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Abstracted by Vera Burnham, from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850.

This is the 1850 federal census for Franklin, Merrimack County, NH.

LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1850, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
MRD. = Married within the year
SCH. = Attended School within the year
R/W = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read & write
DDB = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.

CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  NH  COUNTY:  Merrimack  DIVISION:  Franklin  REEL NO:  436  PAGE NO:  237B
REFERENCE:  Enumerated August 1, 1850 by James L. Peabody
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
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 1   21   21  Gilman         Joseph         41   M         Farmer         2,000     NH
 2   21   21  Gilman         Lurena         41   F                                  NH
 3   21   21  Gilman         Horace         13   M                                  NH                      X
 4   21   21  Gilman         Stephen F      6    M                                  NH                      X
 5   22   22  Stewart        Thomas         65   M         Farmer                   Mass
 6   22   22  Stewart        Nancy          54   F                                  Mass
 7   22   22  Stewart        Sarah          33   F                                  N.H.
 8   22   22  Stewart        Jane A         14   F                                  N.H.                    X
 9   22   22  Lang           Benaiah        22   M         Printer                  Mass
 10  23   23  Cheney         Lyman          47   M         Carpenter      1,000     NH
 11  23   23  Cheney         Eliza          47   F                                  Mass
 12  23   23  Cheney         Henry B.       20   M         Paper Manufacturer       NH
 13  23   23  Cheney         Lucy W.        17   F                                  NH                      X
 14  23   23  Cheney         Isaac          14   M                                  NH                      X
 15  23   23  Cheney         David F        10   M                                  NH                      X
 16  23   23  Cheney         Lyman          7    M                                  NH                      X
 17  24   24  Fisher         Ellis          49   M         Farmer         450       NH
 18  24   24  Fisher         Hannah         47   F                                  NH
 19  24   24  Fisher         Juliett        23   F                                  Vt
 20  24   24  Fisher         Wm.            17   M                                  Vt                      X
 21  24   24  Fisher         Erastus        13   M                                  Vt                      X
 22  24   24  Fisher         Ellen          9    F                                  NH                      X
 23  24   24  Fisher         Hannah         7    F                                  NH                      X
 24  24   24  Fisher         Annett         5    F                                  NH                      X
 25  24   24  Noyes          Charles        7    M                                  Mass                    X
 26  25   25  Lewis          Wm             46   M         Paper Manufacturer 1,400 NH
 27  25   25  Lewis          Mary E.        45   F                                  N.H.
 28  25   25  Lewis          John J         23   M         Farmer                   N.H.
 29  25   25  Lewis          Abby E.        19   F                                  N. H.                   X
 30  25   25  Lewis          Eliza G.       17   F                                  N. H.
 31  25   25  Lewis          Mary A. P.     9    F                                  N. H.                   X
 32  25   25  Taylor         Caroline       19   F                                  Vt
 33  25   25  Graves?        Haniell        46   F                                  N. H.
 34  26   26  Thorn          Jeremiah       47   M         Carpenter      800       N. H.
 35  26   26  Thorn          Hannah J       19   F                                  N. H.
 36  26   26  Thorn          Matilda A      15   F                                  N. H.                   X
 37  26   26  Thorn          James B        7    M                                  N. H.                   X
 38  26   26  Mason          Mary J         12   F                                  **                      X
 39  26   26  Mason          Lowell B       18   M                                  N. H.                   X
 40  27   27  Woodford       Thomas D.      40   M         Machinist                Me.
 41  27   27  Woodford       Francis B.     37   F                                  Mass
 42  27   27  Woodford       Frances E.     14   F                                  Mass.