1840 Census of Pensioners
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
June 1, 1840
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The 1840 Suffolk 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.
City of Boston | ||
| Name | Age | Head of family with whom residing |
|---|---|---|
1st Ward | ||
| John Fillebrown | 84 | Lewis Smith |
| Nathaniel Emmes | 80 | Nathaniel Emmes |
| Martin Loyd | 78 | Hezekiah Putnam |
| Joseph F. Ferdand | 87 | John F. Conant |
| Michael Orcutt | 84 | Thomas Loring |
| Judith Clark | 79 | Judith Clark |
| John Sholes | 78 | Edward Carnes |
| Elizabeth McMillion | 81 | Jonathan Cushing |
| Elizabeth Cunill | 69 | Daniel Conant |
| Mary Bradford | 86 | Samuel Jones |
2nd ward | ||
| Sarah Gray | 80 | Michael Anderson |
| Elizabeth Stockwell | 77 | Robert Hodge |
| John Stevens | 82 | John Jewell |
3rd Ward | ||
| Hannah Lilly | 83 | John Lilly |
| Sarah Baldwin | 70 | William French |
| James Cussell | 84 | Edmund D. Cussell |
| Lydia Beals | 78 | Lydia Beals |
| Sally Annis | 72 | William Annis |
| Rachel Peabody | 72 | Rachel Peabody |
4th Ward | ||
| Ruth Arnold | 82 | Ruth Arnold |
| Oliver Johonnet | 80 | Oliver Johonnet |
| Abigail Selman | 87 | Eleazer Johnson |
5th Ward | ||
| Jonas Welch | 86 | James Ridgway |
| Richard Caswell | 83 | Lewis Hinchman |
| Sarah Ramsden | 99 | Reuben Ramsden |
| Elizabeth Smaledge | 84 | Stephen D. Salmon |
| William Jemeson | 81 | William Jemeson |
| Lucy Stodder | 82 | Susan Fisk |
| Priscilla Darling | 76 | - |
| Mary Lemuir | 76 | - |
6th Ward | ||
| Elizabeth Adams | 73 | Ralph Smith |
| Elias Cotton | 84 | Elias Cotton |
| Catharine Gibbs | 73 | James C. Wild |
| Sarah H. Haywood | 70 | Sarah H. Haywood |
7th Ward | ||
| Sarah Neagles | 71 | George Gibson |
| Sarah Homans | 68 | John Homans |
8th Ward | ||
| David Hill | - | - |
9th and 10th Wards | ||
| None | ||
11th Ward | ||
| Mary Johnson | 74 | James B. Johnson |
| Margaret Kilton | 79 | John Kilton |
| Ann Hancock | 79 | Henry K. Hancock |
| Elizabeth Spear | 80 | Elizabeth Spear |
| Zachariah Rhodes | 85 | Zachariah Rhodes |
| Rebecca Copeland | 83 | Joseph Copeland |
12th Ward | ||
| James Bradford | 63 | - |
| Jemima Burnham | 84 | - |
| Nathaniel Hayden | 78 | Nathaniel Hayden |
| Hannah Kent | 65 | - |
| Hannah Allen | 69 | Samuel Allen |
| James McFarlen | 40 | James McFarlen |
| Susanna Parker | 77 | Susanna Parker |
| Elizabeth Hayden | 75 | Jonathan Dunbar |
| Catharine Johnson | 50 | Cartharine Johnson |
| George Bender | 89 | - |
| Samuel Dow | 87 | William B. Harding |
| William Mills | 76 | William Mills |
| Lucy Wells | 74 | Eleazer M.P. Wells |
Chelsea | ||
| Susanna Green | 81 | Susanna Green |
| Persis Thayer | 63 | Zachariah Hall, Jr. |
| Mary Pratt | 83 | Mary Pratt |
| Caleb Pratt | 77 | Caleb Pratt |