List of Settlers West of Rockies, 1842

A census by Elijah White, Indian Agent

From Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1842–1880. (Oregon Superintendency)

National Archives Microcopy 234, roll 607, frames 0112–0119

Abstracted by Connie Lenzen, CG

Note: the people on this page lived in the French Prairie area north of present-day Salem, Oregon.

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Name of head Males over 18 Females over 18 Children Acres under improvement Bushels of wheat in 1842 Bushels of grain in 1842 Horses Neat stock Sheep Hogs
Labonte, Sen, L. 1 1 1 200 430 425 22 26 6 15
Labonte, Jr, L. 1 27 9
Oneil, J. A. 1 Eight years in country 82 785 562 16 120 3 74
Parrish, J. L. 1 1 2
Lacourse, P. 1 1 7 30 351 130 14 9 22
Masteau, A. 1 1 1 70 650 82 11 8 22
Lee, D. 1 1 2 12 3 6
Brewer, A. B. 1 1 1 12 80 420 3 42
Perkins, H. K. 1 1 3
Bilake 1 1 4 75 610 392 24 29 12
Gregevaeu, A. 1 1 6 50 250 75 30 19 7
Lucia, E. 1 3 4 100 350 264 56 66 20
Bernia, F. 1 1 4
Placea, M. 1 1 5 60 250 17 18 6 11
Howard, J. 1 1 80 520 110 40 12 4
Williams, R. 1 1 3 15 24 3 3 1
Fercia, L. 1 1 5 100 124 135 40 12 4
Arquett, A. 1 1 4 120 44 143 25 101 12 12
Deloir, J. 2 1 3 55 406 270 41 35 25
Matt, J. 1 1 4
Cooke, A. 1 70 600 15 19 30 50
Fletcher, F. 1 Partner with Cooke
Davia, A. J. 1 Late arrived 3
LaBomberd, J. 1 3
Abernathy, G. 1 1 2 3 14 2
Johnson, Wm. 1 1 2 35 300 98 11 12 16
Howard, S. H. 1 1 4 25 25 557 10 14 9
Frost, J. H. 1 1 1 7 18 6
Gere, G. H. 1
Braynard, P. 1
Taylor, L. 1 1
Raymond, H. H. 1 1 1 2 1
Holman, J. 1 1 1 100 20 45 10
Page totals 34 27 62 1,351 5,729 3,695 466 658 21 342
Amount brought over 36 22 53 625 5,324 2,149 305 638 1 358


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