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PUFFER, Prof. Louis Blackmer

PUFFER, Prof. Louis Blackmer[1, 2]

Male 1886 - 1951  (65 years)

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  • Name PUFFER, Louis Blackmer 
    Prefix Prof. 
    Birth 24 Jul 1886  Bennington, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
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    Ref# 398  [1
    Residence 1918  Troy, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 11 Oct 1951  Burlington, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Burial Bennington, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Old Bennington Cemetery 
    Person ID I16235  Puffers
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2022 

    Father PUFFER, Col. Norman Martin,   b. 4 May 1847, Bennington, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1912, Bennington, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother BLACKMER, Olive Francesca,   b. 19 Nov 1850, Bennington, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1941, Bennington, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 27 Nov 1873  Bennington, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F5522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family RESSEGUIE, Ruth Bascom,   b. 27 Mar 1890, Northville, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1957, Bennington, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 6 Dec 1912  Bennington, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1950  Burlington, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Olive Louise,   b. 26 Sep 1913, Troy, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 2002, Saint Albans, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. PUFFER, Norman Mearns,   b. 10 Jul 1916, Troy, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 2005, Huntsville, AL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     3. PUFFER, Helen Blackmer,   b. 26 Mar 1924, Troy, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1989, Durham, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F2895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Photos 3 Photos

  • Notes 
    • He attended the public schools, and graduated from the Bennington High School in 1905, president of his class. He received the degree of C.E. i n 1909 from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and since his graduation has been an instructor in mathematics and surveying at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. He is also vice-president and director of the Bennington Wax Paper Company of Bennington, VT. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi (honorary societies); of Mt. Anthony Lodge, Free Masons; Temple Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Taft Commandery, Knights Templar of Bennington; the Rensselaer Technical Society of Troy, and the Society of Engineers of Eastern New York. He and his wife are members of the Second Congregational Church of Bennington. His home was at 2337 16th Street, Troy, NY.

      He was an enthusiastic outdoorsman and amateur photographer. He was an active member of the Green Mountain Club. He was the 50th person to become an Adirondack 46er, having climbed all 46 four-thousand foot peaks in the Adirondaks, 21 of which are trailless.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 247, 316.

    2. [S423] WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Rensselaer County, New York; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
      Birth date: 24 Jul 1886 Birth place: Vermont,United States of America Residence date: Residence place: Troy, Rensselaer, New York
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ww1draft&h=13005541&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S305] Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008.

    4. [S807] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

    5. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, The Barre Daily Times, Barre, VT, 12 Oct 1951, Page 1.

    6. [S605] Bennington, Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions.

    7. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 247.

    8. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 316.

    9. [S1403] _1950 United States Federal Census.