January 25, 2022
Pages 2370-2374
Whole Number 116
SPARKS FAMILIES LISTED ON THE 1850 CENSUS OF MASSACHUSETTS
(Editor's Note: In the June 1981 issue of the Quarterly, Whole No. 114, we published the listing of persons named Sparks appearing on the 1850 census of Connecticut. Here we present a transcription of the same kind of data for the neighboring state of Massachusetts. Rather than using space to introduce readers to the kind of information contained in the U. S. Census of 1850, which was the first to list each member of each household by name, we refer readers to the introduction to the Connecticut census, page 2,308. All persons listed were white.)
| Number | Person | Age | M/F | Born | Occupation | Net Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County, Massachusetts - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Provincetown. Page 22 |
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| 194-218 | Sparks, James | 51 | (M) | Massachusetts | Mariner | $600 |
| " Sally | 47 | (F) | " | |||
| " Lewis H. | 21 | (M) | " | Carpenter | ||
| " James Jr. | 25 | (M) | " | Mariner | ||
| " Cynthia H. | 21 | (F) | " | |||
| 196-220 | Sparks, Nabby | 72 | (F) | Massachusetts | ||
| Page 25 | ||||||
| 218-244 | Goodspeed, Reuben | 71 | (M) | Massachusetts | Carpenter | $600 |
| " Hannah | 70 | (F) | " | |||
| Cook, Hannah | 35 | (F) | " | |||
| " Atkins D. | 11 | (M) | " | |||
| Sparks, Reuben G. | 28 | (M) | " | |||
| " Sarah P. | 18 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 46 | ||||||
| 403-457 | Sparks, Harvey | 32 | (M) | Massachusetts | Mariner | |
| " Clarissa | 30 | (F) | " | |||
| " Harvey | 4 | (M) | " | |||
| Page 51 | ||||||
| 440-498 | Sparks, David | 35 | (M) | Massachusetts | Mariner | $1215 |
| " Martha D. | 28 | (F) | " | |||
| " Lorena | 7 | (F) | " | |||
| Small, Harriet N. | 8 | (F) | " | |||
| Sparks, Rebecca D | 3 | (F) | " | |||
| 450-509 | Sparks, Thomas | 44 | (M) | Massachusetts | Mariner | $775 |
| " Lauranna | 30 | (F) | " | |||
| " Anna Young | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " Thomas W. | 2 | (M) | " | |||
| 457-516 | Sparks, Heman | 38 | (M) | Massachusetts | Mariner | |
| " Elisa | 30 | (F) | " | |||
| " Heman | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| Berkshire County, Massachusetts - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Town of Lenox. Page 5. Census taken on September 3, 1850. |
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| 63-63 | Sparks, Rebecca | 65 | (F) | New York | ||
| Page 18. Census taken September 13, 1850. | ||||||
| 282-282 | Sparks, John | 23 | (M) | Massachusetts | Laborer | |
| " Hulda | 50 | (F) | " | |||
| Town of Lee. Page 56. Census taken on August 27, 1850. |
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| 374-374 | Sparks, William | 45 | (M) | Massachusetts | Laborer | |
| " Hannah E. | 39 | (F) | " | |||
| " George H. | 15 | (M) | " | |||
| " Munson B. | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| " Mary B. | 2 | (F) | " | |||
| French, Alvan | 31 | (M) | Connecticut | Farmer | ||
| " Patience K. | 32 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| " Alvan P. | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| " Ebenezer A. | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| " Binom | 42 | (M) | Connecticut | Laborer | ||
| Town of West Stockbridge. Page 106. Census taken on September 11, 1850. |
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| 201-201 | Sparks, Lydia | 50 | (F) | New York | ||
| " Frederic | 24 | (M) | Massachusetts | Collier | $1000 | |
| " Francis | 28 | (M) | " | |||
| " Abigail | 18 | (F) | " | |||
| Fish, Emma | 2 | (F) | " | |||
| " Ellen | 1 | (F) | " | |||
| Town of Becket. Page 128. Census taken on September 20, 1850. |
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| 47-47 | Sparks, Otis (Otia?) | 52 | (M) | Massachusetts | Farmer | $3000 |
| " Ruth C. | 57 | (F) | Connecticut | |||
| " Julius F. | 21 | (M) | Massachusetts | Laborer | ||
| " Chalker (?) | 28 | (M) | " | " | ||
| " Wilson | 19 | (M) | " | " | ||
| " Charles | 15 | (M) | " | |||
| " Hulda | 22 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 129. | ||||||
| 48-48 | Sparks, S. C. | 32 | (M) | Massachusetts | Collier | |
| " Lorinda | 27 | (F) | " | |||
| " Theodore | 10 | (M) | " | |||
| " Marie | 6 | (M)? | " | |||
| " Adeline | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " Margaret | 1 | (F) | " | |||
| Phelps, Julian | 19 | (M) | " | |||
| Gilmer, Franklin | 27 | (M) | " | Laborer | ||
| " Lydia | 25 | (F) | " | |||
| " Rufus | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| " John | 1 | (M) | " | |||
| Town of Pittsfield. Page 218. Census taken on September 3, 1850. |
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| 628-628 | Sparks, Geraldine R. | 23 | (F) | New York | ||
| Hewet, Celia | 28 | (F) | " " | |||
| Ware, Sarah | 17 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| Barmaid, Sarah | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| Harold, Mary E. | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| Babcock, Clarissa | 20 | (F) | " | |||
| Twentymen, Caroline | 20 | (F) | New York | |||
| Town of Egremont. Page 223. Census taken on September 23, 1850. |
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| 190-190 | Wells, Andrew | 60 | (M) | New York | Farmer | |
| " Mary | 50 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| " Catharine | 20 | (F) | " | |||
| " Mary Jane | 15 | (F) | " | |||
| Harman, John | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| Sparks, Joseph | 50 | (M) | " | |||
| Town of Sheffield. Page 237. Census taken on July 31, 1850. |
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| 141-141 | Spark, Symon | 26 | (M) | Connecticut | Farmer | |
| " Mariett | 23 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| " Loisa E. | 5/12 | (F) | " | |||
| 142-142 | Spark, Lemuel | 75 | (M) | Massachusetts | Farmer | $2000 |
| " Hannah | 63 | (F) | Connecticut | |||
| 143-143 | Sparks, Aurelius | 55 | (M) | Massachusetts | Farmer | $1000 |
| " Susan | 56 | (F) | " | |||
| " Judeth | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 239. Census taken on August 1, 1850. | ||||||
| 185-185 | Sparks, Horace | 49 | (M) | Connecticut | Farmer | $2500 |
| " Delia | 43 | (F) | New York | |||
| " Thadeus | 14 | (M) | Massachusetts | |||
| " Sarah | 11 | (F) | " | |||
| " Benington | 2 | (M) | " | |||
| Page 250. Census taken on August 7, 1850. | ||||||
| 360-360 | Callender, Mark | 77 | (M) | Massachusetts | Farmer | $3000 |
| " Martha | 59 | (F) | Connecticut | |||
| " Sidney | 18 | (M) | Massachusetts | Farmer | ||
| Baldwin, Elizabeth | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| Mansfield, Charles | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| Briggs, Daniel | 11 | (M) | Connecticut | |||
| Sparks, Luther | 20 | (M) | Massachusetts | Farmer | ||
| 374-374 | Holmes, Caleb | 42 | (M) | Massachusetts | Farmer | $3000 |
| " Lucy | 70 | (F) | Connecticut | |||
| " Sanford | 25 | (M) | Massachusetts | |||
| Sparks, Edward | 21 | (M) | " | Farmer | ||
| O'Brian, Augusta | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 263. Census taken on August 15, 1850. | ||||||
| 586-586 | Woolcut, Darias T. | 38 | (M) | Massachusetts | Farmer | |
| " Mary | 38 | (F) | " | |||
| " Sarah | 7/12 | (F) | " | |||
| Spark, Maria | 49 | (F) | " | |||
| Bristol County, Massachusetts - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Town of Swansea. Page 411. Census taken on September 25, 1850. |
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| 254-254 | Sparks, Sam'l | 28 | (M) | Rhode Island | Blacksmith | $500 |
| " Lucretia C. | 23 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Lucretia E. | 3 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| " Sam'l O. | 1 | (M) | Rhode Island | |||
| Essex County, Massachusetts - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Town of Salem. Ward No. 1. Page 38. Census taken on August 31, 1850. |
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| 655-655 | Sparks, Samuel | 24 | (M) | Maine | Mariner | |
| Town of Lynn. Page 359. Census taken on September 20, 1850. |
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| 236-2369 | Sparks, John | 46 | (M) | Massachusetts | Cordwainer | |
| " Sarah | 44 | (F) | " | |||
| " Orestes E. | 18 | (M) | " | |||
| " Ariel M. | 14 | (M) | " | |||
| " Charles W. | 10 | (M) | " | |||
| Franklin County, Massachusetts - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Town of Conway. Page 169. Census taken on August 10, 1850. |
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| 175-175 | Adams, Ranson | 28 | (M) | Massachusetts | ||
| " Almira | 31 | (F) | Vermont | |||
| Grant, Mariah | 38 | (F) | " | |||
| Sparks, Henry | 27 | (M) | Massachusetts | Shoemaker | ||
| Hampshire County, Massachusetts - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Town of Norwich. Page 52. Census taken on September 24, 1850. |
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| 19-19 | Champlain, Daniel | 42 | (M) | New York | Laborer | |
| Sparkes, Louisa | 37 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| " Mary E. | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| Town of Northampton. Page 117. Census taken on August 13, 1850. |
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| 631-631 | Daniels, Francis | 30 | (M) | Massachusetts | Laborer | |
| " Charles | 10 | (M) | Connecticut | |||
| " George | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " John | 5 | (M) | " | |||
| Hoyt, Phebe | 68 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| Stockwell, Electra | 57 | (F) | " | |||
| Sparks, Dwight | 32 | (M) | " | |||
| Middlesex County, Massachusetts - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Town of Cambridge. Page 130. Census taken on September 10, 1850. |
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| 2129-2129 | Sparks, Jared | 61 | (M) | Connecticut | Pres. Harvard Coll. | $12000 |
| " Mary C. | 43 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| " Florence | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " William E. | 2 | (M) | " | |||
| " LIzzie W. | 1 | (F) | " | |||
| Mackay, Bridget | 35 | (F) | Ireland | |||
| Shannon, Elizabeth | 23 | (F) | " | |||
| Finton, Ellen | 18 | (F) | " | |||
| Gardner, William | 29 | (M) | " | |||
| Town of Lowell. Page 131. Census taken on August 19, 1850. |
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| 509-509 | Sparks, Catherine | 40 | (F) | Ireland | ||
| " John | 17 | (M) | Massachusetts | Laborer | ||
| " Michael | 15 | (M) | " | |||
| Town of Woburn. Page 246. Census taken on September 11, 1850. |
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| 254-254 | Wyman, John | 35 | (M) | Massachusetts | Shoemaker | |
| " Elizabeth W. | 24 | (F) | " | |||
| Sparks, Mary E. | 20 | (F) | " | |||
| Plymouth County, Massachusetts - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Town of Abington. Page 222. Census taken on September 10, 1850. |
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| 818-818 | Baldwin, Stephen | 33 | (M) | Massachusetts | Shoemaker | $1000 |
| " Marie | 35 | (F) | ||||
| " Everett | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " James | 5 | (M) | " | |||
| " Frederick | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| Sparks, Albert | 16 | (M) | " | |||
| Suffolk County, Massachusetts - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Town of Boston, Ward 6. Page 352. Census taken on Augaust 7, 1850. |
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| 441-441 | Sparks, Mrs. | 58 | (F) | Massachusetts | Painter | |
| " Benj. | 28 | (M) | " | |||
| Town of Boston, Ward 7. Page 26. Census taken on October 5, 1850. |
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| 296-296 | Sparks, N. | 28 | (M) | New York | Tailor | |
| (living in a boarding house) | (F) | |||||
| Town of Boston, Ward 8. Page 124. Census taken on September 9, 1850. |
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| 956-956 | Sparks, Samuel | 24 | (M) | England | Laborer | |
| " Mary | 28 | (F) | Ireland | |||
| " Mary E. | 11/12 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| Town of Chelsea. Page 445. Census taken on August 20, 1850. |
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| 842-842 | Sparks, Freeman G. | 40 | (M) | Maine | Mariner | $1500 |
| " Harriet | 30 | (F) | " | |||
| " Emily | 13 | (F) | " | |||
| " Rufus | 7 | (M) | " | |||
| Worcester County, Massachusetts - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Town of North Brookfield. Page 3. Census taken on August 20, 1850. |
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| 47-47 | Sparks, Henry H. | 30 | (M) | Vermont | Pocketbook Mfgr. | |
| " Chloe R. | 24 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| " Abby E. | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| " Sarah J. | 2 | (F) | " | |||
| Prouty, Laura | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| Town of Athol. Page 237. Census taken on September 7, 1850. |
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| 97-97 | Sparks, Fisk | 26 | (M) | Vermont | Shoemaker | |
| " Louisa | 25 | (F) | " | |||
| Cazavant, Marion | 12 | (M) | " | |||