PUFFER, Benjamin^{[1, 2]}

1765 - 1859  (93 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Benjamin
  Birth	6 Apr 1765	Framingham, MA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 2171566533
  Milit-Beg	18 Jul 1782	Bernardston, MA   [4]
  	Receipt dated Springfield, MA, Jul 19 1782, signed by Seth Banister, Captain, 4th Mass. regt., Muster Master, stating that he had received said Puffer of Lieut. Michael Frizzle, Chairman of Class No. 5 of the town of Bernardston, MA, and mustered him as a recruit to serve in the Continental Army for the term of 3 years; also, Private, 7th Co.; entries dated Oct 25, 1783, and Jan. 29, 1784, or orders for wages for May-Dec (year not given), appearing in a register of orders accepted on account of wages, etc.
  Ref#	107  [2]
  Residence	1850	Berkshire, VT   [5]
  	Living with his daughter Nancy and her husband Samuel Rogers.
  _COLOR	11
  Death	1859	Westfield, VT   [6]
  Burial	Richford, VT
  	Address: Richford Center Cemetery
  Person ID	I13661	Puffers
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Jabez,   b. 16 Jul 1743, Sudbury, MA d. 1790, Dublin, NH (Age 46 years)
  Mother	MORSE, Rachel,   b. 13 Feb 1743, Framingham, MA d. 6 Feb 1818, Hinsdale, NH (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1763	Sherborn, MA   [7]
  Family ID	F8495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WHITE, Sally\Sarah,   b. 16 Nov 1767, Westmoreland, NH d. Apr 1826, Richford, VT (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1794	Westmoreland, NH   [6, 8]
  Children	1. PUFFER, John,   b. Abt 1790, VT d. Bef 1890 (Age < 99 years)   2. PUFFER, Erasmus,   b. 11 Aug 1793, Westmoreland, NH d. 22 Oct 1886, Conneaut, OH (Age 93 years)   3. PUFFER, Nancy,   b. Abt 1795, NH d. 1834, Richford, VT (Age 39 years)   4. PUFFER, Philena,   b. 20 Aug 1797   d. 9 Jan 1881 (Age 83 years)   5. PUFFER, Sally S.,   b. 26 Nov 1794, NH d. 16 Feb 1854, Richford, VT (Age 59 years)   6. PUFFER, Martin,   b. 30 Dec 1802, Westmoreland, NH d. 20 Aug 1889, Richford, VT (Age 86 years)   7. PUFFER, Alfreda\Alpheda,   b. 1809, Richford, VT d. 9 Sep 1858, Richford, VT (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F5150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He removed to Dublin, NH about 1772 with his father's family. He settled in Westmorland, NH and about 1813 removed to Richford, VT., near the Canadian line. He died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Nancy Rogers in Westfield, VT. He was a farmer. Benjamin Puffer, the Son of a Patriot of the American Revolution (Jabez Puffer) and the Father of a Patriot of the War of 1812 (Erasmus Puffer). He was esteemed as a neighbor, honored as a man and beloved as a brother and father. He found religion in 1813 with the Baptist Church and then joined the M.E. Church where he was a member until his passing.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 63, 107. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 62, 107. [S1294] The history of Dublin, N.H. : containing the address by Charles Mason. [S1196] United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Saliors, 1775-1783. [S164] _1850 United States Federal Census. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 107. [S1294] The history of Dublin, N.H. : containing the address by Charles Mason, page 875. [S196] New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947.