Puffer Genealogy
PUFFER, Walter Leonard
1892 - 1937 (45 years)
1. PUFFER, Walter Leonard was born on 15 Apr 1892 in Northampton, MA (son of PUFFER, Charles W. and RICE, Alida N.); died on 16 Sep 1937 in Bridgeport, CT; was buried in Stratford, CT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1900, Kenosha, WI
- Residence: 1918, Bridgeport, CT
Notes:
According to his 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card he was a milling machine operator for the Remington Arms Company, in Bridgeport, CT.
FindaGrave:
GRID=134748612Walter married CRANSON, Vera B. after Mar 1917 in CT. Vera (daughter of CRANSON, Chester E. and HOLDEN, Minnie B.) was born on 22 May 1893 in Bridgeport, CT; died on 16 Jul 1974 in Manchester, NH; was buried in Milford, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. 
PUFFER, Charles W. was born on 19 Aug 1859 in Hatfield, MA (son of PUFFER, Thomas Squires and GOOCH, Ellen P.); died before 1940. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 288
- _COLOR: 8
Notes:
He is a cuttlery polisher by trade, resided in Northampton, MA.
Charles married RICE, Alida N. on 19 Jun 1884 in Northampton, MA. Alida (daughter of RICE, Samuel D. and JENKINS, Flora M.) was born in 1861 in Rowe, MA; died on 18 Aug 1941 in Newtown, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. RICE, Alida N. was born in 1861 in Rowe, MA (daughter of RICE, Samuel D. and JENKINS, Flora M.); died on 18 Aug 1941 in Newtown, CT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
- Residence: 1880, South Hadley, MA
- Residence: 1933, Bridgeport, CT
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Preston, CT
Notes:
According to the 1940 she was an inmate at the Norwich (CT) State Hospital for the Insane. In 1935 she lived in Bridgeport, CT
Residence:
Domiciled t the Norwich Hospital for the Insane in 1940Children:
- PUFFER, Ethel M. was born on 26 Jul 1886 in Northampton, MA; died before 1986; was buried in Piermont, NH.
- PUFFER, Archibald M. was born on 1 Aug 1889 in Northampton, MA; died before 1989.
- 1. PUFFER, Walter Leonard was born on 15 Apr 1892 in Northampton, MA; died on 16 Sep 1937 in Bridgeport, CT; was buried in Stratford, CT.
Generation: 3
4. 
PUFFER, Thomas Squires was born on 22 Feb 1827 in MA (son of PUFFER, Levi and SQUIERS, Bathesheba); died on 18 Aug 1902 in Kenosha, WI; was buried in Kenosha, WI. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 171
- _COLOR: 11
- Milit-Beg: 8 May 1861, MA
- Milit-End: 13 Mar 1863, Washington, DC
Notes:
Civil War Veteran from Hatfield in Co. B., 21st Regt. M.V.M.
Lived in Northampton and Hatfield.
There is need of data to prove that he was son of this Levi.
According to the 1860 Federal Census he had been 'Convicted of intemperance'
FindaGrave:
GRID=62142159
Milit-End:
He was discharged for disability at Washington, DCThomas married GOOCH, Ellen P. on 21 Sep 1853 in Northampton, MA. Ellen (daughter of GOOCH, Moses and WALCOTT, Asenath) was born in 1833; died on 12 Feb 1891 in Northampton, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. 
GOOCH, Ellen P. was born in 1833 (daughter of GOOCH, Moses and WALCOTT, Asenath); died on 12 Feb 1891 in Northampton, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
Children:
- PUFFER, Ida Eleanor was born on 21 Jul 1854 in Northampton, MA; died before 1860.
- PUFFER, Henry L. was born in 1856 in MA; died on 25 Feb 1900 in Meriden, CT; was buried in Meriden, CT.
- 2. PUFFER, Charles W. was born on 19 Aug 1859 in Hatfield, MA; died before 1940.
6. 
RICE, Samuel D. was born in 1831 in MA; died in 1912 in MA; was buried in Northampton, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1880, South Hadley, MA
Notes:
FindaGrave:
GRID=59961907Samuel married JENKINS, Flora M.. Flora was born in 1841 in MA; died in 1912 in MA; was buried in Northampton, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. JENKINS, Flora M. was born in 1841 in MA; died in 1912 in MA; was buried in Northampton, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1880, South Hadley, MA
Notes:
FindaGrave:
GRID=59961907Children:
- 3. RICE, Alida N. was born in 1861 in Rowe, MA; died on 18 Aug 1941 in Newtown, CT.
Generation: 4
8. PUFFER, Levi was born on 11 Jul 1779 in Sudbury, MA; was christened on 1 Aug 1779 (son of PUFFER, Capt. Samuel T. Jr. and RICE, Olive); died on 18 Oct 1825 in Hubbardston, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 92
- _COLOR: 2
Notes:
He was a shoemaker.
Levi married SQUIERS, Bathesheba on 6 Sep 1823 in Belchertown, MA. Bathesheba (daughter of SQUIERS, Thomas) was born on 12 Oct 1797 in Belchertown, MA; died on 1 Jul 1861 in Hatfield, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. SQUIERS, Bathesheba was born on 12 Oct 1797 in Belchertown, MA (daughter of SQUIERS, Thomas); died on 1 Jul 1861 in Hatfield, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
- Residence: 1850, Meriden, CT
Children:
- PUFFER, Oliver was born about 1812 in MA; died before 1912.
- 4. PUFFER, Thomas Squires was born on 22 Feb 1827 in MA; died on 18 Aug 1902 in Kenosha, WI; was buried in Kenosha, WI.
10. GOOCH, Moses was born in CA 1785 in MA; died before 1885. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 8
Moses married WALCOTT, Asenath in 1821 in Williamsburg, MA. Asenath (daughter of WALCOTT, Elijah and BLAKE, Mary) was born in 1788 in Williamsburg, MA; died in 1853 in Northampton, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. 
WALCOTT, Asenath was born in 1788 in Williamsburg, MA (daughter of WALCOTT, Elijah and BLAKE, Mary); died in 1853 in Northampton, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
Children:
- 5. GOOCH, Ellen P. was born in 1833; died on 12 Feb 1891 in Northampton, MA.