First or given names, if they were common ones, were put down in their English equivalents. Thus Jean became John (and the common name Jean-Baptiste was usually written down as John B.), Edouard-Edward, Francois-FranÃ§ois, Francis-Michel, Michael-Antoine, Anthony-Henry, Henri-Marie, mary. etcirst names | Last or family names One of the biggest challenges of using the 1850 US Census to find people in the French-speaking parts of Aroostook (especially in Hancock, Madawaska, and Van Buren Plantations) is the spelling of the names.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 25 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 19 degrees Fahrenheit. The annual average precipitation at Mt. Vernon is 39.94 Inches.
Snowfall is 4 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 154. On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Mount Vernon, Washington. The July high is around 73 degrees. The January low is 34. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 79 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable.