Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Seventh Generation

Lyman Maxfield married SALLY LAFLIN at Georgia on 30 January 1834 (VR Georgia 190). Sally was born at Georgia on 25 February 1813, a child of Abel and Patty Laflin (or Laughlin), according to her death record.

The 1840 Census (542:240) reported the household of Lyman Maxwell of Georgia, consisting of a male-female couple in their 30s, a girl between five and ten, and two girls under 5. This corresponds to the information we have on the family from other sources.

The 1850 census reported the Lyman Maxfield family at Georgia, on two separate pages (Franklin Co. 20,22); the differences are indicated below with slash marks:

Lyman Maxfield died at Georgia on 6 September 1854 (VR Georgia 190; Georgia Cem 257), and was buried at Hope Cemetery in Georgia.

The 1860 census reported the family of Sally Maxfield at Georgia (1321:355) as follows:

Frank, a child of Lyman and Sally, was born within five months before his father's death. Smith Maxfield was a child of Charlotte Maxfield.

Sally was reported in the household of her son, Abel Maxfield, in the 1870 and 1880 censuses. She died of pneumonia at Georgia on 9 February 1899 (VR Georgia 190; Georgia Cem 257), aged 85 years, 11 months and 12 days.

Lyman Maxfield and his wife Sally Laflin had the following children:

1. CHARLOTTE⁸ MAXFIELD b. at Vermont about 1835
2. LEONA⁸ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Georgia in 1838 (Georgia Cem 230)
   • d. in 1918 (Georgia Cem 230) buried at Hope Cemetery
   • m (1). at Georgia in 1858 EDGAR MUDGETT (VR Georgia 190)
     • b. in 1837 (Georgia Families)
   • m (2). before 1874 ORRIN A. CLARY (Georgia Families)
     • b. in 1827 (Georgia Cem 230)
     • d. in 1896 (Georgia Cem 230) buried at Hope Cemetery
3. LUCIA M.⁸ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Vermont on May 1840 (Georgia Cem 257; 1860, 1900 censuses)
   • baptism. at Georgia on 24 March 1878 Episcopal (VR Georgia 190)
   • confirmation. at Georgia on 26 May 1878 Episcopal (VR Georgia 190)
   • d. at Georgia on 17 March 1913; tumor, age 73 (VR Georgia 190; Georgia Cem 257) buried at East Plains Cemetery, Georgia
4. ABEL L.⁸ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Georgia in 1843
   • census. at Sheldon, Vermont, in 1860. (1321:597) In household of John and Maria Laughlin
     • Abel Maxfield, 17, male, farm laborer, b. VT
   • census. at Georgia in 1870 (1620:1:262A)
     • Maxfield, Abel, 27, male, white, farmer, real est. $900, personal est. $200, b. VT
     • Maxfield, Sally, 56, female, white, keeping house, b. VT
     • Maxfield, Lucia, 30, female, white, b. VT
     • Maxfield, Frank, 16, male, white, b. VT, school
   • census. at Georgia in 1880 (1344:138A)
     • Abel L. Maxfield, single, male, white, 37, b. VT, farmer, parents b. VT VT
     • Sally A. Maxfield, mother, Widow, female, white, 67, b. VT, keeps, house parents b. RI MA
     • Frank M. Maxfield, brother, Single, male, white, 26, b. VT, farmer, parents b. VT VT
     • Lucia M. Maxfield, sister, Single, female, white, 40, b. VT, parents b. VT VT
   • census. at Georgia in 1900 (1692:1:132A)
     • Maxfield, Abel, head, white, male, b. Apr 1844, age 56, b. VT parents b. VT VT, farmer
     • Maxfield, Lucia, sister, white, female, b. May 1840, age 60, b. VT, parents b. VT VT
   • census. at Georgia in 1910 (1614:2:135A)
     • Maxfield, Abel S., head, male, white, 66, Single, b. VT, parents b. NY VT, farmer, general farm
     • Maxfield, Louisa, sister, female, white, 69, Single, b. VT, parents b. NY VT, occupation: none
   • d. at Georgia on 28 March 1916, of brain tumor, age 73 years (VR Georgia 189)
5. LYMAN⁸ MAXFIELD
   • b. at Vermont in 1845 (Georgia Cem 257; 1860 census)
   • military. from 14 July 1862 to 13 August 1864 (Civ War Soldiers)
     • Name: Lyman Maxfield ,
       Residence: Georgia, Vermont
       Enlistment Date: 14 Jul. 1862 Private
       Enlisted in Company A, 10th Infantry Regiment Vermont on 01 Sep. 1862.
       Died of disease Company A, 10th Infantry Regiment Vermont on 13 Aug. 1864
   • d. on 13 August 1864 (Civ War Soldiers; Georgia Cem 44,257)
6. FRANK MINER⁸ MAXFIELD b. at Georgia on 2 May 1854

Information on this family is found in:

• Census records

Civ War Soldiers

American Civil War Soldiers. www.ancestry.com

Georgia Cem

Mallett, Peter S., ed. Cemeteries of Georgia, Vermont. self-published; sponsored by Georgia Historical Society.

Georgia Families

Martell, Arleus J. Families of Georgia. Georgia, Vt: Georgia Historical Society, 2001.

VR Georgia

Mallett, Peter S., ed. Georgia, Vermont, Vital Records. Genealogical Society of Vermont: Special Publication No. 4. Saint. Albans, Vt.: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1995.