PUFFER, Jonathan^[1]

1711 - 1782  (71 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Jonathan
  Birth	22 Oct 1711	Braintree, MA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 77216798
  Ref#	19  [3]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	1 Nov 1782	Harvard, MA   [1]
  Burial	Harvard, MA
  	Address: Harvard Center Cemetery
  Person ID	I17792	Puffers
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Capt. Jabez,   b. 4 Feb 1672, Braintree, MA d. 5 Nov 1746, Sudbury, MA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	GLAZIER, Mary,   b. 6 Oct 1682, Sudbury, MA d. 2 Jan 1749, Braintree, MA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1702	Braintree, MA   [3]
  Family ID	F5245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	MAYNARD, Mary,   b. 2 Jan 1690, Sudbury, MA d. 27 Nov 1766, Framingham, MA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1734	Sudbury, MA   [4]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Adam,   b. Abt 1732   d. 1747 (Age 15 years)   2. PUFFER, Huldah,   b. 14 Aug 1735, Sudbury, MA d. 9 Dec 1818, Harvard, MA (Age 83 years)   3. PUFFER, Mary,   b. 15 Aug 1741, Sudbury, MA d. Bef 1756 (Age < 14 years)   4. PUFFER, Sarah,   b. 18 Jun 1745, Sudbury, MA d. 2 Jan 1747, Middlesex County, MA (Age 1 year)   5. PUFFER, Sarah,   b. 30 May 1748, Sudbury, MA d. 13 Sep 1824, Harvard, MA (Age 76 years)   6. PUFFER, Lieut. Jonathan,   b. 24 Oct 1751, Concord, MA d. 2 Sep 1789, Harvard, MA (Age 37 years)   7. PUFFER, Lois,   b. 18 Feb 1754, Concord, MA d. 30 Dec 1754, Carlisle, MA (Age 0 years)   8. PUFFER, Mary,   b. 19 Oct 1756, Concord, MA d. 19 Oct 1756, Concord, MA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F8543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	DAKIN, Mary,   b. CA 1710   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 May 1757	Concord, MA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F8544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  He lived in Concord and Carlisle. He was a soldier in the French and Indian war in the first Concord regiment, Col. James Minott, in 1757. He was selectman of Carlisle in 1754 and 1756 and moderator of the town meeting May 26, 1777. He was third on a committee of five to prepare a letter instructing the representative to the General Court. he was of Concord April 22, 1771, when he bought land at Harvard of Joseph Atherto n of Harvard (W.D. 66-433). He removed in 1771 to Harvard and died there. His gravestone inscription reads: "In memory of Mr. Jonathan Puffer who died Nov 1, 1782, aged 71 years." He and wife Mary deeded land to their daughter Sarah Merriam at Harvard i n 1778 (W.D. 117-458).

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 27, 37. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 27. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 37. [S436] Vital Records of Stow Massachusetts To the Year 1850, page 253.