Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Sixth Generation

LUCIEN6 MAXFIELD (Jacob5, Eliphalet4-3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born at New Hampshire on 1814[1] perhaps a son of Jacob Maxfield and his wife Ruth Griffin. He married first at Carmel, Penobscot County, Maine, on 25 March 1838 MARIA SPEARIN.[2] She was born at Maine about 1818-9,[3] and died at Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, on November 1859.[4] Lucien married second at Exeter, Penobscot County, on 8 February 1860 HARRIET (JOSLYN) HAYES.[5] She was born at Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine, on 29 August 1829, and died at Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, on 11 June 1913.[6] Harriet had previously married at Augusta, Kennebec County, on 25 July 1850 LORING D. HAYES.[7]

The parentage of Lucien Maxfield is not proven. Click the following link for a discussion of WHO WERE THE PARENTS OF LUCIEN MAXFIELD (B. NEW HAMPSHIRE ABT 1814-5)?.

Lucien Maxfield farmed in Maine throughout his adult life. However he did move a few times. He was at Carmel in the 1840 and 1850 censuses. In 1860, following his second marriage, he lived at Guilford. He was reported at Sangerville, Piscataquis County, in 1870, and at Pittsfield in 1880.

The 1840 Census reported this family at Carmel, consisting of a couple in their twenties (Lucien 26, Maria 22) and a male under 5 (Henry 3).[8]

In 1850 they were living in the household of William Spearin, perhaps Maria's father:[9]

Line Name Age Sex Occupation R.E. Birthplace Other
4. William Spearin 52 M farmer $ 800 ME
5. George Spearin 19 M farmer ME school
6. Lucien Maxfield 35 M farmer ME
7. Maria Maxfield 31 F ME
8. Henry Maxfield 12 ME ME school
9. Annette Maxfield 10 F ME school
10. Frances Maxfield 8 F ME school
11. Rueben Holbrook 22 M farmer ME

Maria died from consumption in 1859,[10] leaving Lucien with children ages 19, 17, 7, and 4. Three months later Lucien married Harriet (Joslyn) Hayes. He was 46, she 30. The 1860 Census reported them at Guilford, the family consisting of Lucien, 45, farmer, Harriet, 39, Henry, 22, Fannie, 18, Harriet, 8, and Franklin, 6.[11] Henry Maxfield was also reported at Benton, Kennebec County, as "H. W. Micksfield," 22, millman, in the household of David and Betsy Hanson.[12]

The 1870 Census reported Lucian farming at Sangerville. The family consisted of Lucian, 56, Harriet, 40, Frank, 15, Edith, 9, and Charles, 6.[13] Frank was the only child from Lucien's first marriage still present in the home. Henry, who had married in 1861, lived at Benton with his wife and child.[14] Annette died in 1863. I have not found the other children in this census.

In 1880 their family was at Pittsfield:[15]

Line Name Race Sex Age Related MS Occupation B FB MB
1. Maxfield, Lucian W M 64 M farmer NH NH NH
2. Maxfield, Harriet W F 50 wife M keeps house ME ME ME
3. Maxfield, Samuel F. W N 24 son S farmer ME ME ME
4. Maxfield, Edith M. W F 19 daughter S house work ME ME ME
5. Maxfield, Charles S. W M 16 son S works on farm ME ME ME

Samuel F. is the same person called Franklin and Frank in earlier censuses. Henry was at Fairfield, Somerset County, with his wife and children, where he was described as an unemployed teamster.[16]

Some time between the 1880 and 1900 censuses Lucien Maxfield died. In 1900 the family, now headed by Charles, was actively engaged in the woolen weaving industry.[17]

Line Name Related Race Sex Born MS B FB MB Occupation
77. Maxfield, Charles S. head W M Nov 1864 M ME ME ME weaver - woolens
78. Maxfield, Geneva wife W F Sep 1865 M ME ME ME weaver-woolens
79. Maxfield, Frank E. son W M Dec 1889 S ME ME ME at school
80. Maxfield, Harriet mother W F Sep 1829 Wd ME ME ME
81. Maxfield, Frank S. brother W M Mar 1855 S ME ME ME weaver - woolens
82. Maxfield, Edith sister W F Feb 1861 S ME ME ME

The household also included three boarders.

The 1910 Census reported widow Harriet Maxfield, 89, living at Pittsfield with her daughter and son-in-law, Edith M. and George W. Huff.[18]

Lucien Maxfield and his first wife Maria Spearin had the following children:

  1. HENRY W.7 MAXFIELD b. at Carmel on 22 October 1836.
  2. ANNETTE C.7 MAXFIELD b. at Maine on 18 June 1840; d. on 18 July 1863; m(1). JOSEPH KELSEY EDES, b. at Guilford on 13 March 1832, d. on 2 September 1906.[19] Joseph m(2) at Guilford on 2 April 1864 HANNAH E. NICKERSON b. at Guilford on 13 March 1832, d. on 2 August 1918.[20]
  3. FRANCES7 MAXFIELD b. at Maine about 1841-2.[21]
  4. HARRIET A.7 MAXFIELD b. at Maine about 1851-2.[22]
  5. SAMUEL FRANKLIN7 MAXFIELD b. at Maine on March 1855.[23]
Lucien Maxfield and his second wife Harriet Joslyn had the following children:
  1. EDITH M.7 MAXFIELD b. at Guilford on February 1861; m. at Pittsfield on 30 May 1907 GEORGE W. HUFF, b. at Hudson, Penobscot County, about 1848-9.[24]
  2. CHARLES S.7 MAXFIELD b. at Bridgton, Cumberland County, on May 1864.

NOTES

1Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, population, Carmel, Penobscot County, Maine, roll 265, p. 361B, household 684, William Spearin family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2012); NARA microfilm record group M432, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. 1814-5 in 1850, 1860 censuses, 1813-4 in 1870 Census, 1815-6 in 1880 Census.
2Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 14 September 2012), Maxfield-Spearin, 1838.
31850 Census, Carmel, Penobscot County, Maine, roll 265, p. 361B, household 684, William Spearin family.
4Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, mortality schedule, Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, p. 1, Mariah Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2013).
5Maine, Division of Vital Statistics. State Board of Health, Augusta, Maine, Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Marriage, Maxfield-Maxfield, 1914; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 2 March 2017).
6Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Death, Harriet Maxfield, 1913.
7"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," Hayes-Jocslyn, 1850.
8Sixth Census of the United States: 1840, population, Carmel, Penobscot County, Maine, p. 114, Lucian Maxfield; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2012); NARA microfilm publication M704, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
91850 Census, Carmel, Penobscot County, Maine, roll 265, p. 361B, household 684, William Spearin family.
101860 Census, Mortality Schedule, Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, p. 1, Mariah Maxfield.
11Eighth Census of the United States: 1860, population, Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, roll 433, p. 1121, household 166, Lucian Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 29 October 2012); NARA microfilm record group M653; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
121860 Census, Population, Benton, Kennebec County, Maine, roll 440, p. 976, household 496, David Hanscomb family.
13Ninth Census of the United States: 1870, population, Sangerville, Piscataquis Coubnty, Maine, roll 556, p. 168A, household 83, Lucian Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 3 August 2017); NARA microfilm record group M593; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
141870 Census, Benton, Kennebec County, Maine, roll 546, p. 148A, household 203, Henry Maxfield family.
15Tenth Census of the United States: 1880, population, Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, enumeration district (ED) 170, roll 487, p. 438D, household 32, Lucien Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 4 August 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
161880 Census, Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, ED 162, roll 487, p. 322A, household 3, Henry Maxfield family.
17Twelth Census of the United States: 1900, population, Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, enumeration district (ED) 161, roll 600, p. 21B, household 515, Charles S. Maxfield family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 29 September 2017); NARA microfilm group T623; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
18Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, population, Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, enumeration district (ED) 235, p. 12A, household 280, George W. Huff family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 20 February 2014); NARA group T624, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
19Elmwood Cemetery, Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 14 August 2017), J. K.-Annette Edes; created by Cemetery Hopper.
20Elmwood Cemetery, Guilford, J. K.-Annette Edes; created by Cemetery Hopper.
211850 Census, Carmel, Penobscot County, Maine, roll 265, p. 361B, household 684, William Spearin family.
221860 Census, Population, Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, roll 433, p. 1121, household 166, Lucian Maxfield family.
231900 Census, Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, ED 161, roll 600, p. 21B, household 515, Charles S. Maxfield family.
24Ibid.
25Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, index card, Marriage, Huff-Maxfield, 1907.

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