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[was] Township No. 3 Fifth Range Hancock County, MaineBlaidell William 20010 11010
Bond Abraham 02010 31010
Bartlett Josiah 01010 11100
Chase John 21010 20110
Changler John 11110 2101
Durston William 22010 31010
Fifield Edward 32201 01101
Fethers T John 30111 00010
Flanders Perthing 20010 10010
Flanders F James 00010 10100
Flanders Jeremiah 00020 10010
Grant John 01001 00001
Gorden William 20010 0001
Gorden Moses 20110 10010
Gorden Amos 11201 01201
Garland Joseph 21111 31110
Greely Phillip 01010 10100
Hopkins Isaac 30010 21110
Haskin S John 20101 000100
Hayes John 20010 00200
Hissiman Jactico 10001 11010
Jackman Enoch 01201 02101
Knight John 30010 00101
Kimball Andres 01011 01101
Morgan Simson 10010 22010
McClure James 31010 2111
Prat John 10010 10010
Patrick J Thomas 00121 00301
Stevens John 01101 02101
Sanders Moses 40020 10100
Sanders Joseph 00201 02100
Tyler S Thomas 12010 10010
Tyler Anny 00010 20111
Treadwell Joseph 22010 22110
Wheeler Isaac 20110 10010
Transcribed and contributed by Jennifer Godwin
Plym Clark 200010 21010
Joseph Saunders 020022 00202
Josiah Bartlett 400111 11110
Joseph Treadwell 010011 01301
Ruth Tyler 000010 00111
Joseph Peabody 110010 10010
James Powers 100010 20010
Moses Buswell 011201 10101
Ezekiel Straw 101010 20010
Isaac Wheeler 210101 11010
Reuben Bartlett 300010 10010
Michal Burton 200000 12210
John Chandler 010101 11210
Justus Herriman 011201 02101
Philip Greely 200010 11110
Joseph Garland 100101 21210
Bildad A. Haskell 100010 10100
Daniel Webber 010001 00101
Thomas Gillpatrick 001101 00021
Moses Baker 020010 54110
Stephen Tucker 100010 01010
Thomas S. Tyler 110010 41010
Joshua Silver 121012 1110
Jeremiah Flanders 000010 31010
Michael G. Flanders 100010 10010
Isaac Copeland 110010 31010
John S. Haskell 420010 00100
Amos Gordon 000111 00011
Moses Gordon 320010 00010
Asa Soule 320100 00201
Edward Fifield 211101 11110
John Treefeathering 110120 20020
Cuteon Flanders 111110 31010
John Hayes 130010 20110
Enoch Clough 100010 20010
James Holbrook 000010 00000
Benjamin Pressy 100100 00100
Joseph True 000101 11001
Abraham True 200010 00100
William Godin 320210 10110
Sampson Silver 100010 20010
Transcribed and contributed by Jennifer Godwin
[Page 1]
Reuben Bartlett
David Benton
Saml. P. Buswell
John Batchildor
Ebenezer Bottles
Cyrus Busey
Wm. Binnrell
Saml. Burnham
Robert Burnham
Josiah Bartlett
Nathl. Capus
Enoch Clough
Geo. P. Coffin
John Chandler
James Chandler
Israel Colby
Isaac Coper
David Davis
Gideon Dar
James Dinsmore
Nathl. Emerson
Jeremiah Flanders
Cutteon Flanders
Jonas Flanders
Edward Fifield
John Fogg
Ansel Field
[Page 2]
Moses Gordon
Geo. W. Gordon
John E. Gordon
Lewis Gouldin
Wm. Godin
Saml. Greely
Jacob Greely
David Greely
Benj. Garland
Abraham Grocer
James Hanson
John T. Haskell
Justus Harriman
Manoah Harriman
Walter Holbrook
Aaron Hill
John Hayes
John Hamilton
Amos Higgin
Amasa Holed
Rufus Jaman
John Jackman
Saml. W. Knight
Zebulon Knight
David Ladd
Jeremiah Ladd
John E. Ladd
[Page 3]
Fifield Lyford
Hiram Lyford
Hollis Mansfield
Reuben Manon
Daniel Mass
Benj. Mayo
Rufull Misidah
Elisha Nye
Saml. V. Nayer
Benj. H Cash
James Powers
Jona Parker
Joseph Ruent
John Page
Albert Parksman
Charles Plummer
Jacob Quimby
Enoch Rollings
Wm. Rollings
Chas. Reynolds
Saml. Ramsdell
Micajah Swain
Benj. Smith
Joshua Silver
Stephen Smith
Ezekiel Straw
Joseph Strout
[Page 4]
Joseph Sargent
Robert Seward
Harriet Small
Asa Soule
Rufus Soule
Wm. Soule
Gideon Soule
Mason Skinner
Elias Stewart
Saml. Sargent
Isaiah Stillings
John Trefethen
Joseph True
Abraham T.
Thomas T. Tyler
John Treadwell
Herbert Thorndike
Isaac Wheeler
James Spencer
Thomas Whitter
Michael Benton
Susan Tyler
Norman Bushell
David Marsh
Nath Pease
Saml. Bridge
James Marsh
[Page 5]
Isaac E. Wilken
Bildad S. Haskell
Edward Richardson
Transcribed and contributed by Jennifer Godwin
This 1837 Special Census was transcribed by Donald and Evelyn Wright on March 18, 2002. This information is free to the public. It is a rare find. The source of this information is located in the Maine State Archives, Augusta, ME. It is labeled Unincorporated townships of Penobscot County Apr 13th 1837. Only a few localities of the special census are known to exist by the Maine State Archives. We have attempted to transcribe this handwritten information accurately. Items in brackets [] were added by us for clarification that did not exist on the original document. Items in parenthesis () were our second guess where hand writing was difficult to read.
Penobscot SS
- March 25th, 1837
I Jacob W Stinchfield of Lincoln do solemnly swear
that I will truely and faithfully make a full and perfect enumeration and
description of the persons residence within that part of the county of Penobscot
South of the Mattawamkeag River & East of the Penobscot River together with the
settlement at Maddescunk at the mouth of the Salmon Stream and at Nicatow and
the settlement about Millinocket & the Grand Falls on the West Branch of
Penobscot and any other settlement on said West Branch on the waters not
incorporated towns organized plantations on the first day of March 1837 and
return the same to the treasurer of Maine agreeably to the direction of an act
entitled and Act providing for the Disposition and repayment of the public money
apportioned to the State of Maine on deposite by the government of the United
States according to the best of my ability - and that I will make said
enumeration and description by actual inquiry at every dwelling house in said
territory in personal inquiry of the head of every family and not otherwise.
Subscribed & Sworn to before me Signed -- Jacob W Stinchfield
Ira
Fish Justice of the Peace
Form of Census - Census on enumeration of the inhabitants of the several unincorporated towns set forth in this return as existing on the first day of March 1837, taken pursuant to an act of the legislature of Maine passed Eighth of March Eighteen Hundred Thirty Seven excepting foreigners not naturalized who have not had their residence in any city town or plantation in this state four years previous to the taking of said of enumeration and also excepting Indians not taxed.
| MAINE SPECIAL CENSUS, 1837, Unincorporated Townships in Penobscot County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. & Range of Townships | Name of the Master, Mistress or Head of the Family | Persons under four years of age |
Persons four years and under 21 years |
Persons 21 years of age and upwards |
Total |
| West half of Township #6 in the Second Range north of the Bingham Purchase East of Penobscot River | Richard Starburd [Starbird] | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Aaron Coffin | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |
| Stephen Dow | 1 | | 2 | 3 | |
| Moses W Larabee | | | 3 | 3 | |
| Willam Coffin | | | 2 | 2 | |
| Moses Larabee | | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Ephraim Severance | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Alfred Gates | | | 2 | 2 | |
| George Spencer | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Thomas Chase | | | 2 | 2 | |
| John Woods | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Robert H Blanchard | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| William D Oliver | 2 | | 2 | 4 | |
| Ezekiel Brown | 3 | | 3 | 6 | |
| Charles Brown | | | 2 | 2 | |
| Samuel Coombs | | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Joseph V Getchell | | | 2 | 2 | |
| Jacob T Carr | 2 | | 2 | 4 | |
| Isaac Getchell | | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jeremiah Getchell | | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Nathaniel Muzzy | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| John P Burnes | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Thomas Lowell | 1 | | 3 | 4 |
|
| Charles M Ford | 1 | | 2 | 3 | |
| Charles Lowell | 2 | | 2 | 4 |
|
| Footing | 23 | 30 | 56 | 109 | |
| No 3 First Range | John Twombly | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Charles Royal | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Amos Carver | | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Footing | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | |
| No 4 First Range | Luther McLane | 1 | | 3 | 4 |
| William Crosby | | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Footing | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| River Township No 4 Third Range | Cyrus I Foy | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Joseph Snow | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | |
| Amos Berry | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Leonard Snow | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Ephraim Kyle | | | 2 | 2 | |
| Thomas Brackett | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| Footing | 10 | 18 | 16 | 44 | |
| Lower West Indian Township No 2 | James H Dudley | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Charles Scott | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Footing | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Lower East Indian Township No 4 | David Haynes | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Asa Smith | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| Footing | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |
| Upper East Indian Township No 2 | Isaac Webber | 1 | | 2 | 3 |
| Thomas Fowler | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| Jesse Martin | | | 4 | 4 | |
| Asher Martin | 1 | | 2 | 3 | |
| Footing | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |
| Hopkins Acadamy Grant near Grand Falls West Branch | George McCaslin [McCauslin] | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Footing | | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Township Letter A 7th Range | Shurborn Dolby | 1 | | 3 | 4 |
| Hammon C Barton | | | 1 | 1 | |
| Benjamin N Fiske | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |
| Footing | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | |
| No 7. 4th Range | Thomas Drew | 1 | 14 | 15 | |
| Footing | | 1 | 14 | 15 | |
| No 1 5th Range | John Foss | 3 | 12 | 15 | |
| John A Row | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Footing | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | |
| Township Letter A 6th Range | James Howard | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Royal Boynton | 1 | | 2 | 3 | |
| Mary Howard | | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Benjamin Crocker | 2 | | 2 | 4 | |
| Winn Reed | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| John W Sanders | 2 | | 2 | 4 | |
| Samuel H Winworth | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Augustus Howard | | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Shadrach Keene | | | 7 | 7 | |
| Footing | 9 | 11 | 26 | 47 | |
| |
Whole Number of the Several Townships | 56 | 100 | 174 | 330 |
Penobscot SS -- April 11 A.D. 1837
I, Jacob W Stinchfield of Lincoln do solemnly swear that the number of persons set fourth
in the return made by me agreeably to the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act providing
for the disposition and repayment of the public money apportioned to the state of Maine,
on deposite, by the Government of the United States, has been ascertained by an actual
inquiry at every dwelling-house or a personal inquiry of the head of every family, in
conformity with the provisions of said Act; and the return aforesaid is correct and true
according to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signed Jacob W Stinchfield
Subscribed and Sworn to before me Ira Fish, Justice of Peace
Penobscot SS -- March 24 A.D. 1837
I Ira Pitman of Bangor do solemnly swear that I will truely and faithfully make a full and perfect
enumeration and description of the persons resident within all that part of Penobscot county West of
Penobscot River & North of the towns & organized/plantations Piscatiquis River with the
exception of the settlements in the west branch of Penobscot River. On the first day of March 1837
and return the same to the treasurer of Maine agreeably to the directions of an act entitled and Act
providing for the Disposition and repayment of the public money apportioned to the State of Maine on
deposite by the government of the United States according to the best of my ability - and that I will
make said enumeration and description by actual inquiry at every dwelling - house in said territory or
personal inquiry of the head of every family and not otherwise.
Signed -- Ira Pitman
Subscribed and Sworn to before me Henry Warren Justice of Peace
Form of Census - Census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the above mentioned Teretory [Territory] as existing on the first day of March 1837, taken pursuant to an Act of the Legislature of Maine passed eighth of March, 1837 excepting foreigners, not naturalized, who have not had their residence in any city, town or plantation in this State, four years previous to the taking of said of enumeration, and also excepting Indians not taxed.
| MAINE SPECIAL CENSUS, 1837, Unincorporated Townships in Penobscot County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of the Master, Mistress or Head of the Family | Persons under four years of age |
Persons four years and under 21 years |
Persons 21 years of age and upwards |
Total |
| Weld Philbrook | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Darius Perham | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Lewis E Stearns | 1 | | 2 | 3 |
| William Newell | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Moses Badger | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Benjamin Clark | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Samuel Glover | | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Alanso Glover | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Isaac Woodard | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| William Hesketh | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Edward P Wise (Wile) | 2 | | 2 | 4 |
| Arthur McQuire | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Philip Chase | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Harrison Cass | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Edward Robinson | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Enoch Perham | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Bethuel M Steans | | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| George W Abbot | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| John E Glidden | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Isaac Turell | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 27 | 59 | 45 | 131 | |
| MAINE SPECIAL CENSUS, 1837, Unincorporated Townships in Penobscot County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of the Master, Mistress, or Head of the Family | Persons under 4 years of age | Persons 4 years & under 21 years | Persons 21 years of age & upwards | Total |
| Benjamin Penny | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Rufus Rooks | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Thomas Parker | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Joseph Penny Jr. | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Joseph Day | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Samuel Trueworthy | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Nehemiah Goodwin | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Samuel Davis | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Elisha Chick | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Eliphalet Brackett | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| William Debeck | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Ebenezer Davis | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Samuel Debeck | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Simon Crosby | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Philemon Kowell (Howell) | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Williabm Crosby | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Clark Williams | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Hammon Stevens | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Nicholas Sammon | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Footing | 23 | 65 | 50 | 138 |
It was supposed when I made the return for the other unicorporated places
that the above named Gore was incorporated but it is not. I therefore have taken
the census and made return as as by law required.
Jacob W Stinchfield
Penobscot SS -- May 19 A.D. 1837
I, Jacob W Stinchfield do solemnly swear
that the number of persons set fourth in the return made by me agreeably to the
provisions of the Act entitled "An Act providing for the disposition and
repayment of the public money apportioned to the state of Maine, on deposite, by
the Government of the United States, has been ascertained by an actual inquiry
at every dwelling-house or a personal inquiry of the head of every family, in
conformity with the provisions of said Act; and the return aforesaid is correct
and true according to the best of my knowledge and belief. So help me God.
Signed Jacob W Stinchfield Subscribed and Sworn to before me Geo. B Moody,
Justice of Peace
[page 1]
Wm. E. Redlow
J. B. Fifield
James Straw
Saml. Bridger
Hiram Lyford
Jeremiah Peasll
Wm. Oliver
Aaron Hill
N. G. Reed
Geo. Bruce
Robert Seward
John S. Sanford
Isaac Polley
Amasa Rotel
Gibs Straw
Aloin Willis
Aloin Phelps
Geo. Ricker
S. S. Drake
W. Sargent
W. Rollins
W. N. Bartlett
Jonas Busker
N. Bartlett
[page 2]
Josiah Bartlett
Josiah Bartlett Jr
Nehemiah Bartlett
Alden G. Handy
Beriah Clouch
Enouch Clough
Ezekiel Page
Alan H. Bean
Luther Rideout
John Batchelder
John Capbell
Samuel Ladd
Jacob Quimby
Eben Battles
John Peny
Thos. H. Treadwell
John Hamilton
Amos Higgins
Calvin Osgood
Nathaniel Emerson
Micah C. Emerson
John Davis
Gideon Ramsdell
John P. Smith
Stephen Ramsdell
Solomon Ramsdell
Wm. Field
Celah Bruce
John Treadwell
Saml. Burnham
Edward Richardson
[page 3]
Solomon Gee
Wm. Stewart
Eleazer Burnham
Isaac Adams
Franklin Taylor
Eliah Stewart
N. L. Holt
Isaac C. Cloudman
Joseph Clark
Thomas. R. Holt
Emily Allen
D. M. Haskell
Enoch Huntington
John Jackman
Nathan Haskell
Lewis Ramsdell
James Bassett
Thos. Haskell
John Whiting
Geo. Brown
John T. Will
Wm. Strout
David Fogg
Sarah French
John Sawyer
Noah Swett
John H. Batchelder
John Pilsbury
Wm. Pierce
David Pierce
Jos. Lougee
[page 4]
John Hayes
Benj. Otis
John K. Haskell
Joshua Heath
Cutteon Flanders
Harrison Flanders
John Trefethern
Jonathan Lyford
Wm. Soule
David Soule
Orson? Parkman
Albert S. Parkman
Sheppard Parkman
Thos. O. Parkman
Joseph Mathews
David Ladd
Joseph Ladd
Wm. Blaisdell
Israel Colley
Elijah Norton
Zebulon Knight
Josiah Mariam
Sylvester Abbott
Andrew Reed
John Atkinson
Walter Holbrook
Joseph True
Geo. R. Coffin
Ezekiel Straw
Saml. Mansfield
Saml. E. Page
[page 5]
Mason Skinner
Ansel Barker
Chas. Reynolds
Betty Allen
Saml. Skillins
James Skillins
Josiah Skillins
Joseph Prescott
Abigail Fellows
T. B. Kimball
Joseph Sargent
Stephn J. Kimball
Leonard Skillins
Jacob Mason
Stephen Smith
Wm. Longer
Sill? Rice
Stephen S. Batchelder
James March
John March
Simon French
J. P. Sargent
Saml. Sargent
Nathl. Capers
Wm. Maxwell
Mamosh Harriman
Justus Harriman
James J. Chandler
Sarah F. Andrews
John Chandler
Joseph Greeley
[page 6]
Odell Lovejoy
Ruseell Murdock
Fifield Lyford
James Pilbsbury
David S. Wellins
Sidney Smith
H. N. Moore
Gardiner Smith
Herbert Thordike
John S. Fogg
Abraham True
B. H. Oak
Laurens Oak
Geo. Curtis
Mercy Johnson
Saml. W. Knight
Wm. Godwin
Benj. Garland
Henry Caleff
Saml Caleff
Enoch Rollins
Moses Gordon
Jedediah Kimball
Bennet Lawrence
Rowland Lawrence
Chas. Hayes
Wm. S. Haskell
L. D. Hayes
Asa Herrin
Jona C. Davis
[page 7]
Asa Barton
John Tarbox
James Greely
John Hall
Lewis Goulding
Mardin Ross
Rollins Mansfield
Nathl. Shaw
Archibald Gibson
John S. Haskell
Moses Prescott
Jerymiah Flanders
John Farrow
John Twombly
Moses Twombly
Daniel Silver
Alphonso Adams
Stephen H. Read
Horace Lyford
Harriet Wheeler
Isaac Wheeler, Jr.
Mariam Davis
Calvin F. Brown
Horace H. Gordon
Joseph Springall
Petetiah Came
N. B. Runnels
Nathl Harriman
Isaac Wheeler
B. A. Haskell
Transcribed and contributed by Jennifer Godwin
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