Levi Houlton Putnam(1820-1890)-P4

Levi Houlton Putnam and Sarah Bradbury

Levi Houlton Putnam(1820-1890)-P4
Birth: 1820 in Houlton, ME
Father: Amos Putnam(1794-1849)-P8
Mother: Christina Jane Wormwood(1804-1894)-P9

Married: Sara Bradbury(1820-1901) on May 26th, 1851 in Houlton, ME

Children:
Caroline Abbie Putnam(1853-1935)
William L. Putnam(1855-1917)
Amos Putnam(1863-1936)-P2

Death: 1890 in Houlton, ME

Levi Houlton Putnam was born in 1820 to Amos Putnam(1794-1849)-P8 and Christina Jane Wormwood(1804-1894)-P9 in Houlton, ME.  I don't have any documentation to tell us the his actually birth date.  He was the oldest of seventeen children.

His father died in 1849, and we find Levi listed as living with his mother and eleven of his siblings in the 1850 U.S. Census.  He is listed as being a teacher.  On May 26th, 1851 he married Sarah Bradbury(1820-1901)-P9.  She was the daughter of Issac Bradbury(1787-1860)-P10 and Abigail Small Lane(1794-1870) and was born in Hiram, ME. Their first child, Caroline Abbie Putnam was born in January of 1853.  In 1855, their second child, William L. Putnam was born.

The 1860 U.S. Census has Levi listed as living with his wife and two children.  He is a farmer and owns $500 dollars of real estate, and $300 of personal estate.  Using the Measuring Worth site, That represents the personal estate represents about $9,000 today. I am not going to convert the land value, as I don't think it is a correct conversion.  Looking at the U.S. Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules for June 8th, 1860 we get more information.  Levi owns 20 acres of improved land and an additional 10 acres of unimproved land for the value of $500 .  He also has $50 ($1,500 in 2018) of farm equipment. On the land he has 1 milk cow, 1 other type of cattle, 6 sheep and a swine worth $100 ($3,000 in 2018).  He is growing 5 bushes of Rye worth $100 ($3,000 in 2018) and is storing 24 pounds of wool.

In the 1862 city directory, Levi is listed as being a school teacher.  I think he was probably both a school teacher and farmer.  On June 16th, 1863 their third child, Amos Putnam(1863-1936)-P2 was born in Houlton, ME.  Accord to the 1870 U.S. Census, Levi is still living in Houlton with his wife and children.  His property value has stayed the same but his personal estate has dropped to $100.  He is still listed as living with his children in the 1880 U.S. Census and is still a farmer.

Levi Houlton Putnam Gravesite

Levi Houlton Putnam died in 1890 and is buried in the Putnam plot of Evergreen Cemetery in Houlton, ME.


Sources:

• 1850 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M432_248; Page: 56A; Image: .
• 1860 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: ; Page: 220; Image: 220.
• 1862 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, A Business Directory of the Subscribers to the New Map of Maine, 1862, Houlton, Pg. 18
• U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880: Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, Name L H Putnam, Enumeration Date 8 Jun 1860, Place Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA, Schedule Type Agriculture, OS Page 3, Line Number 30
• 1870 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
• 1880 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 477; Family History Film: 1254477; Page: 430C; Enumeration District: 218; Image: 0134.
• Web: Maine, Find A Grave Index, 1700-2012: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15976659/pu