Sunday, December 1, 2019

Township 8, Oxford County, Maine, in the 1820 Census - Byron, Maine

Township No. 8 Oxford County, Maine, in the 1820 Census - now Byron, Maine

Township 8, Abbot's Purchase [T8 AP]; incorporated as Byron in 1833.

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In the words of Enumerator Joseph H. Wardwell in the enumeration of Township 3, Second Range, before this one: "Township No. 3 - 2d Range, Lying North from No. 8".

The area lying north of Byron coincides with Rangeley Plantation and Rangeley, both formed from townships that included Township 3, Second Range.  Rangeley Plantation and Rangeley were part of the Bingham Kennebec Purchase, not the Abbot Purchase, and are both in Franklin County, since 1838.

Note: the 1820 Census lists the names of heads of households only; see the original sheets for a tally of everyone in each household by age range and gender.

Enumerated population of Township No. 8 in the 1820 Census:  155 inhabitants

Enumerator: Joseph H. Wardwell

The enumeration of Township No. 3, 2nd Range, appears on Sheet 126 and part of Sheet 127.

If you find errors or have information to share on any of the people listed below, please leave a comment.

Heads of Household; all names on Sheet 126, with the aggregate on Sheet 127
James Bacon
Reuben Barret
Benjamin Boardmon
Ebenezer Bodwell
William Bradburry - presumably Bradbury
Thomas Bradbury
Enoch Brister
George Carlton
Joseph S. Carlton
Luther Cary
Job Dunham
Israel Foster
Asa Green
Jonas Green
John Jackson
Moses Merril
Richard Merril
Rufus Merril
John Phelps
Samuel Phelps
Abraham Reed
George Robertson
Edward Stockbridge
John Stockbridge
John Stockbridge, Jr.
John Thomas


Byron, Maine, in 2020

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