1790 Census: Canaan, Lincoln County

Canaan had been incorporated in 1788. The town of Bloomfield (later annexed to Skowhegan) was set off in 1814. Skowhegan itself was set off in 1823.

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, Lincoln County

Robert Wood 2 0 5 0 0
William Steward 1 1 3 0 0
Blethy Kindal 1 3 4 0 0
Ephrom Castle 1 0 0 0 0
Levi Powers 2 4 4 0 0
Nathaniel Burril 3 1 3 0 0
Phinihas Steward 1 1 2 0 0
Samuel Steward 1 1 5 0 0
Seth Wyman 1 6 3 0 0
Elam Pratt 1 2 2 0 0
John Hunt 1 0 1 0 0
William Stewart 3 3 3 0 0
Maxie Jewet 2 2 3 0 0
Abraham Ireland 1 3 5 0 0
Rebekah Brown 0 2 1 0 0
Solomon Okes 2 0 3 0 0
Levi Okes 2 0 3 0 0
John Fowler 1 2 5 0 0
James Turner 1 0 2 0 0
Isaac Smith 1 6 4 0 0
Luther Ross 1 0 0 0 0
Andrew Miriek 1 2 2 0 0
John Okes 1 1 3 0 0
Phinihas Steward 2 0 3 0 0
Abraham Steward 1 2 4 0 0
Solomon White 1 2 3 0 0
Samuel Wesson 1 3 4 0 0
Peter Howard, J^u 1 1 4 0 0
Brice Macblin 1 1 1 0 0
Noah Dartman 1 1 2 0 0
Noah Clerk 1 0 4 0 0
Solomon Stewart, Jr. 2 1 5 0 0
William Fletcher 1 1 2 0 0
James Webb 1 1 1 0 0
Daniel Hornestead 1 0 0 0 0
Adam Carson 1 0 4 0 0
Isaac Russel 1 6 3 0 0
Daniel Snow 1 0 0 0 0
Peter Howard 1 0 1 0 0
Toboias Whitten 1 3 2 0 0
Michal Pratt 1 0 3 0 0
Joseph Savage 1 5 3 0 0
Samuel Varnum 1 1 6 0 0
William Castle 2 3 4 0 0
Daniel Lambart 1 6 2 0 0
David Kincade 1 4 2 0 0
George Lewis 1 3 5 0 0
Sherebiah Lambart 1 0 1 0 0
Sherebiah Lambart, J^r 1 3 5 0 0
Barzeliel Kindal 1 3 5 0 0
James Maulbone 1 5 5 0 0

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Abraham Ireland 1 1 1 0 0
Charles Pishen 1 0 1 0 0
John Emery, J^ur 1 1 2 0 0
Jonathan Robins 1 3 5 0 0
Levi Emery 1 0 1 0 0
Joseph Lankister 1 2 3 0 0
Jonathan Davis 2 0 4 0 0
John Emery 1 0 0 0 0
Samuel Emery 1 2 4 0 0
John Ireland 1 1 2 0 0
John Ireland, Ju. 1 1 1 0 0
Davdi Kindal 1 0 0 0 0
John White 1 0 1 0 0
Joseph Wesson 1 1 4 0 0
Ely Wesson 1 2 3 0 0
Edward Piper 1 0 2 0 0
Solomon Clerk 2 0 4 0 0
Nathaniel Whitiker 4 0 3 0 0
Samuel Whiteman 1 2 3 0 0
Darly Rogers 1 1 3 0 0
Solomon Stewart 1 0 1 0 0
James Bigelow 2 2 2 0 0
George Bigelow 1 0 0 0 0
Micah Pratt 1 2 6 0 0
Daniel Smith 1 5 4 0 0
Christipher Webb 2 3 4 0 0
Edward Hartwell 1 7 1 0 0
John Wesson 1 2 2 0 0
John Piper 1 0 0 0 0
John White 1 0 2 0 0