Shakers in New Gloucester, 1920

Source: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920. T625, Roll 639.

All Society members are listed in the same dwelling house (number 228) and family (number 229).

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Name: William D. Dumont
Relationship to head of family: Head
Sex: Male
Color: White
Age: 68
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth (mother tongue): Ireland (Irish)
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: Trustee & Manager

Name: Elizabeth M. Noyes
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 74
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: First Trustee

Name: Sarah L. Fletcher
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 66
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: Trustee

Name: George B. Reynolds
Relationship to head of family: Brother
Sex: Male
Color: White
Age: 81
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: New York
Father's place of birth: New York
Mother's place of birth: New York
Occupation: Shoe maker

Name: Delmer E. Wilson
Relationship to head of family: Brother
Sex: Male
Color: White
Age: 46
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: Mechanic

Name: Harry Warrington
Relationship to head of family: Brother
Sex: Male
Color: White
Age: 17
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: No
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: Massachusetts
Mother's place of birth: Massachusetts
Occupation: Herdsman

Name: Earle K. Downes
Relationship to head of family: Brother
Sex: Male
Color: White
Age: 17
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: No
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: Farm laborer (Society)

Name: William H. Burke
Relationship to head of family: Brother
Sex: Male
Color: White
Age: 14
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: New Hampshire
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth: United States
Occupation: None

Name: Mary H. Chandler
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 70
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: Worker

Name: Serena A. Douglas
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 66
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth (mother tongue): Canada (English)
Occupation: Housekeeper

Name: Lilly D. Bubier
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 62
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth: United States
Occupation: Domestic

Name: Ada S. Cummings
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 57
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: Storekeeper

Name: Amanda A. Stickney
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 65
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth (mother tongue): Canada (English)
Mother's place of birth (mother tongue): Canada (English)
Occupation: Tailoress

Name: Prudence A. Stickney
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 59
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth (mother tongue): Canada (English)
Mother's place of birth (mother tongue): Canada (English)
Occupation: Dressmaker

Name: Gertrude M. Soule
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 25
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: None

Name: Cora M. Soule
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 20
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: No
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: Teacher

Name: Emma M. Freeman
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 25
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Massachusetts
Occupation: None

Name: Lila A. McCool
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 14
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Rhode Island
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth (mother tongue): Canada (Scotch)
Occupation: None

Name: Gladys E. McCool
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 14
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Rhode Island
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth (mother tongue): Canada (Scotch)
Occupation: None

Name: Elsie A. McCool
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 19
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: No
Place of birth: Rhode Island
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth (mother tongue): Canada (Scotch)
Occupation: None

Name: Ada L. Frost
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 24
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: Massachusetts
Mother's place of birth (mother tongue): Canada (English)
Occupation: None

Name: Etta M. Fletcher
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 16
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: None

Name: Hazel E. Fletcher
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 15
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: None

Name: Eugenia M. Coolbroth
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 22
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth (mother tongue): Canada (French)
Occupation: Domestic

Name: Lucinda F. Mudgett
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 7
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: None

Name: Elizabeth H. Haskell
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 67
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: Seamstress

Name: Pearl E. Beckwith
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 10
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth: United States
Occupation: None

Name: Verna M. Holt
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 10
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth: United States
Occupation: None

Name: Lillian R. Beckwith
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 7
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth: United States
Occupation: None

Name: Elvira J. Brooks
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 13
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Connecticut
Father's place of birth: Connecticut
Mother's place of birth: Connecticut
Occupation: None

Name: Grace L. Bonney
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 10
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: None

Name: Myrtle L. Holt
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 11
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth: United States
Occupation: None

Name: Herbert E. Green
Relationship to head of family: Brother
Sex: Male
Color: White
Age: 14
Marital status: Single
Attended school since Sept. 1, 1919: Yes
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth: United States
Occupation: None

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Name: Susie A. Reid
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 47
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: New Hampshire
Father's place of birth: Massachusetts
Mother's place of birth: New Hampshire
Occupation: Seamstress

Name: Jennie Mathers
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 41
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth (mother tongue): England (English)
Mother's place of birth: New Hampshire
Occupation: Teacher

Name: Mary F. Curtiss
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 36
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: Music Teacher

Name: Iona R. Sedgley
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 34
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Maine
Father's place of birth: Maine
Mother's place of birth: Maine
Occupation: Seamstress

Name: Viola A. Daniels
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 32
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth: United States
Occupation: Seamstress

Name: Ethel M. Cocoran
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 27
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth: United States
Occupation: Seamstress

Name: Irene G. Cocoran
Relationship to head of family: Sister
Sex: Female
Color: White
Age: 23
Marital status: Single
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Father's place of birth: United States
Mother's place of birth: United States
Occupation: Seamstress