1790 Census: Canaan, Hancock County

Canaan Plantation was, with adjacent Ducktrap Plantation, incorporated in 1802 as Lincolnville.

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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Canaan Town, Hancock County

Charles Thomas 1 4 1 0 0
David Raredan 1 0 0 0 0
Noah Miller 4 3 3 0 0
Nathan Knights 2 1 5 0 0
John Norton 2 2 3 0 0
Isaac Heal 1 4 5 0 0
Chesley Heal 1 0 0 0 0
Lewis Ogier 1 2 3 0 0
Peleg Smith 1 1 3 0 0
Joseph Smith 1 1 3 0 0
Ephraim Shelden 1 0 3 0 0
Cornelius Arkins 1 0 0 0 0
William M^cFarlin 1 1 2 0 0
Joseph Dean 1 0 0 0 0
Joshua Lamb 2 4 3 0 0
Daniel Pottle 1 1 3 0 0
John Nason 1 5 3 0 0
John Dunton 1 0 1 0 0
Joseph Thomas 2 3 6 0 0
Joshua Whitham 1 3 4 0 0
Levi Gray 1 0 1 0 0
James Quin 1 1 3 0 0
Abner Millikin 1 1 2 0 0
William Moody 1 2 1 0 0
Ephraim Fletcher 1 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Fletcher 1 0 0 0 0
Nathaniel Hilton 1 0 1 0 0