Puffer Genealogy
LEACH, Flora Belle
1867 - 1875 (7 years)
1. LEACH, Flora Belle was born on 17 Aug 1867 in Boston, MA (daughter of LEACH, Levi Frederick and DEWING, Isabelita Hyne, daughter of DEWING, Isabelita Hyne); died on 5 Feb 1875 in Essex County, MA; was buried in Dorchester, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Death: 5 Feb 1875
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GRID=203820038
2. LEACH, Levi Frederick was born on 3 Jun 1846 in Boston, MA (son of LEACH, Levi and RICKER, Elizabeth Gleason); died on 10 Sep 1910 in Boston, MA; was buried on 22 Sep 1910 in Dorchester, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Milit-Beg: 8 Jul 1864
- Milit-End: 11 Nov 1864
Notes:
Civil War Veteran, Co. C, 42nd Mass Vols Rgt.
A baggage master. Resided in Ashmont, MA.
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GRID=203820567Levi married DEWING, Isabelita Hyne on 3 Nov 1866 in Providence, RI. Isabelita (daughter of DEWING, Capt. Samuel Fisher and PUFFER, Susanna S.) was born on 12 Sep 1845 in Boston, MA; died on 2 Feb 1903 in Dorchester, MA; was buried in Dorchester, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. DEWING, Isabelita Hyne was born on 12 Sep 1845 in Boston, MA (daughter of DEWING, Capt. Samuel Fisher and PUFFER, Susanna S.); died on 2 Feb 1903 in Dorchester, MA; was buried in Dorchester, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
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GRID=133633707Children:
- 1. LEACH, Flora Belle was born on 17 Aug 1867 in Boston, MA; died on 5 Feb 1875 in Essex County, MA; was buried in Dorchester, MA.
- LEACH, Henry Ashton was born on 13 Oct 1869 in Boston, MA; died on 11 Jun 1870; was buried in Dorchester, MA.
- LEACH, Walter Chapman was born on 21 Nov 1870 in Boston, MA; died before 1970.
- LEACH, Susanna Seaver was born on 11 Sep 1879 in Boston, MA; died before 1979.
Generation: 3
4. LEACH, Levi was born about 1820 in Sanford, ME; died before 1920. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 8
Levi married RICKER, Elizabeth Gleason on 24 Nov 1839 in Salem, MA. Elizabeth was born on 15 Sep 1818 in Sanford, ME; died on 6 Apr 1862 in Charlestown, MA; was buried in Topsfield, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. RICKER, Elizabeth Gleason was born on 15 Sep 1818 in Sanford, ME; died on 6 Apr 1862 in Charlestown, MA; was buried in Topsfield, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
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Buried:
The death record says "Topsfield" but not the state.Children:
- 2. LEACH, Levi Frederick was born on 3 Jun 1846 in Boston, MA; died on 10 Sep 1910 in Boston, MA; was buried on 22 Sep 1910 in Dorchester, MA.
6. 
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. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Master Mariner
- _COLOR: 2
Notes:
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]
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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. Other Events and Attributes:
- FindaGrave: Address:
203819122 - Name: Susan S. Puffer
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
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GRID=203819122
Buried:
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.Children:
- DEWING, Samuel Nelson was born on 18 Aug 1843 in Boston, MA; died on 25 Aug 1844.
- 3. 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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Generation: 4
12. 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]
13. FISHER, Fanny was born on 31 Mar 1792; died on 24 Jun 1887. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
Children:
- 6. DEWING, Capt. Samuel Fisher was born on 14 Dec 1814 in Brookline, MA; died on 16 Sep 1861 in Rangoon, Burma.
14. 
PUFFER, Redman was born about 1790 in Canton, MA (son of PUFFER, Elijah and BILLINGS, Taphenes); died before 1890. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 205
- _COLOR: 8
Notes:
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]
15. RAWSON, Mary Cole was born about 1796 in MA; died before 1880. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 8
- Birth: CA 1800, Boston, MA
- Residence: 1860, Grafton, OH
- Civil War Pension Application: 29 May 1905
Notes:
According to Boston records: Mary Cole, Sep 26, 1816. See Dewing Gen.
Children:
- 7. 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.