PUFFER, Sara Mercer^{[1, 2]}

1859 - 1945  (85 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Sara Mercer
  Nickname	Sadie
  Birth	16 Sep 1859	Somerville, MA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Red Cross Work	Cannes, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
  Ref#	249  [2]
  Residence	1880	Andover, MA
  	Attending Boarding School at age 20
  Residence	Abt 1894	England
  _COLOR	11
  Death	11 Feb 1945	Winter Park, FL
  Burial	Medford, MA
  	Address: Oak Grove Cemetery
  Person ID	I22618	Puffers
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Alvin Davis,   b. 14 Nov 1819, Bolton, MA d. 22 Dec 1906, Medford, MA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	BALCOM, Sarah Mercer,   b. 5 Apr 1825, Sudbury, MA d. 11 Feb 1861, Somerville, MA (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	22 Aug 1847	New York, NY   [3]
  Family ID	F9828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	DOUGLAS, Charles Albion,   b. 29 Oct 1844, Franklin, NY d. 4 Jun 1892, Medford, MA (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	16 Jun 1886	Medford, MA   [4, 5]
  Children	1. DOUGLAS, Marjorie,   b. 15 Jul 1889, Middletown, NY d. 15 Dec 1970, Newton, MA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F8100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	MCCAY, Monroe Spencer,   b. 3 Nov 1854, Kilbourne, OH d. 7 Oct 1932, Route De Lyon, Geneva, Switzerland (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1900	San Antonio, TX   [4]
  Family ID	F4710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Red Cross Work - - Cannes, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	sarah mercer puffer.jpg
  	louise chase puffer gs.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  She attended the public schools and graduated from the Meford High School and the Andover Academy. After her marriage she lived for six years at Middletown, NY. She went abroad after her husband died and studied three years at Dresden (portraits on ivory, porcelain and tapestry) and traveled eleven years, three of which she spent in Geneva, Switzerland. She met Mr. McCay while on a visit to Mexico and after second marriage made a tour of the mining district on horseback, even visiting famous haciendas of Real del Monte. She made her home in Mexico City until the Mexican Revolution broke out. She left Mexico with other American refugees on the steamer just before Diaz left. Since then she resided in Geneva, but has traveled extensively in Europe. She and her daughter are members of the Croix Rouge Francaise and the Suisse Lyceum Club. She inherited 4/10ths of her sister's (Louise) estate valued at about $10,000.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 139, 210-211. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 139, 210. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 139. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 210. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, The New York Times, NY, NY, 17 Jun 1886, page 1.