Maxson, Benjamin Crandall

1787 - 1872  (85 years)

• Name	Maxson, Benjamin Crandall  [1, 2]
  	20240114GHLn- Enoch Ira Maxson Photo added by ScottishPiper Picture of Added by Barbara Buckner Picture of Added by Barbara Buckner Enoch Ira Maxson BIRTH 15 Jan 1822 Truxton, Cortland County, New York, USA DEATH 8 Apr 1922 (aged 100) Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA BURIAL East Portville Cemetery Main Settlement, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA MEMORIAL ID65386233 · PHOTOS 3 FLOWERS 0 The Evening Leader Corning, Steuben County, New York. Tuesday, January 17, 1922 OLEAN CENTENARIAN IN EXCELLENT HEALTH OLEAN, Jan. 17. Enoch Maxson, Olean's oldest resident, celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Kelsey, No. 120 Riverside avenue. He was born January 15, 1822 in Rhode Island and moved with his parents when he was nine years old to Main Settlement, near Portville. He became a riverman, employed in the early lumbering days in this locality in rafting on the Allegheny river. Until twelve years ago when his wife died, he was engaged in farming. He has lived in Olean for about ten years. Mr. Maxson is apparently in remarkably good health despite his age, and takes great pleasure In talking of his experiences in the pioneer days. ********************************* Daily Sentinel Rome, Oneida County, New York. Thursday, January 19th 1922 Centenarian Celebrates. Olean, Jan. 19. Enoch Maxson, Qlean's oldest resident, celebrated his 100th birthday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Kelsey. He was born January 15, 1822, in Rhode Island and moved with his parents when he was nine years old to Main Settlement near Portville. He became a riverman employed in the early lumbering days in this locality in rafting on the Allegheny River. ******************************** The Bolivar Breeze Bolivar, Allegany County, New York. Thursday, April 13, 1922 DIED AT AGE OF 0VER 100 YEARS Enoch Maxson, Brother of Edwin E. Maxson of Bolivar township, Passed Away at Olean, Saturday. Enoch Maxson, more than 100 years old, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 8, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ada Freeman, No. 120 Riverside Avenue, Olean. He had been in failing health for some time. He was born in Truxton, R. I., 100 years ago, January 15, 1822 and went to Main Settlement with, his parents with oxteam and cart, when he was a lad of nine years old. There he grew to manhood, married and settled on a farm on the south side of the Oswayo Creek in what is known as Barbertown, Ceres township and where he resided and worked at farming and lumbering which most of the people of that section did in the early days. He made many trips down the Allegheny river on lumber rafts during the spring floods, going to Warren, Pittsburg and Cincinnati. In the early days the men used to walk back from Warren and Pittsburg. Besides the daughter with whom he had lived since 1903, there are two sons, Ansort Maxson of Ceres, and Edwin E. Maxon of Horse Run town of Bolivar. l9 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. The funeral and burial took place at Main Settlement on Monday afternoon. ******************************** Family Members Parents Benjamin Crandall Maxson 1789-1872 Martha Patricia Crandall Maxson 1785-1849 Spouse Mary Ann Barber Maxson 1824-1905 (m. 1842) Siblings Laura Ann Maxson Maxson 1816-1902 Lydia Emeline Maxson Hamilton 1818-1888 William Russell Maxson 1820-1895 Happie Iva Maxson Langworthy 1832-1907 Children Mary J. Maxson 1846-1904 Anson Anthony Maxson 1849-1930 Adaline Theresa Maxson Freeman 1858-1939 Erwin Maxson 1869-1930 Flowers
  Birth	9 Mar 1787	Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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  Gender	Male
  Birth	1789	Rhode Island, USA   [1, 2]
  LDS	Benjamin E Maxson 1789-Deceased • LKB9-Z5L ?  [3]
  	201803113 RVA- Enoch Ira Maxson • LJ1R-3H9 ? 15 January 1822 - 8 Apr 1922 • LJ1R-3H9 ? Sources 19 | Discussions 0 | Notes 0 Name Enoch Ira Maxson Sex Male Birth 15 January 1822 Truxton, Cortland, NY Death 8 Apr 1922 Olean, Cattaraugus, NY Burial Main Settlement, Cattaraugus, NY Residence 1850 Genesee, Allegany, New York, United States 1880 Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States 1900 Ceres Township, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States 1920 Olean Ward 2, Cattaraugus, New York Family Members Spouses and Children Enoch Ira Maxson 1822-1922 • LJ1R-3H9 ? Mary Ann Barber 1824-1905 • 2HSD-YTB ? Marriage: 3 Jul 1845 Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States Children (5) Mary J. Maxson 1846-Deceased • 9NPM-3FK ? Anson A. Maxson 1849-1930 • 9NPM-3NP ? Zachariah Maxson 1850-Deceased • 9NPM-3FT ? Ada Maxson 1859-Deceased • LKBM-8WS ? Erwin E Maxson 1869-1930 • LCT5-K1F ? Parents and Siblings Benjamin E Maxson 1789-Deceased • LKB9-Z5L ? Children (1) Enoch Ira Maxson 1822-1922 • LJ1R-3H9
  FSID	KNBS-H65
  Name	Benjamin E Maxson
  Residence	1850	Genesee Twp, Allegany, New York, USA
  Death	9 Jul 1872	Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  	age 83
  Burial	Aft 9 Jul 1872	Main Settlement Cemetery, Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  	20240224GHLn- Benjamin Crandall Maxson Photo added by Barbara Buckner Benjamin Crandall Maxson BIRTH 9 Feb 1789 Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA DEATH 9 Jul 1872 (aged 83) Portville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA BURIAL East Portville Cemetery Main Settlement, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA MEMORIAL ID65386157 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 3 "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 28, No 32, p 127, Aug. 1, 1872. In Portville, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., July 9th, 1872, after an illness of less than three days, Benj. C. Maxson, in the 84th year of his age. The deceased was born in Rhode Island, and lived there until about the year 1817, when he removed with his family to Truxton, Cortland Co., N. Y., where he united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church, and where he lived until 1831, when he removed to the Town of Genesee, Allegany County, where he lived until the spring of 1871, when he removed across the line into Portville, where he died in the hope of a peaceful rest beyond the grave. Family Members Parents Zaccheus Reynolds Maxson 1756-1844 Amelia Crandall Maxson 1763-1829 Spouses Martha Patricia "Pattie" Crandall Maxson 1785-1849 (m. 1807) Nancy Burdick Coon 1802-1867 (m. 1863) Siblings Cynthia Maxson Crandall 1782-1836 Prudence Maxson Crandall 1786-1860 Zaccheus R. Maxson 1791-1868 Betsey Maxon Gates 1796-1880 Amelia Pendleton Maxson Greene 1801-1868 Children Laura Ann "Lucy" Maxson Maxson 1816-1902 Lydia Emeline Maxson Hamilton 1818-1888 William Russell Maxson 1820-1895 Enoch Ira Maxson 1822-1922 Happie Iva Maxson Langworthy 1832-1907 Flowers • 3 Left by Jon Saunders on 15 Oct 2023 Left by Randall Judd on 19 Apr 2021 or East Portville Cemetery, findagrave.
  Person ID	I112720	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Maxson, Zaccheus Reynolds,   b. 13 Jun 1756, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 20 Sep 1844, Little Genesee, Allegany, New York, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maxson, Amelia,   b. 4 Feb 1763, Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 24 Jan 1829, Truxton, Cortland, New York, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F56383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Crandall, Martha Patricia,   b. 11 Dec 1785, Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 4 Jun 1849, Little Genesee, Allegany, New York, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Jan 1807	Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
  Moved to jt	1831	Main Settlement, Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
  	Enoch, born January 15, 1822 in Rhode Island, moved with his parents when 9 yrs old to Main Settlement, ca 3 miles east of Portville.
  	20240222GHLn- The Olean Evening Herald, 14 January 1922 p.9 1. Enoch Maxson Beomes 100Yrs Old Tomorrow 2. Company I Takes Down Invaders (Coudy) by a Score of 40-29 in basketball. 1. Mr Maxson lives at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. James Kelsey at 120 Riverside Avenue. His daughter is Mrs. Ada Freeman, also residing at the Kelsey residence. Born January 15, 1822 in Rhode Island, moved with his parents when 9 yrs old to Main Settlement, ca 3 miles east of Portville. He became a riverman in the early days of lumbering in rafting on the Allegany River. He then became a farmer. His wife died cabout 11 years ago, after which he lived since in Olean. 2. Olean defeats Coudersport 40-29, Coudy's first loss of the season; record 9-1. Coudy star 'Jiggs' O'Dell. COUDY Sonnekalb, r.f. 0 Gunsberger, l.f. 0 Knight, c. 2 O'Dell, r.g. 19 Austin, l.g. 0 O'Neil, l.g. 4 Gordiner, l.g. 4 Gordinier? Gardner?
  		Maxson, Enoch turns 100 OTH19220114p 20240222GHLn- The Olean Evening Herald, 14 January 1922 p.9 1. Enoch Maxson Beomes 100Yrs Old Tomorrow 2. Company I Takes Down Invaders (Coudy) by a Score of 40-29 in basketball. 1. Mr Maxson lives at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. James Kelsey at 120 Riverside Avenue. His daughter is Mrs. Ada Freeman, also residing at the Kelsey…
  Children	1. Maxson, Laura Ann,   b. 24 Oct 1816, Rockville, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 28 Jan 1902, Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Maxson, Lydia Emeline,   b. 11 Nov 1818   d. 1888 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Maxson, William Russell,   b. 28 Dec 1820, Truxton, Cortland, New York, USA d. 5 Jan 1895, Richburg, Allegany, New York, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Maxson, Enoch Ira,   b. 15 Jan 1822, Truxton, Rhode Island, USA d. 8 Apr 1922, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 100 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Maxson, Happie Iva,   b. 5 Jan 1832, Little Genesee, Allegany, New York, USA d. 11 Feb 1907, Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F63509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Burdick, Nancy,   b. 31 Mar 1802, New York State, USA d. 11 Feb 1867, Little Genesee, Allegany, New York, USA (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F56377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 9 Mar 1787 - Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Birth - 1789 - Rhode Island, USA Marriage - Jan 1807 - Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Residence - 1850 - Genesee Twp, Allegany, New York, USA Death - 9 Jul 1872 - Portville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Maxson, Enoch turns 100 OTH19220114p 20240222GHLn- The Olean Evening Herald, 14 January 1922 p.9 1. Enoch Maxson Beomes 100Yrs Old Tomorrow 2. Company I Takes Down Invaders (Coudy) by a Score of 40-29 in basketball. 1. Mr Maxson lives at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. James Kelsey at 120 Riverside Avenue. His daughter is Mrs. Ada Freeman, also residing at the Kelsey…

  
  

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  [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Enoch Ira Maxson (39) facts 20240114GHLn- 20240114GHLn- Enoch Ira Maxson Photo added by ScottishPiper Picture of Added by Barbara Buckner Picture of Added by Barbara Buckner Enoch Ira Maxson BIRTH 15 Jan 1822 Truxton, Cortland County, New York, USA DEATH 8 Apr 1922 (aged 100) Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA BURIAL East Portville Cemetery Main Settlement, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA MEMORIAL ID65386233 · PHOTOS 3 FLOWERS 0 The Evening Leader Corning, Steuben County, New York. Tuesday, January 17, 1922 OLEAN CENTENARIAN IN EXCELLENT HEALTH OLEAN, Jan. 17. Enoch Maxson, Olean's oldest resident, celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Kelsey, No. 120 Riverside avenue. He was born January 15, 1822 in Rhode Island and moved with his parents when he was nine years old to Main Settlement, near Portville. He became a riverman, employed in the early lumbering days in this locality in rafting on the Allegheny river. Until twelve years ago when his wife died, he was engaged in farming. He has lived in Olean for about ten years. Mr. Maxson is apparently in remarkably good health despite his age, and takes great pleasure In talking of his experiences in the pioneer days. ********************************* Daily Sentinel Rome, Oneida County, New York. Thursday, January 19th 1922 Centenarian Celebrates. Olean, Jan. 19. Enoch Maxson, Qlean's oldest resident, celebrated his 100th birthday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Kelsey. He was born January 15, 1822, in Rhode Island and moved with his parents when he was nine years old to Main Settlement near Portville. He became a riverman employed in the early lumbering days in this locality in rafting on the Allegheny River. ******************************** The Bolivar Breeze Bolivar, Allegany County, New York. Thursday, April 13, 1922 DIED AT AGE OF 0VER 100 YEARS Enoch Maxson, Brother of Edwin E. Maxson of Bolivar township, Passed Away at Olean, Saturday. Enoch Maxson, more than 100 years old, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 8, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ada Freeman, No. 120 Riverside Avenue, Olean. He had been in failing health for some time. He was born in Truxton, R. I., 100 years ago, January 15, 1822 and went to Main Settlement with, his parents with oxteam and cart, when he was a lad of nine years old. There he grew to manhood, married and settled on a farm on the south side of the Oswayo Creek in what is known as Barbertown, Ceres township and where he resided and worked at farming and lumbering which most of the people of that section did in the early days. He made many trips down the Allegheny river on lumber rafts during the spring floods, going to Warren, Pittsburg and Cincinnati. In the early days the men used to walk back from Warren and Pittsburg. Besides the daughter with whom he had lived since 1903, there are two sons, Ansort Maxson of Ceres, and Edwin E. Maxon of Horse Run town of Bolivar. l9 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. The funeral and burial took place at Main Settlement on Monday afternoon. ******************************** Family Members Parents Benjamin Crandall Maxson 1789-1872 Martha Patricia Crandall Maxson 1785-1849 Spouse Mary Ann Barber Maxson 1824-1905 (m. 1842) Siblings Laura Ann Maxson Maxson 1816-1902 Lydia Emeline Maxson Hamilton 1818-1888 William Russell Maxson 1820-1895 Happie Iva Maxson Langworthy 1832-1907 Children Mary J. Maxson 1846-1904 Anson Anthony Maxson 1849-1930 Adaline Theresa Maxson Freeman 1858-1939 Erwin Maxson 1869-1930 Flowers Maxson, Enoch Ira 19220122bio paintedhills 20201017HAv- https://www.paintedhills.org/MCKEAN/enoch.html photo: Enoch Ira Maxson Enoch Ira Maxson and Mary Ann (Barber) Maxson Submitted by PHGS member, Dan Maxson Enoch Ira Maxson ENOCH MAXSON Of Olean, who was 100 years old on Sunday, January 15 Former Ceres Man - 100 Years Old (Article appeared in the Bolivar Breeze on 1/19/1922. Bolivar… [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Benjamin Crandall Maxson (45) facts 20240224GHLn- 20240224GHLn- Benjamin Crandall Maxson Photo added by Barbara Buckner Benjamin Crandall Maxson BIRTH 9 Feb 1789 Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA DEATH 9 Jul 1872 (aged 83) Portville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA BURIAL East Portville Cemetery Main Settlement, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA MEMORIAL ID65386157 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 3 "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 28, No 32, p 127, Aug. 1, 1872. In Portville, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., July 9th, 1872, after an illness of less than three days, Benj. C. Maxson, in the 84th year of his age. The deceased was born in Rhode Island, and lived there until about the year 1817, when he removed with his family to Truxton, Cortland Co., N. Y., where he united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church, and where he lived until 1831, when he removed to the Town of Genesee, Allegany County, where he lived until the spring of 1871, when he removed across the line into Portville, where he died in the hope of a peaceful rest beyond the grave. Family Members Parents Zaccheus Reynolds Maxson 1756-1844 Amelia Crandall Maxson 1763-1829 Spouses Martha Patricia "Pattie" Crandall Maxson 1785-1849 (m. 1807) Nancy Burdick Coon 1802-1867 (m. 1863) Siblings Cynthia Maxson Crandall 1782-1836 Prudence Maxson Crandall 1786-1860 Zaccheus R. Maxson 1791-1868 Betsey Maxon Gates 1796-1880 Amelia Pendleton Maxson Greene 1801-1868 Children Laura Ann "Lucy" Maxson Maxson 1816-1902 Lydia Emeline Maxson Hamilton 1818-1888 William Russell Maxson 1820-1895 Enoch Ira Maxson 1822-1922 Happie Iva Maxson Langworthy 1832-1907 Flowers • 3 Left by Jon Saunders on 15 Oct 2023 Left by Randall Judd on 19 Apr 2021 [S1310] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, Turner, Enoch "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 April 2017, 02:29), entry for Enoch Turner(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L8FD-KMQ); contributed by various users. PersonID L8FD-KMQ. familysearch 20170808- Enoch Turner L8FD-KMQ burial: Swift Lang Cemetery, Cambridge Springs, Crawford, Pennsylvania death: 28 January 1887, Pennsylvania birth: 1797, Connecticut father: Elijah Turner LCVX-6MD mother: Ruth BABCOCK KFK6-GFZ spouse: Lucinda Fitch L8FD-K6X Adelaide Pamelia Turner L6TR-TFM death: 26 May 1908, Falconer, Chautauqua, New York burial: 28 May 1908, Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania birth: 5 September 1835, Pennsylvania father: Enoch Turner L8FD-KMQ mother: Lucinda Fitch L8FD-K6X spouse: Cyrus Townley L6TV-XHX familysearch 20170808- Enoch Turner L8FD-KMQ burial: Swift Lang Cemetery, Cambridge Springs, Crawford, Pennsylvania death: 28 January 1887, Pennsylvania birth: 1797, Connecticut father: Elijah Turner LCVX-6MD mother: Ruth BABCOCK KFK6-GFZ spouse: Lucinda Fitch L8FD-K6X Adelaide Pamelia Turner L6TR-TFM death: 26 May 1908, Falconer, Chautauqua, New York burial: 28 May 1908, Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania birth: 5 September 1835, Pennsylvania father: Enoch Turner L8FD-KMQ mother: Lucinda Fitch L8FD-K6X spouse: Cyrus Townley L6TV-XHX

  
  

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