Gershom Lord1

M, (17 January 1770 - )
Father-Biological*Ebenezer Lord Jr.2 b. 13 Sep 1744, d. 12 Mar 1819
Mother-Biological*Sarah Hershom2 b. 1742, d. 28 Apr 1821
Family Lines
Boudreau Line
Last Edited=28 Feb 2024
     Gershom Lord was born on 17 January 1770 at Lebanon, Maine.3,4 He was the son of Ebenezer Lord Jr. and Sarah Hershom.2

Gershom Lord, age 25, married Abigail Jones, age 24 , daughter of Ebenezer Jones and Joanna Bailey, on 24 December 1795 at Lebanon, Maine.4,5 Gershom, appeared on the US Census of 1810 at Athens, Maine. The enumeration reads:

2 - Males - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
3 - Number of Household Members Under 16
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
5 - Number of Household Members.6


Gershom, appeared on the US Census of 1820 at Lebanon, Maine. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
3 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures
2 - Free White Persons - Over 25
4 - Total Free White Persons
4 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other.7


Gershom, appeared on the US Census of 1830 at Hartland, Maine. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14
2 - Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59
1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39
6 - Free White Persons - Under 20
2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
9 - Total Free White Persons
9 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored.)8


Gershom, appeared on the US Census of 1840 at Piscataquis County, Maine. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39
1 - Persons Employed in Agriculture
2 - Free White Persons - Under 20
3 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
5 - Total Free White Persons
5 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves.9


Heappeared on the US Census of 1850 in the household of Samuel Lord and Hannah Farnham at Hermon, Maine.10,3

Children of Gershom Lord and Abigail Jones

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com. Ancestry Member Trees - Use with Caution. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.
  2. Ancestral File.
  3. Census Bureau. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  4. Family History Library. Lebenon, Maine Town Records. Unknown repository reference. Unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  5. Christopherson. Bruce. Abigail Jones Biography. N.p.: manuscript, April 2001.
  6. Census Bureau. 1810 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  7. Census Bureau. 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  8. Census Bureau. 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  9. Census Bureau. 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  10. Census Bureau. U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  11. Maine State Archives. Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.