Person:George Maxson (7)

Name	George Maxson
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	23 Nov 1778	Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage		to Eleanor Barber
Death^[2]^[3]	8 Nov 1853	Wirt, Allegany, New York, United States

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The Sabbath Recorder, February 2, 1854

References

↑ Hopkinton Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
45.

MAXSON, George, of George and Anne, [born] Nov. 23, 1778.
↑ Minard, John Stearns, and Georgia Drew Merrill. Allegany County and its people: a centennial memorial history of Allegany County, New York. (Alfred, N. Y.: W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1896)
862.

George Maxson came to Wirt from Rhode Island about 1826 with his family, and located on the farm owned by Alvan Richardson. His wife, Eleanor Barber, died there in 1852, and he died in 1853. Their childred were Eleanor, George, Mattew, Lavinia, Job, Nathan, John, Moses, Nancy, David, Joseph, Benjamin and Polly. All but two or three lived to be heads of families.
↑ The Sabbath Recorder . (New York City, New York; later Plainfield, N. J.)
135, 2 Feb 1854.

In Wirt, Nov. 8, 1853, George Maxson, aged 74 years, 11 months, and 15 days. Bro. Maxson was one of the early settlers of this town, and enjoyed his health to a good old age, and died in hope through Jesus Christ.