Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Seventh Generation
JOSEPHUS7 MAXFIELD (Nathan6, probably Eliphalet5, David4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Vermont in 1828 (Bayside Cem), a child of Nathan Maxfield and his wife Lucinda Knowlton. The 1850 Census reported Josephus still living with his parents, at Franklin, Franklin County, New York, and described him as a farmer.
Josephus Maxfield moved West, and his marriage to MALISSA ________ is noted in the records of Oakland County, Michigan (Oakland Co VR). They lived at Waterford, Michigan. The 1860 Census (556:381) reported this family at Waterford, Oakland County, Michigan, listed next to his brother Elnathan:
| Line |
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Occupation |
R.E. |
P.E. |
Birthplace |
Other |
| 28
|
Josephus Maxfield
|
32
|
M
|
shoemaker
|
$0
|
$200
|
VT
|
|
| 29
|
Malisa Maxfield
|
28
|
F
|
|
|
|
NY
|
|
| 30
|
John Maxfield
|
4
|
M
|
|
|
|
MI
|
|
| 31
|
Eugene Maxfield
|
2
|
M
|
|
|
|
MI
|
|
Josephus Maxfield died in 1868 (Bayside Cem). I have no further information on this family.
Josephus and Melissa Maxfield had the following children:
- JOHN8 MAXFIELD
- b. at Waterford, Oakland County, Michigan, on 1856 (1860 Census, Oakland Co VR)
- EUGENE8 MAXFIELD
- b. at Waterford on 1858 (1860 Census, Oakland Co VR)
REFERENCES
Information on this family is found in:
Other sources abbreviated above include:
- Bayside Cem
- Bayside Cemetery, Potsdam, Saint Lawrence Co., NY. Find a grave (findagrave.com). Accessed 20 January 2012.
- Oakland Co VR
- Oakland, County, Michigan Vital Records 1800-1917. Ancestry (www.ancestry.com).
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