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Birth: Feb. 3, 1842
Morgan County
Ohio, USADeath: Feb. 10, 1917
Miami
Miami-Dade County
Florida, USA
(1) The following is a biography from the 1879 History of Clinton County, Iowa.
BENJAMIN F. MAXWELL, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Elwood; Mr. Maxwell was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, Feb. 3,1842; in 1844, with his parents, moved to Hawkins [sic Hocking] Co., thence, in 1852, to Owen Co., Ind., where he remained until he enlisted, Sept. 18, 1861, in Co. A., 43d Ind. V. I.; he served with distinction, participating in every battle and skirmish his regiment was engaged in, until discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., in March, 1864. Mr. Maxwell was wounded while in the army, at Marks Mill. On Oct. 19, 1868, he married Miss Margaret Griffith, in Green Co. Ind.; in 1870, they came to this county and settled in Berlin Township, in which place he was elected a member of the Township Board of Trustees for the term of two years; they removed to where they now reside, in 1877; their children are Clarence Arthur, Minnie Alice, William Fletcher, Benjamin F., John S. and Maggie Florence. Mr. M. is Republican; owns 120 acres finely-improved land.
(2) Places of residence for Benjamin Franklin Maxwell: c1852-1870 Owen County, Indiana; 1870-1882 Clinton County, Iowa; 1882-1892 Calhoun County, Iowa; 1892-1907 Greene County, Indiana; 1907-1910 Madison County, Indiana; 1910-1916 1121 Tacoma Avenue N., Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
(3) I speculate that Benjamin F. Maxwell temporarily moved in late 1916 to the home of his daughter Hazel E. Maxwell (Cotton) at 1214 11th Street, Miami, Florida for health reasons. He died there in early 1917. His home address remained Indianapolis, Indiana.
(4) Benjamin F. Maxwell's wife Margaret Griffith (Maxwell) returned to their home at 1121 Tacoma Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana after his death in 1917.
(5) Married at the residence of Rev. James Hughes, Methodist Minister, in Owen County, Indiana.
(6) All children of Benjamin and Margaret Maxwell were still living as of April 1915.
(7) Benjamin F. Maxwell is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana. Burial: 03/21/1917 Section: 48 Marker: N Lot: 79
(8) Civil War service information for Benjamin F Maxwell
Residence: Clay County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 20 August 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Indiana Unit Numbers: 594 594 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 August 1861 Enlisted in Company A, 43rd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 20 August 1861.
Mustered out Company A, 43rd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 16 March 1865
(9) Civil War pension information
Pension Files - Invalid, Filed: 1880 Mar 22, Appl: 354.250, Cert: 278.650 Widow Pension File for Margaret Maxwell, Filed: 1917 Mar 28, Appl. 1096.962, Cert. 827.867, XC 2693.178

Family links:
Parents:
Morgan Maxwell (____ - 1873)
Margaret Griffith Maxwell (1848 - 1939)

Children:
Gilbert Haven Maxwell (1878 - 1967)*

Siblings:
Clarinda Maxwell Terry (1827 - 1902)**
Rosanna S. Maxwell Collenbaugh (1829 - 1919)**
Benjamin Franklin Maxwell (1842 - 1917)
Gilbert Haven Maxwell (1878 - 1967)**

*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling

Note: burial: MAR 21,1917 Burial:
Crown Hill Cemetery
Indianapolis
Marion County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Sec: 48, Lot: 79
Created by: John C. Anderson
Record added: Dec 28, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 45966383
Birth: Feb. 3, 1842
Morgan County
Ohio, USADeath: Feb. 10, 1917
Miami
Miami-Dade County
Florida, USA
(1) The following is a biography from the 1879 History of Clinton County, Iowa.
BENJAMIN F. MAXWELL, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Elwood; Mr. Maxwell was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, Feb. 3,1842; in 1844, with his parents, moved to Hawkins [sic Hocking] Co., thence, in 1852, to Owen Co., Ind., where he remained until he enlisted, Sept. 18, 1861, in Co. A., 43d Ind. V. I.; he served with distinction, participating in every battle and skirmish his regiment was engaged in, until discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., in March, 1864. Mr. Maxwell was wounded while in the army, at Marks Mill. On Oct. 19, 1868, he married Miss Margaret Griffith, in Green Co. Ind.; in 1870, they came to this county and settled in Berlin Township, in which place he was elected a member of the Township Board of Trustees for the term of two years; they removed to where they now reside, in 1877; their children are Clarence Arthur, Minnie Alice, William Fletcher, Benjamin F., John S. and Maggie Florence. Mr. M. is Republican; owns 120 acres finely-improved land.
(2) Places of residence for Benjamin Franklin Maxwell: c1852-1870 Owen County, Indiana; 1870-1882 Clinton County, Iowa; 1882-1892 Calhoun County, Iowa; 1892-1907 Greene County, Indiana; 1907-1910 Madison County, Indiana; 1910-1916 1121 Tacoma Avenue N., Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
(3) I speculate that Benjamin F. Maxwell temporarily moved in late 1916 to the home of his daughter Hazel E. Maxwell (Cotton) at 1214 11th Street, Miami, Florida for health reasons. He died there in early 1917. His home address remained Indianapolis, Indiana.
(4) Benjamin F. Maxwell's wife Margaret Griffith (Maxwell) returned to their home at 1121 Tacoma Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana after his death in 1917.
(5) Married at the residence of Rev. James Hughes, Methodist Minister, in Owen County, Indiana.
(6) All children of Benjamin and Margaret Maxwell were still living as of April 1915.
(7) Benjamin F. Maxwell is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana. Burial: 03/21/1917 Section: 48 Marker: N Lot: 79
(8) Civil War service information for Benjamin F Maxwell
Residence: Clay County, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 20 August 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Indiana Unit Numbers: 594 594 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 August 1861 Enlisted in Company A, 43rd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 20 August 1861.
Mustered out Company A, 43rd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 16 March 1865
(9) Civil War pension information
Pension Files - Invalid, Filed: 1880 Mar 22, Appl: 354.250, Cert: 278.650 Widow Pension File for Margaret Maxwell, Filed: 1917 Mar 28, Appl. 1096.962, Cert. 827.867, XC 2693.178

Family links:
Parents:
Morgan Maxwell (____ - 1873)
Margaret Griffith Maxwell (1848 - 1939)

Children:
Gilbert Haven Maxwell (1878 - 1967)*

Siblings:
Clarinda Maxwell Terry (1827 - 1902)**
Rosanna S. Maxwell Collenbaugh (1829 - 1919)**
Benjamin Franklin Maxwell (1842 - 1917)
Gilbert Haven Maxwell (1878 - 1967)**

*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling

Note: burial: MAR 21,1917 Burial:
Crown Hill Cemetery
Indianapolis
Marion County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Sec: 48, Lot: 79
Created by: John C. Anderson
Record added: Dec 28, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 45966383

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Franklin Maxwell

John M Maxwell
1771-1818
Nancy Marshal
73-> 1830
Nathan Smith
1771-1827
Rosanna Foster Deming
1777-1860

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1842-1917


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    Birthday February 3, 1842

    • The temperature on February 3, 1842 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken zwaar mist. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1842: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • January 13 » Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
      • March 9 » The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
      • March 28 » First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Otto Nicolai.
      • May 16 » The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail from Elm Grove, Missouri, with 100 pioneers.
      • August 9 » The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
      • August 14 » American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.

    Day of death February 10, 1917

    • The temperature on February 10, 1917 was between -6.9 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged -0.8 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
      • March 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
      • May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
      • June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
      • August 30 » Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
      • November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
      • December 12 » Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
    

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