DEWING, Samuel Nelson

Puffer Genealogy

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DEWING, Samuel Nelson was born on 18 Aug 1843 in Boston, MA (son of DEWING, Capt. Samuel Fisher and PUFFER, Susanna S.); died on 25 Aug 1844.
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DEWING, Capt. Samuel Fisher was born on 14 Dec 1814 in Brookline, MA (son of DEWING, Nathan and FISHER, Fanny); died on 16 Sep 1861 in Rangoon, Burma.

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Occupation: Master Mariner
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He was a sea captain, and commanded the "Golden Gate" transporting troops and supplies to the Black Sea for the French in Crimean War. See Dewing Genealogy page 103 for ancestry.

Samuel married PUFFER, Susanna S. on 4 Jan 1841 in Boston, MA. Susanna (daughter of PUFFER, Redman and RAWSON, Mary Cole) was born on 31 Aug 1817 in Columbia Falls, ME; died on 5 May 1895 in Dorchester, MA; was buried on 7 May 1895 in Dorchester, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

PUFFER, Susanna S. was born on 31 Aug 1817 in Columbia Falls, ME (daughter of PUFFER, Redman and RAWSON, Mary Cole); died on 5 May 1895 in Dorchester, MA; was buried on 7 May 1895 in Dorchester, MA.

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Name: Susan S. Puffer
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Susanna S. Dewing was born in Columbia Falls, Washington County, Maine, in 1817 to Redmond Puffer and Mary E. Rawson Puffer, who were both native Bostonians. She was the wife of Samuel F. Dewing, resided at 9 Fuller Street in Ashmont, and died on May 5, 1895, from Disease of the Brain and Paralysis that she had for three days at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 5 days. Horace R. Crane was the undertaker, and she was interred on May 7, 1895. Note was also made that Albert H. Dewing (1848-1895), a Foundryman, was not interred at Cedar Grove Cemetery according to records in the office at 920 Adams Street. However it is not clear how this note related to Susanna. Information from the Dorchester Atheneum.

A number of members of the Puffer family, including a toddler Redman Puffer, are interred at Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Washington County, Maine.

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1. DEWING, Samuel Nelson was born on 18 Aug 1843 in Boston, MA; died on 25 Aug 1844.
DEWING, Isabelita Hyne was born on 12 Sep 1845 in Boston, MA; died on 2 Feb 1903 in Dorchester, MA; was buried in Dorchester, MA.
DEWING, Albert Henry was born on 6 May 1848 in Boston, MA; died on 14 Dec 1885 in Boston, MA.
DEWING, Susan Ella was born on 6 Feb 1857 in Boston, MA; died on 7 May 1857; was buried in Boston, MA.

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4.	DEWING, Nathan was born on 20 Feb 1786 in Needham, MA; died on 9 Oct 1832 in Boston, MA. Other Events and Attributes: _COLOR: 2 Nathan married FISHER, Fanny. Fanny was born on 31 Mar 1792; died on 24 Jun 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

FISHER, Fanny was born on 31 Mar 1792; died on 24 Jun 1887.

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2. DEWING, Capt. Samuel Fisher was born on 14 Dec 1814 in Brookline, MA; died on 16 Sep 1861 in Rangoon, Burma.

PUFFER, Redman was born about 1790 in Canton, MA (son of PUFFER, Elijah and BILLINGS, Taphenes); died before 1890.

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Ref#: 205
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The last heard of him he was in Edinburgh (Eng or Scotland). He was a tailor by trade and also a mariner.

He was on board the "USS Constitution" when she took the "Guerriere" during the War of 1812. He was in Boston in 1818-1827. There is no definitive proof of this.

Redman married RAWSON, Mary Cole on 26 Sep 1816 in Boston, MA. Mary was born about 1796 in MA; died before 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

RAWSON, Mary Cole was born about 1796 in MA; died before 1880.

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Birth: CA 1800, Boston, MA
Residence: 1860, Grafton, OH
Civil War Pension Application: 29 May 1905

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According to Boston records: Mary Cole, Sep 26, 1816. See Dewing Gen.

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3. PUFFER, Susanna S. was born on 31 Aug 1817 in Columbia Falls, ME; died on 5 May 1895 in Dorchester, MA; was buried on 7 May 1895 in Dorchester, MA.

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PUFFER, Elijah was born on 22 Jul 1764 in Stoughton, MA (son of PUFFER, Seth and TOLMAN, Patience); died about 1813 in Stoughton, MA.

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Milit-Beg: 2 Feb 1779, MA
Milit-End: 4 May 1779, MA

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He was a legatee in the will of his uncle, John Puffer.

He was a soldier in the Revolution in Capt. Abner Crane's company Feb 2, 1779, to May 4, 1779, on guard duty at Boston and in the Continental army from Stoughton, engaged May 23, 1781. He was a cordwainer by trade.

"He served in the Revolutionary War as a guard (1779) in Boston when only 15 years of age. He was also in the Continental army from Stoughton, engaged May 23, 1781 (age 17 years)." Roberta Puffer in a letter to Charles K. Worcester French.

Elijah married BILLINGS, Taphenes about 1790 in Canton, MA. Taphenes (daughter of BILLINGS, Seth Peter and REDMAN, Jerusha) was born in 1772 in Stoughton, MA; died on 26 Jun 1846 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Corinna, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BILLINGS, Taphenes was born in 1772 in Stoughton, MA (daughter of BILLINGS, Seth Peter and REDMAN, Jerusha); died on 26 Jun 1846 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Corinna, ME.

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She had one son and two daughters by her marriage to Jacob Whiting. They moved to Wisconsin.

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6. PUFFER, Redman was born about 1790 in Canton, MA; died before 1890.
PUFFER, John Sr. was born on 29 Nov 1793 in Canton, MA; died on 28 Jun 1877 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Columbia Falls, ME.