Varnum Phineas Maxson

Name: Varnum Phineas MAXSON Given Name: Varnum Phineas Surname: Maxson 1 Sex: M Change Date: 16 OCT 2012 Occupation: Farmer Religion: Seventh-day Baptist Note: Resided in Main Settlement in the SW corner of the Town of Genesee. Birth: 12 JAN 1808 in New York Census: 1850 Town of Genesee, Allegany Co., New York Note: age 42, with 7 children 2 Census: 1860 Town of Genesee, Allegany Co., New York Note: age 52, with 9 children Census: 1870 Town of Genesee, Allegany Co., New York Note: age 62 2 Census: 1880 Town of Genesee, Allegany Co., New York Note: age 73, farmer 3 Death: 29 DEC 1883 in Little Genesee, Allegany Co., New York Burial: 1883 Town of Portville, Cattaraugus Co., New York Note: East Portville Cemetery 4 5

Event: Obituary 17 JAN 1884 Note: "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 40, No 3, p 5, Jan. 17, 1884. In Little Genesee, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1883, Varnum Maxson, in the 76th year of his age. In 1834 he was married to Miss Lura Ann Maxson. In 1836, he and his wife were baptized, on the same day, and united with the First Genesee Church, of which he remained a member until death. Though he resided in the vicinity of the Portville Church, Bro. Maxson was so hard of hearing that he could not enjoy church privileges like others. The last time I spoke with him he said, 'I would like to go to meeting but I can not hear.' H. P. B.

Father: Phineas Varnum MAXSON Jr. b: 03 DEC 1776 Mother: Sophia REYNOLDS b: 01 OCT 1784

Marriage 1 Lura Ann "Lucy" MAXSON b: 24 OCT 1816 in Rockville, Washington Co., Rhode Island Married: 24 SEP 1834