Lincoln County, ME 1840 U.S. Federal Census Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/me/lincoln/1840/ This Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Robert E. Lane for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 by Linda Talbott ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1840 CENSUS-DAY: June 1, 1840 MICROFILM #M704- STATE MAINE COUNTY Lincoln ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- NOTE: The back side of the population schedule for the 1840 census was used to record living pensioners of the Revolutionary War or other military service. This contained information not found on the population schedule, such as the person's age and who they were living with. Publishing of these returns was authorized by an act of Congress in 1841, printers were Blair & Rives, Washington, D.C. The book groups the names by the town where they lived. This transcription lists them in alphabetical order. Town namess are included as an aid to researchers. This schedule lists a number of women, who were likely widows who were collecting their late husband's pension. ========================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1840 STATE: MAINE COUNTY: Cumberland MICROFILM#: M704- DISTRICT: All ENUMERATOR: Not written CENSUS-DAY: June 1, 1840 ========================================================================================================================================================= Name of Pensioner Whom Living With PAGE LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE LAST NAME FIRST NAME TOWN TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================= 8 22 Abbot Henry 85 Abbot Henry Boothbay 8 32 Adams Samuel 83 Adams Hannah P. Bowdoin 8 38 Adams Rebecca 77 Crowell Stephen Bowdoinham 8 72 Adams Jemima 83 Irish Cornelius Union 8 24 Allen Daniel 86 Allen Rufus Bowdoin 8 37 Allen Susannah 69 Elliot Stephen Bowdoinham 8 14 Alley Ephraim 80 Alley John Boothbay 9 4 Anderson Robert 84 Anderson Barton Lewiston 9 8 Atkinson William 75 Atkinson William Lewiston 9 73 Averill Ezekiel 85 Averill Ezekiel Wiscasset 8 18 Babcock Benjamin 82 Keniston William Boothbay 8 15 Baker Asa G. 50 Baker Asa G. Boothbay 8 73 Barnard Sarah 80 Barnard Sarah Union 9 42 Barter Joseph 57 Barter Joseph St George 9 43 Barter Mark 54 Barter Mark St George 9 7 Bickford William 84 Bickford William Lewiston 9 34 Blackstone Rebecca 79 . . Richmond 8 54 Blake Willing 78 Blake Willing Warren 8 70 Blanchard Solomon 77 Blanchard Charles Dresden 9 33 Blanchard Sarah 86 . . Richmond 9 35 Booker Anna 75 . . Richmond 9 48 Brewster Darius 76 Brewster Darius Thomaston 8 29 Briniyion Thomas 85 Briniyion Thomas Bowdoin 8 4 Brown William 80 Brown William, Jr. Bath 8 35 Brown Jonathan 68 Brown Jonathan Bowdoinham 8 77 Burnheimer Jacob 75 Burnheimer Joseph Waldoboro 8 60 Burton William 83 Burton William Cushing 9 53 Butler Phineas 82 Butler George Thomaston 9 76 Card Thurston 48 Card Thurston Woolwich-Smith-Fairfield 9 9 Carvill Mercy 82 Carvill Benjamin Lewiston 9 25 Chapman Benjamin 80 . . Nobleborough 8 27 Chase Isaac 80 Chase James Bowdoin 8 64 Chase Ebenezer 74 Chase Ebenezer Edgecomb 8 89 Chase Robert 79 Chase William Georgetown 9 71 Clark Joseph 74 Clark Joseph Wiscasset 8 51 Cobb Rowland 82 Copeland Charles Warren 9 19 Colby James 76 Colby James Webster 9 66 Colby Samuel 79 Colby Samuel Westport 8 83 Cole Mary C. 81 Cole James Waldoboro 9 3 Cole Samuel 83 Cole Jeremiah Lewiston 8 40 Coombs Rachel 79 Coombs Samuel Bowdoinham 9 16 Cowing Calvin 89 Cowing Calvin Lisbon 8 84 Crammer John 76 Crammer John Waldoboro 8 57 Crane Rufus 83 Crane Moses Warren 8 41 Crips Michael 58 Crips Michael Bowdoinham 9 57 Curtis Caleb 82 Curtis Caleb Topsham 8 52 Davis Aaron 79 Davis Aaron Warren 9 29 Day Abraham 77 . . Phipsburg 8 82 Deab George 89 Miller George, 2d Waldoboro 8 20 Decker Thomas 86 Decker Thomas Boothbay 8 50 Delano Peggy 88 Copeland James Warren 9 23 Dunbar Elijah 85 . . Nobleborough 8 97 Dunham Ammi 75 Curtis Daniel Jefferson 9 58 Dunlap Dorcas 76 Dunlap Dorcas Topsham 8 2 Fanin John 80 Fanin John Bath 8 13 Farnham Dorcas 85 Farnham John Boothbay 8 86 Farnsworth Abigail 90 Trobridge James Waldoboro 8 56 Farrington Abner 88 Mallet Thomas Warren 9 79 Fish Simeon 68 Fish Simeon Patricktown Plantation 9 26 Flagg Samuel A. 78 Flagg John Nobleborough 8 63 Fuller Hannah 85 Chaples James Cushing 8 87 Gentner Andrew 81 Gentner Andrew Waldoboro 9 52 George Margaret 78 Ruggles John Thomaston 8 67 Gorham Josiah 80 Gorham Josiah Edgecomb 8 1 Grace Huldah 78 Purrington Joshua Bath 9 70 Greenleaf Benjamin 80 Greenleaf Benjamin Wiscasset 8 90 Hall Isaac 94 Huntt William Georgetown 9 62 Hall Levi . Hall James Washington 8 26 Harris John 75 Harris John Bowdoin 9 54 Haskell Josiah 80 Haskell Josiah Thomaston 8 48 Hatch Philip 86 Hatch Philip Bristol 8 58 Head James W. 74 Head James W. Warren 9 22 Heall Levi 83 . . Nobleborough 9 67 Heath Isaac 83 . . Whitefield 8 81 Heavner Charles 81 Heavner Charles Waldoboro 9 20 Henderson Benjamin 86 Smith Thomas Webster 9 11 Herrick Oliver 57 Herrick Oliver Lewiston 8 78 Heyer Cornelius 88 Heyer Cornelius Waldoboro 9 39 Hinds Samuel 80 Hinds Samel St George 9 64 Hodgdon Caleb 87 Hodgdon Thomas Westport 8 9 Hodgkins Abigail 80 Crowell Samuel Bath 8 75 Hoffses Margaret 88 Hoffses James Waldoboro 8 68 Huff Daniel 80 Huff Daniel Edgecomb 8 69 Huff Moses 76 Huff Moses Edgecomb 9 59 Hunter William 76 Frost Obadiah E. Topsham 9 10 Jepson Bradbury T. 54 Jepson Bradbury T. Lewiston 9 41 Keller David 82 Keller Alexander St George 8 17 Keniston David 82 Keniston William Boothbay 8 19 Kinney Abijah 85 Kinney Abijah Boothbay 9 24 Knowlton Andrew 89 . . Nobleborough 8 16 Landerkin Daniel 90 Landerkin Daniel Boothbay 8 55 Lawrence Amos 86 Lawrence Joshua Warren 8 10 Lement Thomas 81 Lement Thomas Bath 9 13 Lincoln Loved 82 Lincoln Loved Lewiston 8 94 Linnen Thomas 79 Linnen Thomas Georgetown 8 45 Little John 84 Little John Bristol 8 6 Low Mary 80 Patten Benjamin Bath 9 31 Maine William 82 . . Phipsburg 9 60 Mallett William 83 Mallett Isaac Topsham 9 40 Marshall Benjamin 49 Marshall Benjamin St George 9 49 Massman Aaron 82 Massman Memik Thomaston 8 92 McKinney Margaret 70 McKinney John S. Georgetown 8 59 Merb Josiah 85 Merb Josiah Warren 8 43 Merit Mary 78 Merit Ensign Bremen 9 6 Merrill John 80 Merrill Nathan L. Lewiston 8 79 Miller Frank 75 Miller James Waldoboro 8 85 Mink John C. 77 Mink John C. Waldoboro 8 7 Mitchell James M. 80 Mitchell Benjamin Bath 8 12 Mitchell Pammey 80 Mitchell Pammey Bath 8 65 Moore Isaac 88 Moore Osborn Edgecomb 8 66 Moore Nathaniel 84 Moore Nathaniel Edgecomb 9 32 Morrison Moses 84 . . Phipsburg 8 74 Morse Levi 78 Morse Levi Union 9 30 Morse Daniel 94 . . Phipsburg 8 47 Nichels John 81 Nichels John Bristol 8 93 Nichols Estor 78 Fogg Michael, Jr. Georgetown 8 62 Norton Mary 73 Norton Darius Cushing 9 72 Norton Nathaniel 79 Norton Nathaniel Wiscasset 8 91 Oliver Mary 70 Berry Joseph Georgetown 9 50 Ott Beulah 82 Massman Memik Thomaston 8 8 Pallman Peleg 77 Pallman Peleg Bath 8 44 Palmer Sarah 80 Palmer Benjamin Bremen 9 1 Paul David 79 Paul David Lewiston 8 61 Paysons Samuel 79 Paysons Samuel Cushing 9 38 Perry David 77 . . Richmond 9 47 Perry Joseph 79 Perry Joseph Thomaston 9 56 Perry Job 75 Swett Eben Thomaston 8 31 Potter James 88 Potter Jesse Bowdoin 8 11 Pulcifer Joseph 75 Pulcifer Joseph Bath 9 2 Read John P. 46 Read John P. Lewiston 8 21 Reed David 74 Reed Jacob Boothbay 8 30 Rideout Stephen 80 Rideout Stephen Bowdoin 8 80 Russell Hannah 82 Russell Thomas Waldoboro 8 88 Sadler John 70 Sadler John Georgetown 8 5 Sanford John 80 Sanford John Bath 8 39 Sedgley John 80 Center Emery Bowdoinham 9 65 Shattuck James 83 Heal James Westport 9 74 Shaw John 88 Wright Reuben Woolwich-Smith-Fairfield 8 98 Shepherd Mary 79 Shepherd James Jefferson 9 44 Sherman Nathan 78 Sherman Asa Thomaston 9 12 Skinner John 87 Skinner Andrew Lewiston 8 34 Small Ephraim 81 Small Amos Bowdoin 9 27 Small Samuel 83 . . Phipsburg 9 45 Snowdeul Elizabeth 75 Snowdeul Edward Thomaston 8 96 Spinney Jeremiah 77 Spinney Jeremiah Georgetown 9 28 Sprague William 73 . . Phipsburg 8 46 Sproul Jean 78 Murphy Hiram Bristol 8 53 Stevens James 44 Stevens James Warren 8 3 Stockbridge Sarah 79 Stockbridge Sarah Bath 8 25 Tarr Joseph 82 Tarr Joseph Bowdoin 9 68 Tarr Abram 78 . . Whitefield 9 15 Taylor Ephraim 81 Taylor John New Castle 8 33 Temple John 84 Temple John Bowdoin 9 55 Thomas Mary 80 Thomas George Thomaston 9 5 Thompson Joel 86 Thompson Isaac C. Lewiston 9 46 Thorndike Robert 79 Thorndike Robert Thomaston 8 49 Tibbets Stephen 88 Tibbets Stephen Bristol 9 51 Tillson William 87 Tillson William F. Thomaston 8 99 Tobey Mary 78 Tobey George Jefferson 9 14 True William 80 True William Lewiston 8 76 Vanner Catharine 77 Vanner Andrew Waldoboro 9 75 Walch James 50 Walch James Woolwich-Smith-Fairfield 8 28 Walker Samuel 80 Whitten Joseph Bowdoin 8 71 Ware Jerson 84 Ware Vinal Union 8 36 Watson Eunice 84 Foster Benjamin Bowdoinham 8 23 Webber Ezekiel 80 to 87 Webber Ezekiel Boothbay 9 36 Webber Abigail 79 . . Richmond 8 95 Weber Nancy 73 Weber Noah Georgetown 9 21 Weeks James 81 Weeks James Webster 9 37 Welch William 85 . . Richmond 8 42 Wellman Mary 78 Wellman Fanny Bremen 9 18 Wentworth Foster 75 Wentworth Foster Webster 9 17 Whitney Isaac 83 Whitney Isaac Lisbon 9 61 Whitten Jane 78 Smith Libbey Topsham 9 69 Williams John 79 Carr Daniel Wiscasset 9 77 Wright John 82 Wright John Woolwich-Smith-Fairfield 9 78 Wright Joseph 78 Wright Joseph Woolwich-Smith-Fairfield 9 63 Yarrow John . Yarrow Worster Washington