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Nothing     Northfield ED 2  Northfield 2   II. Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures Soundex Name U526 Abm Unkart W320 Sarah Woods B263 Simon Bogart H230 Peter Haughwout E430 William Elliot K530 James Kennedy W320 _ J Wood Non Resident Non Resident V650 Henry Vroome F000 James Foy S530 John Smith W422 Albert O Wilcox M626 David Mersereau M626 Peter Mersereau C600 W F Carey M640 Thomas Merrill M635 Sarah Morton N640 Mary Merrill M640 Charles Merrill Non Resident Non Resident Non Resident V650 Abraham Vroome S552 Daniel Simonson S552 Matthias Simonson S552 David Simonson V645 Israel Vreeland C626 Leah Crocheron D260 Daniel C Decker H460 Lawrence Hillyer B420 Edward Blake D260 Silvanus Decker M640 John I Merrill M640 Isaac Merrill L200 John Lisk Non Resident Non Resident D260 John M Decker M640 Mary Merrill C623 Thomas Christopher Non Resident E216 William Egbert M640 Catharine Merrill M640 John I Merrill D260 Daniel Decker S530 Francesca Schmidt G635 D L Gardiner D100 Enos Dupuy S512 Solomon Simpson M640 Abraham L Merrill M460 Henry Miller H300 Sarah Heath S552 Adr_ Simonson M640 Egbert Merrill W300 George White C650 William M Crane D260 Abraham D Decker W553 Jacob Winant P640 Benjamin Prall S552 Abraham Simonson R320 James L Ridgway A423 Warren Allston M460 Peter Miller C550 Marsh Cannon E216 Joseph Egbert C550 David Cannon W452 Eliza Williams C550 Andrew Cannon W320 John Wood H522 John S Hancock D260 Sallie Decker P620 Elias Price P620 Benjamin Price L000 Charles Lowe? L535 Eliza Landmanor? H522 Richard Hancock F623 Henry A Frost D260 Elizabeth Decker D260 Edward Decker D260 Jemima Decker D260 Silvanus Decker D260 Jacob R Decker D260 Matthew Decker M625 Alice Morgan V512 Peter & Clark Van Buskirk L363 David Latorette H460 John B Hillyer W420 Sarah Wells F652 F? W? Franklin? D260 Mahala Decker D260 Samuel Decker D260 James T Decker D260 Henry Decker E363 Joseph Edwards D260 Samuel Decker J520 Edward Jones N140 Edward Noble C634 Jacob Coretelyou M260 James Mesier? P620 David Price D220 Jesse O Disosway D260 David Decker H230 Daniel Haughwout H525 George Hencken C626 Stephen Crocheron M600 David Moore L340 Richard D Little K325 Philip Ketchum C626 Richard Crocheron D260 Moses B Decker D260 Richard Decker Non Resident D100 Barnet Dupuy D100 Daniel Dupuy A423 Japhet Alston D100 David Dupuy Sr? L200 Isaac Lake D100 Susan Ann Dupuy C625 Hiram J Corsen S552 Abraham C Simonson B340 Benjamin P Bedell P640 Arthur Prall Non Resident D260 James Decker D420 F C Delius? S530 Jane Smith H430 J P Hellett J525 J W Johnson G630 Kasima Gerrity S436 Frederick Schluter H200 John Hoose B623 Thomas Braisted L200 John Lewis M640 Abraham Merrill B200 John Bush B623 Peter Braisted S530 Ira B Smith D260 Barnet Decker C600 W F Carey V514 Sarah Van Pelt T616 Jacob Travers C600 W F Cary D260 Silas R Decker S552 Cornelius Simonson C626 Mary Crocheron B420 Daniel Blake W553 Freeman Winant S552 Jacob Simonson S552 J W Simonson III. Industry other than agricultural Isaac M Marsh, Carriage Manufactory, employs 14 men, 5 boys Dupuy & Winant, Butchers, employs 3 men Frost & Hessler, Paint & Oil Manufactory, employs 8 men   IV Marriages and Deaths 5 marriages 20 deaths   V Churches, Schools, &c. St. Andrew’s, Protestant Episcopal Asbury M E Church, Methodist Episcopal   N.B. We have a woman 18 years old who has had 3 husbands and a child living by each husband     VI. Newspapers and other Periodicals 5 hotels, inns, and taverns 0 wholesale stores 9 retail stores 9 groceries   Drought impacted yields of winter wheat, rye, oats, peas, corn, buckwheat, potatoes, turnips, meadows 12 horses, 25 heads horned cattle, 20 swine, $30 worth of poultry. Several agricultural owners moved off the Island.   Southfield   ED 2   Southfield 2   I. Population   II. Agriculture andDomestic Manufactures Soundex Name C425 Daniel L Clawson B652 Robert Barnes B652 George Barnes V536 William H ? Vanderbilt M324 Thomas Metcalf C400 John B Cole C462 Ephraim Clark J525 Anthony Johnson R560 Isaac Romer E216 Tunis Egbert K626 Abraham Kruser E216 Barnet Egbert C400 Joseph Cole M634 Jacob Martling S552 Benjamin Simonson M530 Ann Mundy M626 John W Mersereau S600 Horatio Squire G500 Catherine Guyon N140 Abraham Noble P450 James Poillon S250 Joseph G Seguine C626 Joseph W Crocheron G500 James Guyon C626 Edmund Crocheron R163 Elizabeth Roberts H516 John Humphris O452 John H Olmstead F236 James Foster L200 Henry Lewis C450 James Colon J650 Albert Journeay Jr S630 Catherine Sharrott J520 Robert Jones S300 Andrew Scott C400 Abraham Cole C500 James Coyne M600 T W C Moore C400 Abraham Cole B652 John Barnes P650 Henry Perine P650 Cornelius Perine G632 John C Garretson E216 Joseph Egbert R262 Richard Rogers W452 Benjamin F Williams L265 Abraham Lakerman B635 Edward P Barton B635 Samuel Barton G632 Abraham Garretson T460 Edward Taylor L630 Harriet Lord D400 James Dill T250 David J Tysen   III. Industry other than Agricultural New York Rubber Co’s India Rubber Toys, steam power, 30 men employed, 50 women, 20 boys, 15 girls, monthly wages $16-$28 Lee & Morris’ Hat Manufactory, steam power, 38 men employed, 18 women, 6 boys, 1 girl, monthly wages $12-$36 Barnabas Siddell’s Saw Manufactory, steam power, 4 men employed, monthly wages $25   IV. Marriages and Deaths (no names) 1 marriage, 1 death Then later 3 marriages, 58 deaths   V. Churches, Schools, &c. Reformed Dutch Church, Stapleton St. Marys RC St Johns Church Clifton, Episcopal St Simons German PE Free Church, Episcopal   VI. Newspapers and other Periodicals, Inns, etc. Semi Weekly Staaten Islander; F L Hagadorn Ed. Der Deutsch Staaten Islander; August Fries, Ed. 3 Hotels, 37 taverns, 4 wholesale stores, 8 retail stores, 22 grocery stores No crops noted       Westfield ED 1 Westfield 1   I. Population   II. Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures Soundex Name T350 William Totten T350 Wm H Totten T350 John Totten S162 S B Sprague S162 Abraham Sprague S530 Alfred Smith S162 J? W Sprague L550 Alex Lamono A322 Ephraim Atchison B346 James Butler B346 James Butler T350 Fanny Totten L252 Adam C Legong? N425 Danson Nilson L162 Benjam Laforge L550 John Lamono H243 Saml B Hazelton B346 James Butler J450 David Joline P162 Kezri? I Peppers W320 John L Woods H200 John Haws J220 Mifle? & Jaques L162 Cornelius Laforge J450 Catharine Joline   Non resident S143 Jefferson Sofield F260 George D Fisher S552 Daniel W Simonson B346 Israel Butler B346 Israel Butler Store D620 Chas Drake B346 Israel Butler D525 John Danson W300 Edmund Wood B346 Daniel Butler Jr D514 George Dunville B346 Daniel Butler Sen V550 Henry Van Name R200 Lot Rickhow R550 Abraham Romaine J650 John Journeay B346 Daniel Butler Sen R560 Henry Romer C623 John Christopher R550 Abraham Romaine A536 Charles Androvette H163 Eben W Hubbard B346 James Butler C400 Abraham B Cole J525 James Johnson W632 John T Wirtz L520 Moses Lyons L520 Moses Lyons V550 Aaron Van Name D630 Henry DeHart J525 Cornelius Johnson C400 Margaret E Cole J525 Cornelius Johnson J525 Cornelius Johnson M500 Elias P Manee W300 Reuben Wood W553 ____ Winant W300 John L Wood W300 Abraham H Wood N160 William Newberry S423 Peter M Sleight B640 Walter C Brily ? L162 William Laforge B346 Israel Butler B346 James Butler K521 Harmon Kingsbury D120 John Dubois T350 Phillip B Totten C623 Henry A Christohper M635 Able Martin M500 John D Manee T350 Wm Totten D230 Lydia Daggett T350 Joseph G Totten S162 Alfred Sprague J450 William Joline H152 Saml L Hopping S423 Henry M Sleight S423 Cornelius W Sleight D120 John Dubois C625 Nicholas Corson J525 Esek Johnson T350 Polly Totten P456 James Palmer M500 John P Manee M624 Thomas Marshall M500 Peter Manee S162 James W I Sprague S162 Joseph W Sprague J450 Benjamin Joline T350 James C Totten N120 Peter W Neefus? A653 Stephen D Arrents? A453 Stephen D Allents ? F623 S Frost & Co V514 John Van Pelt F260 Elias R Fisher W300 Wesley Wood P456 Alford Palmer   Odd Fellows J650 Robt Journeay T620 William Trask P456 Cornelius Palmer R200 Wm/Mrs? Rickhow C550 Abraham Canon V514 Peter Van Pelt R300 Peter Reid R300 William Reid T350 Sally A Totten P620 Abraham Price G200 William Gugz?   Non resident T350 Rachael Totten G655 Radcliff Garman W452 William Williams T656 Charles M Turner B340 John F Bedell B346 Daniel Butler Sen L162 Cornelius Laforge M610 Edwin Murphy S360 Abraham Story J525 Sarah Johnson S423 Johnson Sleight S416 Peter V Selover M600 Daniel Moore W320 Elias P Woods C652 S? W Cronsc? H610 John Harvey C236 Augustus Castrien? S162 Isaac P Sprague J525 Louis Johnson B635 John Bertine? M550 Henry Monen? M635 John Martin R360 Wm Ryder S162 Jacob Sprague S162 Andrew Sprague   Methodist Parsonage R220 Catharine Rickhows J525 John _ Johnson W300 E P Wood H160 Daniel Hooper H160 William Hooper H550 Garret Homan R360 David Ryder B340 Henry H Biddle R350 Wm H Rutan R350 I & L ? M Rutan W320 Saml Woods L600 Theodore Leroy? M626 John Mersereau P262 Leonard Paskerson Estate R152 David Robbins V550 Charles Van Name A416 Wm Alberts J450 Benjamin Joline B346 James Butler & Sleight ? G632 Garret Garretson A425 Augustus Allison S423 John Slight W300 Joseph M Wood W300 David Wood R200 Abraham Rickhow R152 Henry Robinson W300 James L Wood W320 _imost__ Woods V550 Aaron Van Name M620 Thomas Marsh M500 John P Manee M500 Jacob Manee S530 John Smith D120 Daniel Duboise L516 John Lambert W300 Elias P Wood C400 Eliza Cooly? R152 James C Robinson T460 M S Taylor C512 W Combs V525 Thadeus O Vanzandt? D120 Nathaniel Dubois S350 Isaac Sutton A536 Daniel Androvatte M624 Denas Marshall A536 Charles Androvette W553 Wm Wynant S360 A___ Story A536 Lewis Androvette S000 Cornelius Shea B346 Henry Butler L520 John Lang E352 Cornelius H Etting P620 Elias Price D120 Thomas Dubois K624 E Kreisling? W630 Reuben Worth? A536 Peter Androvatte K626 P Kreischer D220 Daniel Dissosway C400 Abraham Cole F620 Wm Fries? D220 Ann Dissosway D620 Wm Drake K626 P Kreicher A536 John Androvatte S552 David Simonson A536 Asher Androvatte V545 ___ Van Alen? F260 James W Fisher C460 Bailer Cooler E350 Johanna? Eaton S362 Jacob Stores G416 Isaac S Gilbert C400 John H Cole E420 Garret Ellis D120 Isaac Dubois S366 John W Storer K626 P Kreischer A536 Joseph Androvatte S423 Henry Slaght K626 P Krischer E420 Abraham Ellis E420 Catharine Ellis N425 Ambrose Nelson? O340 Washington Odell B346 Rachael Buttler D220 Peter Dissosway M560 Frank Miner D613 John R Dervater ? C400 John H Cole T460 Wm Teller L162 Henry Laforge T350 James Totten G650 James Graham S530 Wm Smith W553 Moses Wynant T350 Ephraim J Totten B346 James Butler M500 Alfred Manee A425 Samuel Allison D260 David Decker B346 Anthony Butler C400 Ann Cole S366 John Storer C320 James Chadwick D120 R C Dubois C600 Wm H Carr B346 Thomas Buttler B346 Sebastian Buttler B346 Wm Buttler B530 Edwin R Bennett G200 William Gage S250 John Seguine T616 ___ Trobridge D550 A F Dunham B552 James Bonnington S250 Joseph H Seguine   United States Govern. B346 Israel Butler W553 B B Wynant W410 William Wolf M624 John Marshall K524 Wesly Kingsland L245 William Lockland__ W300 John W Wood? C634 Peter L Cortelyou M260 John McGuire S000 Wm Sheay M250 H McCune G652 John Grimes M250 John McCume R152 Saml Robbins B340 John Butell? W630 Isaac Wirt ? T512 Isaac Thompson K453 Hugh Kelland W553 Peter Wynant M626 George Mercereau F623 Frances Forster F623 Emma Forster M252 John McNish M250 Hugh McCune K250 Eugene Kissam B210 Joseph Bishop M425 Bernard Muligan B210 Ephraim Bishop V525 George Van McGones ? S530 Saml Smith L251 Henry Lascombs W553 Isaac Wynant W553 Cornelius Wynant D120 Thoms Dubois G500 James S Guyon P654 Minie Pernell ? H620 Moses K Harris P320 Wm H Pitts H620 Silas Harris J162 Francis Jefferson L000 John Leehy D100 __ Depew R500 Estate of B Rueny ? D260 Mathew Decker S360 Saml Story B346 Isaac Butler L000 Robt Lee ? F620 Roderick Frazee D120 John Dubois J525 J W Jensson L162 John Laforge B346 Israel Butler M620 Jacob Mirs? D100 Wm Depew W300 A Wood F623 Wm? Forsston? M500 Wm Manie L363 Abraham Latourette L162 Israel Laforge B340 John Bedell L162 Israel Laforge M626 John Mercereau B340 Daniel Bedell M624 Abraham Marshall S630 Wm H Sharrot B340 Isaac Bedell T520 Ellen Thomas A120 James K Abis? S362 Israel Stark W300 John L Wood M530 Martha Mundy B340 Joseph Bedell B340 Ezra Bedell B340 Cornelius Bedell L162 Nicholas Laforge W300 Mary Wood M500 James Manee M500 Wm Manee J525 Abraham Johnson ___ H400 Eugene Halley R460 Agusta? L Roller M624 George Marshall B340 John Bedell W300 Wesley C Wood L363 John Latourette L162 Richard Laforge M500 Abraham Manee G420 William Giles R560 Joseph Romer L162 James Laforge C311 William S Cothfif? W300 Abraham J Wood D350 John Dewaten? J525 Ephraim Johnson J650 Jackson Journeay T520 Thomas Thomas M500 Isaac Manee S162 John Sprague D100 Rachael Depew J255 ___ Jackman S162 Wm C Sprague H560 Thomas Henry W420 Wm H Wells M624 Mrs Marshall M620 Edward Mir? W320 Joseph Woods W553 Jacob Wynant M425 Charles Muligan M420 Andre Mills M632 Max Maretzeke ? S630 Daniel Sharrot W553 Randall Wynant W553 L Wynant W245 Abraham Woglom W245 John Woglom M212 Rebecca McFessen? S315 Henry Stephens J250 John Jackson W553 Wynant Wynant S250 ___ S Seguine W553 Jacob G Wynant B626 John Burgher   Jacob ___? G625 Mrs Grayson? C634 Peter C Cortelyou W452 John Williams W553 C J Wynant B626 B Burghark? M626 L Mercereau G500 Martha Guyon M624 S B Marshall A620 Joel Ayers V523 Theressa Van Scoit W245 Israel Woglom W245 Belacha Woglom W553 Wynant Wynants J525 James Johnson J525 James Johnson K510 Abraham ? H Kemp W553 Joseph C Wynant S366 Thomas Storer? W553 Mark Winant W553 Peter Winant D220 Gabriel Disosway W245 John S Woglom W245 Harriet Woglom O240 Israel Oakley W553 Johnson Wynant M250 Henry Mason   Cornelius ___ M624 Phoebe Marshall W553 Daniel Winant G500 Joseph Guyon W553 Wm W Wynant C400 John Cole V522 John van Schaik R200 Ross III. Industry other than Agricultural Jo J W Totten, oyster __, employs 10 men, 5 boys, average $30/mo Wille & Jaques, bakery, employs 1 man, $25 J P Bedell, house carpenter, 2 boys, $16 Journeay & Lamond, ship blacksmiths Eben W Hubbard, Physician William Reckhow, boot & shoe maker Jacob Reckhow (crossed off), 12 men, $30 Wm H & J M Rutan, ship builders Theodore Levy, shoe maker Butler & Sleight, ship builders, 8 men, $30 James C Robinson, cigar manufacturer, 3 men, $10 M S Fa_tor, cigar manufacturer, 3 men, $20 Isaac Dutton & Son, blacksmiths Wm Mirs, miller Abraham Ellis, Keolean Clay, 2 men, $20? James Totten, blacksmith, 1 girl, $5? James Graham, sash & blind maker, 2 men, 2 girls, $22 Israel Butler, carpenter, 6 men, $20 William Wolf, shoemaker, 1 man, $6 Wm Shea, carpenter, 7 men, $25 James Wor_, shoemaker Isaac Butler, wheelwright, 1 man, $3 Jacob M Guyon, tin smith, 2 men, $30 James R Goney?, druggist, 5 men, 5 girls, $20   IV. Marriages and Deaths (no names) 12 marriages, 30 deaths V. Churches, Schools, &c. Bethel M E Church, Methodist West Baptist Church, Baptist St Luke’s, Catholic Zion M E Church (colored), Methodist St Lukes, Episcopal   VI. Newspapers and other Periodicals, Inns, etc. Possibly 2 hotels/inns/taverns Affected by drought: spring wheat, winter wheat, rye, oats, barley, corn, buckwheat, potatoes, turnips, market gardens, meadows Tottenville contains about 600 inhabitants Rossville contains about 300 inhabitants Pleasant Plains contains about 200 inhabitants   From film: RDC Stapleton, RD St Marys, RC St. Johns Clifton, Episcopal St. Simons, Episcopal   ED 2     I. Population Westfield ED2   II. Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures Soundex Name L162 Bornt P Laforge F236 Emelia Foster F423 Chuck? Flightand? M500 John Meehan O240 Jesse Oakly P430 Thomas Plat L236 Abraham Lester? K520 Daniel Kainsey? L162 Henry Laforg H200 Jost Hag B532 Aleseender Benedict W553 Francis Winant E252 John Eagons B532 Bea_ Benedict L520 Richard Lenes? S500 Marshall Swaim A536 Benjamin Ander___ C400 Long Clay? W553 John Winant P450 William Poilon L162 James Laferge B526 Janad Banker B635 Cornelius Breton V516 James Van Hoverburge? S552 Henry Simonson L363 David Latouratt V514 John Van Pelt S500 Jacob Swaime S420 James Silk B616 Caanls? Barbour A536 Cornelious I Andervet C612 Jacob R Cropsey E326 David A Edgar F623 Samuel Frost S163 George Shepard W553 Peter Winant B340 Henry Bedell M420 John Mills G632 Jacob Garretson S550 Henry J Seamon P432 William L Pultz C400 Gilbert A Cale? C400 Betsey Cale R524 Thomas Renzels? J650 Albert Journeay, ___ B526 Edward Banker B550 Thimenthy G Benham C612 Harmond B Cropsey J650 William Journeay V532 Edmond E Van Dike R360 William C Ryder B346 Henry Butler   Peter _______ W256 Henry C Wagner J210 Isack H Jessop N450 Peter Noulan H420 Jamer? Helsey L363 Marg Latourett J650 Elizabeth Journeay G500 John M Guyon T512 Edmond Tompson P640 Benjamin Prall M600 James Moore L162 Chants? Laforge U235 Michal Usten M253 Catharine Musentine W450 Joseph _ Williame W245 John Woglom M624 John Marshal J650 Nicklous Journeay W300 William Wood O340 James J Odell M500 John Mooney M626 Isac? Mersereau C450 James Colon J525 William Johnson M200 Francis Mass? K524 Thommy Kingsland M600 Danial Moore W452 William Williams S344 John Stilwell M320 Louisa Medach P620 Jubon? Powers E300 James Eddey V515 Henry van Hovanburg E524 John Englelnenght L354 James Latounnellee L162 John Laforge S250 Stephen Seguine A536 Cornelious Androvett F500 Samuel Fannou_ T460 Harmond Taylor B320 Louisa Bidach S250 Mary Seguine V200 Robert? C Vooice? M324 Henry B Metcalf C634 Laveenee? H Cortelyou F000 Jeremiah Fay? F000 Martha Fay J650 Israel Journeay J650 ___ Journeay D300 Thomas Doty C434 Solomon Caldwell M460 Danial Miller B553 Joseph Benants W553 Moses Winant C650 Robert Croney? B660 Samuel Breauer S563 Danial Smierden? L250 Zenas Lachen E300 Anna? Eddy P660 Catharine Pryer H300 Edward Hote L200 Isack Lewes? K400 Benjamin Kelley L162 Bornt T Laforge   III. Industry other than Agricultural Staten Island, ___ Oil Co, 44 men, 5 boys   IV. Marriages and Deaths (no names) 0 marriages, 1 death   V. Churches, Schools, &c. Reformed ___, Dutch reformed Woodrow Episcal Church, Methodes VI. Newspapers and other Periodicals, Inns, etc. Spring wheat, winter wheat, rye, oats, barley, corn, potatoes, apples   Also note that some of the 1855 census seems to be missing
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