Census

[Editor's Note - Excerpts hand copied from the Peter Force Collection 22 Feb 1999 manuscript from the Library of Congress, provided by B. Dunagen - Clements Library - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor]

Census was compiled mostly for military use, # of men able to bear arms, later list of farm acreage etc.

1760

Listte du habitant que veent au sud de la Neivierre dipuis le village Ottawois (Jusquau) village du Huron

Langlou  -  age 35, born Montreal du fort - paurve (poor)

Langlou  -  age 25, born Montreal du fort - paurve (poor)

Total inhabitants: 17 families or farms, 54 arpents (acres), 24 boys, 25 girls, 6 slaves, 8 engage

 1765 August

State of the Colony of Detroit

L'Anglois    2 men able to bear arms [Editor's note - Nicolas and Antoine]

1 women, 2 child, 2 acres

Total inhabitants 801

Men able to bear arms: Country: 244  Town: 33 

Women: Country: 163  Town: 24

Children: Country: 296 Town: 41  .

.... Tabulations made by Peter Force - research for his book

 Extracts from the Census of all inhabitants of Detroit made by 

Phillip DeJean in the Year 1768 on Jan 23rd

[Enclosed in Turnbull to Gage, Detroit, Feb 23, 1768, William L Clements Library, Gage Papers - American Series vol 74]
Parent 2 acres, 3 boys, 5 girls, 2 oxen, 3 cows, 5 hogs, 100 wheat 1½ wood
Langlois 2 acres, 4 boys, 2 oxen, 3 cows, 6 hogs, 150 wheat, 1½ wood
Total from both sides 514 ½ acres, 211 boys, 147 girls, 336 oxen, 56 hogs, 978 wheat, 344½ wood 

 From the Pioneer Collections: Pioneer Society of MI, vol 10 published 1908

A Roll of Inhabitants of Detroit, Grain, Flour & Cattle taken 31 March 1779

excerpt from page 324

Julian Parent & mother

  

Nicolas Langlois & wife

 1 men, 1 women, 3 y men, 1 y women, 3 boys, 2 girls, 30 bu wheat, 2 steers, 6 hoggs, 2 horses
Pierre Labute & wife  
Hyacinthe Cattin & wife  
Charles Delisle & wife  

Antoine Langlois & wife

 1 men, 1 women, 2 y men, 1 boy, 2 girls, 6 oxen, 4 cows, 3 steers, 9 hoggs, 3 horses, 700 lb flour, 30 do seed, 15 do seed
Joseph Dechesne & wife  
Paul Campeau  
J. Bte. Beaubian & wife  

Garrison & Navy

 239 men, 34 women, 30 boys, 28 girls

Totals

 1,011 men, 265 women, 253 y men, 100 y women, 484 boys, 402 girls, 60 m slaves, 78 f slaves

 413 oxen, 779 cows, 619 steers, 1,076 hoggs, 664 horses, 313 sheep, 141,517 lbs flour, 5,273 bu wheat

 

From the Pioneer Collections: Pioneer Society of MI, vol 10 published 1908

A Survey of the Settlement of Detroit Made by Order of Major De Peyster the 16th of July 1782

excerpt from page 603-604

Nicolas Langlois

  
Pierre Labute  
Francois Gaudette  
Hyacinth Dehetre  
Charles Delisle  

Antoine Langlois

1 married women, 1 widow & hired women, 1 y & hired men, 5 boys, 2 girls, 4 horses, 1 oxen, 3 cows, 3 steers & heiffers, 5 hoggs, 800 flour, 30 bu wheat, 5 arpents Indian Corn, 120 arpents cleard land

Totals

321 heads of families, 254 married women, 336 y & hired men, 526 boys, 503 girls, 1,112 horses, 413 oxen, 807 cows, 452 Heffiers & Steers, 447 sheep, 521 acres under Indian Corn

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