1850 Census of Aroostook County, Maine (p.122a-123b)

Portage Lake Plantation

Continued from Number 11, Range 5 (pp.117a-121a)

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

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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.

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Page 122a
CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  ME  COUNTY:  Aroostook  DIVISION:  Portage Lake Plantation  REEL NO:  M432-248  PAGE NO:  122a
REFERENCE:  Enumerated the 26th of Aug 1850 by B. Cummings (p.245) (image of page 122a)
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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   Knowland       John           48   M         Farmer                   Me.
 2   1    1   Knowland       Mary           43   F                                  Me.
 3   1    1   Knowland       Freeman        17   M         Farmer                   Me.
 4   1    1   Knowland       W'm H.         15   M         Laborer                  Me.
 5   1    1   Knowland       Roswell D.     13   M                                  Me.
 6   1    1   Knowland       Nelson         11   M                                  Me.
 7   1    1   Knowland       Lucinda        7    F                                  Me.
 8   1    1   Knowland       Nancy          3    F                                  Me.
 9   1    1   Knowland       Cha's          1    M                                  Me.
 10  2    2   Badger         Ezra           26   M         Laborer                  Me.
 11  2    2   Badger         Louis          23   F                                  Me.
 12  2    2   Badger         Frances A.     3    F                                  Me.
 13  2    2   Badger         Joseph         1    M                                  Me.
 14  2    2   Badger         David          19   M         Laborer                  Me.
 15  3    3   Knowland       Thomas         27   M         Laborer                  Me.
 16  3    3   Knowland       Clarrisa       21   F                                  Me.
 17  3    3   Knowland       Edwin B.       3    M                                  Me.
 18  3    3   Knowland       Babe           2/12 F                                  Me.
 19  4    4   McIntire       James          37   M         Laborer                  Ireland
 20  4    4   McIntire       Susannah       33   F                                  N.B.
 21  4    4   McIntire       Mary A.        15   F                                  Me.
 22  4    4   McIntire       Geo.           8    M                                  Me.
 23  4    4   McIntire       Rebecca        6    F                                  Me.
 24  4    4   McIntire       Catherine      3    F                                  Me.
 25  4    4   McIntire       Philip         2    M                                  Me.
 26  5    5   Sylvester      David          25   M         Laborer                  Me.
 27  5    5   Sylvester      Eliza P.       17   F                                  Me.
 28  5    5   Sylvester      Hannah         1    F                                  Me.
 29  6    6   Blake          Nath'l         49   M         Farmer         1,000     Me.
 30  6    6   Innis          Hannah         22   F                                  Me.
 31  6    6   Innis          Lydia          15   F                                  Me.
 32  6    6   Wheeler        Arvida         30   M         Laborer                  Me.
 33  6    6   Tracy          Cha's          20   M         Laborer                  N.B.
 34  6    6   Belle          Jere           36   M         Laborer                  N. Scotia
 35  6    6   Crawford       Richard        28   M         Laborer                  England
 36  6    6   Russell        Warren         46   M         Laborer                  Me.
 37  6    6   Dundan         Pat            58   M         Laborer                  Ireland
 38  6    6   Suter          James          48   M         Laborer                  N.B.
 39  7    7   Morin          Levi           23   M         Laborer                  N.B.
 40  7    7   Thompson       James          28   M         Laborer                  N.B.
 41  7    7   Pishon         Geo.           33   M         Laborer                  Me.
 42  7    7   Brown          *              20   M         Laborer                  *
                   REMARKS:  no first name written; birthplace covered with tape

Page 122b CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Portage Lake Plantation REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 122b REFERENCE: Enumerated the 26th day of Aug 1850 by B. Cummings (p.246) (image of page 122b) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 8 8 McGilveny Joseph 40 M Laborer N.B. 2 8 8 Leeds Josiah 24 M Laborer Me. 3 9 9 Fox Edward 33 M Farmer 800 Me. 4 9 9 Fox Chanssa 24 F Me. 5 9 9 Fox Edmond 5 M Me. 6 9 9 Fox Sarah E. 2 F Me. 7 10 10 Stevens Mathew 36 M Farmer 1,500 Me. 8 10 10 Stevens Mary S. 36 F Me. 9 10 10 Stevens Margarett 11 F Me. 10 10 10 Stevens Angilena 9 F Me. X 11 10 10 Stevens James 7 M Me. X 12 10 10 Stevens Amanda 5 F Me. X 13 10 10 Stevens Albion H. 3 M Me. X 14 10 10 Stevens Ellen M. 1 F Me. 15 10 10 Fox Cha's W. 3 M Me. 16 10 10 Fowler Sarah E. 21 F Me. 17 10 10 Wilen Isabellee 21 F Me. 18 10 10 Stevens Eastman 23 M Laborer Me. 19 10 10 Foss Jacob 26 M Laborer Me. 20 10 10 Clark Timothy 25 M Laborer Ireland 21 10 10 Bennett Richmond 32 M Laborer Me. 22 10 10 Mallett Bartlett 23 M Laborer Me. 23 10 10 Chase Johnathan 30 M Laborer Me. 24 10 10 Kendall Alonso 25 M Laborer N.H. 25 10 10 Carey Michael 23 M Laborer N.B. 26 10 10 McCormier Henry 30 M Laborer N.B. 27 10 10 Sherwood Steph 32 M Laborer N.B. 28 10 10 Foy Monte 24 M Laborer Ireland 29 11 11 Stevenson Isaac 24 M Laborer 900 Ireland 30 11 11 Stevenson Catherine 30 F Ireland 31 11 11 Stevenson Sam'l 17 M N.B. 32 11 11 Stevenson Rob't 14 M N.B. 33 11 11 Stevenson Mathew 3 M Me. 34 11 11 Stevenson Thomas 2 M Me. 35 11 11 Stevenson Mary L. 4/12 F Me. 36 11 11 Langley Pascile 17 M Laborer Me. 37 12 12 Sylvester Jos. 56 M Farmer 500 Me. 38 12 12 Sylvester Susannah 56 F Me. 39 12 12 Sylvester Abiul 21 M Laborer Me. 40 12 12 Sylvester Susannah 14 F Me. 41 12 12 Sylvester Helen E. 2 F Me. 42 12 12 Sylvester Louisa 30 F Me.
Page 123a CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Portage Lake Plantation REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 123a REFERENCE: Enumerated the 26th day of Aug 1850 by B. Cummings (p.247) (image of page 123a) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 13 13 Stevenson John 60 M Laborer Ireland 2 13 13 Stevenson John, Jr. 25 M Laborer Ireland 3 14 14 Oakes Timothy 26 M Farmer 400 Me. 4 14 14 Oakes Angeline 21 F Me. 5 14 14 Oakes Franklin 1 M Me. 6 15 15 Rollins John 37 M Laborer Vermont 7 15 15 Rollins Josiphine 22 F Me. 8 15 15 Rollins Amanda V. 4 F Me. 9 15 15 Rollins Oscar F. 2 M Me. 10 15 15 Rollins W'm W. 3/12 M Me. 11 16 16 Dow James 51 M Laborer Me. 12 16 16 Dow David 31 M Laborer Me. 13 16 16 Dow Mary 16 F N.H. 14 17 17 Dow Jpso 45 M Laborer Me. REMARKS: first name hard to read 15 17 17 Dow Mary 17 F Me. 16 17 17 Dow Elza 16 F Me. X 17 17 17 Dow Eunice 14 F Me. X 18 17 17 Dow Alexander 9 M Me. X 19 17 17 Dow David 7 M Me. X 20 17 17 Dow Ellen 5 F Me. X 21 17 17 Dow Geo. 3 M Me. 22 18 18 Winchel W'm 54 M Farmer 600 Me. 23 18 18 Winchel Sarah W. 43 F Me. 24 18 18 Winchel W'm, Jr. 27 M Me. 25 18 18 Winchel Melissa A. 15 F Me. X 26 18 18 Winchel Eliza 10 F Me. X 27 18 18 Winchel Sarah W. 7 F Me. X 28 18 18 Winchel Margaret 4 F Me. X 29 18 18 Winchel Jerome 3/12 M Me. 30 18 18 Hasty John H. 17 M Laborer Me. 31 18 18 Hasty Dan'l C. 16 M Laborer Me. X 32 18 18 Hasty Lydia 15 F Me. X 33 18 18 Task Fred'k 22 M Laborer Me. 34 19 19 Goss Tho's 70 M Farmer Mass. 35 19 19 Goss Geo. W. 18 M Laborer Me. 36 19 19 Goss Cha's S. 21 M Laborer Me. 37 19 19 McClinchley Adam 25 M Laborer Me. 38 20 20 Goss Thomas, Jr. 50 M Farmer 500 Me. 39 20 20 Goss Ann L. 42 F Me. 40 20 20 Goss John S. 21 M Laborer Me. 41 20 20 Goss Betsey W. 16 F Me. 42 20 20 Goss Rasathine 14 F Me.
Page 123b CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: ME COUNTY: Aroostook DIVISION: Portage Lake Plantation REEL NO: M432-248 PAGE NO: 123b REFERENCE: Enumerated the 26th day of Aug 1850 by B. Cummings (p.248) (image of page 123b) ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 20 20 Goss Harriet 12 F Me. 2 20 20 Goss Thomas 9 M Me. 3 20 20 Goss Rosanna 7 F Me. 4 20 20 Goss Jasper 5 M Me. 5 20 20 Goss Susan B. 3 F Me. 6 20 20 Goss Henry H. 1 M Me. 7 21 21 Neddo Sefroid 47 M Farmer 500 Me. 8 21 21 Neddo Margaret 31 F Me. 9 21 21 Neddo Prissilla 7 F Me. 10 21 21 Neddo Joseph 6 M Me. 11 21 21 Neddo Sefroid 5 M Me. 12 21 21 Neddo Theopholious 3 M Me. 13 21 21 Neddo Napolion 1 M Me. 14 22 22 Mishoe Rob't 33 M Laborer Canada 15 22 22 Mishoe Mary 73 F Canada 16 22 22 Belingie Isaac 35 M Canada 17 22 22 Mishoe Harriett 16 F Canada 18 23 23 Devon W'm 41 M Farmer 300 Me. 19 23 23 Devon Susan 22 F N.B. 20 23 23 Devon W'm, Jr. 4 M Me. 21 23 23 Devon John 3 M Me. 22 23 23 Devon Augustus 1 M Me. 23 23 23 Devon Mary 12 F Me. 24 24 24 Giver Paul 25 M Laborer Me. 25 24 24 Giver Margaret 36 F Me. 26 24 24 Giver Philomena 5 F Me. 27 24 24 Giver Lezette 4 F Me. 28 24 24 Giver Hannawell 3 M Me. 29 24 24 Giver Mary 1 F Me. 30 24 24 English Lansy 46 M Laborer Me. 31 25 25 LBare Francis 38 M Farmer 600 Me. 32 25 25 LBare Susan 36 F N.B. 33 25 25 LBare Delano 12 F Me. 34 25 25 LBare Francis 10 M Me. 35 25 25 LBare David 7 M Me. 36 25 25 LBare Phebe 5 M Me. 37 25 25 LBare Selen 4 F Me. REMARKS: the word twins is written next to names on lines 37 and 38 38 25 25 LBare Veteline 4 F Me. REMARKS: the word twins is written next to names on lines 37 and 38 39 25 25 LBare Daumause 2 M Me. 40 25 25 LBare Sophia 1/12 F Me. 41 25 25 Deveau Fanny 60 F Canada 42 25 25 * Mouzer 16 M Laborer Canada REMARKS: tape covers name; last name in Portage Lake Plantation

Continued with Hancock Plantation, families #1-47 (pp.124a-127a)

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