Heads of Families, Woonsocket,Rhode Island - 1842

In 1842 Alanson S. Daniels was asked by residents of the village of Woonsocket to record the names of the head of each family. No additional information relating to the family was recorded, but information about the history of the village and its industries were included with the census when it was printed.

Twenty-four years after the census was taken, the town of Woonsocket was established. It is located in Providence County.

This original text is part of the R. Stanton Avery Collections, call number MSS RI WOO 10.

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