Lucretia Charlotte (Bracken) Maxwell (1823 - 1893)

Born 6 Dec 1823 in Rush County, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William Bailey Maxwell — married 26 Nov 1840 (to 26 Aug 1893) in Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1893 at age 69 in Qazaco, Sonora, Mexico

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Biography

Lucretia (Bracken) Maxwell was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Lucretia Charlotte (Bracken) Maxwell was born on 6 Dec 1823 in Rush County, Indiana, USA. Her parents were Levi Bracken (1792 - 1852) and Elizabeth (Clark) Bracken (1790 - 1876).

Lucretia married William Bailey Maxwell (1821 - 1895) on 26 Nov 1840 in Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois.^[1][2][3]

Their children were...

1. Levi William Maxwell (1841 - 1904)
2. James Bailey Maxwell (1843 - 1876)
3. Ruth Maxwell (1845 - 1845)
4. Charlotte Martha (Maxwell) Webb (1862 - 1943).

In the 1850 census Lucretia (age 26) was in District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.^[4]

In the 1860 census Lucretia (age 36) was in Goshen, Cedar, Utah Territory.^[5]

In the 1870 census Lucilla, Keeping House, was in Spring Valley, Lincoln, Nevada.^[6]

Lucretia died on 26 August 1893 and was buried in Hermosillo, Hermosillo Municipality, Sonora, Mexico.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1791-1850"
   Ancestry Record 2086 #763 (accessed 30 December 2021)
   Lucretia C Bracken marriage to J. B. Maxwell on 26 Nov 1840.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920"
   Ancestry Record 60984 #1677827 (accessed 30 December 2021)
   Lucretia C Bracken marriage to William B Maxwell on 26 Nov 1840 in Adams, Illinois, USA.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940"
   Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records
   Ancestry Record 61370 #900653656 (accessed 30 December 2021)
   Lucretia C Bracken marriage to Wm B Maxwell in 1840 in Adams, Illinois, USA.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 188; Page: 106b
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #2625405 (accessed 30 December 2021)
   Lucretia Maxwell (26) in District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. Born in Indiana.
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1860; Census Place: Goshen, Cedar, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 1042; Family History Library Film: 805314
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #34796250 (accessed 30 December 2021)
   Lucretia C Maxwell (36) in Goshen, Cedar, Utah Territory. Born in Indiana.
6. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Spring Valley, Lincoln, Nevada; Roll: M593_834; Page: 209B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #26427525 (accessed 30 December 2021)
   Lucilla Manwill, Keeping House, in Spring Valley, Lincoln, Nevada. Born in Indiana.
7. ↑ Burial: "Mexico, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current"
   Ancestry Record 60532 #1302 (accessed 30 December 2021)
   Lucretia Charlotte Maxwell burial (died on 26 Aug 1893) in Hermosillo, Hermosillo Municipality, Sonora, Mexico.

• findagrave.com
• Unclassified: "Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards"
  Ancestry Record 5510 #4679 (accessed 30 December 2021)
  Name: Lucretia Charlotte Bracken; Spouse: William Baley Maxwell; Birth Date: 6 Dec 1823; Birth Place: Noble, Rush, Indiana; Death Date: 24 Aug 1893; Death Place: Colonia, Oaxaco, Mexico; Pioneer: before 1869; Chapter: Mormon Battalion; Donor: Art V. Maxwell.
• 1850 Census: "Iowa, U.S., Pottawattamie County, Annotated Record of US Census, 1850"
  Ancestry Record 3208 #1310 (accessed 30 December 2021)
  Lucretia Charlotte Bracken Maxwell (26). Born in Noble, Rush, Indiana.
• Child Record: "New Mexico, U.S., Deaths, 1889-1945"
  Ancestry Record 62171 #276017 (accessed 30 December 2021)
  Name: Lucrecia Charlotte Bracken; Gender: Female; Spouse: William Bailey Maxwell; Child: Charlotte Maxwell Webb.
• Marriage: "Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848"
  Ancestry Record 5333 #59197 (accessed 30 December 2021)
  Lucretia Charlotte Bracken marriage to undefined on 26 Nov 1840 in Lee, Iowa, USA.
• Unclassified: "Utah, Sons of Utah Pioneers, Companies Index, 1846-1868"
  Ancestry Record 5690 #8388 (accessed 30 December 2021)
  Name: Lucretia C Maxwell; Birth Date: abt 1824; Arrival Date: 1 Oct 1852; Arrival Place: Utah Territory, USA; Arrival Age: 28; Company Captain: U. Curtis.