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Maine Census Resources

1850 Federal Census

The 1850 census was the first to record each person's name, specific age, occupation of those over age 15, place of birth, and value of real estate. The slave schedules, however, name only the slave owner and indicate only if a slave was black or mulatto, and his or her sex and age. The boundary dispute with British Canada was settled in 1842, giving Maine its present boundaries. The Maine 1850 Census records are extant for all counties.

Maine in 1850 consisted of the following counties: Aroostook, Cumberland, Hancock, Franklin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, Washington, and York.

Maine 1850 Census Directory

There are two terrific Census Projects run by USGenWeb Project members.

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~census/states/maine/me1850.htm

http://www.us-census.org/states/maine/

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