U.S. Census for 1840.
The Town of Harrietstown was not formed until 1841, and it appears that today's Saranac Lake area was in 1840 divided between the jurisdiction of the Town of Duane (on the Franklin County side) and the Town of Wilmington (on the Essex County side). More information on the relationship between the Town of Duane and the Town of Harrietstown can be found on the Town of Harrietstown page.
Some Saranac Lake names found in the area, in 1840:
Town of Duane
Pliny Miller - a family of 4
Homer Miller - a family of 7
Jacob S. Moody - a family of 8
James Duane - household of 26
John Nokes -
Others listed near them are Samuel Twambly (Brandon), Samuel(?) Runnels, Jonathan M. Bissell, and Micah Flanders. It is not known whether they lived in or even near today's Saranac Lake.
Town of Wilmington
Pliny H. Miller - a family of 8
Jacob S. B. Moody - a family of 3
Harvey Moody - a family of 8
Others listed near them were Nathan B. Markham, Oliver Stroud, Benjamin B. Jackman, Mark Avery, and Lemuel(?) Knapp. It is not known whether these people lived in or even near today's Saranac Lake.
Source: Ancestry.com, 1840 U.S. Federal Census
