Descendants of John Maxfield
of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Seventh Generation
DAVID BRIGGS7 MAXFIELD (Caleb6, Zadock5, Edmund4, Timothy3-2, John1) was born at New Bedford, Massachusetts, on 3 October 1843 (VR NB 1:323), a child of Caleb Maxfield and his first wife Ann Briggs.
David Maxfield married EMMA F. GRAY at New Bedford on 19 October 1871 (VR Ma 235:120:156; NB Merc M 787). The record stated:
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David B. Maxfield of New Bedford, 28, clerk, b. New Bedford to Caleb and Ann, 1st;
Emma F. Gray of New Bedford, 23, b. New Bedford to Gilbert C. and Mary R., 1st;
by O. A. Roberts, clergyman.
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We learn from this that Emma was born at New Bedford about 1847/8 to Gilbert C. and Mary R. Gray.
This family was reported in the 1880 Census (525:112B) at 51 Foster Street, New Bedford as follows:
| Line |
Name |
Race |
Sex |
Age |
Related |
MS |
Occupation |
B |
FB |
MB |
| 1
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Maxfield, David B.
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W
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M
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36
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M
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furniture
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MA
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MA
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MA
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| 2
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Maxfield, Emma F.
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W
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F
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31
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wife
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M
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keeping house
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MA
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MA
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MA
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| 3
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Shay, Bridget
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W
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F
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50
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sister
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S
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servant
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Cork
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Cork
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Cork
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David Maxfield died at New Bedford on 10 November, 1886 (VR Ma 373:139:623; Rural Cem, NB), and was buried at Rural Cemetery, New Bedford. His death was recorded as follows:
New Bedford, Nov 10, 1886: David B. Maxfield, male, married, 43 y, consumption, res+d 72 Sycamore St, New Bedford, clerk, b. New Bedford to Caleb and Anna B., he b New Bedford, she b. Dartmouth
Emma (Gray) Maxfield married JAMES L. PARKHURST at Rochester, Massachusetts, on 5 December 1888 (VR Ma 388:165:432; 389:404:9).
David and Emma Maxfield had the following child:
- GILBERT H.8 MAXFIELD
- b. at New Bedford on 9 December 1875 (VR Ma 268:140)
- Dec 9, 1875, Not named Maxfield, male, white, b. New Bedford to David B. and Emma F. of New Bedford; he bookkeeper b. New Bedford; she b. New Bedford.
- d. at New Bedford on 7 January 1877 (VR Ma 292:113:64)
- Jan 7, 1877, New Bedford: Gilbert H. Maxfield, M, age 1 yr and 1 mo, congestion of brain, res. and place of death: New Bedford, born New Bedford to David B. and Emma, both b. New Bedford
REFERENCES Information on this family can be found in:
Other sources abbreviated above include:
- NB Merc M
- Marriages Recorded in the New Bedford Mercury, 1845-1874. Free Public Library, New Bedford, Mass.
- Rural Cem NB
- Grave Marker. Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Ma., and New Bedford Cemeteries cardfile.
- VR Ma
- Massachusetts Vital Records. Division of Vital Statistics, State House, Boston, Ma.; microfilm, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Ut.
- VR NB
- Vital Records of New Bedford, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: NEHGS, 1932, 1932, 1941.
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