1850 Census Entry for Henry David Thoreau and Family
This document includes the 1850 census entry for American author, naturalist, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) and his family. The Thoreau family was living in Concord, MA, at the time of the census. A prolific writer, Henry David Thoreau is especially known for his 1854 nonfiction book Walden, in which he reflects on his experiences living in a cabin by Walden Pond near Concord.
The federal government has taken a census of population every ten years since 1790. The National Archives in Washington, DC, has the census schedules from 1790 through 1950 in Record Group 29: Records of the Bureau of the Census. These records are available online and are among the most popular National Archives records to use for genealogy research. Learn more about census records
1850 Census Entry for Henry David Thoreau and Family. National Archives Identifier: 598284
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