Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Eighth Generation

ARTHUR T.8 MAXFIELD (Abraham7, Jonathan6, Abraham5, Edmund4, Timothy3-2, John1) was born at New Bedford, Massachusetts, on 25 March 1870 (VR Ma), a child of Abraham Maxfield and his wife Ann Caroline Tallman.

Arthur Maxfield married MAY W. CARPENTER at Fairhaven, Massachusetts, on 21 February 1893 (MA VR 1841-1910:433:139:6). The record stated:

1893 Fairhaven; Feb. 21, Fairhaven
Arthur T. Maxfield of New Bedford, 22, shoemaker, b. New Bedford to Abraham R. + Ann C. (Russell), 1st;
May W. Carpenter of Fairhaven, 18, at home, b. Raynham to George H. + Mary Ella (Howard) 1st;
N. C. Alger, clergyman, Fairhaven
The 1900 Census (634:3A) reported Arthur T. Maxfield, born March 1870, his wife May W., born February 1875, and daughters Edna T., born September 1893, Gladys E., born November 1895, and Millicent A., born March 1897, living at 11 Lafayette Street, Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Arthur was a shoe maker, May was an oil painter.

Arthur and May Maxfield divorced before 1910, when they were reported separately in the census. Arthur (579:1:9A) was listed as 40, widower, shoe maker in a shoe factory, living at 32 Bethlehem Street, New Bedford. May (574:2:83B), divorced, age 37, artist, resided at 36 Lafayette Street, Fairhaven, with Edna T., 16, Gladys E., 14, and Millicent A., 12.

In the 1920 census May (682:13B) was reported at 36 Lafayette Street, Fairhaven :

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, May W. head F W 44 D MA MA MA artist oils
own home
Maxfield, Edna T. daughter F W 26 S MA MA MA none
Maxfield, Gladys N. daughter F W 24 S MA MA MA operative
factory
Maxfield, Millicent A. daughter F W 21 S MA MA MA ...
Harris, Slida H. sister F W 47 Wd MA MA MA ...

Arthur (726:9A) was reported at Rochester Road, Marion, Massachusetts, in the household of Charles and Mary Holmes

Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
Maxfield, Arthur J. boarder M W 49 S MA MA MA laborer, mill

The 1930 Census reported May Maxfield and her daughter Gladys at 36 Lafayette Street, Fairhaven. Gladys was a clerk at Atlas Tack Company.

Arthur and May Maxfield had the following children:

  1. EDNA T.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Fairhaven on 3 September 1893 (MA VR 1841-1910:430:159:27)
    • m. at Fairhaven on 22 October 1921 FRANK THOMAS SPENCER (MA VR)
  2. GLADYS E.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at New Bedford on 24 September 1895 (MA VR 1841-1910:448:267:1476 )
  3. MILLICENT A.9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Massachusetts on March 1897 (1900 Census)

REFERENCES

Information on this family can be found in:

Other sources abbreviated above include:
  • MA VR
    Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988. Ancestry (www.ancestry.com). Accessed 23 Mar 2012.
  • MA VR 1841-1910
    Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA (americanancestors.org).
    VR Ma
    Massachusetts Vital Records. Division of Vital Statistics, State House, Boston, Ma.; microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Ut.

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