Orphan Island was incorporated in 1861 as the town of Verona.
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:
- Name of Head of Family.
- Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families.
- Free white males under 16 years.
- Free white females, including heads of families.
- All other free persons.
- Slaves.
[p. 29]Orphan Island Town, Hancock CountySyrenus Collins 2 1 4 0 0
Bazilah Hopkins 1 3 3 0 0
Peleg Hearsy 1 0 0 0 0
James Scott 2 2 3 0 0
William Nickerson 1 0 3 0 0
James Cunningham 2 2 2 0 0
James Buckley 1 1 1 0 0
William Mace 2 1 3 0 0
Moses Blasdell 2 1 2 0 0
Moses Sanders 1 1 1 0 0
[p. 30]Caleb Merrill 1 2 2 0 0
Frederick Haines 1 0 1 0 0
Isaac Webber 1 0 2 0 0
Benja Lillie 2 0 1 0 0
Eleazer Walker 2 1 4 0 0
Eliphalet Perkins 1 1 1 0 0
James Abbott 1 3 4 0 0
William Grout 2 2 5 0 0
William Pomroy 1 2 2 0 0
Joseph York 1 2 2 0 0
John Crocker 1 3 6 0 0
Benja Rawlins 1 1 3 0 0
Thomas Cummins 1 1 1 0 0
Jonathan Blake 1 0 1 0 0
Samuel Richards 1 1 3 0 0