Puffer Genealogy
SHUTE, Benjamin Alonzo
1823 - 1906 (82 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. SHUTE, Benjamin Alonzo was born on 23 Nov 1823 in Boston, MA (son of SHUTE, Daniel James and STANWOOD, Alice); died on 16 Feb 1906 in Malden, MA; was buried in Malden, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
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"used to come down from Boston to visit his mother's grave. He was a j eweler from Boston. He wore a tall silk hat and carried a gold headed c ane. He also wore a diamond necktie pin." Roberta Puffer to Charles K .W. French Benjamin Alonzo Shute acquired his education in the public schools of B oston, and began his business career as clerk in a cutlery establishmen t. By capable and faithful service he gradually worked his way upward u ntil he became the head of the establishment, which he managed successf ully until his retirement from active pursuits in 1870. In 1887 he purc hased a residence in Malden, the home of some of his early ancestors, a nd has since resided here, a respected citizen. On September 12, 1852, M r. Shute married Sophia Drisko, of Addison, Me., a daughter of Haskell a nd Hannah (Cole) Drisko. Mr. and Mrs. Shute have three children — Mary H elen, .Sophia, and Martha Anna. Sophia is the wife of Alfred J. Thompso n, and has three children — Marion, Leonard, and Gordon. Martha Anna ma rried Frederick Drisko, and they have one son, Stanwood Drisko.
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2. SHUTE, Daniel James was born on 17 Jul 1798 in Derry, NH (son of SHUTE, Benjamin and BOARDMAN, Rebeckah); died on 23 Dec 1860 in Boston, MA; was buried in Deer Island, MA. Notes:
A soldier in the War of 1812, he was stationed for awhile at one of the forts in Boston Harbor. He subsequently located in Boston, where he was, for a number of years, employed at a lumber wharf
Daniel married STANWOOD, Alice in 1822 in Boston, MA. Alice (daughter of STANWOOD, Henry and MERRITT, Mary Allen) was born on 15 Aug 1790 in Gloucester, MA; died on 8 Jun 1870 in Columbia Falls, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. 
STANWOOD, Alice was born on 15 Aug 1790 in Gloucester, MA (daughter of STANWOOD, Henry and MERRITT, Mary Allen); died on 8 Jun 1870 in Columbia Falls, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME. Other Events and Attributes:
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Died on a visit to Columbia Falls.
Children:
- 1. SHUTE, Benjamin Alonzo was born on 23 Nov 1823 in Boston, MA; died on 16 Feb 1906 in Malden, MA; was buried in Malden, MA.
- SHUTE, Henry Merritt was born in 1825 in MA; died on 7 Sep 1874 in San Francisco, CA; was buried in San Francisco, CA.
- SHUTE, Charles Oswald was born in 1830 in MA; died on 26 Jan 1898 in Somerville, MA; was buried in Everett, MA.
- SHUTE, Daniel Stanwood was born on 28 Apr 1830 in MA; died on 8 May 1891 in San Diego, CA.
- SHUTE, Stephen C. was born in Apr 1832 in Boston, MA; died on 27 Nov 1850.
Generation: 3
4. 
SHUTE, Benjamin was born on 16 Apr 1759 in Newmarket, NH; died on 25 Dec 1847 in Derry, NH; was buried in East Derry, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=24315269Benjamin married BOARDMAN, Rebeckah. Rebeckah was born on 30 Sep 1764 in Newburyport, MA; died on 5 Sep 1802 in Londonderry, NH; was buried in East Derry, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. BOARDMAN, Rebeckah was born on 30 Sep 1764 in Newburyport, MA; died on 5 Sep 1802 in Londonderry, NH; was buried in East Derry, NH. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=24315269Children:
- 2. SHUTE, Daniel James was born on 17 Jul 1798 in Derry, NH; died on 23 Dec 1860 in Boston, MA; was buried in Deer Island, MA.
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STANWOOD, Henry was born on 28 Aug 1767 in Gloucester, MA (son of STANWOOD, Nehemiah and MORGAN, Ruth); died before 1811 in Gloucester, MA. Henry married MERRITT, Mary Allen on 16 Oct 1790 in Gloucester, MA. Mary (daughter of MERRETT\ MERRITT, Col. James and REDMAN, Mary) was born on 15 Aug 1765 in MA; died on 15 Feb 1834 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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MERRITT, Mary Allen was born on 15 Aug 1765 in MA (daughter of MERRETT\ MERRITT, Col. James and REDMAN, Mary); died on 15 Feb 1834 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME. Other Events and Attributes:
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Children:
- STANWOOD, Rev. Henry S. Jr. was born on 13 Jul 1789 in Gloucester, MA; died on 29 Sep 1849 in Gloucester, MA; was buried in Gloucester, MA.
- 3. STANWOOD, Alice was born on 15 Aug 1790 in Gloucester, MA; died on 8 Jun 1870 in Columbia Falls, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME.
- STANWOOD, Benjamin was born on 6 Oct 1793 in Gloucester, MA; died before 1893.
- STANWOOD, Susanna Allen was born on 16 Apr 1796 in Gloucester, MA; and died.
- STANWOOD, Catherine Redman was born on 6 May 1797 in Gloucester, MA; died on 25 Jun 1886 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Columbia Falls, ME.
Generation: 4
12. STANWOOD, Nehemiah was born on 26 Jun 1733 in Gloucester, MA; died in 1815 in Gloucester, MA. Nehemiah married MORGAN, Ruth. Ruth was born about 1739 in MA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. MORGAN, Ruth was born about 1739 in MA; and died. Children:
- 6. STANWOOD, Henry was born on 28 Aug 1767 in Gloucester, MA; died before 1811 in Gloucester, MA.
14. 
MERRETT\ MERRITT, Col. James died on 17 Jun 1775 in Boston, MA. Notes:
(Ed Note: According to family history, Colonel James Merritt was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War. I can find no mention of this man in any history of Bunker Hill or the Revolutionary War. You'd think a Col. in the Continental Army who was killed at the most famous battle of the Revolution would be mentioned somewhere? The "History of the town of Bernardston, MA" lists a James Merrett as being a 'six month man' (enlisted for 6 months). DMC )
James married REDMAN, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. REDMAN, Mary Children:
- 7. MERRITT, Mary Allen was born on 15 Aug 1765 in MA; died on 15 Feb 1834 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME.