PUFFER, Samuel Read^{[1, 2]}

1773 - 1854  (80 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Samuel Read
  Birth	21 Oct 1773	Westminster, MA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 88473032
  Ref#	76  [2]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	22 Mar 1854	Westminster, MA   [3]
  Burial	Westminster, MA
  Person ID	I10315	Puffers
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Josiah,   b. 21 Mar 1735, Sudbury, MA d. 9 Jul 1806, Westminster, MA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	READ, Mary,   b. 19 Mar 1741, Sudbury, MA d. 19 Jul 1831, Westminster, MA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1759	Sudbury, MA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F8770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	WOOD, Mary,   b. 15 Sep 1782, Westminster, MA d. 27 Mar 1843, Westminster, MA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1801	Westminster, MA   [3]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Merrick,   b. 9 Feb 1803, Westminster, MA d. 6 Jan 1858, Westminster, MA (Age 54 years)   2. PUFFER, Mary,   b. 20 Apr 1805, Westminster, MA d. 12 Apr 1900, Chelsea, MA (Age 94 years)   3. PUFFER, Elmira,   b. 10 Sep 1807, Westminster, MA d. 2 Nov 1902, Boston, MA (Age 95 years)   4. PUFFER, Josiah,   b. 2 Jan 1810, Westminster, MA d. 10 Jan 1881, Westminster, MA (Age 71 years)   5. PUFFER, Mehitable Cowee,   b. 1 Jan 1812, Westminster, MA d. 14 Dec 1896, Newton, MA (Age 84 years)   6. PUFFER, Joel Wood,   b. 26 Dec 1813, Westminster, MA d. 22 Dec 1828, Westminster, MA (Age 14 years)   7. PUFFER, Sarah Bigelow,   b. 9 Sep 1815, Westminster, MA d. 11 Apr 1889, Brimfield, MA (Age 73 years)   8. PUFFER, Nancy Wood,   b. 27 Nov 1817, Westminster, MA d. 17 Jun 1879, Gardner, MA (Age 61 years)   9. PUFFER, Samuel Augustus,   b. 9 Oct 1820, Westminster, MA d. 21 Feb 1825, Westminster, MA (Age 4 years)   10. PUFFER, Caroline Abby,   b. 28 Feb 1822, Westminster, MA d. 9 Mar 1912, Boston, MA (Age 90 years)   11. PUFFER, Martha Raymond,   b. 4 Jan 1825, Westminster, MA d. 17 Jan 1910, Brookline, MA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F8782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	TEMPLE, Elizabeth Rebecca,   b. 4 Jun 1778, Cambridge, MA d. 26 Feb 1856, Fitchburg, MA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1844	Westminster, MA   [3]
  Family ID	F8783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

  samuel read puffer gs.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  By act of legislature, in 1827, he dropped his middle name. He succeeded to the homestead in South Westminster and was a quiet, industrious and upright citizen. He enlisted for the War of 1812 and he and his wife used their pewter spoons to cast bullets at the time of the alarm. His estate was administered by his son Josiah. He and his wife Polly are listed in the "Historical Discourse delivered on the 125th anniversary of the Congregational Church in Westminster, Mass."

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 85, 88. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 51, 88. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 88. [S436] Vital Records of Stow Massachusetts To the Year 1850, page 253. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 49.