House History
House History
My Friend Chuck Quinn (CWQUINNFURNITURE.com) did some Census research for us and found out the following info:
Living in the same house which looks like it was owned by Caroline Chapin because her real estate is valued at $2500 was
Caroline Chapin 48
David Chapin 11 attending school
Cyrus Fay - 38 yo was a Milk gatherer
Caroline Fay 35yo
In 1860 Cyrus Fay owned 108 acres of improved land and 47 acres of unimproved land . This is from a non census document
He had
3 horses,
13 milk cows
2 working oxen
5 swine
150 bunches of indian corn
Farm acreage was worth $10,000
Implements $150
Livestock $750
On the same page is a
Jasper Fay
Josiah Fay
E Forbes
Their farms were a bit smaller
TID BITS I NOTICED on the 1880 census
There is a Joseph A. Trowbridge (60 yo) along with his wife May (57 yo) living on Church St. in the 1880's census. He was a retired merchant. That is probably where William Trowbridge Forbes got his name. Perhaps a relative.
There is a May M Fay 18 yo lives on Parkman street and is a servant of William and Jane Sibley. William is a wheel wright.