Incorporated in 1795 as Jay. The western part of the town was set off as Canton in 1821.
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. 44]Rockmeeko Town, East Side of River, Lincoln CountyJohn Addams 1 0 1 0 0
abraham Weston 3 2 6 0 0
Nathaniel Jackson 1 0 4 0 0
thomas fullar 1 1 1 0 0
Nathaniel fuller 1 1 2 0 0
Thomas Discomb 1 2 2 0 0
Josiah Mills 1 0 2 0 0
John Rogars 1 0 2 0 0
John Winter 1 0 1 0 0
David Cocah 1 1 3 0 0
William leuermore 1 0 0 0 0
Garsham black 1 0 0 0 0
Oliver Wright 1 0 0 0 0
thomas Wiman 1 0 0 0 0
Moses Craft 1 0 0 0 0
Oliver fuller 1 0 0 0 0
Salham fuller 1 0 0 0 0
henry Craft 1 0 0 0 0
Moses Craft, jr. 1 0 0 0 0
Isaac West 1 0 0 0 0
Obediah west 1 0 0 0 0
William Uslis 1 0 0 0 0
Solomon Bartlet 1 0 0 0 0
Peter Bartlet 1 0 0 0 0
Benjn Massey 1 0 0 0 0
Nathan fuller 1 0 0 0 0