Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sixth Generation

NATHANIEL⁶ MAXFIELD (Eliphalet⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Eliphalet³, Nathaniel², John¹) was born at Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire onApril 20, 1799, a child of Eliphalet Maxfield and his wife Jane McCrillis.^[1] He died at China, Kennebec County, Maine, on 14 November 1884.^[2] He married ADAH ARNOLD. She was born at Windsor, Kennebec County, on 14 February 1803 and died at China on 15 February 1892.^[3]

Nathaniel, the second of ten children, moved with his family of origin. He grew up in Durham until about the age of seven; lived at Union, Lincoln County, Maine, for a few years, and was at Appleton, Lincoln County, by the age of eleven. Later, as an adult, hr moved to China.

Nathaniel Maxfield and Adah Arnood married probably before 1822, when their first child was born. The 1830 Census reported this family at China consisting of a male 30-39 (Nathaniel 31), a female 20-29 (Adah 27), two males 5-9 (John 8, Joseph 6), and a male and female under 5 (David 4, Adeline 2).^[4]

In 1840 the census reported this family at Albion, Kennebec County, with two persons engaged in agriculture. The family consisted of a male 40-50 (Nathaniel 41), a female 30-40 (Adah 37), two males and a female 15-20 (John 18, Joseph 16, female not identified), a male 10-15 (David 14, Adeline 11), a male and a female 5-10 (Sarah 9, Thomas 7), and a male and a female under 5 (Charles 3, Jane 2).^[5] As you can see, the census data comes close to describing the family as we know it, but with some variations. This could be explained by an unrelated person in the family and Adeline in another home, or the census taker could have mistaken Adeline's age.

The Nathaniel Maxfield family of Albion was recorded in the 1850 Census as follows:^[6]

The older children had left home by 1850. John, who married in 1845, was reported at Stark County, Illinois, with his wife and three children.^[7] Stark County is where his uncle Oren had settled. Joseph probably married before 1849, and was reported at Warren, Lincoln County, with his wife.^[8] Their one child was born and died in 1849. David was farming at Greenbush, Penobscot County, Maine, and lived in the home of John and Margaret Frees.^[9] Adeline had married in 1849. Thomas, 17, was farming at Warren, in the housrhold of Isaac and Elizabeth Hislar.^[10] Frances and Mary probably died in infancy or early childhood.

The Nathaniel Maxfield family was counted in China, Maine in the 1860 Census as follows:^[11]

Elsewhere in the 1860 Census: John was at Goshen, Stark County, with his wife and three children.^[12] David had moved west to Goshen, where he farmed with his wife and four children.^[13] Adeline had married for the second time in 1856. Sarah married in 1851. Thomas married in 1855 and lived in the factory boarding house of Albert Hussey at Vassalboro, Kennebec County, with his wife. Also in that boarding house was Frederick Maxfield, 18, a flocker.^[14] Charles had moved to Goshen and lived with his brother John.^[15]

Three sons of this family fought in the Civil War. Thomas A. Maxfield was a 1st Lieutenant in Company D of the Maine 21st Infantry, from 1 october 1862 to 25 August 1863.^[16] Charles H. Maxfield was a 2nd Lieutenant in Company U of the new york 36th Infantry Regiment from 15 May 1861 to 13 June 1861. He later re-enlisted, in Company H of New York Marine Light Artillery Battery, and was mustered out on 24 July 1863. The enlistment record reported his residence as New York City.^[17] Frederick Maxfield enlisted on 1 October 1862 in Company G of the Maine 24th Infantry Regiment. He died in service on 18 August 1863.^[18]

Nathaniel and Adah Maxfield were reported as a household of two in China in the 1870 Census. Nathaniel, age 71, was a farmer with real estate of $900 and a personal estate of $500. Adah, age 66, was keeping house.^[19] Of the children, John and David were at Goshen,^[20] Thomas died in 1864, Charles had moved to Sheridan, Poweshiek County, Iowa (Tama City Post Office), where he farmed with his wife and three children,^[21] Jane had married in 1862.

Nathaniel and Adah were reported in China again in the 1880 Census, ages 81 and 76 respectively.^[22]

Nathaniel Maxfield died at China on 14 November 1884. Adah Maxfield died there on 15 February 1892, from La Grippe.^[23]

Nathaniel and Adah Maxfield had the following children:

1. JOHN ARNOLD⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion on 14 May 1822
2. JOSEPH⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion on 22 February 1824
3. DAVID M.⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion on 4 July 1826 (VR Me)
4. ADELINE⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion on 8 June 1828,^[24] d. at China on 21 December 1886;^[25] m (1). at China on 14 October 1849 ELISHA E. NEWCOMB;^[26] Adeline m (2). at Penobscot County on 10 June 1856 THOMAS A. NEWCOMB^[27] b. 8 August 1832, d. 8 June 1870;^[28] Adeline m (3). at Kennebec County on 26 February 1874 AMOS TAYLOR.^[29]
5. SARAH ELIZABETH⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion on 21 September 1830,^[30] d. at China on 6 June 1895;^[31] m. at China on 24 March 1851 EDWARD BRECK^[32] b. in 1831, d. in 1900.^[33]
6. THOMAS ARNOLD⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion on 6 October 1832,^[34] d. at Vassalboro on 6 May 1864;^[35] m. at Kennebec County on 12 April 1855 MARY GIFFORD HUSSEY, child of Albert Hussey and Sarah Gifford.^[36] b. at Maine on 20 June 1837, d. on 27 June 1919;^[37] Mary m (2). at Vassalboro on 5 January 1869 HENRY WINSLOW^[38] b. on 6 September 1828, d. on 23 July 1910.^[39] Henry had m(1). MARY D. ROGERS b. on 25 April 1838, d. on 3 March 1864.^[40] Child of Thomas and Mary:
   1. Ella Maxfield b. about January-February 1856, d. on 29 March 1857.^[41]
7. CHARLES HENRY⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion on 8 August 1836.
8. JANE⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion on 27 April 1838, d. at South China, China, on 16 December 1920;^[42] m. at Windsor, Kennebec County, on 15 August 1862 BENJAMIN H. MOODY^[43] b. at Maine on 7 August 1837, d. at South China on 22 August 1905.^[44]
9. FREDERICK⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion in 17 November 1841^[45] (twin), d. at China on 18 August 1863.^[46]
10. FRANCES⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion on 17 November 1841^[47] (twin).
11. MARY⁷ MAXFIELD b. at Albion, d. in infancy.^[48]

¹Elizabeth Wright, "John Maxfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants," The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record (1928–1930): v. 7, p. 65.
²China Village Cemetery, China, Kennebec County, Maine, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2017), Nathaniel-Adah Maxfield; created by Mel Fletcher, photo by West207.
³Maine, Division of Vital Statistics. State Board of Health, Augusta, Maine, Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Death, Adah Maxfield, 1892; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 26 February 2017).
⁴Fifth Census of the United States: 1830, population, China, Kennebec County, Maine, p. 13, Nathaniel Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2012); NARA microfilm publication M19, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
⁵Sixth Census of the United States: 1840, population, Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, p. 68, Nathaniel Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 24 September 2012); NARA microfilm publication M704, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
⁶Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population, Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, roll 258, p. 262A, household 114, Nathaniel Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2012); NARA microfilm record group M432, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
⁷1850 Census, Stark County, Illinois, p. 232B, household 529, John A. Maxfield family.
⁸1850 Census, Warren, Lincoln County, Maine, roll 259, p. 167B, household 26, Joseph Maxfield family.
⁹1850 Census, Greenbush, Penobscot County, Maine, roll 266, p. 279B, household 52, John Frees family.
¹⁰1850 Census, Warren, Lincoln County, Maine, roll 259, p. 173A, household 113, Isaac Hislar family.
¹¹Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population, China, Kennebec County, Maine, roll 440, p. 558, household 280, Nathaniel Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 28 October 2012); NARA microfilm record group M653; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
¹²1860 Census, Goshen, Stark County, Illinois, p. 798, household 204, John S. Maxfield family.
¹³1860 Census, Goshen, Stark County, Illinois, p. 800, household 215, David Maxfield family.
¹⁴1860 Census, Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, roll 440, pp. 855-56, household 200, Albert Hussey factory boarding house.
¹⁵1860 Census, Goshen, Stark County, Illinois, p. 798, household 204, John S. Maxfield family.
¹⁶Historical Data Systems, comp., "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 12 July 2013), Thomas A. Maxfield.
¹⁷"U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," Charles H. Maxfield.
¹⁸"U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865," Frederick Maxfield.
¹⁹Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population, China, Kennebec County, Maine, roll 546, p. 169B, household 41, Nathaniel Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 3 August 2017); NARA microfilm record group M593; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
²⁰1870 Census, Goshen, Stark County, Illinois, p. 373B, household 163, John A. Maxfield family; Goshen, Stark County, Illinois, p. 372A, household 138, David Maxfield family
²¹1870 Census, Sheridan, Powesheik County, Iowa, p. 381B, household 36, C. H. Maxfield family.
²²Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population, China, Kennebec County, Maine, enumeration district (ED) 89, roll 481, p. 163D, household 128, Nathaniel Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 August 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
²³Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Death, Adah Maxfield, 1892.
²⁴Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Birth, Adeline Maxfield, 1828.
²⁵Wright, "John Maxfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants," v. 7, p. 65.
²⁶Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 14 September 2012), Newcomb-Maxfield, 1849.
²⁷"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," Newcomb-Newcomb, 1856.
²⁸Wright, "John Maxfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants," v. 7, p. 65.
²⁹"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," Taylor-Newcomb, 1874.
³⁰Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Birth, Sarah Maxfield, 1830.
³¹Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Death, Elizabeth Breck, 1895.
³²"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," Breck-Maxfield, 1851.
³³China Village Cemetery, China, Edward Breck, Jr; Created by: Mel Fletcher.
³⁴Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Birth, Thomas A. Maxfield, 1832.
³⁵North Vassalboro Village Cemetery, Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2017), T. A. Maxfield; created and photo by Rscott04101.
³⁶"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," Maxfield-Hussey, 1855.
³⁷Lakeview Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2017), Joseph and Henry Winslow monument; created by In Memory.
³⁸"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," Winslow-Maxfield, 1868.
³⁹Lakeview Cemetery, Winthrop, Joseph and Henry Winslow monument; created by In Memory.
⁴⁰Lakeview Cemetery, China, Kennebec County, Maine, Find a Grave, Joseph and Henry Winslow monument; created by In Memory.
⁴¹North Vassalboro Village Cemetery, Vassalboro, T. A. Maxfield; created and photo by Rscott04101.
⁴²Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Death, Jennie M. Moody, 1920.
⁴³"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," Moody-Maxfield, 1862.
⁴⁴Lakeview Cemetery, China, Benjamin-Jennie Moody; created by Mel Fletcher, photo by Rscott04101. Day and month provided by informant.
⁴⁵Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Birth, Franklin Maxfield, 1841.
⁴⁶Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Death, Frederick Maxfield, 1863.
⁴⁷Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Birth, Francis Maxfield, 1841.
⁴⁸Wright, "John Maxfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts, 1652, and Some of His Descendants," v. 7, p. 66.

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