Maxwell was born on August 15th, 1880 in Minsk,Russia.1 Maxwell's father was Abraham Tasman and his mother was Fannie. He had a brother and five sisters, named Saul, Bessie, Annie, Sarah (Sadie), Belle and Martha. He was the second oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 62 on September 13th, 1942 in ,,N.Y..1