MELVIN GEORGE⁹ MAXFIELD was born at Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, on 15 September 1936 a son of Andrew Maxfield and his wife Ella Bowker. He married first at Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, on 4 May 1956 GLORIA J. SWIFT. She was born at Strafford, Orange County, about 1937/8. He married second before 1970 DORIS ELIZABETH HOPKINS. She was born at Plymouth, Penobscot County, Maine, on 20 September 1930 and died at Post Mills village in the Town of Thetford on 3 January 1977. He married third at Georgia, Franklin County, Vermont, on 16 June 1979 ROXY ROSE (KENDALL) CHADWICK. She was born at Freedom, Waldo County, Maine, on 29 April 1938. She had previously married at Randolph, Orange County, 28 March 1959 LEE S. CHADWICK. He was born at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, about 1937/8.

Melvin Maxfield and his first wife Gloria Swift had the following children:

1. JAMES¹⁰ BETZ b. at New Hampshire on 16 March 1955; m. at Thetford on 23 March 1973 SHERRY LEE TATRO. He was born Melvin George Maxfield, Jr., changed name about 1993/4.
2. CYNTHIA ANN¹⁰ MAXFIELD b. at Massachusetts on 18 November 1960; m. at West Fairlee, Orange Co., on 26 November 1982 RICHARD ALLEN JOHNSON.

Melvin Maxfield and his second wife Doris Hopkins had the following child:

3. ERIC VAUGHN¹⁰ MAXFIELD b. at Hanover, Grafton Co., NH, on 12 April 1970; m. at Thetford on 18 August 1990 BONNIE L. HODGE.