PUFFER, Charles F. b. 6 Sep 1831 Oswego, NY d. 8 Mar 1919 Flint, MI

Puffer Genealogy

1831 - 1919 (87 years)

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Father	PUFFER, Solomon, b. 1816, Shaftsbury, VT d. 14 Nov 1880, Muskegon, MI (Age 64 years)
Mother	LOWN, Clarissa Caroline, b. Abt 1815, Mohawk Valley, NY d. Abt 1860, Lagrange County, IN (Age 45 years)
Marriage	Abt 1845	NY
Family ID	F10052	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family LIVINGSTON, Margaret Charlotte, b. 6 Oct 1832, Geneva, NY d. 5 May 1909, Fairgrove, MI (Age 76 years)

Marriage 17 Mar 1852 [3]

Residence 1860 Flowerfield, MI [5]

Residence 1870 Fairgrove, MI

Children

	1. PUFFER, Chancellor Livingston, b. 25 Apr 1852, Clyde, NY d. 3 Jan 1924, Plainfield, MI (Age 71 years)
	2. PUFFER, Charles Henry, b. 28 Mar 1856, Fabias Township, MI d. 17 Aug 1939, Caro, MI (Age 83 years)
	3. PUFFER, Sarah Alice, b. 28 Oct 1857, South Boardman, MI d. 2 Sep 1872, Fairgrove, MI (Age 14 years)
	4. PUFFER, Margaret, b. Oct 1859, MI d. Bef 1870, MI (Age < 10 years)
	5. PUFFER, Ida May, b. Mar 1860, MI d. 6 Apr 1897, MI (Age 37 years)
	6. PUFFER, Michael, b. Abt 1862, NY d. Bef 1900 (Age < 37 years)
	7. PUFFER, James Erle, b. 1862, South Boardman, MI d. 21 Jan 1896, MI (Age 34 years)
	8. PUFFER, Edward, b. Abt 1864, NY d. Bef 1900 (Age < 35 years)
	9. PUFFER, John D., b. Jun 1865, South Boardman, MI d. 19 Jun 1929, South Boardman, MI (Age 64 years)
	10. PUFFER, Hubert, b. Abt 1867, NY d. Bef 1900 (Age < 32 years)
	11. PUFFER, Lillian Ann, b. 16 Aug 1867, Fairgrove, MI d. 18 Apr 1924, Detroit, MI (Age 56 years)
	12. PUFFER, Annie, b. Abt 1869, NY d. Bef 1900 (Age < 30 years)
	13. PUFFER, Warren Burton, b. 5 Sep 1871, Fairgrove, MI d. 16 May 1911, Bay City, MI (Age 39 years)
	14. PUFFER, Mary Alice, b. Abt 1873, NY d. Bef 1915 (Age < 41 years)
	15. PUFFER, Florence Irene, b. 4 Oct 1873, Fairgrove, MI d. 22 Dec 1945, Flint, MI (Age 72 years)
	16. PUFFER, Peter, b. Abt 1876, NY d. Bef 1900 (Age < 23 years)
	17. PUFFER, Lena E., b. CA 1878, NY d. Bef 1900 (Age < 21 years)

Family ID F1563 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Apr 2024

Notes

In 1853 he removed to MI, locating on the homestead where he still lives, Fangione, Tuscola Co., MI. Served as a Pvt. in Co. A, 29th Mich. Regt. in Civil War.

Solomon and Charles were born in Owego, Tioga Co. NY. They both left the Ontario/Seneca Co. areas of NY in 1854. They parted ways in Lagrange Co. IL where sister Arvilla Nelson lived. Charles and Margaret went on to St. Joseph Co., MI where sisters, Roxanne Wood and Olive Sloan lived in the Constantine area. Solomon followed @1860, and Charles moved on to Fairgrove, Tuscola Co. where sister Charlotte Bishop eventually settled in. Sisters, Rachael Forsyth stayed in Oswego and died there. Sister, Mary Bishop stayed in Galen Twp. Wayne Co. NY and died there. Brother, Ira Jr moved on to Appleton WI. Sister Nancy Woodcock has yet to be found. Her husband and oldest son died in 1865 and are buried in Southwick Cemetery in Junius Twp, Seneca Co. NY. A sister who was younger than Rachael who was the oldest sibling, has not yet been identified. Brother, Timothy died in Oswego, NY early on.

Charles enlisted at Watrousville, MI for 3 years service at age 35 on August 29,1864. He was mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tennessee on September 6, 1865. His post war residence was Fairgrove, MI. He was light complexion, 5'' 6" tall, had black hair and blue eyes.

[S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, page 341.
[S471] Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934.
[S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 341.
[S112] Death Certificate.
[S425] _1860 United States Federal Census.

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