Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Seventh Generation
FREDERICK LESLIE7 MAXFIELD (Edwin6, Russel5, Currier4, Joshua3, Joseph2, John1) was born at Newbury, New Hampshire, on 16 July 1891 (VR NH B--no name; F), a child of Edwin Maxfield and his wife Mary Bentley.
Fred L. Maxfield married JANE C. "Jennie" about 1916. Jane was born at Connecticut about 1893 (1930 Census).
Fred signed up for the draft (WWI Draft) at Shelton, Connecticut, on 5 June 1917. He reported:
Frederick Leslie Maxfield, 25
108 Longhill Ave., Shelton, CT
b. Jul 16, 1891 Newbury, NH
stationary engineer, Adams Mfg. Co., Shelton
wife; married; caucasian
military experience: Private, Infantry, 3 yrss, NH National Guard
tall, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair
The 1930 Census reported this family on Road 103, Newbury:
| Name |
Related |
Sex |
Race |
Age |
MS |
B |
FB |
MB |
Occupation |
| Maxfield, Fred L.
|
head
|
M
|
W
|
38
|
M
|
NH
|
NH
|
WI
|
mechanic, garage
|
| Maxfield, Jane C.
|
wife
|
F
|
W
|
36
|
M
|
CT
|
CT
|
Ireland
|
none
|
| Maxfield, Janet M.
|
daughter
|
F
|
W
|
12
|
S
|
CT
|
NH
|
CT
|
none
|
| Maxfield, Edwin F.
|
son
|
M
|
W
|
9
|
S
|
CT
|
NH
|
CT
|
none
|
| Maxfield, Elmer G.
|
uncle
|
M
|
W
|
70
|
S
|
NH
|
NH
|
VT
|
laborer, garage
|
Fred signed up for the "old man's" draft at Merrimac County, New Hampshire, on 27 April 1942 (WWII Draft), indicating:
Fred Leslie Maxfield, Newbury, Merrimac Co., NH; mail: Mount Sunapee, NH;
50, b. Newbury, NH Jul 16, 1892;
contact: Mrs. Fred Maxfield
employer: Fellows Gear Shaper, Springfield, VT
Fred and Jane Maxfield had the following children:
- JANET8 MAXFIELD (E. Leland)
- b. at Connecticut abt 1917 (1930 Census)
- m. ______ LELAND (E. Leland)
- EDWIN F.8 MAXFIELD b. at Connecticut abt 1920
Information on this family is found in:
- French, Harry Dana, Descendants of John Maxfield of Salisbury, Mass. abt 1952. Manuscript, New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. (F)
- Leland, Ellen. Internet message. http://genforum.genealogy.com/maxfield/messages/199.html.
- Mullavey, Dean, to Ellen Leland. e-mail. 6 August 2000. (D. Mullavey)
- Census records
Other sources abbreviated above include:
- VR NH B
- Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH. Index of Births to 1900. microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Ut.
- WWI Draft
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Ancestry.com.
- WWII Draft
- World War II Draft Registration Cards; 4th Registration, 1942, for persons ages 45 to 64. Ancestry.com.
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