12 M Me. X
10 264 275 Quimby William 5 M Me. X
11 265 276 Cumberland William 30 M Farmer Me.
12 265 276 Hamilton William 22 M Laborer N.B.
13 266 277 Pomroy George 29 M Farmer 2,000 N.B.
14 266 277 Pomroy Mary 59 F N.B.
15 266 277 Grenough James 20 M None N.B. X
REMARKS: "Idiotic" written in last column
16 267 278 Smart John 35 M Farmer Scotland
17 267 278 Smart Olive 32 F N.B.
18 267 278 Smart Peter 10 M N.B. X
REMARKS: twins written next to name
19 267 278 Smart Nathan 10 M N.B. X
REMARKS: twins written next to name
20 267 278 Smart George 9 M N.B. X
21 267 278 Smart John A. 7 M N.B. X
22 267 278 Smart Richard W. 5 M N.B.
23 267 278 Smart Mary 3 F N.B.
24 267 278 Smart James 1 M N.B.
25 267 278 Corning Clement 23 M Laborer N.B.
26 268 279 Pomroy John 34 M Farmer N.B.
27 268 279 Pomroy Esther 20 F Me.
28 268 279 Pomroy George A. 4 M Me.
29 268 279 Pomroy Winfield 1/12 M Me.
30 268 279 Templeton Bridget 17 F Ireland
31 268 279 Dustan George 39 M Laborer N.B.
32 268 279 Houghton Joseph 25 M Laborer N.B.
33 269 280 Pomroy Richard 37 M Farmer N.B.
34 269 280 Pomroy Elisibeth 28 F Ireland
35 269 280 Pomroy George F. 10 M N.B. X
36 269 280 Pomroy Charles 8 M N.B. X
37 269 280 Pomroy John 6 M Me. X
38 269 280 Pomroy Benjamin 4 M Me.
39 269 280 Pomroy Eliza 2 F Me.
REMARKS: last name in Bancroft Plantation
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