Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Salem Shumway[1, 2, 3]

Male 1827 - 1901  (74 years)


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  • Name PUFFER, Salem Shumway 
    Birth 12 May 1827  Readsboro, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Gender Male 
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    Milit-Beg 25 Sep 1862  PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Pvt, Co. G., 151 Pennsylvania Volunteers
    Milit-End 28 Jul 1863  PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Milit-Beg 14 Sep 1864  Owosso, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Co. E., 29th Michigan Infantry Regt. 
    Milit-End 16 Sep 1865  Detroit, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Name Solomon Puffer  [6
    Residence 1900  Hazelton, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 16 Oct 1901  South Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8, 9
    Burial 18 Oct 1901  New Lothrop, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Address:
    Elmwood Cemetery 
    • Gravestone provided by Lee Marble Works, Lee, MA, 25 Aug 1902
    Person ID I16867  Puffers
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2022 

    Father PUFFER, Tisdale,   b. 30 Mar 1799, Medway, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1874, Steuben County, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother AMIDON, Rosina Alcena,   b. 8 Aug 1803, Bennington, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1881, Hartsville, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 5 Dec 1822  Readsboro, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F3972  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AMIDON, Fidelia\Phidelia,   b. CA 1834, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1888, Hazelton, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 9 Apr 1857  MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Residence 1860  Hazelton, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1870  Hazelton, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence 1880  Hazelton, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Allen,   b. CA 1857, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1858, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 0 years)
     2. PUFFER, Silas Alvin,   b. Apr 1859, South Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1925, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F9351  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2024 

  • Photos
    salem s puffer gs.jpg
    salem s puffer gs.jpg

  • Notes 
    • Served through the Civil War in Co. E, 29th Inf. Reg., MI from Hazelton Township, MI. He enlisted Dec 13 1864, discharged Dec 16 1865.
      He was a shoemaker.

      His headstone was provided by Lee Marble Works, Lee, MA contracted on Aug 25, 1902.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, page 184.

    2. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 183.

    3. [S846] US Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890.

    4. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Owosso Times, Owosso, NY, 25 Oct 1901, page 8.

    5. [S213] US Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, , 1861-1865.

    6. [S425] _1860 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S304] _1900 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S112] Death Certificate.

    9. [S274] Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903.

    10. [S1141] Sons of Volunteers of Civil War.

    11. [S753] Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952.

    12. [S328] _1870 United States Federal Census.

    13. [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census.