MA Census 1790

Location:
Deerfield, MA
Description:
In 1790, Massachusetts administered the first Federal census under the new United States Constitution that required every state to enumerate and report its population every 10 years to determine the number of representatives a state can send to the United States House of Representatives. Organized by town, census takers used the same form, beginning with “Names of Heads of Families” and counting individuals in a household who fell within the following categories: “Free white Males of 16 years and upwards”; “Free white Males, under 16 years”; “Free white Females”; “All other free Persons”; and “Slaves”. In the census of 1790, Massachusetts reported its total population, including what later became the state of Maine, to be 484,327—about 10% of the total population of the United States at that time. The original manuscript of the Massachusetts 1790 Federal census was used to create this published version in the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library.

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1790 to 1790 1790

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id
Sharpe, Caleb (listed in Conway with 8 "all other free persons" in his household) 1790 Calab Sharp, 1504
Freeman, Coffe (listed in South Hadley with 3 "all other free persons" in his household) 1790 Cuffee Freeman, 1505
Noble, Spener [Spencer] (listed in Charlestown with 1 "free white males under 16 years,

2 "free white females including heads of families,

and 2 "all other free persons" in his household)

1790 Noble Spencer, 1506
Noble, Spencer (listed in Andover with 1 "free white males under 16 years,

2 "free white females including heads of families,

and 2 "all other free persons" in his household)

1790 Noble Spencer, 2131

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Entry Date AA Name AA Name(s) Owner $  £  s  p  f id