1850 Census of Aroostook County, ME pp.27a-30a

Hodgdon (part 1 of 3)

Continued from Amity, pt.2, and Number 11 Township (pp.24b-26b)


NOTE: This transcription is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcriber's interpretation and subject to human error. Always refer to the original document (or microfilm) for your own interpretation.

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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.


Note: In the Southern Aroostook Census District the numbering of dwellings and families visited begins at number 1 in the first township visited (Molunkus Plantation), and continues consecutively to the last township in the district. Hodgdon includes families numbered 369-507.


Page 27a
CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  ME  COUNTY:  Aroostook  DIVISION:  Hodgdon  REEL NO:  M432-248  PAGE NO:  27a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated 26 Aug 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourne (p.53)
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
=========================================================================================================================
 1   358  369 Nickerson      Thomas S.      24   M         Farmer         800       Me.
 2   358  369 Nickerson      Dorinda B.     23   F                                  Me.
 3   358  369 Nickerson      Wallace        3/12 M                                  Me.
 4   359  370 Dagett         Benjamin F.    28   M         Farmer         1,200     Me.
 5   359  370 Dagett         Sylvina        27   M                                  Me.
 6   360  371 Dagett         Watterman      42   M         Farmer         250       Me.
 7   360  371 Dagett         Margaret       28   F                                  Ireland
 8   360  371 Dagett         Benjamin       13   M                                  Me.                     X
 9   360  371 Dagett         Caroline       11   F                                  Me.                     X
 10  360  371 Dagett         George         9    M                                  Me.                     X
 11  360  371 Dagett         Washington J.  7    M                                  Me.                     X
 12  360  371 Dagett         Andrew         5    M                                  Me.                     X
 13  360  371 Dagett         Theodore       3    M                                  Me.
 14  360  371 Dagett         Ebenezer       1    M                                  Me.
 15  361  372 Smith          Coffin         41   M         Farmer         300       Me.
 16  361  372 Smith          Loiza          33   F                                  Me.
 17  361  372 Smith          Zemra A.       13   M                                  Me.                     X
 18  361  372 Smith          Joseph O.      11   M                                  Me.                     X
 19  361  372 Smith          George A.      9    M                                  Me.                     X
 20  361  372 Smith          Susan          3    F                                  Me.
 21  361  372 McCaslin       Frank          17   M         Laborer                  Me.
 22  361  372 Smith          Joseph O.      77   M         Farmer                   Mass.
 23  361  372 Smith          Elisibeth      80   F                                  Me.
 24  362  373 Towne          Ebenezer       75   M         Carpenter                Mass.
 25  363  374 Marks          John           27   M         Farmer         450       N.B.
 26  363  374 Marks          Harriet A.     28   F                                  Me.
 27  364  375 Tidd           Thomas         27   M         Farmer         170       N.B.
 28  364  375 Tidd           Emely          28   F                                  N.B.
 29  364  375 Tidd           Thomas F.      1    M                                  Me.
 30  365  376 Ham            Jane           53   F                                  N.B.
 31  365  376 Ham            William        21   M         Farmer                   N.B.
 32  365  376 Ham            Levi           18   M         Farmer                   N.B.
 33  365  376 Ham            Abner          16   M         Farmer                   N.B.
 34  365  376 Ham            Henry          13   M                                  Me.                     X
 35  365  376 Ham            John           23   M         Farmer                   Me.
 36  366  377 Jackins        John W.        35   M         Farmer         300       Me.
 37  366  377 Jackins        Nancy          30   F                                  N.B.
 38  366  377 Jackins        David          7    M                                  Me.                     X
 39  366  377 Jackins        Wendal         5    M                                  Me.
 40  366  377 Jackins        Palaski        2    M                                  Me.
 41  *    *   *              *
                   REMARKS:  this line was left blank
 42  *    *   *              *
                   REMARKS:  this line was left blank

Page 27b CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Hodgdon REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 27b REFERENCE: Enumerated the 27th of Aug 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourn (p.54) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 367 378 Royal John 25 M Farmer 500 N.B. 2 367 378 Royal Isabel 20 F N.B. 3 367 378 Royal Mary 2 F Me. 4 367 378 Royal Jerusha 2/12 F Me. 5 368 379 Smith Daniel 61 M Farmer 700 N.B. 6 368 379 Smith Keziah 51 F N.B. 7 368 379 Smith George H. 21 M Farmer Me. 8 368 379 Smith Evelin 18 F Me. 9 368 379 Smith Adaline 16 F Me. 10 368 379 Smith Cordelia 13 F Me. X 11 368 379 Smith Benjamin 9 M Me. X 12 368 379 Smith Ann E. 6 M Me. X 13 368 379 Smith Allen T. 3 M Me. 14 369 380 Smith Stephen 30 M Farmer N.B. 15 369 380 Smith Martha 27 F Me. 16 369 380 Smith Mary J. 8 F Me. X 17 369 380 Smith Thomas M. 6 M Me. X 18 369 380 Smith John L. 4 M Me. 19 369 380 Smith Theodore 2 M Me. 20 370 381 White Thomas 75 M Farmer 1,000 N.York 21 370 381 White Elisibeth 65 F N.York 22 371 382 White Benedict 24 M Farmer N.B. 23 371 382 White Lydia A. 22 F N.B. 24 371 382 White Olevia 4 F Me. 25 371 382 White Joel 21 M N.B. 26 372 383 White George 30 M N.B. 27 372 383 White Jane M. 22 F N.B. 28 372 383 White Ralph B. 7 M Me. X 29 372 383 White Lorendo 5 M Me. 30 372 383 White Henrietta 2 M Me. 31 373 384 Taylor James 58 M Farmer 1,500 N.B. 32 373 384 Taylor Jane 55 F N.B. 33 373 384 Taylor Edwin 15 M Me. X 34 373 384 Taylor Seth E. 12 M Me. X 35 373 384 Taylor Theodore 10 M Me. X 36 373 384 Taylor Eleanor 21 F Me. 37 373 384 Taylor Eliza 18 F Me. 38 374 385 Taylor Charles 29 M Farmer 300 Me. 39 374 385 Taylor Jane 22 F Me. 40 374 385 Taylor Amelia 4 F Me. 41 374 385 Taylor George W. 2 M Me. 42 374 385 Taylor Jared W. 4/12 M Me.
Page 28a CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Hodgdon REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 28a REFERENCE: Enumerated the 29th of Aug 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourn (p.55) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 375 386 Outhouse Nicholas 56 M Farmer 1,000 N.B. 2 375 386 Outhouse Ann 56 F N.B. 3 375 386 Outhouse William 30 M Farmer N.B. 4 375 386 Outhouse Moses 12 M Me. X 5 376 387 Landen Jesse 58 M Farmer 1,000 Me. 6 376 387 Landen Mary 82 F Mass. 7 376 387 James Henry 19 M Farmer Me. 8 376 387 Tidd Sally 45 F N.B. 9 377 388 Wilson Mathew 40 M Farmer 400 Ireland 10 377 388 Wilson Nancy 35 F Ireland 11 377 388 Wilson William 12 M Me. X REMARKS: twins written next to this name and the next name 12 377 388 Wilson Margaret 12 F Me. X REMARKS: twins written next to this name and the previous name 13 377 388 Wilson Robert 9 M Me. X 14 377 388 Wilson Alexander 6 M Me. X 15 377 388 Wilson James 4 M Me. 16 377 388 Wilson Mary J. 2 F Me. 17 378 389 Ham Benjamin 28 M Farmer N.B. 18 378 389 Ham Elisibeth 27 F Me. 19 378 389 Ham Mansfield 6 M Me. X 20 378 389 Ham Herbert J. 3 M Me. 21 379 390 Ham Hiram B. 33 M Farmer N.B. 22 379 390 Ham Emeline 23 F Me. 23 379 390 Ham Lydia C. 19 F Me. 24 379 390 Ham Martha J. 18 F Me. 25 379 390 Ham Isaac B. 16 M Me. X 26 379 390 Ham William H.H. 14 M Me. X 27 379 390 Outhouse Hiram 9 M Me. X 28 379 390 Outhouse Lydia J. 6 F Me. 29 380 391 Gerow Joseph 45 M Farmer N.B. 30 380 391 Gerow Mary 46 F N.Scotia 31 380 391 Gerow Mary A. 25 F N.B. 32 380 391 Gerow William A. 23 M N.B. 33 380 391 Gerow Hannah 20 F N.B. 34 380 391 Gerow Matilda 18 F N.B. 35 380 391 Gerow Fanny E. 16 F Me. 36 380 391 Gerow Margaret A. 14 F Me. X 37 380 391 Gerow Delila 12 F Me. X 38 380 391 Gerow Hellen 10 F Me. X 39 380 391 Gerow Joseph W. 8 M Me. X 40 380 391 Gerow James 4 M Me. 41 380 391 Burns Mary A. 5 F Me. X 42 * * * * REMARKS: this line was left blank
Page 28b CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Hodgdon REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 28b REFERENCE: Enumerated the 30th of Aug 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourn (p.56) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 381 392 Shaw Putnam 56 M Farmer 1,000 Mass. 2 381 392 Shaw Juliaett 53 F Mass. 3 381 392 Shaw Charles 17 M Farmer Me. X 4 381 392 Shaw Eugene P. 15 M Me. X 5 381 392 Shaw Sophronia 7 F Me. X 6 382 393 Kendal Joseph 54 M Farmer 1,200 Mass. 7 382 393 Kendal Hannah 53 F Me. X REMARKS: Insane written in last column 8 382 393 Kendal Mary E. 12 F Me. X 9 382 393 Kendal Harriet S. 9 F Me. X 10 382 393 Kendal Ada M. 7 F Me. X 11 383 394 Todd Alfred 54 M Farmer 1,500 N.B. 12 383 394 Todd Mary A. 46 F Me. 13 383 394 Todd Lorenzo 21 M Farmer N.B. 14 383 394 Todd Lucinda 19 F Me. 15 383 394 Todd Israel 16 M Farmer Me. X 16 383 394 Todd Daniel 15 M Me. X 17 383 394 Todd Susan 10 F Me. X 18 383 394 Todd Sarah 8 F Me. X 19 383 394 Todd Petingil 6 M Me. 20 383 394 Todd Amelia 2 F Me. 21 384 395 McCollum Macun 60 M Farmer Scotland 22 384 395 McCollum Mary 56 F Scotland 23 384 395 McCollum Locklane 24 M N.B. 24 384 395 McCollum Gilbert 10 M N.B. X 25 384 395 McCollum Eleanor 18 F N.B. 26 384 395 McCollum Mary 16 F N.S. X 27 384 395 McCollum Mary J. 4 F Me. 28 385 396 Gerow Isaac 65 M Laborer N.B. 29 385 396 Gerow Jane 50 F N.B. 30 385 396 Gerow Melissa 13 F Me. X 31 385 396 Gerow Sheperd 11 M Me. X 32 385 396 Gerow Israel 9 M Me. X REMARKS: twins written next to this name and the next one 33 385 396 Gerow Abram 9 M Me. X REMARKS: twins written next to this name and the previous one 34 385 396 Gerow Welington 7 M Me. X 35 385 396 Gerow Benjamin 5 M Me. 36 385 396 Gerow Adaline 3 F Me. 37 386 397 Gerow Daniel 25 M Carpenter N.B. 38 386 397 Gerow Elisibeth 19 F N.B. 39 386 397 Gerow Fairfield W. 1 M Me. 40 387 398 Jackins Samuel E. 56 M Blacksmith 500 Me. 41 387 398 Jackins Abigail 56 F Me. 42 387 398 Jackins James C. 22 M Farmer Me.
Page 29a CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Hodgdon REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 29a REFERENCE: Enumerated the 30th of Aug 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourn (p.57) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 387 398 Jackins Samuel E. 20 M Farmer Me. 2 388 399 Tarbell George 25 M Farmer 500 Me. 3 388 399 Tarbell Elisibeth 22 F Me. 4 388 399 Tarbell Preston 3 M Me. 5 388 399 Tarbell Lyman 2 M Me. 6 388 399 Tarbell Walter 11/12 M Me. 7 388 399 Tarbell Charles 21 M Farmer Me. 8 388 399 Tarbell Benjamin 72 M Farmer Mass. 9 388 399 Carr Mary 12 F N.B. X 10 389 400 Wiggins Rufus 56 M Farmer 800 Me. 11 389 400 Wiggins Mary A. 56 F N.B. 12 389 400 Wiggins Edgar A. 31 M Farmer N.B. 13 389 400 Wiggins Cyrus S. 18 M Farmer Me. 14 389 400 Wiggins Mahitable A. 24 F N.B. 15 389 400 Wiggins Mary J. 15 F Me. X 16 389 400 Wiggins Elisibeth 12 F Me. X 17 390 401 Bird Francis 40 M Farmer Ireland 18 390 401 Bird Mary 34 F Ireland 19 390 401 Bird Mary A. 14 F Me. 20 390 401 Bird James S. 16 M Farmer Me. X 21 390 401 Bird Veronica 12 F Me. X 22 390 401 Bird Salina 9 F Me. X 23 390 401 Bird John 6 M Me. X 24 390 401 Bird Eliza J. 4 F Me. 25 390 401 Bird Susan D. 2 F Me. 26 390 401 Bird Martha 3/12 F Me. 27 391 402 White James 30 M Farmer N.B. 28 391 402 White Eliza 24 F N.B. 29 391 402 White Leonard O. 2 M Me. 30 391 402 White Franklin A. 1 M Me. 31 391 402 White Benjamin 22 M Farmer Me. 32 391 402 Staples John A. 17 M Farmer N.B. 33 392 403 Nowland James 40 M Farmer Eng. 34 392 403 Nowland Susan 7 F Me. X 35 392 403 Nowland Emely 5 F Me. 36 393 404 Haskell George W. 34 M F.B. Clergyman 500 Me. 37 393 404 Haskell Hannah 24 F N.B. 38 393 404 Haskell William M. 3 M Me. 39 394 405 White William 63 M Farmer 1,500 N.B. 40 394 405 White Dorithy 50 F N.B. 41 394 405 White Joseph 25 M Farmer Me. 42 394 405 White Priscilla 18 F Me.
Page 29b CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Hodgdon REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 29b REFERENCE: Enumerated the 2nd of Sep 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourn (p.58) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 394 405 White Ruth 17 F Me. 2 394 405 White Mahala 15 F Me. X 3 394 405 White William 13 M Me. X 4 394 405 White Jane 12 F Me. X 5 394 405 White Elisibeth 75 F R. Island 6 395 406 Dillin John 32 M Farmer Ireland 7 395 406 Dillin ***thy J. 25 F N.B. REMARKS: first name is marked over 8 395 406 Dillin William H. 1 M Me. 9 395 406 Dillin George 23 M Farmer N.B. 10 395 406 Dillin Eliza A. 24 F N.B. 11 395 406 Dillin Matilda 22 F N.B. 12 395 406 Dillin William 20 M Farmer Me. 13 395 406 Low Edwin 31 M Farmer Me. 14 396 407 McDonald Fredrick 37 M Farmer 500 N.B. 15 396 407 McDonald Elisibeth 40 F N.B. 16 396 407 McDonald Celestia 17 F Me. 17 396 407 McDonald Frances 13 F Me. X 18 396 407 McDonald Fredrick L. 11 M Me. X 19 396 407 McDonald James A. 7 M Me. X REMARKS: twins written next to this name and next one 20 396 407 McDonald William H. 7 M Me. X REMARKS: twins written next to this name and previous one 21 396 407 McDonald Jane 2 F Me. 22 397 408 Plumer Erastus 32 M Farmer 200 Me. 23 397 408 Plumer Mary 75 F Me. 24 397 408 Grant Prudilla 17 F U. Canada REMARKS: birth place unclear, may be N.H. 25 398 409 McDonald Ronald 47 M Wheelwright U. Canada 26 398 409 McDonald Margaret 21 F U. Canada 27 398 409 McDonald William 17 M Farmer U. Canada 28 398 409 McDonald Catherine 15 F U. Canada X 29 398 409 McDonald Harriet 13 F N.B. X 30 398 409 McDonald Maria 10 F N.B. X 31 398 409 McDonald Jane 7 F N.B. X 32 398 409 McDonald Isabel 4 F N.B. 33 399 410 Dacia Michael 35 M Farmer Ireland 34 399 410 Dacia Bridget 30 F Ireland 35 399 410 Dacia Elen 8 F N.B. X 36 399 410 Dacia Maria 6 F N.B. 37 399 410 Dacia Margaret 4 F N.B. 38 399 410 Dacia James 2 M N.B. 39 400 411 Finigan James 30 M Farmer 600 Ireland 40 400 411 Finigan Catherine 30 F Ireland 41 400 411 Finigan Gorn 13 M Ireland X 42 400 411 Finigan Mary A. 8 F Me. X
Page 30a CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Hodgdon REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 30a REFERENCE: Enumerated the 2nd of Sep 1850 by Humphrey Chadbourn (p.59) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 400 411 Finigan Bridget 7 F Me. X 2 400 411 Finigan Margaret 4 F Me. 3 400 411 Finigan Catherine 3 F Me. 4 400 411 Ferry Patrick 55 M Ireland 5 400 411 Dority James 50 M Ireland 6 401 412 White Jacob 48 M Farmer N.B. 7 401 412 White Emeline 42 F N.B. 8 401 412 White Charles 25 M Farmer N.B. 9 401 412 White Hezekiah 19 M Farmer Me. 10 401 412 White Jacob 17 M Farmer Me. X 11 401 412 White Amanda 15 M Me. X 12 401 412 White Mary 13 F Me. X 13 401 412 White Albert 11 M Me. X 14 401 412 White Gideon 9 M Me. X 15 401 412 White Turney 5 M Me. 16 401 412 White Marietta 3 F Me. 17 401 412 White Emeline 6/12 F Me. 18 402 413 White Henry 45 M Farmer N.B. 19 402 413 White Easter 32 F N.B. 20 402 413 White Jacob 15 M N.B. X 21 402 413 White Asenalt 13 F N.B. X 22 402 413 White Nancy 12 F N.B. X 23 402 413 White Artimisia 11 F N.B. X 24 402 413 White Elisibeth 9 F N.B. X 25 402 413 White Margaret A. 7 F N.B. X 26 402 413 White Henry 5 M N.B. 27 402 413 White Charlotte 2 F N.B. 28 403 414 Tobin Michael 35 M Tailor Ireland 29 403 414 Tobin Elis 30 F Ireland 30 403 414 Tobin Maria 8 F Penn. X 31 403 414 Tobin Margaret 6 F Penn. X 32 403 414 Tobin Alice 3 F Me. 33 403 414 Tobin John T. 3/12 F Me. 34 403 414 Buckly John 50 M Farmer Ireland 35 403 414 Dority Mary 27 F N.B. 36 404 415 Stone William 58 M Farmer 1,200 N.B. 37 404 415 Stone Salone 54 F N.B. 38 404 415 Stone John 33 M Farmer N.B. 39 404 415 Stone Martha B. 21 F Me. 40 404 415 Stone Persia B. 20 F Me. 41 404 415 Stone Varnun P. 18 M Farmer Me. X 42 404 415 Stone Lucy 13 F Me. X

Continued with Hodgdon, part 2 of 3 (pp.30b-33a)

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