JONATHAN6 MAXFIELD (Abraham5, Edmund4, Timothy3-2, John1) was born at Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, on 5 January 1810, son of Abraham Russell Maxfield and his wife Sylvia Tucker.[1] He died at New Bedford, Bristol County, on 3 August 1889.[2] Jonathan Maxfield married at Dartmouth (intentions published at Dartmouth on 22 January 1832) on 12 February 1832 DELIDA SNELL.[3] She was born at Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts in 1801, a child of George and Olive Snell, and died at New Bedford on 14 August 1888.[4] She was sometimes called "Delia" or "Delila."
Jonathan grew up in Dartmouth, the third of eight children. Jonathan Maxfield was a butcher of Dartmouth in the 1850 and 1855 censuses, a laborer in the 1860 census, a farmer in 1865, a "hostler" in 1870, and a gardner in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1880.
The 1840 Census reported the Jonathan Maxfield family at Dartmouth, consisting of a male-female couple in their 30s, a young woman between 10 and 15, and a boy under five.[5] This would fit the information we have on the family except that they placed daughter Lucy in an older category than she belonged.
The 1850 Census follows:[6]
| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | R.E. | Birthplace | Other |
| Jonathan Maxfield | 40 | M | butcher | $600 | Mass | |
| Deliah Maxfield | 48 | F | Mass | |||
| Lucy S. Maxfield | 16 | F | Mass | |||
| Abraham R. Maxfield | 13 | M | Mass | school |
The 1855 Massachusetts Census reported the family at Dartmouth consisting of Jonathan Maxfield, 46, a butcher, Delila C., 54, Lucy P., 23, Abram R., 18, a laborer, and a six month old male infant.[7] This infant would be Lucy's baby, born out of wedlock.
In 1860 the Jonathan Maxfield family of Dartmouth was recorded as follows:[8]
| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | R.E. | P.E. | Birthplace | |
| Jonathan Maxfield | 51 | M | laborer | $4000 | $200 | Mass | |
| Delila Maxfield | 58 | F | Mass | ||||
| Lucy S. Maxfield | 27 | F | tailoress | Mass | |||
| Abraham R. Maxfield | 23 | M | laborer | Mass | |||
| Edgar H. Maxfield | 5 | M | Mass | school | |||
| Susan B. Maxfield | 38 | F | Mass | ||||
| William M. Maxfield | 46 | M | master mariner | $1800 | $2200 | Mass |
After listing Jonathan, his wife and his two children, the Census then listed his daughter's son, his sister-in-law and his brother.
The 1865 Census listed only Jonathan, 55, farmer, Delina, 63, born Fall River, and Lucy, 30.[9] Abraham, who had married in 1862, was reported at New Bedford with his wife Caroline and their first two children.[10]
The 1870 Census reported Jonathan and Delia in Dartmouth, North Dartmouth Post Office, with daughter Lucy, dressmaker, and her son Edgar, in school.[11] Son Abraham, who worked at a flour mill, lived at New Bedford with his wife and five children.[12] The 1880 Census reported Jonathan, Delida and Lucy, dressmaker, in New Bedford, with 13 year old Nora Tripp.[13] Abraham, now a clerk in carpet rooms, lived in New Bedford with his wife, five children, and the husband of her eldest child.[14]
Delida died from apoplexy in 1888.[15] Jonathan died a year later from senile gangrene.[16]
Jonathan Maxfield and his wife Delida Snell had the following children:
1Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts: to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1929,1929,1930), v. 1, p. 158.
2Massachusetts Archives, "Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," digital images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 12 September 2017), vol. 400, p. 102, e. 509, New Bedford Deaths, 1889, Jonathan Maxfield.
3Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts: to the Year 1850 v. 2, p. 313; record book of marriages performed in Dartmouth by Rev. Daniel Hix of the First Christian Church in Dartmouth.
4"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 391, p. 156, e. 494, New Bedford Deaths, 1888, Delida Maxfield.
5Sixth Census of the United States: 1840, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 178, p. 315, Jonathan Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2012); NARA microfilm publication M704, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
6Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 309, p. 438A, household 550, Jonathan Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 2 October 2012); NARA microfilm record group M432, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
7Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1855 Massachusetts State Census, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, v. 5, p. 95, household 10, Jonathan Maxfield family; digital images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 13 August 2022); Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts.
8Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 492, p. 868, household 2407, Jonathan Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 2 November 2012); NARA microfilm record group M653; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
9Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1865 Massachusetts State Census, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, v. 5, p. 128, household 460, Jonathan Maxfield family; digital images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 19 June 2022); Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts.
101865 Massachusetts State Census, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, v. 5, p. 132, household 532, Abram R. Maxfield family.
11Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 603, p. 117B, household 98, Jonathan Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 4 February 2013); NARA microfilm record group M593; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
121870 Census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 605, p. 111A, household 261, Abrm Maxfield family.
13Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, enumeration district (ED) 115, roll 525, p. 236D, household 314, Jonathan Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 8 March 2013); NARA microfilm publication T9, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
141880 Census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, ED 115, roll 525, p. 236D, household 316, Abraham R. Maxfield family.
15"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 391, p. 156, e. 494, New Bedford Deaths, 1888, Delida Maxfield.
16"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 400, p. 102, e. 509, New Bedford Deaths, 1889, Jonathan Maxfield.
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Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1855 Massachusetts State Census, population. Digital images. American Ancestors. americanancestors.org : 2022.
________. 1865 Massachusetts State Census, population. Digital images. American Ancestors. americanancestors.org : 2022.
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________. Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2012.
________. Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2012.
________. Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2013.
________. Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2013.
Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts: to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1929,1929,1930.
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