Otisfield, Maine, in the 1820 Census; then in Cumberland County; as of 1978 in Oxford County

Otisfield, Maine, in Cumberland County, in the 1820 Federal Census. In 1978 Otisfield joined Oxford County.

Enumerated population of Otisfield in the 1820 Census: 1107

Enumerator: Stephen Swett

Enumeration of Otisfield consists of all or parts of Sheets 65-78; use the arrow at top left of each image to page forward.

Note: the 1820 Federal Census lists the names of heads of households only; people in a household are tracked by age range and gender to determine the total population.

See the list of heads of households at the end of this post.

Boundary changes to Otisfield since 1820:

• land set off to Naples in 1834, with further land set off to Naples in 1848
• part of Phillips Fore set off to Oxford in 1830
• part of Thompson Pond Plantation annexed in 1830
• part of Poland annexed in 1858
• an unincorporated gore annexed in 1933
• joined Oxford County in 1978

Note: Spelling of the names of heads of households has been left as it appears in the enumerator’s hand; in some cases, for clarity, an optional spelling has been added. Your corrections and additional information are requested; please comment for the benefit of fellow researchers.

For the following reasons, be prepared to search the entire list for the object of your search:

• Many people were not sure of the spelling of their names

• Name spelling may have evolved throughout the person’s life

• The enumerator may not have heard the person correctly

• The enumerator may have interviewed someone not certain of the name of the head of household or how it was spelled

• The enumerator may have used phonetic spellings.

• Some enumerators grouped heads of households together by the first letter of their surname, giving an additional clue on a surname difficult to read.  Note: lists by first letter of surname are not alphabetical within that letter.

• Some enumerators apparently grouped the names by walking through neighborhoods; in these cases, the first letter of the surname may sometimes be in error, but the information on neighboring households is valuable.

Names of Heads of Households	Sheet #
Robert Anderson	65
John Bean	65
Silas Blake	65
Grinfill Blake	65
Jonathan Briton	65
James Barker	65
Isaac Bartlet	66
Chipman Cobb	66
Daniel Cobb	66
Reuben Cobb	66
Will Chute	66
Daniel Chute	66
Thomas B. Chambers	66
William Cobb	66
John Chute	66
Frances Chute	66
Eliza Dunham	66
Nathaniel Edwards, Jr. or Nathaniel J. Edwards	66
Stevens Edwards	66
Simeon Edwards	67
Asa Edwards	67
Richard Edwards 2d	67
Jonathan Edwards	67
John Edwards, Jr. or John J. Edwards	67
Jonathan Edwards, Jr. or middle initial J.	67
Will Edwards	67
John Edwards	67
Thomas Edes, Jr.	67
John Edwards 3d	67
Enoch Edwards	67
Richard Edwards	68
Thomas Edes	68
William Flood	68
Benjamin Farrington, either Jr. or middle initial J.	68
Timothy Furnal	68
Joshua Goodridge	68
Enoch Gammon	68
James Gerrish	68
Benjamin Green, Jr.	68
Richard Gardner	68
Will Gammon, Jr.	68
David Higgins	68
Joseph Harshell	68
Elias Hancock	68
Roland Hancock - not sure of surname	69
Roland Holden	69
John Holden	69
Phinehas Hoyt	69
Oliver Hancock	69
Thomas Hancock	69
Philo Holden	69
Moses Holt	69
Henry Goold	69
Cloe Jordan	69
Timothy Jordan	69
Gideon Jackson	69
Benjamin Jordan	69
Curtis Jordan	69
Will Jordan	70
David Jordan	70
Thomas Jackson	70
Nathan Knight	70
James Knight	70
Ebenezer Knight	70
Samuel Knight	70
Henry Knight	70
Johnson Knight	70
Samuel Knight, Jr.	70
Stephen Knight	70
Zebulon Knight	70
Sarah Knight	70
Benjamin Lovell	71
Dennis Lovell	71
Abraham Lombard	71
John Lombard	71
Joshua Lombard	71
Enoch Lombard	71
Thomas Lombard	71
Simeon Libby	71
John Lennel - not sure of surname	71
Nathaniel Lamb	71
Abel Longley	71
Solomon Lamb	71
John Lord	71
Jonathan Moors, Jr.	72
Benjamin Morse	72
Phinehas Morse	72
Harvy Maybery	72
Jonathan Moors	72
Nathan Morse	72
Ephraim Moors	72
Joseph Morton	72
Dan Morse	72
Josiah G. Morril - or Merril	72
Lyman Nutting	72
Joseph Noble	73
Nathan Nutting	73
Peter Nutting	73
Oliver Pierce	73
Joanna Pierce	73
John Piper	73
Tarbal Patch - presumably Tarbell Patch	73
Jonathan Piper	73
Levi Patch	73
John Phipps	73
John Patch	73
Aaron Pitts	73
David Ray	74
Samuel Reed	74
Thomas Roby	74
Stevens Rich	74
Will Rich	74
Mary Rich	74
Willoughby Smith	74
John Scribner, Jr.	74
Jonathan Smith, Jr. - or middle initial J.	74
Harvy Scribner - not sure of given name	74
Samuel G. Scribner	74
Reuben Smith	74
Ebenezer Sawyer	74
Enoch Spurr	75
Jeremiah Sawyer	75
Nathaniel Shaw	75
Thomas Shead	75
William Spurr	75
Oliver Spurr	75
Joseph Scribner	75
Sarah Scribner	75
Jonathan Scribner	75
Joseph Stone - not sure of surname	75
James Stone	75
Daniel Stone	75
John Scribner	76
Simon Scribner	76
Sally Scribner	76
Jonathan Smith, Jr.	76
Joseph Scribner	76
Joseph Spurr	76
Samuel Spurr	76
James Sanborn	76
Barnabus Sawyer	76
Jonathan Sawyer	76
Benjamin Stevens	76
Levi Sergent	76
Daniel Scribner or David Scribner	76
Simeon Turner	77
Thadeous Turner	77
David Thurston	77
Jacob Thurston	77
John Thomas	77
Henry Turner	77
Ruth Thompson	77
Benjamin Wight	77
Nathan Wight	77
Thomas Wight	77
Joseph Weston	77
Daniel Winship	77
Ichabod Whittam	78
Daniel Walker	78
Peter Wardwell, Jr.	78
Peter Wardwell	78
Samuel Wardwell	78
Jonathan Wight	78
Thomas Weston	78
Hezekiah Green	78
Jeremiah Green	78
Benjamin Green	78
John Winship	78

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