1840 Census of Pensioners
Worcester County, Massachusetts
June 1, 1840
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The 1840 Worcester 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.
Webster | ||
| Name | Age | Head of family with whom residing |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Cady | 85 | Jonathan Cady |
Southbridge | ||
| Lydia Plimpton | 78 | Lydia Plimpton |
| Simeon Mason | 89 | Alvin Sreeter |
| Dennison Wheelock | 87 | Davis Wheelock |
| Lemuel Clark | 89 | Lemuel Clark |
| Charles West | 81 | Charles West |
| Nathan Brown | 82 | Nathan Brown, Jr. |
Dudley | ||
| Mary Brown | 79 | Artemas C. Pickering |
| Asa Keith | 83 | Asa Keith |
| Josiah Barns | 88 | Moses Barns |
| Thomas Larned | 78 | Thomas Larned |
| Dolly Healy | 73 | Harvey Conant |
| Joshua Corbin | 82 | Carlton Corbin |
| John Edmonds | 81 | Asa E. Edmonds |
Oxford | ||
| David Lamb | 82 | Alfred Mower |
| John Larned | 81 | John Larned |
| Chloe D. Robinson | 74 | Jonas Larned |
| Jason Collier | 96 | Jason Collier |
| Elisha Livermore | 90 | Calvin Stockwell |
Grafton | ||
| Caleb Segar | 89 | Ithamar Stow |
| Henry Rixford | 85 | Ithamar Stow |
| Tabitha Roberts | 86 | Isaac Southwick |
| Polly Sawyer | 71 | Samuel Houghton |
| Thankful Nichols | 80 | Thankful Nichols |
| Assenath Walker | 77 | John V. Leland |
| Lois Walker | 83 | John C. Knap |
| Thomas Richmond | 76 | Thomas Richmond |
Northbridge | ||
| William Rawson | 89 | Caleb Rawson |
| Nathan Streeter | 89 | Aldrich Streeter |
| Israel Taft | 79 | Israel Taft |
| Patty Flagg | 79 | William Trask |
Millbury | ||
| Susanna Holman | 80 | Asa Waters |
| Ammi Faulkner | 84 | Cyrus Faulkner |
| Samuel Bixby | 84 | Samuel Bixby |
| Hannah Dwinnell | 87 | Solomon Dwinnell |
| Joshua Carter | 81 | Joshua Carter |
| Amariah Brigham | 85 | Ameriah Brigham |
| Amos Pierce | 78 | Amos Pierce |
| Mrs. Pierce | 75 | Abraham Pierce |
| Ithran Harris | 49 | Ithran Harris |
| Jonathan Gould | 84 | Jonathan Gould |
| Benjamin Bancroft | 87 | Isaac Lincoln |
| Joseph Wadsworth | 82 | Benjamin Wadsworth |
| Mary Lovell | 85 | - |
Shrewsbury | ||
| Relief Harrington | 73 | Halloway Harrington |
| Phebe Lathrop | 75 | Orville Lathrop |
| Lydia Bellows | 81 | Stephen Bellows |
| Jonas Stone | 82 | Jonas Stone |
| Nathan Pratt | 80 | Nathan Pratt |
| Samuel Smith | 83 | Samuel Smith |
| Jonathan Harrington | 81 | Jonathan Harrington |
| John Park | 81 | Solomon Bothwick |
| Jonas Hastings | 84 | Jonas Hastings |
Brookfield | ||
| Simeon Draper | 75 | Simeon Draper |
| Lucretia Hastings | 79 | Jainos Abbott |
| Jason Walker | 80 | Jason Walker |
| Amos Rice | 80 | Amos Rice |
| Lydia Richardson | 72 | Ch. Richardson |
| Reuben Olds | 79 | Reuben Olds |
| William Rice | 80 | William Rice |
| Miriam Adams | 76 | Miriam Adams |
| E. Richardson | 80 | E. Richardson |
| Ezra Richmond | 88 | Ezra Richmond |
| Thankful Ross | 79 | Esther Gilbert |
| Israel Smith | 85 | Israel Smith |
| Elisha Converse | 82 | Elisha Converse |
| Benjamin Barrett | 82 | H.P. Barrett |
| Seth Field | 79 | Seth Field |
| Ruth Gilbert | 85 | Dexter Bruce |
| Mercy Blair | 80 | Benjamin Blair |
| Andrew Barrister | 78 | Linus Barrister |
| Sarah Henshaw | 83 | Josiah Henshaw |
| Susan Blair | 76 | Reuben Blair |
Warren | ||
| Isaac Moore | 87 | John Moore |
| Robert Hathaway | 77 | Robert Hathaway |
| John Combs | 83 | Levi Combs |
| Rebecca Barnes | 76 | Rufus Barnes |
| Elizabeth Burbank | 81 | John Burbank |
| Hannah Parker | 75 | Orison Hill |
| Olive Holbrook | 86 | Ebenezer Holbrook |
Charlton | ||
| Nathaniel Burden | 85 | Nathaniel Burden |
| Nahum Lamb | -- | Calvin Lamb |
| Jonathan Fuller | 87 | Chares Curtis |
| Sylvia Willard | 70 | Aaron Willard |
| Hannah Hooker | 90 | Jonathan Winslow |
| Mary Williams | -- | Mary Williams |
| Susanna Child | 83 | Samuel May |
| James Dickey | 95 | James Dickey |
| Lueretia Barton | 70 | Lucretia Barton |
| Nathan Dexter | 82 | Isaac Tower |
| Humphrey Bigelow | 78 | Isaac Tower, 2d |
| Nehemiah B. Stone | 80 | N. B. Stone |
| Sally Smith | 77 | Sally Smith |
| Amos Merritt | 79 | Amos Merritt |
Auburn | ||
| Nathan Knowlton | 80 | Ezra Rice |
| David Hosmer | 82 | David Hosmer |
| Susan Craig | 86 | A. & W. Craig |
Sturbridge | ||
| Asa Bullard | 85 | John Albee |
| Elijah Alden | 78 | Martha Taft |
| Stephen Newell | 80 | Moses Newell |
| Mary Plimpton | 76 | George W. Holmes |
| Anna Plimpton | 81 | Anna Plimpton |
| Silas Dunton | 79 | Silas Dunton |
| Deliverence Marsh | 82 | S. M. Freeman |
| Mary Plimpton | 94 | Mary Plimpton |
| George Thomson | 84 | George Thomas |
| Samuel Shumway | 91 | L. Shumway |
| Lucy Shumway | 79 | Samuel Shumway, 2d |
Hardwick | ||
| John Gorham | 81 | John Gorham |
| Samuel Hinckley | 83 | Samuel Hinckley |
| Theophilus Hastings | 78 | Theophilus Hastings |
| Jeremiah Campbell | 88 | Jeremiah Campbell |
| Adonijah Dennis | 80 | Adonijah Dennis |
| Timothy Hathaway | 84 | Timothy Hathaway |
| Zenas Phinney | 88 | Zenas Phinney |
| Sarah Hudson | 87 | Apollos Fay |
| Olive Ruggles | 80 | Martin Ruggles |
| Lucy Ruggles | 83 | Gardner Ruggles |
| Elizabeth Washburn | 84 | Tilby Mead |
| Elizabeth Howland | 78 | Elizabeth Howland |
| Abigail Mandell | 82 | Martin Mandell |
| Eleanor Harrington | 83 | Eleanor Harrington |
Faxton | ||
| Braddyll Livermore | 76 | Braddyll Livermore |
| Abigail Willson | 81 | Abigail Willson |
| Micah Harrington | 81 | Micah Harrington |
| Ruth Pike | 78 | Ruth Pike |
North Brookfield | ||
| Jonathan Parks | 87 | Jonathan Parks |
| Levi Hathaway | 78 | Levi Hathaway |
| Nathan Moore | 78 | Nathan Moore |
| Sarah Waite | 79 | Sarah Waite |
| Jonas Bigelow | 83 | Jonas Bigelow |
| Mary Bartlett | 86 | Eli Bartlett |
| Jeduthan Stevens | 74 | Jeduthan Stevens |
| Rhoda Potter | 87 | Lovey Potter |
Leicester | ||
| Austin Flint | 80 | Austin Flint |
| Huldah Yainter | 84 | Huldah Yainter |
| Elizabeth Burton | 69 | Charles Burton |
| Samuel Frink | 75 | Samuel Frink |
| Joseph Wilson | 78 | Town Farm |
| Asahel Matthews | 75 | Town Farms |
| David Bryant | 78 | David Bryant |
| Elijah Warren | 81 | Henry E. Warren |
| Rebecca Waite | 77 | Elizabeth Jackson |
New Braintree | ||
| Phineas Warner | 76 | Phineas Warner |
| Eleazer May | 83 | Eleazer May |
| Robert Hoyt | 87 | Town Farm |
| Pelatiah Hawes | 84 | Mary Bartlett |
| Silas Knight | 83 | Prince Knight |
| Stephen Parker | 78 | Stephen Parker |
| Ruth Newell | 81 | Welcome Newell |
Holden | ||
| Martha Stratton | 76 | Samuel Stratton |
| James Potter | 82 | James Potter |
| Samuel Nash | 85 | Samuel Nash |
| Molly Cheny | 80 | Molly Cheny |
| Jonathan Mower | 83 | J. Mower |
| Artemas Dryden | 83 | Artemas Dryden |
| Jonathan Rodgers | 85 | J. Rodgers |
| Timothy Marshall | 83 | T. Marshall |
| Andrew Brown | 85 | E. Brooks |
| Jonathan Flagg | 83 | Jonathan Flagg |
Boylston | ||
| Molly Howe | 77 | Jotham Howe |
| John Howe, 1st | 77 | John Howe, 1st |
West Boylston | ||
| Eunice Holt | 95 | Asa Holt |
| John Winn | 81 | John Winn |
| Prudence Prouty | 81 | Prudence Prouty |
| Oliver Glazier | 77 | Oliver Glazier |
| Mary Stearns | 75 | P. Stearns |
| Thomas White | 82 | Joseph White |
| Silas Walker | 96 | S. Walker |
Rutland | ||
| Sarah Skinner | 89 | Joseph Skinner |
| Samuel Heywood | 81 | Samuel Heywood |
| John Powers | 86 | John Powers |
| Benjamin Mead | 81 | William Mead |
| Joseph Hubbard | 81 | Joseph Hubbard |
| Hezekiah Newton | 87 | C.L. Newton |
| Tilly Flint | 82 | Tilly Flint |
| Barsella Miles | 89 | B. Miles |
| Jonas Stone | 85 | Jonas Stone |
| M. Parmeter | 81 | R.L. King |
| Abraham Hager | 85 | Joel Temple |
| Betsey Bryant | 74 | William Bryant |
| James Cowden | 84 | James Cowden |
Barre | ||
| Noah Harrington | 76 | Timothy Adams |
| Tilby Mead | 84 | Tilby Mead |
| Mary Smith | 84 | Samuel French |
| Hannah Sears | 84 | Hannah Sears |
| Daniel Nourse | 83 | Daniel Nourse |
| Isaac Bassett | 84 | J.P. Bassett |
| Jason Hause | 82 | Jason Hause |
| Abraham Stevens | 83 | Nathan Stevens |
| Anna Brigham | 83 | Anna Brigham |
| Peter Fessenden | 78 | Peter Fessenden |
Worchester | ||
| John Bigelow | 85 | S.D. Barker |
| Zenith Walker | 85 | B.P. Rice |
| Martha Whitney | -- | Martha Whitney |
| William Tanner | -- | Henry Tanner |
| Simon Gates | -- | Simon Gates |
| Frost Rockwood | -- | Frost Rockwood |
| Lydia Johnson | 73 | Lydia Johnson |
| William Drury | 82 | William Drury |
| Rachel Wheaton | 81 | Ephraim Drury |
Lunenburg | ||
| Daniel Wetherbee | 83 | Daniel Wetherbee |
| David Wood | 83 | David Wood |
| Reuben Adams | 80 | Enoch Adams |
| Jonathan Adams | 81 | Jonathan Adams |
| John Peabody | 77 | John Peabody |
Fitchburg | ||
| Abijah Goodrich | 86 | Joshua Goodrich |
| Elizabeth Fullum | 74 | Elizabeth Fullum |
| Azariah Fuller | 76 | Dixon L. Gill |
| Ephraim Osborn | 75 | Ephraim Osborn |
| Polly Burnap | 74 | Polly Burnap |
| John Meriam | 78 | John Meriam |
| Rebecca Pratt | 74 | John D. Pratt |
| Rebecca Flint | 84 | Rebecca Flint |
Westminster | ||
| Hannah Williams | 88 | Hannah Williams |
| Abijah Wood | 86 | Abijah Wood |
| Abel Wood | 84 | Abel Wood |
| Eleazer Drewry | 85 | Eleazer Drewry |
| Joanna Dike | 76 | Joanna |
| Ann Knower | 82 | Thomas Knower |
| Abner Sawin | 77 | Abner Sawin |
| Rebecca Nichols | 80 | Rebecca Nichols |
| Jeduthan Warren | 84 | Jeduthan Warren, Jr. |
| Ebenezer Mann | 89 | Ebenezer Mann |
Ashburnham | ||
| Joseph Meriam | 77 | Joseph Meriam |
| Margaret Townsend | 77 | Reuben Townsend |
| John Bowman | 81 | John Bowman |
| Cyrus Fairbanks | 88 | Jacob Fairbanks |
| Jonathan Sampson | 81 | Jonathan Sampson |
| Joshua Fletcher | 78 | Joshua Fletcher |
| David Clark | 82 | Lewis L. Willard |
| Thomas Gibson | 87 | John Gibson |
| Isaac Whitmore | 85 | Enoch Whitmore |
| Jabez Marble | 85 | Joel Marble |
| Charlotte Lowe | 73 | William H. Cutler |
| Joseph Jewett | 79 | Joseph Jewett |
| Leonard Stimpson | 82 | Lemuel Stimpson |
| Zilpher Rice | 84 | Samuel Brooks, 2nd |
| Charles Hastings | 79 | Joseph P. Hastings |
| William Ward | 80 | Benjamin Ward |
Lancaster | ||
| Thomas Davis | 86 | - |
| Phebe Emerson | 67 | - |
| Jacob Lincoln | 79 | - |
| Nancy Goodarel | 69 | - |
| Mary Wilden | 93 | - |
Leominster | ||
| Betsey Cobbern | 87 | - |
| Calvin Hale | 78 | - |
| John Bass | 81 | - |
| John Cooledge | 75 | - |
| Benjamin Hows | 86 | - |
| Samuel Jones | 79 | - |
| Thomas Robins | 79 | - |
Hubbardston | ||
| Samuel Morse | 81 | - |
| Moses Hanting | 82 | - |
| Rachel Church | 88 | - |
| Ephraim Holt | 78 | - |
| Sybel Morcon | 93 | - |
| Catharine Smith | 93 | - |
| Hannah Hapgood | 83 | - |
Sterling | ||
| Mary Darling | 86 | - |
| Sylvester Roper | 77 | - |
| Elizabeth Roper | 79 | - |
| Jonas Bailey | 89 | - |
| Deborah May | 74 | - |
| James Wilder | 77 | - |
| Isaac Bock | 83 | - |
| Joseph Pearson (Since dead) 82 | - | |
| Abigail Baker | 74 | - |
| Calvin Moore | 85 | - |
| Joel Pratt | 88 | - |
Princeton | ||
| Nehemiah Parker | 79 | - |
| Israel Keyes | 81 | - |
| Luther Parmeter | 84 | - |
| Calvin Kilbern | 83 | - |
| Aaron Hagner | 81 | - |
Athol | ||
| David Young | 84 | Moses Fisk |
| Aaron Hager | 82 | Jesse Hager |
| Royal Humphreys | 79 | Henry Humphreys |
Royalston | ||
| David Cook | 87 | David Cook, Jr. |
| Nathan Bliss | 77 | Nathan Bliss |
| Squire Davis | 78 | Joseph Davis |
| Enoch Whitmore | 80 | Enoch Whitmore |
Winchendon | ||
| John Day | 87 | Joseph Day |
| John Kilburn | 84 | John Kilburn |
| Stephen Emory | 92 | Isaac Cummings |
Petersham | ||
| Josiah Taft | 84 | Josiah Taft |
| Sophia Sanderson | 78 | Jonathan Sanderson |
| Samuel Hoskins | 78 | Samuel Hoskins |
| Stephen Thayer | 86 | George Walker |
| Widow Dunn | 85 | John Dunn |
| Sarah Filmore | 95 | William Mann, 2d |
Phillipston | ||
| John Hager | 82 | Washington Hager |
| James Stone | 83 | James Stone |
| David Pike | 81 | David Pike |
| Prudence Shepherd | 82 | John Shepherd |
| Susan Lamb | 82 | Ezra L. Bates |
| Earl Cutting | 82 | Earl Cutting |
Templeton | ||
| James Crocker | -- | James Crocker |
| Stephen Knowlton | 78 | Stephen Knowlton |
| Josiah Haskell | 84 | Josiah Haskell |
| Mehitable Mann | 83 | Josiah Cutting |
| Silas Church | 89 | Joshua Church |
| Noah Kendall | 87 | Noah Kendall |
| Lucy Simonds | 82 | Joshua Sawyer |
| Hannah Turner | 96 | Asa Turner |
| Mary Dolbear | 75 | Joel Dolbear |
| Oliver Brown | 85 | Abel Davis |
Gardner | ||
| Rebecca Nichols | 80 | Martin Dunster |
| Jude Sawyer | 89 | Jude Sawyer |
| Sarah Hill | 81 | Sarah Hill |
| Reuben Haynes | 86 | Reuben Haynes |
| Ebenezer Brooks | 77 | Asa Reed |
| Levi Fairbanks | 85 | Levi Fairbanks |
| Ephraim Temple | 80 | Levi Holden |
Spencer | ||
| Phineas Jones | 78 | Phineas Jones |
| Nathan Craige | 86 | Nathan Craige |
| Paul Wheelock | 84 | Ephraim Wheelock |
| Ellen Bacon | 75 | James Sprague |
| Jonas Bemis | 79 | Jonas Bemis |
| Elias Adams | 76 | Elias Adams |
| Hannah Bemis | 76 | Reuben Bemis |
| Lucy Watson | 86 | William Watson |
| Andrew Morgan | 79 | Andrew Morgan |
| Joseph Wheat | 85 | Joseph Wheat |
| Amasa Bemis | 82 | Amasa Bemis |
| Joel Howe | 79 | Joel Howe |
| Rebecca Prouty | 79 | Eli Prouty |
Oakham | ||
| James Conant | 84 | James Conant |
| Mary Rice | 78 | Nathan Rice |
| Lucy Packard | 77 | Parley Packard |
| Keziah Fales | 86 | William Ware |
| Elizabeth Leonard | 85 | Caleb Packard |
| Susanna Robinson | 75 | Susanna Robinson |
| Susanna Conant | 73 | Luther Spear |
| Grindal Chase | 83 | Josiah R. Deane |
Bolton | ||
| Jonas Houghton | 80 | Jonas Houghton |
| Israel Woodbury | 84 | Israel Woodbury |
| Job Howard | 82 | Job Howard |
| Benjamin Sawyer | 82 | Benjamin Sawyer |
| Jonas Welch | 87 | Jonas Welch |
| Nathaniel Longley | 84 | Nathaniel Longley |
Berlin | ||
| Benjamin Brown | 96 | William Eager |
| John Larkin | 79 | John Larkin |
Southborough | ||
| Persis Moore | 87 | Elijah Crouch |
| Martha Fay | 79 | Martha Fay |
| Elizabeth Angier | 79 | Anna Fay |
| James Dunton | 80 | Elijah Bemis |
| Ebenezer Newton | 82 | Elijah Bemis |
| Patty Fay | 79 | Ephraim Ward |
| Daniel Warner | 81 | Daniel Warner |
Northborough | ||
| Alice Brigham | 84 | Alice Brigham |
| Elizabeth Newton | 73 | Elizabeth Newton |
| Jonathan Barrett | 79 | Samuel Nurse |
| Silas Bailey | 84 | Silas Bailey |
| Seraphhina Eager | 72 | Nahum Eager |
Harvard | ||
| Elias Warner | 76 | Elias Warner |
| Jonathan Baird | 85 | Jonathan Baird |
| Polly Smith | 74 | Henry Smith |
| Lemuel Stone | 87 | Reuben Whitney |
| Samuel Dickinson | 88 | Willard Dickinson |
| Lewis Hayden | 78 | Lewis Hayden |
| John Stacy | 81 | Nathaniel Stacy |
| Moses Tyler | 82 | Moses Tyler |
Westborough | ||
| Reuben Babcock | 88 | Jesse Wood |
| Fortunatus Nickols | 80 | Fortunatus Nickols |
| Benjamin Smith | 76 | Benjamin Smith |
| Henry Marble | 85 | Henry Marble |
| Levi Smith | 83 | Levi Smith |
upton | ||
| Samuel Morse | 89 | Samuel Morse |
| Enoch Batchelder | 84 | Levi Batchelder |
| Silas Warren | 86 | Elijah Warren |
Mendon | ||
| Rhoda Streeter | 88 | George Been |
| George Taft | 80 | Arnold Aldritch, Jr. |
| Henry Mowry | 80 | Henry Mowry |
| David Pickering | 78 | David Pickering |
| Benjamin Pickering | 82 | Benjamin Pickering |
| Bilota Burden | 78 | Aaron Burden |
| Lovina Engly | 80 | Joseph Engly |
| David Legg | 84 | Daniel Legg |
| John Remington | 80 | John Remington |
| Jemima Wood | 82 | George Wood |
| Enos Taft | 84 | Enos Taft |
| Thomas Burbeck | 81 | Joseph Wheelock |
Milford | ||
| Darius Sumner | 84 | Darius Sumner |
| Abigail Morse | 87 | Clarke Ellis |
| Hackaliah Whitney | 78 | Hackaliah Whitney |
| Ezekiel Jones | 82 | Ezekiel Jones |
| Caleb Alber | 75 | Caleb Alber |
| Anna Lawrence | 80 | Anna Lawrence |
| Samuel Warfield | 84 | Samuel Warfield |
| Nathan Wood | 80 | Nathan Wood |
| Edmond Bowker | 83 | Edmond Bowker |
Douglass | ||
| David White | 82 | David White |
| David Bolcom | 86 | David Bolcom |
| Eli Stockwell | 80 | Eli Stockwell |
| Jedediah Jepherson | 78 | Jedediah Jepherson |
| Noah Hill | 80 | Noah Hill |
Uxbridge | ||
| John Jepherson | 80 | John Jepherson |
| Benjamin Tucker | 78 | Benjamin Tucker |
| Moses Taft | 80 | Newell Taft |
| James Tilley | 93 | Nathan Aldritch |
| Elisha Murdock | 85 | Edward F. Seagraves |
Sutton | ||
| Simeon Morse | 80 | Simeon Morse |
| Zelck Darling | 79 | Zelck Darling |
| Francis Putnam | 84 | Silas Putnam |
| Daniel Sibley | 83 | Daniel Sibley, Jr. |
| Thomas Smith | 82 | Thomas Smith |
| Stephen Marsh | 79 | Stephen Marsh |
| Jonathan Pike | 48 | Jonathan Pike |