CANADIAN

CENSUS REPORTS

1861

 

UPDATED JANUARY 27, 2012

 

I am going to add entries as I find them or others send them. In 2009 they put out an index, but no images or ways of connecting anyone. Not much help, but better than the nothing up till then. Better and more bodies in 2011.

 

 

NEW BRUNSWICK

 

LEUIZA PUTMAN  Petersville, Queens, New Brunswick

She was born in 1939.

 

 

NOVA SCOTIA

 

ZEPHORIAH PUTMAN  Annapolis, Nova Scotia

 

CHRISTINA PUTMAN  Colchester, Nova Scotia

 

ELIZABETH PUTNAM  Colchester, Nova Scotia

 

JAMES D. PUTNAM  Colchester, Nova Scotia

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Colchester, Nova Scotia

 

MARY PUTNAM  Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

AUGUSTUS PUTNAM  Hants, Nova Scotia

 

JAMES PUTNAM  Hants, Nova Scotia

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Hants, Nova Scotia

 

JOSEPH PUTNAM  Hants, Nova Scotia

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Hants, Nova Scotia

 

JOHN F. PUTNAM  Queens, Nova Scotia

 

 

ONTARIO

 

A great amount of the Ontario entries were looked up by others and you get family groups. In the 2009 Family Search Index you cannot access the individual entries, so each person is listed separately. I’ll try and ‘connect’ as many as I can into family units.

 

GUY PUTNAM  South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario

He is 61 USA, Eliza 57 UC, Mary E. 10 UC and George W. 5 UC. He would be a son of Bailey Putnam and his second wife Jerusha Specer from Charlestown, New Hampshire. He was born there June 11, 1800. The family moved into Vermont and was there in 1810 and 1820 and the dad will die there in 1827. Guy may have moved to Michigan with his brother Hiram, but probably has gone into New York before heading up into Canada. In 1871 the daughter Mary is here but no one else is around.

 

ARCHIBALD PUTNAM  Marlborough, Carleton, Ontario

He is 27 UC, his wife Annie Knapp 25 UC and Mary Elizabeth 2 UC. He is a son of the following Asaph and Nancy Putnam from here. They are here in 1871 and then in Montague, Lanark South by 1881 and there in 1901.

 

ASAPH PUTNAM  Marlborough, Carleton, Ontario

He is living with his son Ezra B. Putnam. He is 77 USA, Nancy Stokes his wife 69 USA. He will die in Gower Township, Carleton County on May 16, 1871. Nancy will die there August 18, 1868. He will be with his son Ezra in the 1871 census and will die in Wolford May 16, 1871, and be buried in Gower Township, Carleton County. This line is Asaph (1482i) > Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

EZRA B. PUTNAM  Marlborough, Carleton, Ontario

He is 35 UC, Elizabeth Alexander his wife is 32 SCOT, Emily Jane 10 UC, Henry 8 UC, Mary 6 UC. I don’t have the actual listing, there may also be a Harriet and an Alexander who died in the 1860s. They are living with his folks. He is a son of Asaph Putnam (1482i) and Nancy Stokes. He was born in Grenville County May 8, 1825. He married Elizabeth there in about 1848. They are in Wolford, Grenville in 1871. He will die in Blenheim, Kent January 6, 1896. This line is Ezra > Asaph (1482i) > Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Marlborough, Carleton, Ontario

He is 37 and living with Ezra Putnam. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and Ann Snetsinger.

 

L. C. PUTNAM  Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario

She is 50 born in U. C. (Niagara County) and widowed. She runs a boarding house and has H. L. (female) 20 NY, D. C. (male) 18 NEW YORK, M. F. (female) 13 INDIANA.

 

HENRY PUTMAN  Dorchester, Elgin, Ontario

He is 26 UC and single. He is William Henry Putnam, a son of Henry Putman and Ann Hawn, grandson of Henry Putman and Hannah Anguish. He will be married to a Mary here in 1871. The line is Dutch and is Henry Putman and Ann Hawn > Henry and Hannah Anguish > Johannes Putman and Gertrude Six > Arent Janse Putman and Elizabeth Akerman > Johannes ‘Jan’ Poutman and Cornelia Brandt > Rutger Poutman and Joanna Vandenburgh back in the Netherlands.

 

HENRY PUTMAN  Dorchester, Elgin County, Ontario

He is 60 UC and has been married to Anne Hawn for 31 years. They have with them Henry 26 UC, Sarah Ann 22 UC, Mary Jane 13 UC and Charles 18 UC.

 

ROBERT PUTMAN  Dorchester, Elgin County, Ontario

Robert Alexander Putman is an Innkeeper 24 UC, his wife Alma Wismer 18 UC. They were just married in 1860. He is a son of Henry Putman and Ann Hawn, grandson of Henry Putman and Hannah Anguish. The line is Dutch and is Robert > Henry Putman and Ann Hawn > Henry and Hannah Anguish > Johannes Putman and Gertrude Six > Arent Janse Putman and Elizabeth Akerman > Johannes ‘Jan’ Poutman and Cornelia Brandt. His folks Henry Putman and Anne Hawn live with him at the Inn.

 

HERKIMER PUTNAM  Dorchester North, Elgin East (Middlesex), Ontario

Warner Herkimer Putnam is a carpenter 37 CW, his wife Mary McGaffee is 30 CW and their son Charles is 10 CW. His mother Eleanor is 64 USA/NY. He is a son of William Putnam (1141) and Eleanor Dygert who was a son of Seth Putnam and Sarah Hardin. William was killed in a Canadian Rebellion at Windsor in 1838. His line goes back William (1141) > Seth (452c) > Thomas (189) > Seth (49) > Thomas (12) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

ISAAC PUTNAM Dorchester North, Elgin East (Middlesex), Ontario

Isaac Dygert Putnam is a blacksmith 30 CW. He lives with his brother Warner Herkimer Putnam and his widowed mom Eleanor.

 

THOMAS PUTNAM  Dorchester North, Elgin East (Middlesex), Ontario

He is 21 UC and married to Elizabeth Van Vleet 23 UC. He is Thomas Rolfe Putnam, a son of Joshua Putnam and Mary Barrows from here. He was at home here in 1851. He and Elizabeth are in Detroit, Michigan by 1870. His dad died in 1859 and the rest of the family is in Michigan now. His line is Thomas > Joshua (1142) > Seth (452c) > Thomas (189) > Seth (49) > Thomas (12) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

PETER PUTMAN  Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario

He is 31 UC, his wife Laura is 29 UC. He is a son of Henry Putman and Anne Hawn and was at home here with them in 1851. I don’t have Laura’s last name, but she will die in a year and he will marry Jane Secord in 1863. She is 15 years younger than him and they are here in Dorchester in 1871 and 1881. He is a son of Henry Putman and Ann Hawn, grandson of Henry Putman and Hannah Anguish. The line is Dutch and is Peter James > Henry Putman and Ann Hawn > Henry and Hannah Anguish > Johannes Putman and Gertrude Six > Arent Janse Putman and Elizabeth Akerman > Johannes ‘Jan’ Poutman and Cornelia Brandt.

 

SARAH PUTMAN  Malahide, Elgin, Ontario

She is 46 UC and now widowed. Her sister Catherine Davis is 49 UC. She has William 19, Lecta 17 and John 11 as she had here back in 1851.Sarah Davis was married to William Putman here in 1851 and he died shortly afterwards. William’s line is Dutch and is William > John Putman > Henry Putman and Hannah Anguish > Johannes Putman and Gertrude Six > Arent Janse Putman and Elizabeth Akerman > Johannes ‘Jan’ Poutman and Cornelia Brandt.

 

M. M. (MULFORD MARTIN) PUTMAN  Vienna, Elgin County, Ontario

He is a farmer and a lawyer 45 NY. His new wife Elizabeth Jane Edison is 30 UC. He was married to Elizabeth Barnes who died in the mid 1850s. He married this Elizabeth February 18, 1857. Kids are Melvina 21 UC, John W. 17 UC, Josephine 14 UC, Hattie (Ellen) 13 UC, Ellis 6 UC, Charles 4 UC, Samuel 2 UC. He is a son of John Putman and Sarah Martin. His folks are from New Jersey, and came back to Barrington, Yates County and then Wayne, Steuben County, New York about 1812. This is a Dutch family that started out in the Albany area of New York back in 1659. Mulford was born in Wayne in 1815. He moved with his folks to Delhi, Norfolk, Ontario in about 1838. He was in Middleton, Norfolk County Ontario in 1851 with Elizabeth Banes and his folks John and Sarah. He and Elizabeth Edison and kids are here in 1871 and 1881. This line is Mulford > John Putman and Sarah Martin > Peter Putman and Sarah Kinnan > Victor Putman and Margaret Weiss > David Putman and Helena Beekman > Jan Poutman.

 

HYMENIUS PUTNAM  Merrickville, Grenville, Ontario

He is single and 35 CW. He is a son of Parks Putnam and Elizabeth Leahy from Wolford. He was at home with them in 1851. He is also listed shortly in Wolford too.

 

BENAJAH LIVERMORE PUTNAM  Wolford, Grenville, Ontario

He is 32 UC, a shoe maker, his wife Elizabeth Jane Brimbridge is 24 UC, Elizabeth D. (Desdemona) 7 UC, Anna E. (Eliza) 5 UC. He is a son of Asaph Putnam and Nancy Stokes. He was born October 18, 1829. He married Elizabeth on November 8, 1853. This line is Benajah > Asaph (1482i) >Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1)

 

FRANKLIN CULLEN PUTNAM  Wolford, Grenville, Ontario

He is 45 UC, Phebe McGuiggan his wife is 34 UC, George Lawless 10 UC, Frederick Edison 7 UC (Dec. 25, 1854) and an infant (Minnie) 1 UC. Franklin’s line is Franklin (3097) > Parks (1482g) > Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1). They were here in 1851 living with his folks and they are also living with them now.

 

HYMENIUS H. PUTNAM  Wolford, Grenville, Ontario

He is a clerk 38 UC and single. He is a son of Parks Putnam and Elizabeth Leahy from here. He was at home with them in 1851.

 

JOEL PUTNAM  Wolford, Grenville, Ontario

He is now 83 USA and widowed since his wife Elizabeth Andress just died here February 12, 1860. Joel will die in Eatons Corners March 24, 1869. Joel is a son of Benajah Putnam and Elizabeth Livermore. He was born in Dummerston, Vermont on June 13, 1778. He married Elizabeth about 1800 back in Vermont. They never had any children. His line is Joel (1482h) > Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 
PARKS PUTNAM  Wolford, Grenville, Ontario

He is 80 USA (VT) and his wife Elizabeth Leahy is 75 USA (ONT) and Phebe 34. Parks is a son of Benajah Putnam and Elizabeth Livermore. He was born in Dummerston, Vermont on September 17, 1781. He married Elizabeth June 23, 1807. He will die here November 8, 1864, Elizabeth will die in a few months on July 22, 1861. His line is Parks (1482g) > Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

PARKS DEMELVILLE PUTNAM  Wolford, Grenville, Ontario

He is indexed as P. D. Putnam. He is 43 WC, a farmer, Mrs P. D. (his second wife Letitia Magee) 27 WC, Angelia 8 WC (Jan. 18, 1854), and Gordon Ross 1 WC (Aug. 2, 1860). He was single here in 1851. He married Mary Ann Wickware here in 1852, and she died in May 1856. He then married Letitia in 1857. They will be here in 1871, she till 1911. He is a son of Parks Putnam and Elizabeth Leahy and was born here November 13, 1818. His line is Parks D. > Parks (1482g) > Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

PHILANDER HEALY PUTNAM  Wolford, Grenville, Ontario

He is 39 UC, his wife Jane Ann Vanserilus is 35 UC, Horace W. 17 UC, Catherine N. 15 UC, and Alonzo M. 13 UC. He is a son of Asaph Putnam and Nancy Stokes, and was born in Wolford on December 9, 1822. He married Jane on April 18, 1844 in Montague, Lanark County. They were here in 1851, and will move to Muskoka County by the 1871. He will remain there in Cardwell & Watts until he dies January 27, 1910. He is a minister and will be widowed by 1875. The line is Philander > Asaph (1482i) >Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

ROBERT PUTNAM  Wolford, Grenville, Ontario

He is 69 CW (Canada West) Olive Tuttle his wife is 67 CA and Clary (Clarissa) 26 CW. He is a son of Ephron Putnam and Miriam Doty. This line is Robert > Ephron (607) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

THOMAS & MARY ANN PUTNAM  Wolford, Grenville, Ontario

He is 12 UC single and seems to be living with a Pearson Family and also under the family of Philip Wickwire 62 UC  and Mary Ann Wickwire 58 UC and that family. Then there is a Mary Ann Putnam 6 UC listed 6 lines down with Charles and Claracy Wickwire and family. Thomas is a son of Joel Stokes Putnam and was here with the family in 1851. His Uncle Parks Putnam had married Mary Ann Wickwire who died in 1856 in the birth of this young Mary Ann Putnam. These folks are on her mom’s side.

 

WILLIAM BROWN PUTNAM  Wolford, Grenville, Ontario

Park’s son is 52 UC, Mrs. (Sarah Ann Blanchard his second wife) 31 UC, Calvert Edmond 8 UC, Clarence Embury 5 UC (born Oct 7, 1856) and Candice Elizabeth 3 UC (born Sep. 28, 1858. He was first married to Permelia Coolidge who died in 1851. He will die here December 29, 1865. Sarah will be listed in 1871 with her new husband William Parks in Smith Falls, Lanark, Ontario. He is a son of Parks Putnam and Elizabeth Leahey. He was born here January 12, 1810. William > Parks (1482g) > Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

EPHRON PUTNAM  Harwich, Kent, Ontario

Ephron Elijah Putnam is 33 ONT (ENG) a teamster, his wife Lodemia Putnam is 34 ONT, Olive Lahila 11 ONT, Lydia M. 8 ONT, Sarah Ann 6 ONT, Daniel W. 4 ONT and Mary C. 2 ONT. There is a William Putnam 37 ONT with them who is probably his brother, though I can’t find him before or after this. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and Ann Snetsinger. Lodema is a Putnam herself, a daughter of Asaph Putnam and Nancy Stokes. He and Lodemia were just married in Renfrew County in 1851. They are here in 1871 and 1881 and the here but separated in 1891.

 

EZRA PUTNAM  Harwich, Kent, Ontario

He is 36 UC and his wife Elizabeth Alexander is 32 SCOTLAND. They have Emily J. 11 UC, Henry B.8 UC, Amlinda (Mary in 1871) 6 UC and Harriett 2 UC. His folks Asaph 77 USA and Nancy 69 USA are with him. He is a son of Asaph Putnam (1482i) and Nancy Stokes. Asaph was a son of Benajah Putnam (608a) and Elizabeth Livermore of Dummerston, Vermont. Asaph and his brothers Joel and Parks took their families to Canada in the later 1780s. This line is Ezra > Asaph (1482i) > Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1). They were in Harwich, Kent in 1871 and will be in Blenheim, Kent in 1881.

 

JOEL STOKES PUTNAM  Crosby South, Leeds South, Ontario

He is 47 UC, Lovilla Church his wife 49 UC, Mary Ann 18 UC, Elizabeth 16 UC, and Joel 13 UC. They will be here in 1871. He is a son of Asaph Putnam and Nancy Stokes. He was born in Wolford, Grenville on April 24, 1814. He married Lovilla Church in Wolford August 18, 1835. They were in Wolford in 1851, and will be here in 1871. After that they are all in Michigan. The line is Joel > Asaph (1482i) >Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1)

 

RINALDO DEMELVILLE PUTNAM  Bastard, Leeds South, Ontario

He is 41 CAN, his wife Mary Ann Donovan 34 CAN, James Henry 11, John Donovan 10, Benejah Nathaniel 8, Sarah Anne 6, Lucinda Minerva 4. Also here is James Donovan 24, probably Mary Ann’s brother. Rinaldo is a son of Asaph Putnam and Nancy Stokes, and was born May 1, 1820. He married Mary Ann January 9, 1848. They will be here in 1871, and then go to Leelanau County, Michigan about 1872 and be there until he dies May 6, 1906. The line is Rinaldo > Asaph (1482i) >Benajah (608a) > Asaph (221) > Isaac (58) > Edward (13) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

DANIEL PUTMAN  Adolphustown, Lennox & Addington, Ontario

He is 38 NY and has Eben D. (Dallas) 17 NY with him. He is widowed as he was at home in Jefferson County New York in 1850. His wife Mary died back in the 1840s. He is a son of Ebenezer George Putman and Rebecca Frey. Dutch family. Eben Senior’s line is: Dutch, the line goes Eben > John L. > Lodowyck (Lewis) & Elizabeth Suits > Arent Janse & Elizabeth Ackerman > Johannes or Jan Putman.

 

D. P. PUTNAM  Camden, Lennox & Addington, Ontario

He is 39 US, his wife Emily A. is 34 US. He is a manufacturer.

 

GEORGE PUTMAN  Niagara, Lincoln, Ontario

He is 27, Elizabeth 24, Edward 4 and George 1. He is a son of the following Jacob and Rebecca Putman.

 

JACOB PUTMAN  Niagara, Lincoln, Ontario

He is now 63, Rebecca Young 59, Henry 30, Andrew 24, and Jacob 20. Jacob is a son of Henry Putman and Hannah Anguish of Bertie. He was born there. His father came up here after the Revolution. Jacob will be widowed here in 1871. All the kids will still be here in 1871 as well. This line is Jacob > Henry Putman and Hannah Anguish > Johannes Putman and Gertrude Six > Arent Janse Putman and Elizabeth Akerman > Johannes ‘Jan’ Poutman and Cornelia Brandt.

 

JANE PUTMAN  Niagara, Lincoln, Ontario

She is 20, single, and living with another family. Don’t find her with a Putman family in 1851, so she have been married to a Putman.

 

GEORGE PUTMAN  St. Catharine’s, Lincoln, Ontario

He is a clerk 29 Canada West and says he is married but no wife is around. Probably the George listed in Caistor, Monck.

 

GEORGE PUTMAN  Caistor, Monck, Ontario

He is 27, Susanna Robbins 28, John W. 9, Albert H. 6, Mary C. 4 and Edmund 1. I think he is a son of Albert Putman and Mary Vaughn. They are in Wainfleet, Monck in 1871.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Gainsborough, Monck, Ontario

He is 37, Mary Myers his wife is 32, Elizabeth 15, William 11, James Alfred 8, George 4, Alfred (Albert) 3, and Harvey 1. They were here in 1851 and James is widowed here in 1871 and 1881. I don’t ever see the son George again, but there is a death certificate in Welland County that states his folks and all and that he was born July 7, 1857 and committed suicide by drowning July 31, 1910. His brother Harvey gave the information and certified the certificate.

 

DANIEL S. & LUCINDA PUTMAN  Wainfleet, Monck, Ontario

He is 13, she is 18. They live with another family.

 

ALBERT PUTMAN  Wainfleet, Monck, Ontario

He is 57 UC and a shoemaker. His wife Mary Ann Vaughn is 45 UC, Lorenzo 23 UC, Henry 19 UC, and Richard 12 UC. They are here in 1871 then Mary will die October 29, 1872 and he is widowed here in 1881. He is a son of Albert Putman and Mary Ann Vaughn, and grandson of David Putman and Dorothy Hainer from here. Dutch family from New York.

 

DAVID PUTMAN  Wainfleet, Monck, Ontario

He is now 78 USA, his wife Dorothy Hainer is 77 UC, William 32 and his wife Elizabeth Caughill 21, and then there is James 11. I don’t know who James belongs to. Possibly William, with an earlier wife. He may be a son of George Putman and Mary Ferguson from New York. Just not sure. They had a son David the right age. This is a New York Dutch family, but that’s about the best I can do.

 

ADAM PUTMAN  Wainfleet, Monck, Ontario

He is 55, his wife Delila Groft is 52, Ann 22, Herman 19, Lucinda 17, Henry 14 and Adam 12. By 1871 Adam and Delila and their son Adam will have died. The other kids are still around though. He is a son of David Putman and Dorothy Hainer.

 

HENRY PUTMAN  Wainfleet, Monck, Ontario

He is 37, Hannah Robbins 27, Martha 11, Elizabeth 9, Hilda 6 and William 4. Also here are George Hamilton Putman 18 and Hiram Putman 16 who are sons of Francis Putman and Mary Jane Morrow. He is in Caistor, Monck in 1871.

 

AMELIA PUTMAN  Middleton, Norfolk County

She is 42 US and widowed. She has Albert 22 US, Amelia 19 US, James 17 US and Francis 14 US. Amelia Pierce has been married to Peter Putman and they were all in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus County New York in 1850. They came up here in the early 1850s and Peter died here July 4, 1852. Amelia will die there April 12, 1864. Francis will become a physician and be in Syracuse New York from the 1870s through the 1930. Peter was  a son of John Putman and Sarah Mumford. The folks moved up here in Canada in the 1840s.

 

JAMES PUTMAN  Middleton, Norfolk, Ontario

He is 17 UC and single.

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario

He is a merchant 44 UC and his wife Orpha Wells is 32 UC and they have Aldridge 11 UC, George 9 UC, Amelia 7 UC, Frank 5 UC, Fred 3 UC. They were in North Dorchester, Middlesex County in 1851. His father was Joshua Putnam and his first wife whose name is not known. Joshua (1142) was a son Seth Putnam and Sarah Harden of Lunenberg, Massachusetts. The family will be in Kansas City Missouri by 1870. Orpha will die in 1871, and George and 3 kids are in Brantford, Brant in 1871. Then he will marry Sarah Angeline Tuller in Waco, McLennon County, Texas on June 12, 1879. They are there in 1880 and he will die there in 1893. Angeline is shown widowed there in 1900. Aldridge will be in Bowie County, Texas in 1880. He married Ida E. Perkley there on June 10, 1873. Fred is in Waco in 1880, then Chicago in 1900 and Washington State in 1910 then back to McLennan County Texas in the 1920s. This line is George (2527) > Joshua (1142) > Seth (452c) > Thomas (189) > Seth (49) > Thomas (12) > Thomas (3) > John (1).

 

JOHN W. (WILLIAMS) PUTNAM  Ross, Renfrew County, Ontario

He is now listed as 44, his wife Elizabeth Brown is 44 and they now have William B. (Brandago) 22, Becky Ann (Roxy Ann in 1851) 13, James M. (not listed in 1851) 16, Ester A. (Hester Ann in 1851) 11 (should be 17), Charles W. 15, Harrison C. 13, Cyra B. (Ezra B. in 1851) 12, George W. 10, John J. 8, Lester H. 6, Clarissa 4 and Steven B. 2. Everyone was born in Ontario. Ages all off. They were here in 1851 along with Ephron Putnam. John is a son of Asaph Putnam and Nancy Stokes from Grenville County.

 

 

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

 

There are no Putnams or Putmans indexed.

 

 

QUEBEC

 

NOEME PUTNAM  Quebec

The was born in 1838 in Canada.