JOHN MARSHALL6 MAXFIELD (Levi5, Joseph4-3-2, John1) was born at Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on 15 February 1832, a child of Levi Worthen Maxfield and his wife Mary Hall.[1] He died some time between 1863 (conception of his last child) and 1870 (census). John married at Woburn on 14 February 1856 HARRIET ROE, who was born at Poland, Oxford County, Maine, on February 1837,[2] and was still living in 1920 (census).
John Marshall Maxfield grew up and lived his life at Woburn. He was a currier.
In the 1850 Census John Maxfield was reported living in Woburn, age 18, occupation currier, living in the household of Warren Fox, age 46, currier, and his wife Eliza R. Fox, age 42.[3] The 1855 Massachusetts state census reported him in the home of his parents, age 22, currier.[4]
John and Harriet married in 1856, and were reported at Woburn in the 1860 Census. The family consisted of John, 26, Harriet, 22, Ida, 2, and Cora, six months.[5]
John Maxfield served briefly in the Civil War. He enlisted on 16 June 1861, in Company G, Massachusetts 5th Infantry Regiment, and was mustered out on 31 July 1861.[6] This was long enough for John to see action in the first battle of Bull Run. After this point John Marshall Maxfield disappears from the record. His last child was born about 1863-4 at Maine. He is not in the 1865 Massachusetts census, and Harriet is the head of household in the 1870 Census. It would appear that Harriet, a young widow, moved back to the town where she was born.
The Harriet Maxfield's family was reported in the 1870 Census at Poland as follows:[7]
| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Occupation | R.E. | P.E. | Birth | Other |
| Maxfield, Harriet | 32 | F | W | keeping house | ME | |||
| Maxfield, Ida | 12 | F | W | ME | school | |||
| Maxfield, Cora | 10 | F | W | ME | school | |||
| Maxfield, Minnie | 6 | F | W | ME | school |
In the 1880 Census Harriet was in Norway, Oxford County. Harriet, age 42, was a dress maker, daughters Cora, age 20, and Minnie, age 16, worked in a shoe shop.[8]
The 1890 Census Veteran's Schedule reported Harriet at Stoneham, Middlesex County.[9] The 1900 census reported Harriet M. Maxfield, dressmaker, born February 1837, boarding in the home of Richard and Ella Bowser, 65 Hancock Street, Stoneham.[10] The 1910 census reported Harriet, age 72, dressmaker, lodging at Stoneham. According to that census, she had three children, one of whom was still living.[11]
Harriet Maxfield was still living in the 1920 Census, at 94 Central Avenue, Medford, Middlesex County. Harriet was a widow, age 81, living with her daughter, Cora Sibby, also a widow, age 60, and Cora's son-in-law Charles W. Gray, age 29, railroad conductor, widower, and his two small children.[12]
John and Harriet Maxfield had the following children:
1Edward F. Johnson, ed., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages from 1640 to 1873. (Woburn, Massachusetts: Cutler & Co., 1890), v. 1, p. 172.
2Massachusetts Archives, "Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," digital images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 21 August 2017), vol. 100, p. 228, e. 5; Woburn Marriages, 1856; Maxfield-Roe.
3Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, roll 325, p. 249B, household 302, Warren Fox family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 3 October 2012); NARA microfilm record group M432, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
4Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1855 Massachusetts State Census, population, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, v.25, p. 282, household 686, Levi W. Maxfield family; digital images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 15 August 2022); Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts.
5Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, roll 509, p. 299-300, household 2599, John M. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 3 November 2012); NARA microfilm record group M653; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
6Massachusetts Adjutant General, ed., Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War, 8 volumes (Boston, MA: The Adjutant General, 1931), v. 1, p. 290.
7Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, roll 537, p. 400A, household 296, Harriet Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 3 August 2017); NARA microfilm record group M593; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
8Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, enumeration district (ED) 132, roll 484, p. 214B, household 17, Harriet Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 5 August 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
9Eleventh Census of the United States: 1890, union veterans and widows, Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, enumeration district (ED) 607, p. 11, household 503, John M. Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 16 July 2013).
10Twelth Census of the United States: 1900, population, Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, enumeration district (ED) 961, roll 666, p. 7, household 168, Richard Bowser family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 12 April 2013); NARA microfilm group T623; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
11Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, population, Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, enumeration district (ED) 1024, p. 6A, household 130, William Haymand family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2013); NARA group T624, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
12Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, population, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, enumeration district (ED) 309, p. 1B, household 22, ; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 11 December 2013); NARA microfilm record group T625, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
13"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 106, p. 248 e. 157, Woburn Births, 1857, Ida Maria Maxfield.
14"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 124, p. 206 e. 240, Woburn Births, 1859, (female) Maxfield.
15"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 334, p. 292, e. 200, Lynn Marriages, 1882; Sibby-Maxfield.
161870 Census, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, roll 537, p. 400A, household 296, Harriet Maxfield family.
17Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 14 September 2012), Tuell-Maxfield, 1884.
Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907." Database. Family Search. familysearch.org : 2012.
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________. Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2017.
________. Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population. Digital images. Ancestry. ancestry.com : 2017.
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