1840 Census of Pensioners
Essex County, Massachusetts
June 1, 1840
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The 1840 Essex County Massachusetts Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services with their names, ages, and places of residence, as returned by the marshals of the several Judicial Districts, under the act for taking the sixth census.
Andover | |||
| Name | Age | Head of family with whom residing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Carlton | 84 | Sarah Carlton | |
| Eleanor Johnson | 92 | John Johnson | |
| Tabitha Gray | 75 | William Styles | |
| Joshua Johnson | 84 | Joshua Johnson | |
| Isaac Giddings | 85 | Isaac Giddings | |
| Hannah Berry | 71 | Hannah Berry | |
| Samuel Gunnison | 53 | Samuel Gunnison | |
| Dudley Woodbridge | 80 | Dudley Woodbridge | |
| Lucy Frye | 84 | Job T. Cole | |
| Joseph Shattuck | 82 | Joseph Shattuck | |
| Lucy Bailey | 73 | James Bailey | |
| Dorcas Ames | 91 | Simeon Ames | |
| Rachel Furbush | 75 | Rachel Furbush | |
| Abigail Stickney | 82 | William Stickney | |
Methuen | |||
| Hannah Barker | 84 | Mrs. Buck | |
| Isaac Austin | 84 | Frye Austin | |
| John Richardson | 88 | Ben. Richardson | |
| Amos Morse | 77 | Amos Morse, 3d | |
| John Gage | 83 | John Gage | |
| Joshua Swan | 85 | Joshua Swan | |
| Jonathan Howe | 85 | Jonathan Howe | |
| Abial Heath | 75 | Enoch Marshall | |
| Abijah Cross | 82 | Abijah Cross, Jr. | |
| Benjamin Kimball | 79 | Benjamin Kimball | |
Haverhill | |||
| James Walker | 90 | James Walker | |
| David How | 84 | David How | |
| Daniel Bradbury | 77 | Daniel Bradbury | |
| James Simpson | 83 | James Simpson | |
| Daniel Silver | 77 | Daniel Silver | |
| Daniel Clough | 77 | Daniel Clough | |
Bradford | |||
| Silas Noyes | 76 | Almhouse | |
| Day Mitchell | 80 | Day Mitchell | |
| Lydia Chase | 85 | Uriah Hopkinson | |
| Mehitable Burbank | 95 | J.W. Reed | |
| Timothy Phillips | 81 | Timothy Phillips | |
West Newbury | |||
| Nehemiah Follansbee | 81 | Nehemiah Follansbee | |
| Ebenezer Hossum | 76 | Ebenezer Hossum | |
| Sarah Follansbee | 76 | Enoch Follansbee | |
Gloucester | |||
| Sally Ellery | 75 | William Ellery | |
| John Lowe | 80 | John Lowe | |
| Zackariah Stevens | 75 | Zachariah Stevens | |
| William Haskell | 79 | Charles Haskell, Jr. | |
| William Dolliver | 81 | William Dolliver | |
| James Millet | 85 | James Millet | |
| Nathaniel Warner | 79 | James Millet | |
| Miriam Akins | 86 | William Blackford | |
| Nathaniel Tucker | 79 | Nathaniel Tucker | |
| Lucy Davis | 76 | Lucy Somes | |
| Andrew Mattison | 56 | Andrew Mattison | |
| Patience Fears | 91 | Patience Fears | |
| Moses Lufkin | 83 | Moses Lufkin | |
| Molly Parsons | 79 | Molly Parsons | |
| Elizabeth Elwell | 86 | Joseph W. Hillier | |
| Dolly Adams | 85 | Nehemiah Adams | |
| Solomon Rowe | 86 | Richard Edgar | |
| Susan Davis | 84 | Experience Tucker | |
| Isaac Dennison | 78 | Isaac Dennison | |
| Caleb Lane | 81 | Caleb Lane | |
| Fanny Dade | 74 | William Dade | |
| Jonathan Robinson | 80 | Jonathan Robinson | |
| Ruth Burnham | 73 | Andrew Burnham | |
| Eunice Hodgkins | 81 | Eunice Hodgkins | |
| Anna Poland | 86 | Enoch Bray | |
| Jerusha Rust | 83 | Jerusha Rust | |
| Joanna Andrews | 96 | Joanna Andrews | |
| Benjamin Webber | 86 | Benjamin Webber | |
Newbury | |||
| Nehemiah Follansbee | 81 | - | |
| Aaron Rogers | 78 | - | |
| Moses Cheeney | 80 | - | |
| Moses Short | 80 | - | |
| Moses Davis | 88 | - | |
| Parker Jaques | 86 | - | |
| William Custis | 79 | - | |
| Farnham Howe | 77 | - | |
| Daniel Flanders | 80 | - | |
| Silas Pearson | 83 | - | |
| Daniel Adams, Jr. | 80 | - | |
| Molly Dole | 78 | - | |
| Sarah Follansbee | 78 | - | |
| Lydia Woodwell | 80 | - | |
| Lydia Chase | 87 | - | |
| Ann Harris | 80 | - | |
| Sarah Hanson | 77 | - | |
| Elizabeth Woodman | 86 | - | |
| Hannah Lunt | 82 | - | |
Newburyport | |||
| James Bradbury | 79 | - | |
| Jeremiah Blanchard | 78 | - | |
| Samuel Pilsbury | 78 | - | |
| William Tappan | 80 | - | |
| Jonathan Gage | 80 | - | |
| Jonathan Kettell | 79 | - | |
| John Rutherford | 79 | - | |
| Abramham Wheelwright | 83 | - | |
| Benjamin Gould | 89 | - | |
| Moses Somerby | 80 | - | |
| Samuel Emerson | 82 | - | |
| Philip Bagley | 84 | - | |
| Moses Davenport | 84 | - | |
| Abraham Dodge | 75 | - | |
| Ann Levering | 81 | - | |
| Olive Folsom | 77 | - | |
| Mary Beck | 82 | - | |
| Martha Bragdon | 71 | - | |
| Sarah Murray | 87 | - | |
| Sarah Pearson | 87 | - | |
| Mercy Richards | 82 | - | |
| Ellen Clark | 90 | - | |
| Hannah Davis | 85 | - | |
| Hannah Dowell | 84 | - | |
| Catharine Coffin | 83 | - | |
| Lydia Brag | 86 | - | |
| Sarah Hills | 76 | - | |
| Sarah Tucker | 76 | - | |
| Mehitable Cutter | 78 | - | |
| Ednah Haskell | 80 | - | |
| Rebecca Rogers | 77 | - | |
| Patience Silloway | 77 | - | |
Boxford | |||
| Eleanor Hall | 77 | Samuel Hall | |
| Emos Runnels | 83 | Enos Runnels | |
| Sarah Peabody | 86 | Benjamin Peabody | |
| Simeon Cole | 78 | Simeon Cole | |
| Samuel Carleton | 89 | Samuel Carleton | |
| Rebecca Russell | 77 | Peabody Russell | |
| Olivia Bixby | 85 | Solomon Perley | |
| Josiah Woodbury | 86 | Josiah Woodbury | |
Georgetown | |||
| John Fitts | 76 | David Mighill | |
| Abigail Poor | 88 | Daniel Palmer | |
| Nathaniel Burpee | 79 | Almhouse | |
Rowley | |||
| Sarah Hobson | 85 | Sarah Lambert | |
| Susanna Dresser | 88 | Benjamin Dresser | |
| Mehitable Scott | 77 | James T. Scott | |
| Elizabeth Clark | 73 | Elizabeth Clark | |
| Annes Spiller | 76 | Annes Spiller | |
| Caleb Jackson | 86 | Caleb Jackson | |
Topsfield | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 77 | Elijah Cummings | |
| Abigail Perkins | 80 | David Perkins | |
| Lydia Peabody | 75 | Joel R. Peabody | |
| Joshua Town | 85 | Ebenezer Town | |
| Benjamin Pike | 86 | Benjamin Pike | |
| Timothy Ross | 89 | Hezekiah B. Perkins | |
| Samuel Flood | 78 | John G. Flood | |
Essex | |||
| Miriam Choate | 68 | David Choate | |
| William Andrews | 81 | William Andrews | |
| Abigail Butler | 79 | Abigail Butler | |
| Aaron Low | 85 | Warren Low | |
| Susan Foster | 74 | Eli Shelden | |
| Benjamin Burnham | 85 | Benjamin Burnham | |
| Sarah Burnham | 79 | Sarah Burnham | |
Amesbury | |||
| Betty Hoyt | 83 | William Hoyt | |
| Jerusha Clark | 81 | Lucius W. Clark | |
| John Pressy | 83 | John Pressy | |
| Elizabeth Morrill | 77 | Thomas J. Pratt | |
Salisbury | |||
| Elizabeth Knight | 76 | Elizabeth Knight | |
| William Morrill | 80 | William Morrill | |
| Rhoda Greely | 81 | Rhoda Greely | |
| Robert Fowler | 80 | Robert Fowler | |
| Abigail Nye | 86 | Abigail Clark | |
| Edward Dorr | 81 | Edward Dorr | |
| Polly Crocker | 79 | James Crocker | |
| Moses Collins | 83 | Moses Collins | |
| Joseph Stevens | 83 | Joseph Stevens | |
| Mary Carr | 81 | John Hinkson | |
| Moses Pike | 89 | Moses Pike | |
| Jonathan Stockman | 78 | Jonathan Stockman | |
Hamilton | |||
| Stephen Brown | 82 | Stephen Brown | |
| James Brown | 87 | James Brown | |
| Joseph Patch | 75 | Joseph Patch | |
Ipswich | |||
| Thomas Kimball | 79 | Thomas Kimball | |
| Susan S. Farley | 70 | Susan S. Farley | |
| Samuel Lancaster | 83 | Samuel Lancaster | |
| James Fuller | 81 | James Fuller | |
| Nathaniel Herd | 76 | James Peatfield | |
| William F. Andrews | 78 | William F. Andrews | |
| Daniel Ross | 83 | Daniel Ross | |
| William Kinsman | 86 | William Kinsman | |
| John Burnham | 85 | John Burnham | |
| Jeremiah Ross | 85 | Thomas Foster | |
| John H. Boardman | 87 | Aaron Cogswell | |
| Susanna Treadwell | 93 | Susanna Treadwell | |
| Henry Russell | 82 | Henry Russell | |
| Thomas Spiller | 83 | Thomas Spiller | |
| Abraham Perkins | 93 | Abraham Perkins | |
| Thomas Ross | 85 | Thomas Ross | |
| Daniel Smith | 85 | Daniel Smith | |
| Nathaniel Fuller | 80 | Nathaniel Fuller | |
| John Clement | 51 | Ira Worcester | |
| Mary Staniford | 82 | Mary Staniford | |
Beverly | |||
| Thomas Barrett | 81 | Thomas Barrett | |
| Samuel Cole | 88 | Samuel Cole | |
| Rebecca Butman | 69 | Rebecca Butman | |
| Isaac Smith | 80 | Isaac Smith | |
| Ebenezer Ray | 81 | Ebenezer Ray | |
| Mark Morse | 82 | Mark Morse | |
| Rachel Lakeman | 85 | Rachel Lakeman | |
| Mary Porter | 85 | Mary Porter | |
| Nathaniel Friend | 76 | Nathaniel Friend | |
| Benjamin Woodberry | 82 | Benjamin Woodberry | |
| Judith Pickett | 84 | Judith Pickett | |
| Anna Nash | 85 | Anna Nash | |
| Mary Brown | 76 | Mary Brown | |
| Hale Hilton | 80 | Hale Hilton | |
| John Annable | 80 | John A. Barter | |
| Thomas Dodge | 77 | Almshouse | |
Lynnfield | |||
| Ebenezer Parsons | 79 | Ebenezer Parsons | |
| Daniel Needham | 79 | Daniel Needham | |
Saugus | |||
| Abijah Cheever | 81 | Abijah Cheever | |
| Sarah Carleton | 91 | Isaac Carleton | |
| Lydia Danforth | 77 | Lydia Danforth | |
Middleton | |||
| Sarah Wilkins | 90 | Sarah Thomas | |
Danvers | |||
| Benjamin Fuller | 65 | John Edmonds | |
| Lemuel Horton | 80 | John Edmonds | |
| Edward Shehane | - | - | |
| Nancy Harwood | 74 | Nancy Harwood | |
| Anna Larrabee | 85 | Sarah Larrabee | |
| Gideon Foster | 91 | Gideon Foster | |
| Aaron Porter | 83 | Aaron Porter | |
| William Flint | 80 | William Flint | |
| John Josselynn | 79 | James Goodale | |
| Elizabeth Waitt | 78 | Samuel Waitt | |
| Richard Elliot | 78 | Richard Elliot | |
| Elizabeth Ross | 82 | Elizabeth Rust | |
| Francis Peabody | 80 | E.B. Wilkins | |
Rockport | |||
| Joshua Gott | 86 | Joshua Gott, Jr. | |
| Annis Tarr | 78 | Annis Tarr | |
| Jabez Tarr | 81 | Jabez Tarr | |
| Isaac Rowe | 86 | David Brewer | |
| Martha Abbot | 77 | Martha Abbot | |
| Joshua Clark | 84 | Peter Clark | |
| Betsey Rowe | 78 | Samuel Parker | |
| James Story | 77 | James Story | |
Manchester | |||
| Issac Allen | 82 | Isaac Allen | |
| Isaac Lee | 79 | Isaac Lee | |
| John West | 92 | Nehemiah Goldsmith | |
| Nathaniel Allen | 81 | Luther Allen | |
| Elizabeth Norwood | 86 | Elizabeth Norwood | |
| Jane Burges | 80 | Jane Burges | |
| William Catham | 84 | William Catham | |
| Anna Lendall | 79 | Thomas S. Blanchard | |
Marblehead | |||
| William Thompson | 83 | William Thompson | |
| Mary Cash | 92 | George Ramsdell | |
| Peter Rix | 60 | Peter Rix | |
| Mary Curtiss | 84 | Mary Curtiss | |
| Mary Brown | 75 | Mary Brown | |
| Stephen Twist | 75 | Stephen Twist | |
| Ambrose Allen | 79 | Ambrose Allen | |
| Mary Trefry | 78 | Mary Trefry | |
| Jane Nutting | 85 | Jane Caswell | |
| Hannah Bridges | 82 | Richard Caswell | |
| Richard Frost | 71 | Richard Frost | |
| John Union | 56 | Peter Union | |
| Nancy Stacey | 86 | Asa Hooper | |
| Margaret Savage | 84 | Margaret Savage | |
| Sarah Furniss | 89 | John Felton | |
| Hannah Hooker | 82 | Hannah Hooker | |
| Mrs. Cheever | 75 | Mrs. Cheever | |
| Sarah Russell | 78 | Samuel Porter | |
| Elizabeth Colley | 84 | Edward Dixley | |
| David Quill | 63 | David Quill | |
| Lydia Grant | 75 | Thomas Nichelson | |
| Sarah Homan | 92 | Sarah Homan | |
| Mary Wells | 75 | Mary Wells | |
| Elizabeth Devereux | 83 | Joshua Goss | |
| Mrs. Homan | 80 | John Homan | |
| Mary C. Harriss | 68 | Hannah Harriss | |
| Abigail Cowell | 47 | Abigail Cowell | |
| Deborah Lindsey | 71 | Deborah Lindsey | |
| Sarah Roundey | 88 | Sarah Roundsey | |
| Mary Kelly | 83 | Samuel Cloutman | |
| Mary Stephens | 87 | Polly Proctor | |
| Samuel Green | 67 | Samuel Green | |
| Hannah Caswell | 73 | Sarah Knapp | |
| Samuel Bowden | 89 | Samuel Bowden | |
| Thomas Tindley | 48 | Thomas Tindley | |
| Tabitha Darby | 75 | Almhouse | |
| Hannah Gilbert | 78 | Almhouse | |
| John D. Hammond | 56 | Almhouse | |
| Hannah Hamson | 81 | Nancy Butman | |
| Mary James | 82 | Samuel P. Bassett | |
| Jane Roundey | 73 | Jane Roundey | |
City of Salem | |||
| Jane Peabody | 78 | J. Peabody | |
| Moses Townsend | 82 | M. Townsend | |
| Noah Hobart | 83 | N. Hobart | |
| John Howard | 85 | J. Howard | |
| Aaron Purbeck | 84 | A. Purbeck | |
| W. Prossy | 91 | M. Saunders | |
| Joseph Eveleth | 84 | J. Eveleth | |
| Joseph Thompson | 84 | J. Thompson | |
| William Mugford | 77 | W. Mugford | |
| Jesse Smith | 83 | Jesse Smith | |
| Edward Brown | 84 | George F. Brown | |
| Stephen Wood | 93 | E. Low | |
| Jonathan Edwards | 55 | J. Edwards | |
| John Henfield | 84 | J. Towne | |
Lynn | |||
| Polly Berry | 69 | Rachel Tapley | |
| Sarah Ireson | 82 | Samuel J. Ireson | |
| Ann Lye | 73 | Ann Lye | |
| Mary Ann Holmes | 49 | Mary Ann Holmes | |
| James Newhall | 83 | James Newhall | |
| Abigail Tarbox | 87 | John Coates | |
| Hannah Bruce | 77 | Hannah Bruce | |
| Eliza Simonds | 49 | Eliza Simonds | |
| Eliza Organ | 75 | Edmund Waite | |
| Mary Manfield | 76 | Mary Mansfield | |
| Rebecca Batts | 84 | William Newhall | |
| James Mullen | 79 | Henry B. Mullen | |
| Sarah Newhall | 74 | Sarah Newhall | |
| Amos Blanchard | 74 | Amos Blanchard | |
| Israel Wing | 88 | Henry Benton | |
| William Laskey | 78 | Peter Parks | |
| Dinah Haymore | 84 | Rebecca Moulton | |
| Rebecca Higgins | 33 | Rebecca Higgins | |
| Betty Low | 54 | George Jillson | |
| Daniel Watts | 74 | Daniel Watts | |
| William Wiggins | 77 | William Wiggins | |