Puffer Genealogy
PUFFER, James Ernest
1875 - 1948 (73 years)1. PUFFER, James Ernest was born on 2 Jan 1875 in Lowell, MA (son of PUFFER, James Francis Jr. and RICE, Julia H.); died on 1 Aug 1948 in Boston, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
- Residence: 1880, Lowell, MA
- Residence: 1918, Boston, MA
- Residence: 1930, Boston, MA
James married KING, Mabel Maribell G. on 2 Aug 1911 in Boston, MA. Mabel (daughter of KING, Joseph and MARLOW, Sarah) was born on 7 Nov 1884 in Prince William, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died after 1948 in Boston, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- PUFFER, Juliette Evelyn was born on 23 Jan 1912 in Lynn, MA; died on 8 Jun 2003 in Lynn, MA; was buried in Lynn, MA.
James married KING, Mable Maribell G. on 2 Aug 1911 in Boston, MA. Mable (daughter of KING, Joseph and MARLOW, Sarah) was born on 7 Nov 1884 in Prince William, York, New Brunswick, Canada; died after 1948 in Boston, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- PUFFER, Juliette Evelyn was born on 23 Jan 1912 in Lynn, MA; died on 8 Jun 2003 in Lynn, MA; was buried in Lynn, MA.
2. 
PUFFER, James Francis Jr. was born on 15 Aug 1853 in Lowell, MA (son of PUFFER, James Francis and PERKINS, Marietta S.); died on 15 May 1918 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 227
- Name: Frank Puffer
- Name: J. Frank Puffer
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1865, Lowell, MA
- Residence: 1892, Lowell, MA
Notes:
His ancestors were from Tewksbury and lived early at what is now Lowell. His grandfather kept a ferry at Central village and was toll keeper of the first covered bridge. He attended the public schools and a commercial school in Boston. He entered the employ of his father's firm, Puffer & Bradley, and in 1888 bought the business, which he conducted under the firm name of James F. Puffer & Sons, at 9-13 Market St., Lowell, dealers in furniture, carpets and house furnishing goods. In politics he was a Republican. He was in the common council in 1882. He is was a member of St. Anne's P.E. church; member of the Free Masons, Odd Fellows , Knights of Pythias, Elks and United Workmen.
After he was widowed he stayed for a time at the Washington Pub and Tavern, Lowell, made famous for visits from Edgar Allen Poe and Charles Dickens.
He was a member of the Centralville Methodist Episcopal Church, Lowell, beginning 6 Mar 1910.
He was a city employee (Lowell) in 1892. He was born in Canada and his wife was born in Lowell, MA.
ED Note: there is a Frank Puffer who sold "Rare Indian Relics" and advertised in the Harvard Register in Jan 1880. Could this be the same man?
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GRID=181248882James married RICE, Julia H. on 2 Apr 1874 in Lowell, MA. Julia (daughter of RICE, Alfred and FYLER, Louise M.) was born in 1853 in Mount Pleasant, OH; died on 17 Mar 1891 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Sutton, VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. RICE, Julia H. was born in 1853 in Mount Pleasant, OH (daughter of RICE, Alfred and FYLER, Louise M.); died on 17 Mar 1891 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Sutton, VT. Other Events and Attributes:
- Burial: Sutton, VT
- Name: Julie Howe
- _COLOR: 11
- Birth: 1854, Mount Pleasant, IA
- Death: 17 Mar 1891, Lowell, MA; : of Pyo salpingitis (infected fallopian tube)
Children:
- 1. PUFFER, James Ernest was born on 2 Jan 1875 in Lowell, MA; died on 1 Aug 1948 in Boston, MA.
- PUFFER, George Francis was born on 6 Apr 1879 in Lowell, MA; died on 8 Jan 1937 in Aurora, IL; was buried on 12 Jan 1937 in Aurora, IL.
Generation: 3
4. 
PUFFER, James Francis was born on 18 Jan 1828 in Tewksbury, MA (son of PUFFER, Stephen and GERRY, Eliza Ann); died on 29 May 1891 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 131
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
He was a furniture dealer at Lowell.
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GRID=122196913James married PERKINS, Marietta S. on 24 Nov 1852 in Lowell, MA. Marietta (daughter of PERKINS, Elias and LANG, Mary Frances) was born on 11 Oct 1827 in Rutland, VT; died on 24 Jan 1888 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. 
PERKINS, Marietta S. was born on 11 Oct 1827 in Rutland, VT (daughter of PERKINS, Elias and LANG, Mary Frances); died on 24 Jan 1888 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Death: 24 Jan 1888, Lowell, MA; : of typhoid pneumonia; Address:
Lowell, MA
Notes:
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GRID=122196972Children:
- 2. PUFFER, James Francis Jr. was born on 15 Aug 1853 in Lowell, MA; died on 15 May 1918 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
- PUFFER, George E. was born on 10 Jun 1856 in Lowell, MA; died on 18 May 1857 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
- PUFFER, George F. was born on 26 May 1859 in Lowell, MA; died on 21 Sep 1864 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
- PUFFER, Freddie C. was born on 30 Jan 1861 in MA; died on 30 Sep 1864 in MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
- PUFFER, Charles F. was born on 26 Jul 1861 in Lowell, MA; died on 26 Mar 1865 in Guilford, VT; was buried in Guilford, VT.
- PUFFER, Baby Girl was born on 21 Jan 1864 in Lowell, MA; died in 1864 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
- PUFFER, Edward Everett was born on 2 Jan 1865 in Lowell, MA; died on 12 Apr 1924 in VT; was buried in Newport, VT.
- PUFFER, Agnes W. was born on 22 May 1869 in Lowell, MA; died on 7 Jan 1941 in Pelham, NH; was buried in Pelham, NH.
- PUFFER, Ernest L. was born on 22 May 1869 in Lowell, MA; died on 5 May 1872 in MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
6. 
RICE, Alfred was born in 1822 in VT; died on 27 Nov 1886 in Sutton, VT; was buried in Sutton, VT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Alfred married FYLER, Louise M.. Louise was born in 1837 in VT; died in 1917 in VT; was buried in Sutton, VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. 
FYLER, Louise M. was born in 1837 in VT; died in 1917 in VT; was buried in Sutton, VT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Children:
- 3. RICE, Julia H. was born in 1853 in Mount Pleasant, OH; died on 17 Mar 1891 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Sutton, VT.
Generation: 4
8. 
PUFFER, Stephen was born in 1798 in Sudbury, MA; was christened on 13 Jan 1799 in Sudbury, MA (son of PUFFER, Lt. James and GODDARD, Submit); died on 30 Sep 1842 in Tewksbury, MA; was buried in Tewksbury, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 70
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
His older brother of the same name died in the army. He was a farmer at Sudbury and Tewskbury, MA.
Stephen married GERRY, Eliza Ann on 19 Feb 1822 in Sudbury, MA. Eliza (daughter of GERRY, David Jewett and THOMPSON, Lucy) was born in Dec 1806 in Sudbury, MA; died on 12 Jul 1857 in Shirley, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. GERRY, Eliza Ann was born in Dec 1806 in Sudbury, MA (daughter of GERRY, David Jewett and THOMPSON, Lucy); died on 12 Jul 1857 in Shirley, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
Children:
- PUFFER, Reuben Horace was born on 13 Sep 1822 in Sudbury, MA; died on 11 Sep 1913 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
- 4. PUFFER, James Francis was born on 18 Jan 1828 in Tewksbury, MA; died on 29 May 1891 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
- PUFFER, Freeman Weston was born on 13 Oct 1836 in Tewksbury, MA; died on 17 Sep 1908 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
- PUFFER, Stephen Bailey was born on 23 Jan 1843 in Tewksbury, MA; died in 1921 in MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
10. PERKINS, Elias was born on 18 Mar 1794 in Hebron, NH (son of PERKINS, Jacob and ANDREWS, Hannah); died on 23 Jun 1863 in Alexander, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
- Residence: 1850, Alexandria, NH
- Residence: 1860, Alexandria, NH
- Residence: 1870, Portsmouth, NH
Elias married LANG, Mary Frances. Mary was born on 21 Jan 1804 in NH; died on 13 Feb 1888 in Portsmouth, NH; was buried in Portsmouth, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. 
LANG, Mary Frances was born on 21 Jan 1804 in NH; died on 13 Feb 1888 in Portsmouth, NH; was buried in Portsmouth, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1880, Portsmouth, NH
Notes:
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GRID=176230146Children:
- 5. PERKINS, Marietta S. was born on 11 Oct 1827 in Rutland, VT; died on 24 Jan 1888 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.