John Ellis Maxfield Jr.

Brief Life History of John Ellis

When John Ellis Maxfield Jr. was born on 15 November 1841, in Wilmot, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada, his father, John Ellison Maxfield, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Baker, was 30. He married Wilhelmina Marcussen Jensen on 14 March 1865, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 6 July 1874, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Ellis Maxfield Jr.
1841–1874
Wilhelmina Marcussen Jensen
1846–1928
Marriage: 14 March 1865
Joseph Hiett Maxfield
1866–1867
John Franklin Maxfield
1868–1947
Alice Sophia Maxfield
1870–1900

Sources (31)

  • John Maxfield in household of Richard Maxfield, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Ellis Maxfield - birth: 15 November 1840; Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • John Maxfield Jr, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

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

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

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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