Fairfield, CT 1850 Federal Census ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ct/fairfield/1850/ (File 2 of 2 for Sherman Township) Collected by Jeremy Atack (Vanderbilt University) and Fred Bateman (University of Georgia) with underwriting support by the National Science Foundation. Proofread by Connie Burkett Submitted to The USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright 2002 by Jeremy Atack and Fred Bateman ========================================================================== 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, Connie Burkett All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census_Year 1850 State CT County Fairfield ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: CT COUNTY: Fairfield DIVISION: Sherman Township PAGE NO: 51A REFERENCE: Enumerated by A Northrop on Sept 25, 1850. HW PG #101 ==================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================== 1 147 153 White Mary 18 F . . . Conn . . . . . 2 147 153 White Harriet 10 F . . . Conn . X . . . 3 148 154 Favercan Peter 29 M . Laborer . Conn . . . . . 4 148 154 Favercan Susan 25 F . . . Conn . . . . . 5 148 154 Favercan Truman 8 M . . . Conn . X . . . 6 148 154 Favercan Sarah 7 F . . . Conn . X . . . 7 148 154 Favercan Josephine 5 F . . . Conn . X . . . 8 148 154 Favercan Laura 3 F . . . Conn . . . . . 9 148 154 Favercan Franklin 2 M . . . Conn . . . . . 10 148 154 Favercan Lewis 32 M . Laborer . Conn . . . . . 11 149 155 Hatch Isaac 54 M . Merchant 2,500 Conn . . . . . 12 149 155 Hatch Eliza 44 F . . . Conn . . . . . 13 149 155 Hatch John 19 M . Merchant . Conn . . . . . 14 149 155 Hatch Mary 13 F . . . Conn . X . . . 15 149 155 Hatch Susan 10 F . . . Conn . X . . . 16 149 155 Hatch Lewis 6 M . . . Conn . X . . . 17 150 156 Northrop David 50 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 18 150 156 Northrop Clarissa S 40 F . . . Conn . . . . . 19 150 156 Northrop David W 6 M . . . Conn . X . . . 20 150 156 Northrop Esther M 2 F . . . Conn . . . . . 21 150 156 Osborn Eliza A 14 F . . . Conn . . . . . 22 151 156 Sherwood Henry 30 M . Merchant 600 . . . . . family # 156 is repeated 23 151 156 Sherwood Mary A 30 F . . . Conn . . . . . 24 151 156 Sherwood Catharine 1 F . . . Conn . . . . . 25 151 156 Sherwood Judith 69 F . . 3,000 Conn . . . . . 26 152 157 Pepper Charles 30 M . Waggon Maker 800 Conn . . . . . 27 152 157 Pepper Charlotte 33 F . . . Conn . . . . . 28 152 157 Pepper Charles S 2 M . . . Conn . . . . . 29 153 158 Elwell Horace 32 M . Shoe Maker 500 Conn . . . . . 30 153 158 Elwell William H 4 F . . . Conn . . . . sex as recorded by Enumerator 31 153 158 Conner Joannah 60 F . . . Conn . . . . . 32 154 159 Edwards Fred'K 61 M . Hatter 2,000 Conn . . . . . 33 154 159 Edwards Dorcas 60 F . . . Conn . . . . . 34 155 160 Hoys Daniel 25 M . Farmer 400 Conn . . . . . 35 155 160 Hoys Jane 26 F . . . Conn . . . . . 36 155 160 Hoys Eugene 3 M . . . Conn . . . . . 37 155 160 Hoys John R 3/12 M . . . Conn . . . . . 38 156 161 Hatch Epraim 52 M . Farmer 5,000 Conn . . . . . 39 156 161 Hatch Nancy 48 F . . . Conn . . . . . 40 156 161 Hatch Charles 21 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 41 156 161 Hatch Susan 20 F . . . Conn . . . . . 42 156 161 Hatch Miles 12 M . . . Conn . X . . name could be Mills CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: CT COUNTY: Fairfield DIVISION: Sherman Township PAGE NO: 51B REFERENCE: Enumerated by A Northrop on Sept 25, 1850. HW PG #102 ==================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================== 1 156 161 Hartwell Lucy 22 F . . . Conn . . . . . 2 157 162 Hodges Albert 43 M . Carpenter 3,000 Conn . . . . . 3 157 162 Hodges Betsey 44 F . . . Conn . . . . . 4 157 162 Hodges Mary J 17 F . . . Conn . . . . . 5 158 163 Soarrow Allen 45 M B Laborer . Conn . . . . . 6 158 163 Soarrow Jane 38 F B . . Conn . . . . . 7 158 163 Soarrow Mary 13 F B . . Conn . . . . . 8 158 163 Soarrow Elizabeth 11 F B . . Conn . . . . . 9 158 163 Soarrow Frances 9 F B . . Conn . . . . . 10 158 163 Soarrow Artalissa 7 F B . . Conn . . . . . 11 158 163 Soarrow Joseph 5 M B . . Conn . . . . . 12 158 163 Soarrow Maria 2 F B . . Conn . . . . . 13 159 164 Ladean Jarvis 60 M . Laborer . Conn . . . . . 14 159 164 Ladean Jane 60 F . . . Conn . . . . . 15 160 165 Hall Thomas 60 M . Farmer 1,600 Conn . . . . . 16 160 165 Hall Ann 56 F . . . Conn . . . . . 17 160 165 Hall Jane 20 F . . . Conn . . . . . 18 160 165 Hall Sarah 19 F . . . Conn . . . . . 19 160 165 Hall Miles R 17 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 20 160 165 Rigs James 85 M . Farmer 2,000 Conn . . . . . 21 161 166 Redfone Benjamin 30 M . Meth Minister . Conn . . . . . 22 161 166 Redfone Hannah 25 F . . . Conn . . . . . 23 162 167 Mangum Lyman G 50 M . BlackSmith 600 Conn . . . . . 24 162 167 Mangum Tarnus 44 F . . . Conn . . . . . 25 162 167 Mangum Daniel D 25 M . Carpenter . Conn . . . . . 26 162 167 Mangum Lucy E 18 F . . . Conn . . . . . 27 163 168 Hoag David D 32 M . Merchant 4,000 Conn . . . . . 28 163 168 Hoag Eliza O 29 F . . . Conn . . . . . 29 163 168 Hoag Ann J 5 F . . . Conn . X . . . 30 163 168 Hoag David D Jr 2 M . . . Conn . . . . . 31 163 169 Hoag William W 34 M . Merchant . Conn . . . . . 32 163 169 Hoag Cornelia 28 F . . . Conn . . . . . 33 163 169 Hoag Celestia 10 F . . . Conn . X . . . 34 163 169 Hoag Caroline 8 F . . . Conn . X . . . 35 163 169 Hoag Frances 5 F . . . Conn . X . . . 36 163 169 Hoag Fred'K D 2 M . . . Conn . . . . . 37 164 170 Woodruff George 50 M . Miller . Conn . . . . . 38 164 170 Woodruff Rebecca 50 F . . . Conn . . . . . 39 164 170 Woodruff John N 14 M . . . Conn . X . . . 40 164 170 Woodruff Oliver P 9 F . . . Conn . X . . sex as recorded by Enumerator 41 164 170 Rigs Sarah 80 F . . . Conn . . . . . 42 164 170 Woodruff James 4 M . . . Conn . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: CT COUNTY: Fairfield DIVISION: Sherman Township PAGE NO: 52A REFERENCE: Enumerated by A Northrop on Sept 25, 1850. HW PG #103 ==================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================== 1 165 171 Soule Ebenezer 39 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 2 165 171 Soule Phebe A 40 F . . . Conn . . . . . 3 165 171 Soule Elizabeth 11 F . . . Conn . X . . . 4 165 171 Soule Angeline 6 F . . . Conn . X . . . 5 166 172 Briggs George 39 M . Farmer 10,000 Conn . . . . . 6 166 172 Briggs Emeline 33 F . . . Conn . . . . . 7 166 172 Briggs Adaline *10 F . . . Conn . X . . age is marked over, but it looks like 10 8 166 172 Briggs Mary F 3 F . . . Conn . X . . . 9 166 172 Briggs Royal W 9 M . . . Conn . X . . . 10 166 172 Barnum Julia M 13 F . . . Conn . X . . . 11 167 173 Heddy Jacob 50 M B Laborer . Conn . . . . . 12 167 173 Heddy Maria 49 F B . . Conn . . . . . 13 167 173 Heddy Marsh 21 F B . . Conn . . . . . 14 167 173 Heddy Abba J 16 F B . . Conn . . . . . 15 167 173 Heddy George 18 M B . . Conn . . . . . 16 167 173 Heddy Henry 7 M B . . Conn . . . . . 17 167 173 Heddy Edward 8 M B . . Conn . . . . . 18 168 174 Cary William 57 M B . . Conn . . . . . 19 168 174 Lockwood Susan 58 F B . . Conn . . . . . 20 168 174 Cary Mary A 16 F B . . Conn . . . . . 21 169 175 Briggs Henry 62 M . Farmer 8,000 Conn . . . . . 22 169 175 Briggs Sophia 54 F . . . Conn . . . . . 23 169 175 Briggs Aaron 37 M . Farmer 4,000 Conn . . . . . 24 169 175 Briggs Mary 30 F . . . Conn . . . . . 25 169 175 Briggs Mary E 9/12 F . . . Conn . . . . . 26 170 176 Briggs Henry I Jr 30 M . Farmer 3,000 Conn . . . . . 27 170 176 Briggs Almira 23 F . . . Conn . . . . . 28 171 177 Haviland Martha 59 F . . 4,000 Conn . . . . . 29 171 177 Haviland Egbert 18 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 30 172 178 Irish Sarah 78 F . . . Conn . . . . . 31 172 178 Haviland Maria 40 F . . . Conn . . . . . 32 173 179 Irish Sidney 37 M . Carpenter . Conn . . . . . 33 173 179 Irish Sarah 25 F . . . Conn . . . . . 34 173 179 Irish Edwin 3 M . . . Conn . . . . . 35 173 179 Irish Caroline 1 F . . . Conn . . . . . 36 173 179 Irish Rebecca 79 F . . . Conn . . . . . 37 175 180 Purdy Theadore 42 M . Shoe Maker . Conn . . . . household #174 was skipped 38 175 180 Purdy Louisa 32 F . . . Conn . . . . . 39 175 180 Purdy Thomas H 18 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 40 175 180 Purdy Henry 14 M . . . Conn . X . . . 41 175 180 Purdy Phebe A 13 F . . . Conn . X . . . 42 175 180 Purdy Charles 8 M . . . Conn . X . . . CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: CT COUNTY: Fairfield DIVISION: Sherman Township PAGE NO: 52B REFERENCE: Enumerated by A Northrop on Sept 25, 1850. HW PG #104 ==================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================== 1 175 180 Northrop Nabby 75 F . . . Conn . . . . . 2 176 181 Fuller Revila 44 M . Tanner 2,000 Conn . . . . first name is unclear 3 176 181 Fuller Caroline 43 F . . . Conn . . . . . 4 176 181 Fuller Rebecca 18 F . . . Conn . . . . . 5 176 181 Hungaford Rebecca 71 F . . . Conn . . . . . 6 176 181 Edwards John 13 M . . . Conn . . . . . 7 176 181 Corbin Lucy 14 F . . . Conn . . . . . 8 177 182 Corbin George T 45 M . Carpenter . Conn . . . . . 9 177 182 Corbin Betsey 44 F . . . Conn . . . . . 10 177 182 Corbin Mary 18 F . . . Conn . . . . . 11 177 182 Corbin George 11 M . . . Conn . X . . . 12 177 182 Corbin Jane 8 F . . . Conn . X . . . 13 177 182 Corbin Highla 6 F . . . Conn . X . . . 14 177 182 Corbin Frances S 3 F . . . Conn . . . . . 15 178 183 Monroe Silas 29 M . Tanner 800 Conn . . . . . 16 178 183 Monroe Lucy 26 F . . . Conn . . . . . 17 178 183 Monroe Edward 6 M . . . Conn . X . . . 18 178 183 Monroe Irwin 5 M . . . Conn . X . . . 19 178 183 Monroe Charlotte 1 F . . . Conn . . . . . 20 179 184 Barns Albert 45 M . Farmer 4,000 Conn . . . . . 21 179 184 Barns Catharine 40 F . . . Conn . . . . . 22 179 184 Barns Andrew 11 M . . . Conn . X . . . 23 179 184 Barns George 9 M . . . Conn . X . . . 24 179 184 Barns Hiram 7 M . . . Conn . X . . . 25 179 184 McReady Anna 12 M . . . . . . . . sex as recorded by Enumerator 26 180 185 Darling Manuel 30 M B Laborer . Conn . . . . . 27 180 185 Darling Susan 30 F B . . Conn . . . . . 28 180 185 Darling John 4 M B . . Conn . . . . . 29 180 185 Darling Sarah 2 F B . . Conn . . . . . 30 181 186 Hodge Asa 60 M . Hatter . Conn . . . . . 31 181 186 Hodge Rachel 56 F . . . Conn . . . . . 32 181 186 Hodge Charles 16 M . None . Conn . . . . . 33 181 186 Hodge Horace 12 M . . . Conn . . . . . 34 181 186 Hodge David 18 M . Shoe Maker . Conn . . . . . 35 181 187 Ludington Howard 28 M . Laborer . Conn . . . . . 36 181 187 Ludington Sally A 26 F . . . Conn . . . . . 37 181 187 Ludington John 3 M . . . Conn . . . . . 38 181 187 Ludington Anna 1 F . . . Conn . . . . . 39 182 188 Northrop Samuel 50 M . Farmer 6,000 Conn . . . . . 40 182 188 Northrop Eunice 50 F . . . Conn . . . . . 41 182 188 Northrop Eliza D 22 F . . . Conn . . . . . 42 182 188 Northrop Franklin 21 M . . . Conn . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: CT COUNTY: Fairfield DIVISION: Sherman Township PAGE NO: 53A REFERENCE: Enumerated by A Northrop on Sept 26, 1850. HW PG #105 ==================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================== 1 183 188 Ladean Adaline 20 F . . . Conn . . . . family #188 is repeated 2 183 188 Ladean Lavina 16 F . . . Conn . . . . . 3 184 189 Hoyt George 48 M . Farmer 300 Conn . . . . . 4 184 189 Hoyt Emeline 43 F . . . Conn . . . . . 5 184 189 Hoyt Jane 17 F . . . Conn . X . . . 6 184 189 Hoyt Charlotte 15 F . . . Conn . X . . . 7 184 189 Hoyt George 10 M . . . Conn . X . . . 8 184 189 Hoyt Edwin 8 M . . . Conn . X . . . 9 184 189 Hoyt Meed 6/12 M . . . Conn . . . . . 10 184 189 Hoyt David 54 M . . . Conn . . . X Pauper 11 185 190 Congo Jesse 50 M . . . Conn . . . . . 12 185 190 Congo Rhoda 55 F . . . Conn . . . . . 13 185 190 Congo Levi 21 M . . . Conn . . . . . 14 185 190 Congo Laura E 11 F . . . Conn . X . . . 15 186 191 Leach David W 27 M . Farmer 4,000 Conn . . . . . 16 186 191 Leach Susan S 25 F . . . Conn . . . . . 17 186 191 Leach Anna 64 F . . . Conn . . . . . 18 186 191 Lunan Thomas 19 M . Laborer . Ireland . . . . . 19 187 192 Benson Minot 26 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 20 187 192 Benson Phebe 22 F . . . Conn . . . . . 21 187 192 Benson Thankful 54 F . . . Conn . . . . . 22 187 192 Benson Sally 2 F . . . Conn . . . . . 23 187 192 Benson Harriet 1 F . . . Conn . . . . . 24 188 193 Leach Ira 43 M . Farmer 1,500 Conn . . . . . 25 188 193 Leach Elizabeth 43 F . . . Conn . . . . . 26 188 193 Leach Charlotte E 20 F . . . Conn . . . . . 27 188 193 Leach William 17 M . Farmer . Conn . X . . . 28 188 193 Leach Edwin 11 M . . . Conn . X . . . 29 188 194 Leach William 78 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 30 188 194 Leach William 34 M . Carpenter . Conn . . . . . 31 188 194 Leach Catharine 37 F . . . Conn . . . . . 32 188 194 Leach Zadock P 14 M . . . Conn . X . . . 33 188 194 Leach Ann E 12 F . . . Conn . X . . . 34 189 195 Bartram Jonathon 74 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 35 189 195 Bartram Lucy 70 F . . . Conn . . . . . 36 189 195 Bartram Almira 6 F . . . Conn . X . . . 37 189 195 Somers John 22 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 38 189 195 Somers Martha 37 F . . . Conn . . . . . 39 189 195 Congo Nancy 50 F . . . Conn . . . . . 40 189 195 Somers Mary E 5/12 F . . . Conn . . . . . 41 190 196 Fairchild Henry 25 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 42 190 196 Fairchild Rachel 21 F . . . Conn . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: CT COUNTY: Fairfield DIVISION: Sherman Township PAGE NO: 53B REFERENCE: Enumerated by A Northrop on Sept 26, 1850. HW PG #106 ==================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================== 1 190 196 Fairchild Robert 1 M . . . Conn . . . . . 2 191 198 Wooden Mary 54 F . . 1,500 Conn . . . . family #197 was skipped 3 191 198 Wooden Emet 23 M . Tanner . Conn . . . . . 4 191 198 Wooden Charles 19 M . Tanner . Conn . . . . . 5 191 198 Osborn James 60 M . . . Conn . . . . . 6 192 199 Hawly Orrin 46 M . Mill Wright . Conn . . . . . 7 192 199 Hawly Charlotte 44 F . . . Conn . . . . . 8 192 199 Hawly Mary M 14 F . . . Conn . X . . . 9 192 199 Hawly Hellen M 12 F . . . Conn . X . . . 10 192 199 Hawly Daniel D 10 M . . . Conn . X . . . 11 192 199 Hawly William W 8 M . . . Conn . X . . . 12 192 199 Hawly Henry F 6 M . . . Conn . X . . . 13 192 199 Hawly Charlotte 4 F . . . Conn . . . . . 14 193 200 Haviland Horace 61 M . Farmer 5,000 Conn . . . . . 15 193 200 Haviland Israel 30 M . Farmer . Conn . . . . . 16 193 200 Haviland Abba J 31 F . . . Conn . . . . . 17 193 200 Haviland Eunice 2 F . . . Conn . . . . . 18 193 200 Haviland Henry 5/12 M . . . Conn . . . . .