1855 New York State Census

BOSTON CORNERS

Transcribed by Susan Stalker Mulvey

January 2007

Census of the Inhabitants in the Western Election District of the district of Boston Corners in the County, of Columbia taken by me on the 14th day of July 1855.

Taken by: Elisha Moore

(Note:  I have left off the columns: "Color," "Dwellings numbered in the order of visitation," "Of what material built," and "Value," which are at the beginning of the form and "Aliens," Persons of color not taxed," "Persons over 21 years who cannot read and write," "Owners of land," and "Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane, or Idiotic" to save room.  If there is information in the end columns, I will add that to the name.  I have highlighted the head of household in bold.  I have transcribed the census to the best of my ability.  Some pages are totally unreadable. I will make a notation, where applicable, as to which pages that I cannot read.  Notations in [ ]  are mine.)

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Dwelling
Number
 

Family

Number

 NAME AGE SEX Relation to Head Where Born Married Widow

Years

Resident

to this

city or town

 Profession Voter

Alien
Native Alien
6 8 Michael Hanagan 33 M Ireland 4 /
    Margaret Hanagan 32 F Wife Do     4     /
    Andrew Hanagan 1 M Child Boston Corners     1      
7 9

Chauncy Vosburgh

[owner of land]

 43 M   Columbia /   40 Blacksmith /  
    Fanny Vosburgh 46 F Wife Dutchess /   18      
    George Vosburgh 16 M Child Boston Corners     16      
Julia Vosburgh 14 F Do Do 14
Caroline Vosburgh 11 F Do Do 11
Dorcas Vosburgh 56 F Mother Columbia / 40
Joseph McReel 46 M Domestic Ireland 1 3/12 Blacksmith /
8 10 Wm Fretts 43 M Columbia / 5 Laborer /
    Lucinda Fretts 37 F Wife Do /   5      
    Charity Fretts 15 F Child Do     5      
    Hannah Fretts 12 F Do Do     5      
Martha Fretts 10 F Do Do 5
    John S. Fretts 7 M Do Do     5      
Adelia Fretts 4 F Do Boston Corners 4
Hannah Fretts 66 F Aunt Columbia 5
    Etta Fretts 76 F Mother Do     5      
9 11

Peter Owin

[owner of land]

 55 M Courtland / 16 Farmer /
    Electa Owin 64 F Wife Boston Corners /   16      
  12 Cornelius McIntyre 36 M   Greene /   1 Laborer /  
    Ursula McIntyre 24 F Wife Conn /   1      
  Archibald McIntyre 9 M Child Dutchess 1
  Steph. McIntyre 5 M Do Do 1
  Philelia McIntyre 2 F Do Do 1
    Hanna McIntyre 2/12 F Do Boston Corners     2/12      
10 13 Charles Owin 30 M   Columbia     2/12 Farmer /  
  Joel Owin 29 M Father Do / 2/12
  Betsey Owin 63 F Mother Do / 2/12
  Julie Owin 27 F Sister Do 2/12
11 14

Jacob M. Michael

[owner of land]

 27 M Columbia / 1 Farmer /
    Jane Michael 24 F Wife Do /   1      
    Helen Michael 6/12 F Child Boston Corners 6/12
12 15

John Brusie

[owner of land]

 33 M   Do /   2 Carpenter /  
    Samantha Brusie 30 F Wife Columbia /   2      
    Ruby Brusie 6 F Child Dutchess     2      
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         

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