Brief Life History of William Wellner
When William Wellner Maxfield was born on 10 December 1838, in Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, his father, John Ellison Maxfield, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Baker, was 27. He married Elizabeth Colwell on 28 May 1863, in Little Cottonwood Creek Valley, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 26 July 1878, in Loa, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Lyman Cemetery, Lyman, Wayne, Utah, United States.
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- William Maxfield in household of John Maxfield, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Wellner Maxfield - birth: 10 December 1838; Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Wm in entry for Hannah Maxfield, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
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.
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Pioneer history
Traveled with the John G. Smith Company Departed From: Kanesville, IA in May 1851 Age at Departure: 11 Traveled for: 137 Days Company Type: Unknown
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