Maine Genealogy Archives

1790 Census: Boothbay, Lincoln County

Parts of Boothbay were set off and incorporated as Townsend (now Southport) in 1842, and as Boothbay Harbor in 1889.

Source: Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790: Maine [pdf]. (Washington, D. C., Govt. Print Off., 1908).

Forenames and surnames have been switched to facilitate searching.

Key to entries:

  1. Name of Head of Family.
  2. Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families.
  3. Free white males under 16 years.
  4. Free white females, including heads of families.
  5. All other free persons.
  6. Slaves.
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Boothbay Town, Lincoln County
John Brown 2 0 3 0 0
Solomon Burnham 3 3 2 0 0
Margaret Brown 1 1 3 0 0
Ephraim Burnham 1 1 1 0 0


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Solomon Burnham 1 0 0 0 0
Joseph Carlisle 1 2 1 0 0
Obadiah Trask 1 1 2 0 0
Benja McPharlen 1 2 3 0 0
Elihu Bryer 1 2 2 0 0
Joseph Perkins 3 3 5 0 0
Solomon Burnham 4 0 6 0 0
John Bowland 3 3 4 0 0
Saml McCobb, Jur 1 2 2 0 0
James Kennady 3 2 6 0 0
Benja Kelley 3 0 1 0 0
Willm Kennady 2 0 3 0 0
Saml Brier 5 3 4 0 0
Thomas Boyd 2 2 2 0 0
Thomas Boyd, Junr 2 3 6 0 0
George Boyd 3 1 6 0 0
Joseph Booker 1 2 3 0 0
Saml Adams, Junr 1 1 3 0 0
John Booker, Junr 1 1 2 0 0
James All 1 4 7 0 0
Andw Wall 1 2 6 0 0
Jere Beath 2 0 2 0 0
John Holton 1 2 4 0 0
James Dawes 1 1 2 0 0
Willm McCobb 2 2 4 0 0
Joseph Reid 2 5 4 0 0
John Booker 1 0 1 0 0
Lydia Montgomery 2 5 3 0 0
Saml Montgomery 3 0 4 0 0
George Race 1 1 1 0 0
Joseph Farnham 4 1 3 0 0
Ansel Farnham 1 0 1 0 0
Chapen Farnham 1 1 2 0 0
Jona Farnham 1 1 3 0 0
Benja Linnecon 3 0 3 0 0
Saml Alley 1 4 6 0 0
John Ratclif 1 0 2 0 0
David Wallace 1 2 2 0 0
Philip Cooper 1 2 2 0 0
Paul Reid 2 1 6 0 0
John Lishman 3 0 1 0 0
Edward Creamer 2 1 4 0 0
Saml McCobb 1 0 3 0 0
David McCobb 1 0 3 0 0
Benja Seargeant 3 2 2 0 0
Elizabeth McPharlen 2 1 6 0 0
Andw McPharlen 1 0 0 0 0
Ebenezer Fullerton 1 1 4 0 0
John Beath 1 0 1 0 0
Joseph Beath 1 0 4 0 0
John McCobb 1 6 3 0 0
Robert Wilee 1 0 2 0 0
Martha Willee 1 0 2 0 0
Abijah Kenny 1 0 2 0 0
David Reid 5 1 4 0 0
David Reid, Junr 1 2 3 0 0
David Reid, 3rd 1 0 5 0 0
Willm Poor 1 2 4 0 0
Benja Sawyer 2 0 0 0 0
Jona Greenough 1 0 5 0 0
Andw Reid, 3rd 1 0 6 0 0
Willm Reid 1 0 2 0 0
John Murray 1 0 2 0 0
Patrick Hern 1 0 3 0 0
Daniel Hern 4 4 3 0 0
Saml Adams 3 3 3 0 0
Mary Reid 3 1 2 0 0
James Reid 1 1 1 0 0
Robert Willee 1 2 5 0 0
John Willee 1 1 1 0 0
David Decker 1 1 1 0 0
Thomas Decker 1 3 3 0 0
John Brewer 2 3 5 0 0
Margara McCown 1 1 3 0 0
Saml Thomson 2 2 4 0 0
Joseph Thomson 3 0 1 0 0
Saml Harris 1 5 3 0 0
David Emery 1 2 2 0 0
Thos Horn 1 0 2 0 0
Horn (Widow) 1 0 2 0 0
Silvester Pierce 2 2 4 0 0
Joseph Pierce 1 3 4 0 0
John Hamilton 1 2 4 0 0
Willm Decker 2 3 3 0 0
Edward Bird 2 0 2 0 0
David Nelson 1 0 1 0 0
Willm Clambo 1 1 1 0 0
Ezekiel Pierce 1 2 3 0 0
Saml Barter, Jur. 1 1 5 0 0
Saml Pierce 2 3 8 0 0
Ichabod Tibbits 1 5 3 0 0
Ebenezer Preble 1 1 2 0 0
Henry Abbot 1 3 3 0 0
Cornelius Horn 1 4 6 0 0
John Poor 1 4 6 0 0
Joseph Langdon 1 3 2 0 0
Abraham Decker 1 3 2 0 0
Saml Ball 1 3 2 0 0
Levi Ball 1 0 2 0 0
Robert Reid 1 1 3 0 0
John Rand 2 2 5 0 0
Daniel Knight 5 2 6 0 0
Pettishal Knight 1 2 4 0 0
Joshua Cross 1 1 2 0 0
Ruggles Cunningham 1 1 2 0 0
James Tibbits 1 0 1 0 0
Benja Kenny 1 1 1 0 0
Saml Lamson 2 1 2 0 0
Joseph Lewis 1 2 1 0 0
John Lewis 1 1 1 0 0
Jona Dawes 2 1 8 0 0
John Matthews 1 3 3 0 0
John Southard 1 0 5 0 0
James Lamson 1 2 4 0 0
Stephen Lewis 2 3 3 0 0
Willm Lewis 1 5 1 0 0
Stephen Carlton 1 2 2 0 0
Ebenezer Sawyer 1 2 3 0 0
John Stover 1 1 1 0 0
James Webb 1 2 2 0 0
Elias Skidmore 1 0 2 0 0
John Reid 1 2 1 0 0
Saml Kenny 1 2 4 0 0
Saml Barter 1 0 1 0 0
Joseph Barter 2 0 3 0 0
James Day 2 0 1 0 0
John Barter 1 3 4 0 0
Calvin Pinkham 1 2 3 0 0
Benja Kent 1 2 6 0 0
Obadah Alby 1 1 2 0 0
Giles Tibits 1 1 2 0 0
Joseph Lewis, Junr 1 2 4 0 0
John Emerson 1 1 4 0 0
Ichabod Pinkham 6 1 7 1 0
John Cromett 1 0 2 2 0
Jereh Cromett 1 0 6 0 0
Stephen Rollins 1 2 1 0 0
Nathl Pinkham 2 3 2 0 0
Saml Perkins 1 4 4 1 0
John Alley 1 1 2 0 0
John Alley, Jnr 2 0 5 0 0
Eleazer Sherman 2 6 6 0 0
Alexander Willey 1 3 3 0 0
Joseph Giles, Junr 1 0 2 0 0
Thos Kenny 1 2 1 0 0
Henry Kenny 1 0 2 0 0
Jona Train 1 3 3 0 0
Joseph Giddings 1 0 3 0 0
Joseph Giles 2 1 4 0 0
Solomon Pinkham 2 1 5 0 0
Nathl Tibbits 1 1 2 0 0
Joseph Stover 1 0 6 0 0
Gersham Webber 1 2 4 0 0
Joshua Alley 1 2 4 0 0