1850 Census of Aroostook County, ME pp.74a-75b

Bridgewater Academy Grant

Continued from Letter B, Range 2 (p.73a)


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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 was transcribed from and proofread against the microfilm copy of the 1850 US Census.


Page 74a
CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  ME  COUNTY:  Aroostook  DIVISION:  Bridgewater Academy Grant  REEL NO:  M432-248  PAGE NO:  74a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated the 23rd of Aug 1850 by John F.H. Hall (p.149)
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
=========================================================================================================================
 1   1    1   Packard        David          41   M         Farmer         600       Monmouth, Me.
 2   1    1   Packard        Mary F.        27   F                                  Province of N.B.
 3   1    1   Packard        Rosabelle J.A. 3    F                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.
 4   1    1   Packard        Willard W.     1    M                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.
 5   2    2   Tewksbury      David E.       30   M         Farmer         100       Cornville, Me.
 6   2    2   Tewksbury      Charlotte L.   22   F                                  Province of N.B.
 7   2    2   Tewksbury      Geo. A.        2    M                                  Danforth Plantation, Me.
 8   3    3   Fulton         Joshua         36   M         Farmer         500       Province of N.B.
 9   3    3   Fulton         Salome         31   F                                  Province of N.B.
 10  3    3   Fulton         Charles        11   M                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.    X
 11  3    3   Fulton         Richard        8    M                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.    X
 12  3    3   Fulton         Elizabeth A.   5    F                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.    X
 13  3    3   Fulton         Samuel J.      4    M                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.    X
 14  3    3   Fulton         Joshua B.      3    M                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.
 15  4    4   Nelson         Orren          37   M         Farmer         400       Palermo, Me.
 16  4    4   Nelson         Lucy A.        35   F                                  Freedom, Me.
 17  4    4   Nelson         Albina M.      13   F                                  Palermo, Me.            X
 18  4    4   Nelson         Allen G.       11   M                                  Palermo, Me.            X
 19  4    4   Nelson         Edward F.      9    M                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.    X
 20  4    4   Nelson         Lydia          6    F                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.    X
 21  4    4   Nelson         George W.      4    M                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.
 22  5    5   Ketchum        Joseph         51   M         Inn holder&Farmer 2,000  Province of N.B.
 23  5    5   Ketchum        Elizabeth      50   F                                  Province of N.B.
 24  5    5   Ketchum        Harriett       20   F                                  Province of N.B.        X
 25  5    5   Ketchum        James          18   M         Farmer                   Bridgewater Gt., Me.    X
 26  5    5   Ketchum        John           16   M                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.    X
 27  5    5   Ketchum        Charles J.     10   M                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.    X
 28  5    5   Ketchum        Mrs. Sarah     29   F                                  Province of N.B.
 29  5    5   Ketchum        Maria A.       3    F                                  Bridgewater Gt, Me.
 30  5    5   Ketchum        George I.      2    M                                  Bridgewater Gt, Me.
 31  5    5   Simpson        Thomas         52   M         Laborer                  Scotland
 32  6    6   Smith          John           42   M         Laborer                  Province of N.B.
 33  6    6   Smith          Charlotte      34   F                                  Province of N.B.
 34  6    6   Smith          John, Jr.      10   M                                  Province of N.B.        X
 35  6    6   Smith          Paris          8    M                                  Ft. Fairfield, Me.      X
 36  6    6   Smith          Mary E.        5    F                                  Province of N.B.        X
 37  6    6   Smith          Joseph M.      4    M                                  Houlton, Me.            X
 38  6    6   Smith          Melissa A.     1    F                                  Bridgewater Gt., Me.
 39  7    7   Gilman         James          56   M         Farmer         500       Shepleigh, Me.
 40  7    7   Gilman         Mary           39   F                                  Province of N.B.
 41  7    7   Gilman         Chase          20   M         Farmer                   Province of N.B.
 42  7    7   Gilman         Zebulon        17   M         Farmer                   Province of N.B.

Page 74b CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Bridgewater Academy Grant REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 74b REFERENCE: Enumerated the 23rd of Aug 1850 by John F.H. Hall (p.150) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 7 7 Gilman James 15 M Farmer Province of N.B. 2 7 7 Gilman Charles 13 M Province of N.B. 3 7 7 Gilman Leonard 9 M Province of N.B. 4 7 7 Gilman Mary E. 6 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 5 7 7 Gilman Julia A. 5 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 6 7 7 Gilman Lavona 3 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 7 7 7 Gilman Emily J. 2/12 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 8 8 8 Harvey Henry C. 45 M Farmer 800 Albion, Me. 9 8 8 Harvey Martha C. 47 F Bowdoin, Me. 10 8 8 Harvey George H. 13 M Woodstock, N.B. 11 8 8 Harvey Sam'l E. 12 M Province of N.B. 12 9 9 Kathau Hollis 35 M Farmer Dover, N.H. 13 9 9 Kathau Judith P. 24 F Freedom, Me. X 14 9 9 Kathau Don Carlos 6 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. X 15 9 9 Kathau Jesse H. 1 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. 16 10 10 Kidder Samuel 40 M Farmer 1,500 Albion, Me. 17 10 10 Kidder Charity E. 25 F Province of N.B. 18 10 10 Kidder Mary C. 8 F Province of N.B. X 19 10 10 Kidder James H. 5 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. X 20 10 10 Kidder Charles H. 2 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. 21 10 10 Kidder Charles 33 M Clerk Albion, Me. 22 11 11 Rideout Isaiah B. 29 M Farmer 700 Province of N.B. 23 11 11 Rideout Mary 25 F Province of N.B. 24 11 11 Rideout Clarrissa J. 3 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 25 11 11 Rideout Cordelia 2 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 26 11 11 Weaver John 24 M Laborer Province of N.B. 27 11 11 Snow Jona D. 10 M Province of N.B. X 28 12 12 Chandler Cyrus 29 M Farmer 300 Wayne, Me. 29 12 12 Chandler Rosetta J. 30 F Livermore, Me. 30 12 12 Chandler Marcella P. 3 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 31 12 12 Chandler Rosetta J. 2 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 32 12 12 Chandler L.O. 5/12 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. 33 13 13 Crawford Jabez 37 M Farmer 500 Warren, Me. 34 14 14 Trask Charles O. 33 M Farmer 600 Industry, Me. 35 14 14 Trask Mary Ann 21 F Freedom, Me. 36 14 14 Trask Ernest M. 4 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. 37 14 14 Trask Henry S. 2 M Province of N.B. 38 14 14 Howard David 50 M Laborer Unknown 39 14 14 Carvill C.G. 18 M Laborer Province of N.B. 40 15 15 Parks Albert H. 28 M Trader Gardiner, Me. 41 15 15 Parks Eliza 23 F Bloomfield, Me. 42 16 16 Bradstreet Joseph C. 44 M Farmer 500 Palermo, Me.
Page 75a CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Bridgewater Academy Grant REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 75a REFERENCE: Enumerated the 23rd of Aug 1850 by John F.H. Hall (p.75a) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 16 16 Bradstreet Hester 29 F Province of N.B. 2 16 16 Bradstreet Gustavus 20 M Farmer Palermo, Me. 3 16 16 Bradstreet Cordelia 15 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 4 16 16 Bradstreet Savina A. 14 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 5 16 16 Bradstreet Mary E.A. 6 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. X 6 16 16 Bradstreet W.I.V. 5/12 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. 7 17 17 Kingsbury Lewis M. 24 M Farmer Brewer, Me. X 8 17 17 Kingsbury Sarah I. 17 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. X 9 17 17 Craigg James 25 M Shoemaker 120 Province of N.B. 10 18 18 Mills George C. 29 M Farmer Province of N.B. 11 18 18 Mills Martha 24 F Province of N.B. 12 18 18 Mills Hannah 7 F Province of N.B. 13 18 18 Mills ANn 5 F Province of N.B. 14 18 18 Mills Eveline 3 F Province of N.B. 15 18 18 Mills Phoebe 1 F Bridgewater A.Gt., Me. 16 19 19 Mitchell Abraham 41 M Farmer Lisbon, Me. 17 19 19 Mitchell Sarah 32 F Province of N.B. X 18 19 19 Mitchell Sarah E. 9 F Province of N.B. X 19 19 19 Mitchell Charles J. 4 M Bridgewater A.Gt., Me. 20 19 19 Mitchell James W. 6/12 M Bridgewater A.Gt., Me. REMARKS: twins is written next to names on lines 20 and 21 21 19 19 Mitchell Basha A. 6/12 F Bridgewater A.Gt., Me. REMARKS: twins is written next to names on lines 20 and 21 22 20 20 Bradstreet Nathaniel 66 M Farmer 1,000 Alna, Me. 23 20 20 Bradstreet Sicila P. 65 F Surry, Mass. 24 20 20 Bradstreet Nath'l P. 22 M Farmer 400 Palermo, Me. 25 20 20 Bradstreet Ferdinand C. 19 M Farmer Bridgewater A.Gt., Me. 26 20 20 Bradstreet Mahala 35 F Province of N.B. 27 21 21 Rideout Benj. K.F. 25 M Farmer 400 Province of N.B. 28 21 21 Rideout Salome 24 F Province of N.B. 29 21 21 Rideout Thomas 20 M Farmer 260 Province of N.B. 30 22 22 Rideout Nathaniel 66 M Farmer Province of N.B. 31 22 22 Rideout Hester 63 F Province of N.B. 32 22 22 Rideout James 42 M Farmer 500 Province of N.B. 33 22 22 Rideout Nicholas 40 M Province of N.B. 34 22 22 Rideout Nathaniel, Jr. 18 M Province of N.B. 35 22 22 Rideout Charlotte 16 F Province of N.B. X 36 22 22 Rideout John 13 M Province of N.B. X 37 23 23 Alderton Charles 29 M Farmer 300 Province of N.B. 38 23 23 Alderton Eunice 28 F Province of N.B. 39 23 23 Alderton Henrietta 9 F Province of N.B. 40 23 23 Alderton Reuben 6 M Province of N.B. 41 23 23 Alderton Charles F. 4 M Province of N.B. 42 23 23 Alderton Betsey A. 2 F Province of N.B.
Page 75b CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Bridgewater Academy Grant REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 75b REFERENCE: Enumerated the 24th of Aug 1850 by John F.H. Hall (p.152 ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 24 24 Flewelling Geo. S. 38 M Farmer 600 Province of N.B. 2 24 24 Flewelling Mary Ann 38 F Province of N.B. 3 24 24 Flewelling Charlotte 17 F Province of N.B. X 4 24 24 Flewelling Archibald 16 M Farmer Province of N.B. X 5 24 24 Flewelling John 14 M Province of N.B. X 6 24 24 Flewelling Caroline 11 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. X 7 24 24 Flewelling Nelson 8 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. X 8 24 24 Flewelling Sarah J. 6 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. X 9 24 24 Flewelling Samuel 4 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. 10 24 24 Flewelling Martha Ann 2 F Bridgewater Gt., Me. 11 25 25 Wiggin Ephraim 45 M Farmer China, Me. 12 26 26 Nelson Dennis 43 M Farmer Palermo, Me. 13 26 26 Nelson Hannah 32 F Northport, Me. 14 26 26 Nelson Charles 13 M Palermo, Me. 15 26 26 Nelson Marshall 7 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. 16 26 26 Nelson David A. 6 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. 17 26 26 Nelson Hazen 3 M Bridgewater Gt., Me. REMARKS: last name in Bridgewater Academy Grant REMARKS: Written on page after last name: White Males 84 White Females 59 ------------- Aggregate 143 Houses 26 R.H.H. Nov.11

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