FT. COVINGTON, FRANKLIN COUNTY, NY 1860 FEDERAL CENSUS File 1 of 4 Copyright (c) 1999 by John Austin (uncajohn@emirates.net.ae). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ This is the 1860 census for Ft. Covington, Franklin Co. NY. It was compiled in the summer of 1860 by Samuel Payne of Ft. Covington, who also did the censuses for several other towns. In general his writing is easy to read, but his spelling of names, even very common names, was erratic and tended to be phonetic. This causes more of a problem than it might in some other towns, because Ft. Covington had a large proportion of French speaking Canadian immigrants. Mr. Payne rarely spelled their last names in a manner that would be recognizable today, and as a result, researchers must be forewarned that they should consider almost any similar sounding spelling when looking for a particular family, especially if they were French Canadian in origin. Mr Payne also counted several families or individuals twice. The following families were written two times in the census, and the numbers in front of their names indicate which house numbers they were in the originals 22 and 152 Patrick Mannix and family 22 and 152 Ed Sweeney 406 and 502 Alexander Hollenbeck and family 407 and 503 Louis LeClair and family 418 and 493 George Paddock and family 418 and 493 Elizabeth McQueen House No. Last Name First Name Age Sex Enumerated With Occupation Birthplace 34 Adams Charles 39 m Grocer VT Ireland Jane 31 f NY Charles 6 m NY NY George 2 m Mary 10/12 f 172 Allen A.M. 50 m Constable VT NY Mary 44 f NY NY Marshall 14 m NY NY Jane 12 f Celia 10 f Harriet 8 f 171 Allen Baski(?) 55 m Day Laborer Canada Magaret 35 f Day Laborer Canada Julius 21 m Canada Margaret 19 f Canada Philomon 16 f Canada 329 Allen Catherine 46 f Gabriel LaFleur Canada Moses 3 m NY 114 Allen Lewis 48 m Day Laborer Canada Angeline 44 f Canada Lewis 17 m Canada Mary 15 f Canada John 13 m Canada Charles 10 m Canada Philemon 8 f Canada Rosella 6 f Canada Margaret 5 f Canada Francis 3 m Canada 103 Annabel Nelson 19 m Peter Darwin Day Laborer Canada 400 Annett Elizabeth 51 f Farmer Ireland James F. 24 m Farmer Canada 438 Araw(?) John 21 m Boatman Canada Catherine 20 f Canada Napoleon 2 m Canada 199 Arell Angeline 51 f Day Laborer Canada Christopher 15 m Canada 179 Arell Joseph 44 m Ship Carpenter Canada Susan 55 f Canada Isaac 17 m NY NY Angeline 13 f 183 Arell Peter 53 m _______ Maker Canada Lorene(?) 54 f Canada 262 Arnold Jane 22 f Warren L. Manning Ireland 465 Arnold Mary 28 f Spencer Hotel Servant Ireland 61 Ashborn Elizabeth 16 f Dennis McMahon Tailoress Canada 377 Ashley Frank 25 m Day Laborer Canada Fidelia 21 f NY NY Henry 5 m NY Chandler 2 m 489 Austin Robert N. 60 m Farmer VT VT Anna 57 f School Teacher NY NY Sands 21 m Farmer NY NY William 19 m Farmer NY Silas W. 16 m Louisa 16 f Cornelius 14 m 340 Avery David 27 m Farmer NY NY Melvina 20 f NY NY Herbert B. 2 m Rody 3/12 f 16 Avery Harriet 35 f Winchester Briggs Servant NH 27 Avery Joseph 58 m Farmer NH VT Sarah 55 f NY NY Joanna 19 f Dennis 16 m 341 Avery Walter 37 m Farmer NY NY Mina 23 f NY NY Elizabeth 2 f Webster 3/12 m 349 Babcock Benjamin M. 37 m Farmer NY NY Ellen 30 f NY NY Jane F. 8 f NY Mary 5 f Charlotte 6/12 f 298 Ballard Ruth 64 f Schoolteacher NY NY Angeline 36 f Schoolteacher NY Jennett 20 f 237 Ban(?) Jane 28 f John Hanna NY Jane 9 f NY NY Eliza 7 f NY Mary 5 f 207 Barker David 55 m Farmer NY 122 Barney Acan 38 m Day Laborer Canada Emily 34 f Canada Acan 13 m NY NY Rosina 9 f NY NY Joseph 7 m Thomas 3 m 110 Barney Peter 40 m Day Laborer Canada Mary 42 f NY NY Alice 18 f NY NY Emey(?) 15 f NY Fanny 13 f William 11 m 403 Barry John W. 48 m Farmer Ireland Ellen 40 f Ireland David 14 m NY NY Mary J. 12 f NY NY Bridget 10 f NY William 6 m Ellen 5 f 86 Barry Margaret 21 f Millener MA 276 Bartlett Luther 38 m Farmer MA VT Jane 32 f NY NY Carrie E. 10 f NY NY Martha J. 8 f MA Charles L. 6 m Ida D. 8/12 f Cabinet Maker Abel 32 m 467 Basford Benjamin H. 44 m Carpenter VT Eliza 33 f NY NY Charles 10 m 210 Bashaw Frank 26 m Day Laborer Canada Rosa 21 f Canada Mary 5 f NY NY Rosa 2 f NY Sophia 1 f 248 Bashaw Stephen 73 m Canada Catherine 65 f Day Laborer Canada David 21 m Canada Catherine 19 f Day Laborer Canada Delia 18 f NY NY Charles 15 m NY Mary 14 f 226 Bates Roswell 71 m Physician VT NY Phebe 44 f 148 Bathane(?) James 21 m Matthew Fleming Jouneyman Canada 202 Batraw Catherine 17 f James Cameron Servant Canada 490 Batraw John 42 m Day Laborer Canada Julia 36 f Canada Julia 16 f Canada John 15 m Canada Olive 13 f Canada Lewis 11 m Canada Phelps 9 m Canada William 7 m NY NY Edgar 5 m NY NY Patrick 3 m Antonio 1 m 508 Batraw Phebe 16 f Thomas S. Mears Servant NY 123 Batrow Jarah 58 m Carpenter Canada Denise(?) 43 f Sawyer Canada Jary 24 m Day Laborer Canada Phebe 14 f Canada Moses 17 m Canada Joseph 12 m Canada Louisa 10 f NY NY Caroline 6 f NY Hannah 4 f 332 Bean Albert 25 m Farmer VT Canada Catherine 23 f NY James A. 2 m 374 Bean Edwin 34 m Farmer VT VT Lucinda 32 f NY NY Maryann 11 f NY NY Chastin(?) 9 f Abby 6 f Ella 1 f 115 Bean Julius 22 m Day Laborer Canada Mary 19 f NY 372 Bean Moses 59 m Farmer NH MA Polly 60 f NY NY Adeline 22 f Jane 19 f 4 Beaumont M.C. 20 f Sleeman E. Blood NY 8 Bedell J.N. 42 m Shoemaker NY NY Eunice 36 f NY NY Elizabeth 15 f NY Augusta 13 f Sarah 9 f 297 Bedlan Mary 12 f Timothy McKinna NY 312 Bell John 46 m Teach. in Academy(?) Scotland Mary 42 f Teach. in Academy Scotland Arthur 21 m Clerk Scotland Bealson 18 m Scotland Jessie 17 f Scotland Maria W. 16 f Scotland Harriet 14 f Scotland Susan R. 6 f Scotland Frances H. 3 m Canada 300 Bero John 28 m Farmer Canada Martha 24 f Canada Martha 6 f NY NY Marceline 4 f 274 Berry John 56 m Farmer Ireland Margaret 59 f Ireland Ellen 16 m NY 355 Berry Malachi 54 m Farmer Ireland Jane 54 f Ireland Margaret 23 f NY NY Frank 21 m NY NY Harriet 17 f Mary 14 f 177 Besaw Peter 26 m Day Laborer Canada Catherine 26 f Canada Catherine 6 f NY NY Joseph 4 m NY NY Camille 3 f Alexander 1 m 224 Besaw Sophia 19 f William Chapman Servant Canada 327 Besaw Tousaint 42 m Day Laborer Canada Mary 30 f Canada David 12 m Canada Louis 14 m Canada Tousaint 10 m Canada Mitchell 8 m Canada Loa(?) 6 f Canada Joseph 3 m Canada 499 Besaw(?) William 16 m Elisha McElwain Farm Laborer NY 419 Beshaw Jane 20 f Clary(?) Blood Servant Canada 104 Besset William 12 m Henry Briggs NY 270 Bevans(?) Louisa 15 f Brainard Holden Servant Canada 418 Blanchard Daniel 21 m George Paddock Farm Laborer NY 493 Blanchard Daniel 22 m George Paddock Farm Laborer NY 208 Blanchard Elihu 54 m Day Laborer NY NY Margaret 44 f NY NY John 16 m NY NY Saloma 14 f William 10 m Louisa 6 f 491 Blanchard Justin 45 m Farmer MA VT Catherine 38 f NY NY Edson 16 m NY Rhoda 7 f Catherine 2 f 253 Blanchard Seth 44 m Blacksmith MA NY Sarah 40 f NY NY Ziltus 18 m NY NY Monroe 16 m NY NY Rollin 13 m NY George 9 m Dorcus 6 f Caroline 4 f Sarah 3/12 f 158 Blanchard Stephen 80 m MA MA Rhoda 81 f MA Desire 50 f 305 Bliss Adelia 54 f Reuben Martin Housekeeper VT 52 Blodgett Betsey E. 21 f Loreston Fellows Millener NY 474 Blodgett Rufus 62 m Farmer NH NH Ruth 57 f Millener NY NY Elizabeth 22 f Harriet 18 f 419 Blood Clary(?) 70 f Farmer Canada(?) Charles D. 36 m NY(?) 4 Blood Sleeman (Solomon?) E. 38 m Merchant NH Phebe C. 38 f NY William A. 15 m NY NY Norman E. 12 m 204 Bond(?) Francis 35 m Day Laborer Canada Delia 43 f Canada Jane 5 f NY NY John 3 m 287 Bosley Edward 13 m George Creighton VT 465 Bova John 23 m Spencer Hotel Servant Canada 284 Bovan Ezra 41 m Day Laborer Canada Agnes 28 f Canada Mary 10 f Canada Emma 3 f Canada Caroline 10/12 f NY Joseph 12 m Canada 299 Bovar Ann 21 f John H. Powell Servant NY 150 Bovar Frances 12 f Alex. Smallman Canada 195 Bovar Hannah 29 f Frank Tuper Canada Joseph 8 m NY 161 Bovar Helen 18 f Moses Thatcher Servant Canada 59 Bovar John 54 m Day Laborer Canada Margaret 54 f Canada Amelia 13 f Canada Xavier 11 m Canada 302 Bovar John 60 m Day Laborer Canada Julia 49 f Day Laborer Canada John 16 m NY NY Julia 12 f NY Elizabeth 8 f 257 Bovea Benjamin 43 m Farmer Canada Sophia 40 f Farmer Canada Nichols 20 m Farmer NY NY Alfred 18 m NY NY Moses 15 m NY NY John 13 m Narcisse 10 m Sophia 7 f 134 Bovea Benjamin Jr. 22 m Grocer Canada Phebe 22 f Canada 153 Boyea(?) James 22 m Day Laborer NY NY Margaret 16 f NY NY Napoleon B. 2 m Benjamin 1 m 465 Boyington D. L. 28 m Spencer Hotel Lawyer NY 256 Briggs Albert 39 m Hotel Keeper NY NY Ellen 31 f NY NY Catherine 11 f NY Catherine 60 f Ellen 25 f 126 Briggs F. P. 30 m Clothier NY NY Frances 26 f NY Ada P. 3 f 436 Briggs Gerothman(?) 51 m Farmer NY CT Dorcas 49 f NY NY Luther 14 m Levi 11 m 104 Briggs Henry 30 m Farmer NY NY Emma 23 f NY Carrie 1 f 494 Briggs Hiram 21 m A. Danforth Farm Laborer NY 252 Briggs Levi 26 m Farmer NY NY Cornelia 26 f NY Alice 1 f 150 Briggs Rodney 21 m Alex. Smallman Painter NY 19 Briggs Tilnes(?) 61 m Woolen Manufact. NY NY Fanny 27 f NY NY Mary 24 f School Teacher NY Canada Charlotte 22 f Carder NY NY Martha 18 f NY F.W. 16 m Laura 7 f Ida 5 f Margaret 3 f 16 Briggs Winchester 61 m Farmer VT 321 Broadwell Frances 21 f George Danforth Schoolteacher NY 133 Broadwell Solon 40 m Farmer NY NY Maria 38 f NY NY Josephine 16 f Canada Melvin 11 m Emma 4 f 509 Broderick Cornelius 49 m Farmer Ireland Ann 40 f Ireland 246 Bronell Electa 18 f Thomas S. Webb Servant NY 29 Brown Amasa 69 m Farmer NH VT Flora 65 f 82 Brown Daniel 22 m P. Ware Farm Laborer NY 308 Brown Daniel Jr. 21 m Day Laborer VT VT Mary 19 f 309 Brown Daniel Sr. 50 m Farmer Canada Nancy 40 f Day Laborer NY NY William 18 m NY NY Levi 12 m Alsina 5 f 108 Brown Flora 27 f Dress Maker NY NY Laury A. 9 f NY Caroline 3 f 20 Brown James W. 25 m Allen M.Lincoln Clerk Canada 143 Brown John 26 m Day Laborer Canada Matilda 23 f NY 151 Brown Jonathan 25 m Day Laborer NY NY Martha 24 f 54 Brown Myron 26 m Laborer NY NY Fanny 28 f NY Nelly 8 f 56 Brown Sumner 53 m Farmer NH NH Lydia 61 f Farmer NY Ransom 21 m 170 Brown William 18 m Elisha McElwain Farm Laborer NY 453 Brunell Charles 29 m Day Laborer Canada Ellen 29 f Canada Julia A. 5 f NY NY Sarah L. 3 f NY Electa 8/12 f 460 Brunson(?) Benjamin 11 m Paul Grant Canada 392 Buell James 25 m Farmer NY NY Alvira 22 f NY NY Adeline A. 5 f Hardy E. 2 m 459 Bullis Lewis 49 m Wheelwright NY NY Susan 46 f Carriage Painter NY NY Ezra 19 m Millener NY NY Mary 18 f NY NY Alonzo 16 m Charlotte 14 f Helen 7 f Henry 1 m 132 Burch Benjamin 19 m Sarah S. Streeter Clerk NY 465 Burch Elem 26 m Spencer Hotel Clothing Merchant Canada 465 Burch Henry 23 m Spencer Hotel Merchant NY 458 Burns George A. 43 m Farmer NY NY Mahalia 35 f NY NY Marion 7 m NY William 5 m Frances 1/12 f 476 Burns H. N. 30 m Farmer NY Canada Helen 30 f NY Andina M. 5 f NY NY Mary V. 3 f NH NH Helen A. 6/12 f John L. 72 m Mary J. 55 f 472 Burns Joseph R. 40 m Farmer NY NY Mary J. 32 f NY NY Stella E. 11 f Carrie N. 8 f 292 Bushey Adeline 18 f John McGiffin Servant Canada 460 Bushingham Joanna 19 f Paul Grant Servant Canada 465 Buttolph Joseph 31 m Spencer Hotel Rectifier Canada 265 Caffrey Patrick 24 m Farmer Canada Mary 22 f Canada Michael 4/12 m NY 322 Cahill Andrew 25 m William H. Ryan Farm Laborer Ireland 470 Caldwell John 30 m Farmer Ireland Mary 29 f NY NY Ellen 9 f NY NY Owen 6 m Mary E. 2 f 310 Cameron Daniel 73 m Farmer Canada Elizabeth 70 f Merchant Canada Daniel R. 25 m Canada Jennett 22 f Canada 202 Cameron James 29 m Clerk Canada Loezer(?) 18 f NY 76 Cameron James Y. 23 m Merchant Canada Harriet F. 23 f NY 203 Campbell Alexander 30 m Harness Maker Scotland Catherine 26 f NY NY John A. 5 m NY David D. 2 m 74 Campbell James 70 m Stephen Tuthill VT 197 Campbell Neil 45 m Joseph Martin Blacksmith Canada Mary 47 f VT NY George C. 10 m 89 Campbell Susan 28 f Dress Maker Canada 204 Carr(?) Sophia 3 f Francis Bond(?) NY 196 Cartwright Joseph 21 m Day Laborer NY NY Martha 18 f NY William 1/12 m 30 Casey William 61 m Farmer Ireland Margaret 58 f Ireland William 18 m NY NY Betsy 14 f 116 Castinett Joseph 23 m Sawyer Canada Hannah 18 f Canada 325 Castle(?) James 36 m Jonathan Smith Farmer NY 223 Chapman Abram 32 m Farmer NY Paulina(?) 22 f NY NY Mary E. 1 f 495 Chapman Adams(?) 38 m Farmer NY NY Laury A. 38 f NY NY Henry F. 8 m Helen 3 f 359 Chapman John 34 m Farmer NY NY Charlotte A. 32 f NY Emma A. 9 f 250 Chapman Robert 49 m Farmer NY NY Maria 47 f NY NY Maria E. 21 f William R. 14 m 358 Chapman Robert 49 m Farmer NY VT Charlotte 44 f NY Charles H. 5 m 224 Chapman William 73 m Farmer Ireland Agnes 72 f NY NY Thomas 47 m 282 Cheever Ezekiel 62 m Peter Revear MA 35 Cheever Orica 19 f Joel Lyman NY 162 Cheney George A. 56 m Farmer VT VT Susan 52 f Music Teacher NY NY Susan A. 24 f NY G. W. 16 m D. W. 13 m 465 Chesley Maria 18 f Spencer Hotel School Teacher Canada 380 Chismore Nathan 63 m Farmer VT NY Salina 40 f NY NY Mary L. 7 f NY Ellen E. 4 f Nathan W. 2 m 147 Chisolm Donald 26 m Master Wheelwright Scotland Nancy 26 f Canada Mary S. 2 f NY NY Ann 10/12 f 320 Clark William A. 64 m Farmer VT Canada Electa 54 f NY Frances 14 f 286 Clary Caleth 50 m Farmer VT VT Eunice 40 f VT VT Sarah 19 f VT VT Horace 17 m VT VT Harriet 15 m Martin 13 m Eldade 10 m William 5 m 205 Cleaveland E.R. 32 m Tinsmith NY NY Louisa A. 26 f NY NY Elmore E. 9 m NY Ida F. 4 f Ada L. 1 f 331 Clemons Francis 55 m Day Laborer Canada Catherine 38 f Canada Catherine 15 f Canada 158 Clookey John 13 m Stephen Blanchard NY 345 Clookey Peter 47 m Day Laborer Canada Mary 36 f Day Laborer Canada William 17 m Day Laborer NY NY John 15 m NY Sidney 11 m 77 Cole Peter 21 m George McElwain Farm Laborer NY 389 Condon Anora 47 f Farmer Ireland Margaret 18 f NY NY William 13 m NY NY Elizabeth 10 f John 6 m 434 Condon John 31 m Farmer NY NY Margaret 27 f Ireland Martin 78 m Ireland Helen 60 f Farmer NY David 26 m 461 Condon William 50 m Farmer Ireland Mary 41 f Farmer Ireland Martin 17 m VA NY James 14 m NY NY Michael 11 m NY NY Patrick H. 9 m NY NY Margaret 7 f Ann 5 f Thomas 2 m Ellen 1/12 f 139 Congdon Job 65 m Druggist VT VT Rebecca 53 f NY NY Helen 22 f Drug Store Clerk Henry 19 m 78 Cook Amanda 19 f William Smith Servant NY 149 Corvan Moses 58 m Farmer Canada Jane 58 f Farmer NY NY William 22 m NY NY Jane M. 20 f Martha 18 f 454 Costello James 36 m Farmer Ireland Elizabeth 30 f Ireland John 12 m NY NY Melissa 10 f NY NY William 9 m NY NY Mary 8 f NY NY George 7 m Caroline 6 f Charlotte 5 f Daniel 1/12 m 459 Cothlin(?) Timothy 22 m Lewis Bullis App. Wheelwright Ireland 446 Cotter William G. 50 m Farmer Ireland Catherine 35 f NY NY Garrett 14 m NY NY Daniel 13 m NY NY William 11 m NY NY Morris 8 m Eliza 6 f Margaret 4 f Jane 2 f 137 Cowan George 39 m John C. Wolf Professor of Music Canada (blind) 92 Cowan James 35 m Farmer VT NY Nancy 32 f NY NY William J. 14 m Archibald 10 m 146 Crangle William 24 m Ashryman Ireland 136 Creede Thomas 33 m Clerk NY Joanna 50 f Ireland William 14 m NY 287 Creighton George 38 m Farmer NY(?) Martha 25 f NY(?) William 81 m NY(?) Electa 70 f VT 285 Creighton John 53 m Farmer NY NY Mary A. 52 f NY NY Cordelia 15 f John A. 9 m 484 Creighton Robert 57 m Farmer NY NY Charlotte 36 f NY Amina 10 f 487 Creighton William 48 m Farmer NY NY Margaret A. 43 f NY Abner 12 m 449 Curtin John 46 m Farmer Ireland Mary 45 f Ireland 361 Curtin Martin 16 m Farmer Ireland Catherine 14 f Ireland Ellen 12 f Ireland Margaret 10 f Ireland Cornelius 9 m Ireland Daniel 7 m NY NY Bridget 5 f 427 Curtis Catherine 15 f Alpheus Ellsworth Servant Ireland 95 Curtis David 71 m Shoemaker VT NJ Silva 56 f Tailoress NY Alvira 14 f 370 Cushman Millard 53 m Farmer NY NY Elizabeth 44 f Farmer NY NY Byron 22 m Farmer NY NY William 16 m NY Elizabeth 13 f Jane A. 9 f George 7 m 64 Cushman Phebe 17 f Phebe Quaw NY