Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Eighth Generation

ARTHUR J.8 MAXFIELD (Samuel7-6, Joseph5, Nathaniel4, Eliphalet3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at Springfield, New Hampshire, on 20 February 1873 (VR NH B). The birth record did not give his name, but his age on his death record confirms this as his birth. His parents were Samuel Maxfield and his wife Merinda Austin.

KATE LOUISA PATTERSON married Arthur Maxfield at Springfield on 16 November 1891 (VR NH M). The record noted the following:

Arthur J. Maxfield of Springfield, NH, 18, white, farmer, b. Springfield, NH, 1st, single
Kitty L. Patterson of Canaan, NH, 18, white, house maid, b. Canaan, NH, 1st, single
intentions: Nov 16, 1891
by Martin M. Wiggins of Springfield, NH, JP, Nov 16, 1891 Springfield, NH
his father: Samuel Maxfield, Jr., of Springfield, NH, 41, white, farmer, b. Springfield, NH
his mother: Merinda J. Austin of Springfield, NH, 45, white, housewife, b. Alexandria, NH
her father: Thomas Patterson of Canaan, NH, 62, white, farmer, b. Vt.
her mother: Hester Patterson of Canaan, NH, 35, white, housewife, b. Burlington, Vt.
Kate "Kitty" Patterson was born at Canaan, New Hampshire (marriage record), Northfield, Vermont (child's birth record), or Roxbury , Vermont (death record) about December, 1871 (death record), a child of Thomas and Hester Patterson. Arthur Maxfield was a farmer, according to this marriage record, and their child's birth record.

Kitty Maxfield died at Springfield on 17 April 1895 (VR NH D):

age 23 y, 4 mo, b. Roxbury, Vt, married, housewife, melitus peritonitis and measles, bur. Springfield Cem., child of Thomas Patterson (b. Canada, farmer) and Celesta Mandian (b. Burlington, Vt)
Arthur Maxfield married as his second wife HATTIE L. PAGE. They published their intentions to marry at Springfield on 4 January 1896 (VR NH M), and were married there the next day (VR NH M). This marriage was reported as follows:
Arthur J. Maxfield of Springfield, NH, 22, white, farmer, b. Springfield, 2d, widow
Hattie L. Page of Springfield, NH, 16,white, house maid, b. Springfield, 1st, single
intentions: January 4, 1896
by Martin M. Wiggins of Springfield, JP, January 5, 1896, Springfield
his father: Samuel Maxfield, Jr., of Springfield, NH, white, farmer, b. Springfield, NH
his mother: Merinda J. Austin of Springfield, NH, white, housewife, b. Alexandria, NH
her father: Frank Page of Sunapee, NH, laborer
her mother: Anna G. Chase of Franklin, NH, 38, white, housewife, b. Danbury, NH
Hattie Page was born at Springfield about 1879/80, to Frank Page and Anna G. Chase.

Arthur and Hattie were divorced within two years of their marriage, as Hattie Maxfield remarried, at Franklin, New Hampshire, on 10 February 1898 to CLAUDE D. BOHONON (VR NH Br). They were both from Franklin at the time.

Arthur Maxfield died at Springfield on 23 April 1899 (VR NH D):

age 26-2-3, b. Springfield, divorced, farmer, pneumonia, bur. Springfield Cemetery, child of Samuel Maxfield (b. Springfield, farmer) and Merinda Austin (b. Alexandria)
Arthur Maxfield and his first wife Kitty Patterson had the following child:
  1. JAY SAMUEL9 MAXFIELD
    • b. at Springfield on 10 September 1892 (name not given) (VR NH B)
    • military. served in World War I (1930 census)
    • census. 1920 at Boston, Massachusetts (731:8B)
      • Maxfield, Jay S. head M W 27 married, b. NH, parents b. NH NH, motor truck driver, furniture co.
      • Maxfield, Catherine I. wife F W 31 married, immigration 1910, naturalized 1919, b. Ireland, parents b. England Ireland occ.: none
      • Altham, Francis J. step-son M W 8 single, b. MA, parents b. England Ireland, occ.: none
    • census. 1930 at 487 Kelsey Avenue, West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut (281:)
      • Maxfield, Jay S. head M W 37 married at age 29, b. NH, parents b. NH NH fireman, railroad, veteran of World War
      • Maxfield, Mathilda H. wife F W 34 married at age 21, b. CT, parents b. CT NY, occ: none
      • Canosa, Ruth stepdaughter F W 13 single, b. CT, parents b. CT CT, occ.: none
    • draft reg. at New Haven County, on 27 April 1942 (WWII Draft)
        Jay Samuel Maxfield, 487 Kelsey Ave., West Haven, CT;
        50, b. Springfield, NH, Sep 10, 1892;
        wife: Hilda Maxfield
        employer: NY, NH & H Railroad, fireman; West Water Street, New Haven
    • m(1). CATHERINE I. (________) ALTHAM
      • b. at Ireland about 1888 (1920 census)
      • immigration. 1910
      • citizenship. 1919
      • m(1) ________ ALTHAM
    • m(2). MATHILDA H. (________) CANOSA (1930 census)
      • b. at Connecticut about 1895/6
      • m(1). about 1926.7 ________ CANOSA
Information on this family is found in: 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.
VR NH Br
Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH. Vital Records: Bride's Index, 1640-1900. microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Ut.
VR NH D
Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH. Index of Deaths to 1900. microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Ut.
VR NH M
Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of New Hampshire, Concord, NH. Index to Marriages Up to 1900. microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Ut.
WWII Draft
World War II Draft Registration Cards; 4th Registration, 1942, for persons ages 45 to 64. Ancestry.com.
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