Person:Joseph Maxson (12)

Name	Joseph Maxson
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	25 Apr 1771	Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage	17 Dec 1795	Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United Statesto Lydia Potter
Death^[2]	28 Jan 1856	Genesee, Allegany, New York, United States

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)
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↑ 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)
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Joseph Maxson, son of Sylvanus, was born in Hopkinton, R. I., April 25, 1771, and in 1826 came to Genesee and took up a lot of 75 acres, where is grandson, Asa L. Maxson, now lives. Joseph Maxson was elected one of the overseers of the poor at the first town meeting of Genesee, and was one of the constitutent members of the first Seventh Day Baptist church in the town. He died in January, 1856, and his wife Lydia (Potter) Maxson died June 15, 1743.