PUFFER, Prescott Wesley^{[1, 2]}

1832 - 1914  (82 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Prescott Wesley
  Birth	24 Aug 1832	Andover, VT   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 52797742
  Ref#	192  [2]
  Residence	1850	Ludlow, VT   [4]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	3 Nov 1914	WI   [5, 6]
  Burial	Monroe, WI
  	Address: Greenwood Cemetery
  Person ID	I23534	Puffers
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Ephraim,   b. 31 Aug 1786, Ashby, MA d. 6 Oct 1848, Andover, VT (Age 62 years)
  Mother	CHANDLER, Rosmer,   b. 12 Apr 1791, Chester, VT d. 5 Jun 1884, Chester, VT (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1813	Chester, VT   [3, 7]
  Family ID	F5358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	NOGGLE, Helen Rebecca,   b. 14 May 1838, Beloit, WI d. 12 Feb 1916, Monroe, WI (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1856	Janesville, WI   [5]
  Residence	1880	Monroe, WI   [8]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Mae Louise,   b. 25 Mar 1874, Beloit, WI d. 15 Dec 1969, Monroe, WI (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F9582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  At age 18 he left his native town to work in a woodenware factory at Troy, NY. Three years later in 1855 he went to Hanesville, WI, and for six years was clerk in the office of the Northwestern railroad there and was afterward in the freight office of the St. Paul railroad. From 1866 to the time of his death he was a resident of Monroe, WI, where he was agent of the railroad company 42 years. When he retired he was pensioned for faithful service. "Mr. Puffer enjoyed the acquaintance of practically every citizen of our city and was gentleman who was esteemed by all. In his youthful days he was an energetic man, taking great interest in his work and any undertaking he was connected with. He was a leader in the organization of and the erection of the Episcopal church in this city and was a faithful and constant attendant at the services. He became affiliated with the Masonic lodge while a resident of Janesville: (newspaper obituary). The funeral was in charge of the lodge and was attended also by the Order of the Eastern Star, of which he was a member.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 104, 168-9. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 104, 168. [S538] Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908. [S164] _1850 United States Federal Census. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 169. [S215] Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 104. [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census.