DECKER, Lucinda A.

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• Name: Lucy A. Dickens
• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1850, Casco, ME
• Residence: 1880, Pierce, WI

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Lucinda married PUFFER, Isaac on 4 Feb 1852 in Winnebago County, IL. Isaac (son of PUFFER, Thomas and TREMAINE, Lucy A.) was born about 1821 in Watson, NY; died on 29 Oct 1891 in Algoma, WI; was buried in Kewaunee, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. PUFFER, George Walter Sr. was born on 10 Oct 1861 in Casco, WI; died on 23 Jul 1891 in Sturgeon Bay, WI; was buried in Sturgeon Bay, WI.
2. PUFFER, Mary S. was born in 1871 in Sturgeon Bay, WI; died on 20 Sep 1921 in Pomeroy, WA; was buried on 21 Sep 1921 in Pomeroy, WA.
3. PUFFER, William Erwin was born on 7 Feb 1877 in Kewaunee County, WI; died on 27 Jan 1951 in Cleveland, OH; was buried in Cleveland, OH.

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David's great-grandfather, coming from England, and settling on the Kennebec river, in Maine, became a prominent and prosperous citizen. His grandson, David Decker, removed to Cumberland county, Maine, in an early day, married Jemima Decker, a cousin, and they became the parents of the following children: Mary, David, John, William, Eunice, Charles, Nathan and Spencer.
Of these, David Decker, was a well-known character in his community of Casco, Cumberland Co., Maine. He was a Jacksonian Democrat, and had considerable influence in local and State politics. By occupation he was a merchant and miller, his mill property being situated on the Kennebec river; and as he was a capable business man he prospered, but he also met with many reverses.

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David married DUNHAM, Eliza in 1826 in ME. Eliza was born on 2 Aug 1805 in Otisfield, ME; died on 2 Nov 1889 in Kewaunee, WI; was buried in Kewaunee, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was a daughter of Jesse Dunham, a native of Boston, Mass., who resided in Otisfield, Maine. Her family, the Dunhams, were generally noted for stability in business and social circles. 

She was domestic, kind-hearted, charitable, and possessed of many endearing qualities of head and heart, she had hosts of friends.