Brief Life History of Robert Quorton
When Robert Quorton Maxfield was born on 29 December 1829, in Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, his father, John Ellison Maxfield, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Baker, was 18. He married Emma Jane Smith on 18 January 1855, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 6 July 1880, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Trowbridge Maxfield, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Robert Quorton Maxfield - birth: 29 December 1829; Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Robert Quorton Maxfield, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Macclesfield in Cheshire. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Maccel (genitive Macceles) + Old English feld ‘open country’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
At the time the Union Pacific Railroad was being constructed in Echo Canyon, Robert and his brothers took a contract for construction work for five years in freighting, hotel keeping, etc. They operat …
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