Richard Dunwell Maxfield
Birth Date
On 1831 May 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1916 July 10 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Wilmoth Creek, Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia, Canada
1831 May 5
Mother
Sarah Elizabeth Baker (1811 - 1894)
Father
John Ellison Maxfield (1801 - 1875)
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 May 5
Baptized by James Skerry
1846 April 16 (Age 14)
Traveled in
John G. Smith Company (1851)
1851 May 1 – September 23 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Ellis Maxfield (Age 9)
Sarah Elizabeth Maxfield (Age 7)
John Ellison Maxfield (Age 50)
Joseph Smith Maxfield (Age 4)
Sarah Elizabeth Baker (Age 39)
Elijah Hiett Maxfield (Age 18)
James Appleton Maxfield (Age 14)
William Wellner Maxfield (Age 11)
Henry Adheimer Maxfield (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1851 May 1
Joined Company
Ended Between 1851 September 15 – 23
Company Arrived
Married
Artemissa Ann Harris
1854 October 31 (Age 23)
Married
Ellen Diadema Thompson
1862 April 5 (Age 30)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 10 – 1870 March (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
72nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young, Jr.
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1870 March
Released
Served in
Central States Mission
1885 March 16 – 1887 (Age 53)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
72nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Seymour Bicknell Young
Location Served
St Louis Missouri
Date Details
Started On 1885 March 16
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1887
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1916 July 10 (Age 85)
Media
Richard Dunwell Maxfield (1831 - 1916) Profile
Sources
Person
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877). Registry of the names of persons residing in the various wards, 1852: Page 47.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 16 March 1885, Vol. B, Page 80, Line 3184.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 15, Line 560.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 16 March 1885, Vol. A, Page 74, Line 3184.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 13, Line 560.
