Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Eighth Generation

GEORGE FREDERICK8 MAXFIELD (George7, William6, David5, Edmund4, Timothy3-2, John1) was born at New Bedford, Massachusetts, on 6 July 1875 (VR Ma 268:145:415), a child of George Francis Maxfield and his wife Mary Humphrey. The birth was recorded as follows:
Jul 6, 1875, George F. Maxfield, male, white, b. New Bedford to George F. and Mary E. of New Bedford; he tinsmith b. New Bedford; she b. Maine.
George married at New Bedford on 12 September 1901 ALICE SOPHIA LINDEN (MA VR 512:257:478), who was born at Lonsdale, Rhode Island in 1880 (Oak Gr Cem QQ-42; 1920 Census). The marriage record gives the following information:
1901 New Bedford; Sept. 12, New Bedford
George F. Maxfield, 26, 1st, of New Bedford, clerk, b. New Bedford to George F. Maxfield + Mary E. Humphrey;
Alice S. Lindon, 20, 1st, of New Bedford, telephone operator, b. Providence, Mass., to Arthur Lindon + Hannah Blomsterall;
Percy Gordon, clergyman, New Bedford
The 1910 Census (578:25A), much faded, appears to record the following:

Line Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
42 Maxfield, George F. head M W 35 M1 MA MA ME salesman, hardware
43 Maxfield, Alice wife F W 29 M1 RI Ireland Sweden none
44 Maxfield, Hilda daughter F W 1 4/12 S MA MA RI none
45 Maxfield, Linden son M W 5 S MA MA RI none

George Frederick Maxfield signed up for the draft at Bristol County on 12 September 1918 and reported the following:

George Frederick Maxfield
417 Park, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA
43; b. Jul 6, 1875 white
clerk, D. Wolf and Vincent, 111 William St., New Bedford
relative: Alice Sophia Linden Maxfield, 417 Park, New Bedford
medium height, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair
The 1920 Census (686:6A) reported George, Alice, and their children Linden and Hilda, living with Alice's parents at New Bedford. Arthur Linden, age 66, was born in Ireland, came to America in 1868, received citizenship in 1894, and was employed as a stationary engineer at a mill. Hannah S. Linden, age 68, was born in Sweden, came to America in 1872, and received citizenship in 1890. George F. Maxfield, their son-in-law, age 44, was a hardware salesman. Alice Maxfield, their daughter, age 39, was born in Rhode Island. The Linden's grandchildren, Linden and Hilda Maxfield, were ages 14 and 11.

The 1930 Census reported George, Alice and Hilda at New Bedford. George was proprietor of a hardware store.

George F. Maxfield died at Saint Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, on 21 January 1936, age 60 years, 7 months and 15 days. His last residence was 185 Sycamore Street, New Bedford (Oak Gr Cem QQ-42). He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery on 23 January 1936. Alice S. Maxfield died at Lawrence, Massachusetts, on 20 June 1964, age 80, her last residence was Wilmington, Massachusetts (Oak Gr Cem QQ-42). She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery on June 24, 1964.

George and Alice Maxfield had the following children:

  1. CHRISTINE E.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at New Bredford on 18 October 1903 (MA VR 532:323:2019; cem. record)
    • d. at 390 Maxfield Street, New Bedford, on 13 September 1906 (age 2-10-26) (MA VR 67:207:1055; Oak Gr Cem QQ-42)
    • bur. at Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, on 15 September 1906 (Oak Gr Cem QQ-42)
  2. LINDEN HUMPHREY9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at New Bedford on 30 March 1905 (MA VR 550:278:612; SSDI; cem. record)
    • census. 1930 at Pawtucket, Rhode Island (2174:2A)
        Maxfield, Linden H., lodger, male, white, 25, single, b. MA, parents b. MA MA, designer, cotton mill
    • d. at 27 Westwood Avenue, Rumford, RI, on 23 June 1943 (age 38-3-3) (Oak Gr Cem QQ-42; RI D)
    • bur. at Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, on 26 Jun 1943 (Oak Gr Cem QQ-42)
    • m. ELIZABETH L. COLQUHOIN (RI D)
  3. HILDA L.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at New Bedford on 19 November 1908 (MA VR 574:370:3149; SSDI)
    • d. on 18 July 1995, res. Tilton, NH (SSDI)
    • bur. at Oak Gorve Cemetery, New Bedford (QQ-42)

REFERENCES

Information on this family can be found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:
MA VR
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA (americanancestors.org).
Oak Gr Cem
Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Ma. Grave marker and New Bedford Cemeteries cardfile.
RI D
Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950. Family Search (familysearch.org). Accessed 8 June 2011.
SSDI
Social Security Death Index. http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com.
VR Ma
Massachusetts Vital Records. Division of Vital Statistics, State House, Boston, Ma.; microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Ut.
WWI Draft
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Ancestry.com.
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