Early Rumford Families


York County 1790 US Census
There were 15 family households,
with 59 individuals living in New Pennacook.

Phillip Abbott age 33   and   Experience (Howe) age 19,   no issues.   2-0-1
  David age 20, single, brother.

Thomas Capen age 32   and   Mary (Abbott) age 29   1-2-2
  Ebenezer age 10, Esther age 8, James age 5.

Richard Dolloff age 35   and   Tamesin (Knowlton) age 25   1-0-2
  Edna age 1.

Benjamin Elliot Sr. age 39   and   Abigail (Webster) age 36   1-1-5
  Elizabeth age 15, Cotton age 12, Dorothy age 10, Abigail age 5, Ruth   infant.

Benjamin Franum Jr. age 22   and   Azubah (Graham) age 20   1-0-2
  Polly   infant.

David Farnum age 23   and   Dorcas (Wheeler) age 19   1-0-2
  Phebe   infant.

Daniel Harper age 30   and   Unknown wife,   no issues.   3-0-1
  James C. age 28,   Ezekiel age 26,   Brothers.

Francis Keyes age 25   Single.   1-0-1
  Sarah age 56   Widowed Mother.

Moses Kimball, Sr. age 41  and   Phebe (Cole) age 37   1-3-3
   Sarah age 8, Moses Jr. age 6, John age 6, Noah age 3, Mary age 2.

Benjamin Lufkin age 27   and   Mehitable (Abbott) age 24   1-2-2
  Unknown female, Joseph age 4, Samuel age 2, Jacob   infant.

James Manuel   and   Unknown wife.   1-0-2
  Unknown female child.

Aaron Moore age 29   and   Salome (Goss) age 27   1-1-3
  Gratia age 6, Wade age 3, Geneva   infant.

Stephen Putnam Jr. age 25   and   Sarah (Elliot) age 18   1-1-1
  Stephen III   infant.

Josiah Segar Jr. age 45   and   Jane (Meserve) age 42   1-0-3
  2 unknown females.

Moses Stone   and   Unknown wife.   1-0-2
  Unknown female child.

Samuel Howard   and   Unknown wife   1-1-2
  Unknown male child,   Unknown female child.

Phineas Howard age 22   and   Lavina (Powers) age 19   1-0-2
  Esther   infant.

Ezekiel Merrill age 43   and   Sarah (Emery) age 37   3-2-6
  Roger age 16,   Sarah age 14,   Susan   infant
  2 unknown males, and   3 unknown females
  1 unknown adult male.

NOTE:   Samuel and Phineas Howard were brothers, and were the only two families living at Howard's Gore (Hanover). Likewise, Ezekiel Merrill was the only family living at Andover, thus were listed in the New Pennacook (Rumford) Census.

The following are the surnames of settlers as of 1792.

ABBOTT, EATON, ELLIOT, FARNUM, GODWIN, HARPER, HINKSON, KEYES, KIMBALL, KNIGHT, LUFKIN, McALLISTER, PAGE, PUTNAM, ROLFE, STEVENS, SWETT, SEGAR, STONE

The following are the surnames of settlers as of 1800.

ABBOTT, DOLLY, DOLLOFF, EATON, ELLIOT, EMERSON, FARNUM, FELT, GODWIN, GOSS, GRAHAM, HARPER, HEMMINGWAY, HINKSON, HOWE, KEYES, KIMBALL, KNIGHT, KYLE, LUFKIN, MARTIN, McALLISTER, MOORE, PAGE, POWERS, PUFFER, PUTNAM, RICHARDSON, RIPLEY, ROLFE, STEVENS, SWETT, TAYLOR, VIRGIN, WHITTEMORE, WOOD

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