Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Fifth Generation


WARREN5 MAXFIELD (Timothy4-3-2, John1) was born at Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, on 8 February 1778 a son of Timothy Maxfield and his wife Wealthy Kempton. He died at New Bedford, Bristol County, on 8 May 1837.[1] He married at New Bedford on 3 January 1799 REBECCA "RUBY" PECKHAM.[2] She was born at New Bedford before 1780, a daughter of Prince Peckham and his wife Mary Jenney. She died at New Bedford on 13 December 1851.[3]

Warren Maxfield's wife was almost always called "Ruby," perhaps to distinguish her from another Peckham cousin named Rebecca. Her parents are identified on her death record, and this is supported by the will of her grandfather, John Peckham.[4] According to her age as given on her death record, she was born on 28 March 1780. However, she had a brother, Prince Peckham, who, according to his birth record, was born on 18 July 1780.[5] It is physically impossible for a woman to give birth to children less than four months apart. As a birth date on a birth record is usually more reliable than a birth date calculated from a person's age at death on a death record, we conclude that Ruby was not born on 18 July 1780. As her brother Prince's birth was posthumous, Ruby must have been born before that date.

Ruby Peckham was one of seven children, all of whom were young enough to be still at home when her father died in 1780. It is not clear how widow Mary (Jenney) Peckham managed, although she was provided for in her father-in-law's will.

During the life time of Warren and Ruby Maxfield the small Bedford village evolved into the major whaling port of the country. In 1787 the eastern third of the Town of Dartmouth was set apart as the Town of New Bedford. In 1812 the eastern half of New Bedford was incorporated as the town of Fairhaven, with the harbor, the center of their economy, forming the border between them. New Bedford received a city charter in 1847. From 1790 to 1850 the population of New Bedford and Fairhaven grew from 3,317 to 20,747. By 1848 New Bedford was the home port to 175 whaling ships, barques and briggs, and Fairhaven was home to 37 such vessels.[6] This was the New Bedford described in Moby Dick by Herman Melville, who sailed from here on a whaler in 1841. This was also the New Bedford described in his autobiographies, where fugitive slave Frederick Douglass found shelter in 1838. In this rapidly growing metropolis there must have been much work for a mason, Warren Maxfield's occupation.

Warren Maxfield participated in the life of congregations of the young Christian denomination. Often called the "Christian connection," these congregations believed the way to Christian unity was to avoid all creeds and heirarchy and to use no other name but Christian. In December 1820, when the two persons elected deacons of North Christian Church declined, eight persons were selected to carry out the duties normally done by deacons; Warren Maxfield was one.[7] When differences of opinion arose at North Christian Church in regard to instrumental music, nine of its male members petitioned, March 21, 1828, to be dismissed and 'constitute a church of themselves.' Warren Maxfield was one of the nine. This petition was granted on 13 November 1828, and Middle Street Christian Church was organized.[8] The History of the Churches of New Bedford does not indicate which faction favored instrumental music and which opposed it, but as hymns were traditionally sung a capella, and instruments were an innovation, the newer group, the Middle Street Church, probably favored the use of instruments. Warren Maxfield and his sister Mary both owned pews at Middle Street Christian Church when they died. Of the sixteen grandchildren of Warren and Ruby who were married by clergy in New Bedford, for which I have found the record, ten were married by pastors of the Middle Street Christian Church. This faith community provided a central focus for at least three generations of this branch of the Maxfield family. The History of the Churches of New Bedford reported in 1869 of Middle Street Christian Church, The members, with some few exceptions, are not wealthy, but they possess warm and generous hearts, and contribute nobly to the support of the gospel.[9]

Warren Maxfield was reported at New Bedford in census records from 1800 through 1830.[10] The numbers in various age and sex categories, with a possible identification of known family members, follows:

1800
male 26-44 Warren, 22
female 16-25 Ruby, 20
male 0-9 Ephraim, 1
1810
male 26-44 Warren, 32
female 26-44 Ruby, 30
male 10-15 Ephraim, 11
female 0-9 Mary, 9
male 0-9 Isaac, 6
female 0-9 unidentified
male 0-9 Warren, 2
1820
female 45+ unidentified
male 26-44 Warren, 42
female 26-44 Ruby, 40
male 19-25 unidentified
male 19-25 unidentified
male 19-25 Ephraim, 21
female 16-25 Mary, 19
male 16-18 unidentified
male 16-18 Isaac, 16
male 10-15 Warren, 12
female 10-15 Phebe, 9
female 10-15 Aurelie, 5
female 10-15 Sarah, 3
male 0-9 Benjamin, 8
1830
male 50-59 Warren, 52
female 50-59 Ruby, 50
male 20-29 Isaac, 26 ?
male 20-29 Warren, 22 ?
male 15-19 Benjamin, 18
male 15-19 unidentified
male 15-19 unidentified
female 15-19 Aurelia, 15
female 10-14 Sarah, 13
female 10-14 Ruby, 10
male 5-9 James, 8

In 1810 a female child has not been identified. As the gap between the births of Isaac (1803) and Warren (1808) is the only gap of this size in the list of children of this family, it is possible that Warren and Ruby had another daughter, living in 1810, who did not survive.

In 1820 the census taker reported three females between 10 and 15, and none under 10. But we know from other recoreds that Warren and Ruby had three daughters under ten, and none known to be 10 to 15. Perhaps the census taker made a mistake and put the "3" in the wrong column. Perhaps the three unidentified young men were apprentices or workers boarding in their home. The elderly woman could be Ruby's mother or some other relation.

In 1830, the two young men in their 20s coud be Isaac and Warren. However these two sons were listed elsewhere in the census as heads of their own households. It is possible that they were counted twice. Or these two persons, like the two unidentified teen age boys, could have been apprentices or boarders.

I have not been able to locate widow Ruby Maxfield in the 1840 and 1850 censuses.

Warren Maxfield purchased from his father a lot on Middle Street, New Bedford, of 29 ½ rods (less than 0.2 acres), on 10 March 1805.[11] He mortgaged this property to William H. Allen for $850 on 28 August 1829.[12] Warren Maxfield evidently paid the mortgage before the 1 January 1831 deadline. On 5 April 1831, Warren Maxfield of New Bedford, stone mason, sold to Peleg Clarke of New Bedford, carriage maker, for $2800, the lot of 29 ½ rods he purchased from his father in 1805. William Allen was a witness to this deed.[13] The following day William Allen sold to Peleg Clarke for one dollar any right which he might have in this lot, and Warren Maxfield witnessed that transaction.[14] The property was described as a lot on the north side of Middle Street with a two story dwelling house and out buildings. Warren and Ruby Maxfield both signed the deed.

In their first 25 years of marriage, Warren and Ruby had no more than 5 years total without a child under two years in the home. Soon after the last child arrived, the older children were marrying and leaving home. Ephraim married in 1821, Mary and Isaac in 1822, Warren in 1829, Phebe in 1830, Benjamin in 1834, Aurelia and Sarah in 1835. The five sons of Warren all followed their father into the occupation of mason, although Benjamin later went to California and became a miner. One son-in-law, Charles Peirce, was also a mason. Of the other sons-in-law, Charles Searell and John Matthews were riggers, Martin Blanchard a cooper, and Jethro Daggett a sea captain.

All of the known children of Warren and Ruby Maxfield married and raised families. Most remained in New Bedford. Warren and James moved to Fairhaven. Ephraim and Isaac moved to Martha's Vineyard, although, after their divorce, Ephraim's ex-wife and their children lived in Fairhaven. Benjamin went to California in the gold rush, but his wife and most of his children remained in New Bedford.

Warren Maxfield died at New Bedford on 8 May 1837 and is buried at Rural Cemetery, New Bedford.[15]

Ruby and seven of the children petitioned the probate court to have son-in-law Charles Peirce appointed administrtor of the estate of Warren Maxfield.[16]


from Bristol County Probatre Records, case file 17354
americanancestors.org

Perhaps Mary did not sign because her husband was being named Administrator, James was still under age, and Isaac had moved away.

The estate of Warren Maxfield did not contain any real estate, only a personal estate totalling $272.76, as follows:[17]

three feather beds $39.02
3 under beds 2.25
bedding 20.07
13 chairs 3.00
bedsteads 5.25
2 Bureaus 6.00
3 tables 4.25
2 stands .67
2 chests 1.00
1 fireset 2.50
Crockery ware 3.50
Knives and forks 1.00
clothes horse .17
2 lamps 1.50
2 stoves 9.50
1 looking glass .25
books 1.00
Iron ware 2.75
Tea spoons 1.25
1 pair flat irons .60
Mason's tools 3.50
1 Rule .50
Washing materials 2.00
1 Watch 10.00
Note dated Feb 22, 1832 payable on work, signed by George W. Maker 11.23
Note dated Jan 2d, 1832 signed by Warren Maxfield, Jr. 83.00
Note dated Sept 30, 1835 signed by Jonathan D. Daggett 50.00
Part of a pew in the North 2d Christian Church meeting house 8.00

The note of Warren Maxfield, Jr., was not collectable. After funeral expenses, administrtor's expenses, and an allowance to the widow for necessaries, eight dollars remained in the estate.[18]

Ruby Maxfield died at 75 Elm Street, New Bedford, on 13 December 1851, from consumption. She is buried at Rural Cemetery, New Bedford.[19]

Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Photo by D J Pimentel
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Photo by D J Pimentel

The Vital Records of New Bedford do not include the births of any children of Warren and Ruby Maxfield. However, seven are listed as children in the petition to probate court to appoint an administrator to Warren Maxfield's estate. On seven death records, the parents of the deceased are identified as Warren and Ruby Maxfield. In addition, two marriage records identify the parents of one spouse as Warren and Ruby Maxfield, giving us a total of ten children.

Warren Maxfield and his wife Rebecca "Ruby" Peckham had the following children:

  1. EPHRAIM6 MAXFIELD b. at New Bedford abt. 1798-9 .
  2. MARY P.6 MAXFIELD b. at New Bedford on 9 July 1801,[20] d. there on 16 April 1883;[21] m. there on 27 October 1822 CHARLES M. PEIRCE[22] b. at Rehoboth, Bristol County, on 8 October 1799,[23] d. at New Bedford on 9 August 1880.[24] He was a mason. Children of Mary and Charles Peirce:
    1. Charles M. Peirce, Jr. b. at New Bedford on 26 July 1825,[25] d. there on 12 September 1875;[26] m(1) Susan Durfee b. at New Bedford on 27 December 1826,[27] d. there on 6 October 1855;[28] m(2) at New Bedford on 28 November 1860 Amanda E. Hill[29] b. on 7 August 1836.[30]
    2. Ruby A. Peirce b. at Massachusetts on 1829, d. on 1912.[31]
    3. Warren G. Peirce b. at New Bedford on 1832,[32] d. there on 4 November 1892;[33] m. there on 23 Novenber 1854 Mary Maria Manchester[34] b. at New Bedford on 5 September 1834, d. at Acushnet, Bristol County, on 17 August 1920.[35]
    4. Harriet S. Peirce b. at New Bedford abt. 1833-4; m. there on 18 October 1860 Charles E. Hendrickson b. at Dartmouth abt. 1833-4.[36]
    5. Emily F. Peirce b. at New Bedford abt 1839-40, d. on 28 October 1884;[37] m. at New Bedford on 4 June 1865 George W. Howland[38] b. at New Bedford on 14 April 1839, d. there on 6 June 1865.[39]
  3. ISAAC6 MAXFIELD b. at New Bedford on 4 September 1803.
  4. WARREN6 MAXFIELD b. at New Bedford on 8 May 1808.
  5. PHEBE6 MAXFIELD b. at New Bedford abt 1810-1,[40] d. there on 10 December 1854;[41] m. (intentions published at New Bedford on 2 January 1830) at New Bedford on January 1830 JETHRO D. DAGGETT[42] b. at Rhode Island abt July-August 1802, d. on 22 October 1868.[43] He was a sea captain. Children of Phebe and Jethro Daggett:
    1. Hannah P. Daggett b. at New Bedford abt 1830-1; m. at New Bedford on 12 December 1850 William C. Stoddard b. at Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, abt 1820-1.[44]
    2. Elizabeth S. Daggett b. at New Berdford on 30 June 1833, d. on 6 April 1904;[45] m. at New Bedford on 16 April 1852 Davis Kelley[46] b. at Dartmouth on 28 November 1825, d. on 26 October 1901.[47]
    3. Rebecca S. Daggett b. at New Bedford abt 1834-5; m. at Dartmouth on 25 August 1852 George Kelley b. at Dartmouth abt 1826-7.[48] Rebecca and Elizabeth Daggett, sisters, married Davis and George Kelley, brothers.
  6. BENJAMIN6 MAXFIELD b. at Massachusetts on 29 July 1812.
  7. AURELIA6 MAXFIELD b. at New Bedford on 26 February 1815; d. there on 12 April 1846;[49] m (his 1st) at New Bedford on 9 June 1835 CHARLES SEARELL[50] b. at England abt 1813-4;[51] he m(2) (her 3d) at New Bedford on 5 December 1847 Caroline L. Bourne[52] b. at Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, abt September 1812, d. at New Bedford on 30 January 1882.[53] She m(1) (intentions published at Dartmouth on 11 June 1830) William Coleman Paddock[54] b. at Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts on 31 May 1801;[55] she m(2) at Nantucket on 4 October 1835 Albert G. Paddock[56] b. at Nantucket on 12 April 1807,[57] d. there on 28 September 1838.[58] The 1850 census reported the blended family of Charles and Caroline Searell with two Paddock children and two Searell children. Charles Searell was a rigger.[59] Children of Aurelia and Charles Searell:
    1. William A. Searell b. at New Bedford abt March-April 1838, d. there on 25 March 1886.[60]
    2. Charles T. Searell b. at New Bedford on 28 September 1840, d. there on 31 May 1911.[61]
  8. SARAH J.6 MAXFIELD b. at New Bedford abt 1816-7, d. there on 27 March 1884;[62] m. there on 9 May 1835 MARTIN BLANCHARD[63] b. at Saco, York County, Maine, abt. 1812-3, d. at New Bedford on 18 July 1882.[64] He was a cooper. Children of Sarah and Martin Blanchard:
    1. Sarah L. Blanchard b. at New Bedford abt 1834-5, d. at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 3 September 1890;[65] m. at New Bedford on 12 November 1857 Charles C. Potter[66] b. at New Bedford abt 1834-5, d. at Boston on 29 March 1904.[67]
    2. Ellen M. Blanchard b. at New Bedford on 6 October 1840, d. at Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on 21 February 1880;[68] m. at New Bedford on 1 July 1879 Louis A. Zwisler[69] b. at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 24 December 1832, d. at Stoneham on 5 April 1990.[70]
    3. Martin Blanchard, Jr. b. at New Bedford on 24 February 1845.[71]
    4. Averick F. Blanchard b. at New Bedford on 17 March 1847.[72]
    5. Walter H. Blanchard b. at New Bedford on 29 November 1849,[73] d. there on 25 April 1851.[74]
  9. RUBY ANN6 MAXFIELD b. at New Bedford on 19 May 1820, d. there on 30 December 1883;[75] m. there on 28 July 1839 JOHN MATTHEWS[76] b. at England on 9 May 1815, d. at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, on 20 July 1898.[77] He was a rigger. Children of Ruby and John Matthews:[78]
    1. William H. Mathews b. at Massachusetts abt 1840-1.
    2. Mary Matthews b. at Massachusetts abt 1842-3.
  10. JAMES J.6 MAXFIELD b. at Massachusetts abt. 1821-2.


NOTES

1Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Mssachusetts, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 27 April 2018), Warren Maxfield; Created by: D J Pimentel.
2Vital Records of New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1932. 1932, 1941), v. 2 p. 366.
3Massachusetts Archives, "Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," digital images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 14 September 2017), vol. 57, p. 78, e. 380, New Bedford Deaths, 1851, Ruby A. Maxfield.
4Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Court, 26: 404-07, will of John Peckham; Bristol County Court House, Taunton, Massachusetts.
5Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 1 p. 354.
6Daniel Ricketson, New Bedford of the Past, Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1903, 145
7Jesse Fillmore Kelley, History of the Churches of New Bedford (New Bedford, Mass.: E. Anthony and Sons, Printers, 1869), 48.
8Ibid., 55.
9Ibid., 57.
10Second Census of the United States: 1800, population, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 19, p. 818, Warren Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 7 February 2018); NARA microfilm publication M32; Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Third Census of the United States: 1810, population, New Bedford,, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 17, p. 299, Warrin Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 12 March 2012); NARA microfilm publication M252; Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Fourth Census of the United States: 1820, population, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 47, p. 501, Warren Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 18 September 2012); NARA microfilm publication M33, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Fifth Census of the United States: 1830, population, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 59, p. 315, Warren Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2012); NARA microfilm publication M19; Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
11Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deeds, 85:258, sale from Timothy and Welthy Maxfield to Warren Maxfield, 1805, accessed 8 July 2013; Bristol County Court House, Taunton, MA (familysearch.org).
12Bristol County, Deeds, v. 127, p. 234-5, mortgage, Warren Maxfield to William H. Allen, 1829.
13Bristol County, Deeds, v. 131, p. 299, sale, Warren Maxfield to Peleg Clark, 1831.
14Bristol County, Deeds, v. 131, p. 298-9, sale of any right to property, William Allen to Peleg Clark, 1831
15Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Find a Grave, Warren Maxfield; Created by: D J Pimentel.
16Bristol County, Probate Court, americanancestors.org: case file 17354, loose papers filed under Warren S. Maxfield petition of heirs re: administrator.
17Bristol County, Probate Court, v. 78, p. 439, Warren Maxfield inventory.
18Bristol County, Probate Court, v. 80, p. 167, Warren Maxfield account.
19Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Find a Grave, Ruby Maxfield; Created by: D J Pimentel.
20Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Find a Grave, Mary P. Peirce; Created by: D J Pimentel.
21"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 346, p. 128, e. 177, New Bedford Deaths, 1883, Mary P. Pierce.
22Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 2 p. 366.
23Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Find a Grave, Charles M. Peirce; Created by: D J Pimentel.
24"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 319, p. 133, e. 407, New Bedford Deaths, 1880, Charles M. Pierce.
25Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 1, p. 356; gravestone record, Rural Cemetery, New Bedford.
26"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 274, p. 129, e. 48; New Bedford Deaths 1875, Charles M. Peirce, Jr.
27Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 1, p. 360; gravestone record, Rural Cemetery, New Bedford.
28"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 93, p. 80, e. 251; New Bedford Deaths 1855, susan Peirce.
29"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 144, p. 103, e. 268; New Bedford Marriages 1861, Peirce-Hill.
30Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 1, p. 355; gravestone record, Rural Cemetery, New Bedford.
31Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Find a Grave, Ruby A Peirce; Created by: D J Pimentel.
32Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 1, p. 360; gravestone record, Rural Cemetery, New Bedford.
33"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 427, p. 246, e. 917; New Bedford Deaths, 1892 , Warren G. Peirce.
34"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 78, p. 100, e. 297; New Bedford Marriages, 1854 , Peirce-Manchester.
35Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1916-1920," digital image, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 26 April 2018), certificate 32; Acushnet Deaths 1920, Mary M. Peirce.
36"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 135, p. 110, e. 188; New Bedford Marriages, 1860 , Hendrickson-Peirce.
37Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Find a Grave, Emily Howland; Created by: Jim Grasela.
38"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 180, p. 116, e. 97; New Bedford Marriages, 1865 , Howland-Pierce.
39"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 183, p. 113, e. 206; New Bedford Deaths, 1865 , George W. Howland.
40Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 309, p. 335A, household 2017, Jethro D. Daggett family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 28 November 2015); NARA Microfilm Publication M432; Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
41"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 84, p. 83, e. 344, New Bedford Deaths, 1854, Phebe Daggett.
42Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 2 p. 366;.
43Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Find a Grave, Jethro D. Daggett; Created by: D J Pimentel.
44"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 45, p. 83, e. 171; New Bedford Marriages 1850, Stoddard-Daggett.
45Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Find a Grave, Davis-Elizabeth Kelley; Created by: D J Pimentel.
46"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 60, p. 83, e. 60; New Bedford Marriages 1852, Kelley-Daggett.
47Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Find a Grave, Davis-Elizabeth Kelley; Created by: D J Pimentel.
48"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 60, p. 67, e. 21; Dartmouth Marriages 1852, Kelley-Daggett.
49Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 3 p. 148.
50Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 2 p. 365.
511850 Census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 309, p. 359B, household 2430, Charles Searl family.
52"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 30, p. 56, e. 87; New Bedford Marriages 1847, Searell-Paddock.
53"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 337, p. 123; New Bedford Deaths 1882, Caroline M. Searell.
54Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1929, 1929, 1930), v. 2, p. 72.
55Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1926), v. 2, p. 352; church record, Society of Friends.
56Vital Records of Nantucket, v. 4, p. 245.
57Vital Records of Nantucket, v. 2, p. 346; church record, Society of Friends.
58Vital Records of Nantucket, v. 5, p. 465; private record from a copy of a list of deaths in the possession of the Nantucket Atheneum.
591850 Census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 309, p. 359B, household 2430, Charles Searl family.
60"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 373, p. 129, e. 177; New Bedford Deaths 1886, William A. Searell.
61Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915, 1911 Deaths, v. 72, certificate 442, Charles T. Searell, ; digital images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : accessed 27 April 2018).
62"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 355, p. 133, e. 174, New Bedford Deaths, 1884, Sarah J. Blanchard.
63Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 2 p. 366;.
64"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 337, p. 130, e. 345, New Bedford Deaths, 1882, Martin Blanchard.
65"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 411, p. 297, e. 7173; Boston Deaths 1890; Sarah Potter.
66"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 108, p. 139, e. 260; New Bedford Marriages 1857; Potter-Blanchard.
67"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," Deaths 1904, v. 10, certificate 285, Charles C. Potter.
68"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 320, p. 178, e. 7, Stoneham Deaths 1880, Ellen Zwisler.
69"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 307, p. 123, e. 218, New Bedford Marriages 1879, Zwisler-Blanchard.
70"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 505, p. 700, e. 32, Stoneham Deaths 1900, Louis Zwisler.
71Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 1, p. 53.
72Ibid.
73Ibid.
74"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," v. 57, p. 70, e. 74, New Bedford Deaths 1900, Walter Blanchard.
75"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 346, p. 138, e. 607, New Bedford Deaths, 1883, Ruby A. Matthews.
76Vital Records of New Bedford, v. 2 p. 366.
77"Vital Records of Massachusetts, 1841-1910," vol. 481, p. 790, e. 576, Springfield Deaths, 1898, John Matthews.
781850 Censusation, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, roll 309, p. 360A, household 2434, John Matthews family.


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