Socrates, born July 16, 1802; died 1872; married April 17, 1830, Julia, daughter of Jeremiah and Lucy (Garcelon) Dingley of Auburn, Maine, a cousin of the late U. S. Senator Nelson Dingley, Jr. Socrates was a farmer of Foxcroft, Maine; died as a result of a fall from an appletree; had five children.
Household: Socrates Dow. Age 48. Farmer. Julia A Dow. Age 43. Jeremiah D. Dow. Age 17. Farmer. John Dow. Age 17. Lucy Dow. Age 13. Frances E. Dow. Age 8. Charles Palmer. Age 23. Farmer. All born in Maine.
Household: Socrates Dow. Age 67. Farmer. Julia Dow. Age 63. Keeping house. Jeremiah Dow. Age 38. Works on farm. Mary Dow. Age 18. At home. All born in Maine.
Household: Socrates Dow. Age 57. Farmer. Julia A Dow. Age 52. Jeremiah E Dow. Age 27. John Dow. Age 26. Farmer. Lucy D Dow. Age 22. Mary L Dow. Age 8. All born in Maine.