PUFFER, Benjamin Theron

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He remained with his father on the homestead in Ashtabula Co, OH, until he was 22 years old. He was for three years afterward a builder in that county. In the fall of 1868 he went to MI and in the following spring brought a tract of 75 acres of unimproved land. His family was among the first settlers in Porter Township, Midland Co. He cleared some land and built a log cabin, the first in the place, occupied Jan 14, 1869. Yankee ingenuity and Providence supplied ways and means to to make it comfortable. They entertained lumberman and land seekers, sharing with all comers, and the little cabin was often filled to overflowing with temporary sojourners. Often the members of the family deprived themselves of beds and bedding to render comfortable strangers who were about to begin the pioneer life. Wild animals were plentiful, but not very troublesome. Mr. Puffer tells of one adventure. While on his way through the woods he discovered three cubs and he shouted and waved his hat to frighten them. They scampered off, crying and yelping, but his fun was turned to dismay by the old mother bear, which heard the cries. Mr. Puffer seized a dead branch, as he took to his heels and sought safety in a tree. For four hours the cubs yelped and he made ineffectual attempts to scare the bear away.
In addition to farming, Mr. Puffer engaged in lumbering and met with reasonable success in life. In 1888 a large barn was built, and in 1890 a frame dwelling took the place of the cabin. In politics he is a Republican and he has held the important offices in the township; clerk four years; supervisor four years and highway commissioner two years. He and his wife have been members of the Methodist church for thirty years.
On account of his age, Mr. Puffer sold his farm in 1910 and located in Belding, MI, where he is now filling a responsible position in a silk factory.

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Benjamin married GROVER, Elizabeth Carolyn on 16 Nov 1866 in West Springfield, PA. Elizabeth (daughter of GROVER, Wesley and SWAN, Minerva Marian) was born on 10 Apr 1847 in Hoosick, NY; died on 7 Sep 1916 in Belding, MI; was buried on 9 Sep 1916 in Belding, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. PUFFER, Katie was born on 16 Sep 1868 in Porter, MI; died on 27 Dec 1868 in Porter, MI.
2. PUFFER, Mary Ann was born on 11 Oct 1868 in Saginaw County, MI; died on 16 Aug 1921 in Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
3. PUFFER, Benjamin Jay was born on 30 Dec 1869 in Porter, PA; died on 4 Jul 1938 in Youngstown, OH; was buried in Warren, OH.
4. PUFFER, Elizabeth Mary was born on 30 May 1874 in St. Louis, MI; died before 1974.
5. PUFFER, William L. was born on 11 Feb 1882 in Porter, MI; died on 22 Aug 1882 in Porter, MI; was buried in Belding, MI.
6. PUFFER, Dr. Rev. Floyd Arthur was born on 20 Jan 1888 in Porter, MI; died on 6 May 1965 in Seattle, WA; was buried on 10 May 1965 in Seattle, WA.
7. PUFFER, Grace Harriet was born on 3 Feb 1891 in Porter, MI; died on 25 Dec 1984 in Riverside, CA; was buried in Belding, MI.

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• Residence: 1870, Conneaut, OH
• Residence: 1880, Piermont, OH

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He lived at Moriah, NY, at Springboro and Millcreek, PA, and in 1853 removed to Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., OH. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. For 60 years his relatives in VT did not know where he was living . In 1893, through a newspaper item, the OH family found their VT relatives. (See letter of H.A. Puffer.)"

Erasmus PUFFER.
Served in Capt. S. Parker's Company, Vermont Militia. Pension Certificate No. 31999.

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Erasmus married CATLIN, Diana on 29 Jun 1827. Diana (daughter of CATLIN, Theron and Lydia) was born on 22 Nov 1809 in Ticonderoga, NY; died on 7 Dec 1885 in Moriah, NY; was buried in Conneaut, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Milit-Beg: 18 Jul 1782, Bernardston, MA
• Residence: 1850, Berkshire, VT

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He removed to Dublin, NH about 1772 with his father's family. He settled in Westmorland, NH and about 1813 removed to Richford, VT., near the Canadian line. He died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Nancy Rogers in Westfield, VT. He was a farmer.

Benjamin Puffer, the Son of a Patriot of the American Revolution (Jabez Puffer) and the Father of a Patriot of the War of 1812 (Erasmus Puffer). He was esteemed as a neighbor, honored as a man and beloved as a brother and father. He found religion in 1813 with the Baptist Church and then joined the M.E. Church where he was a member until his passing. 

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Receipt dated Springfield, MA, Jul 19 1782, signed by Seth Banister, Captain, 4th Mass. regt., Muster Master, stating that he had received said Puffer of Lieut. Michael Frizzle, Chairman of Class No. 5 of the town of Bernardston, MA, and mustered him as a recruit to serve in the Continental Army for the term of 3 years; also, Private, 7th Co.; entries dated Oct 25, 1783, and Jan. 29, 1784, or orders for wages for May-Dec (year not given), appearing in a register of orders accepted on account of wages, etc.

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Living with his daughter Nancy and her husband Samuel Rogers.

Benjamin married WHITE, Sally\Sarah on 27 Oct 1794 in Westmoreland, NH. Sally\Sarah (daughter of WHITE, Moses and STONE, Dinah) was born on 16 Nov 1767 in Westmoreland, NH; died in Apr 1826 in Richford, VT; was buried in Chelsea, VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: 1768

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Theron married Lydia. Lydia was born in 1771; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Arrival: 1773, Dublin, NH

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He resided on the old Amasa Kendall farm in Framingham. About 1767 he removed to Dublin, NH. He was a taxpayer in 1773. In 1790 he was living in Dublin and had three children then living in his family. He was very poor. In 1786 the town built a house for him (Lot 10, range 4).

"Jabez Puffer was reckoned as one of the Revolutionary
soldiers of Dublin. His name is not discovered in the Revo-
lutionary Rolls. This may be due to a loss of some of the old
records, or to a defect in the index. The indexes to the Rolls
are far from complete. Jabez Puffer came to Dublin from Fram-
ingham, Mass., and married a daughter of Capt. Thomas
Morse. He had a large family of children, several of whom
were feeble-minded and eventually supported by the town.
We have found no record of his death. He lived at first on the
tenth lot of the eighth range, and later on the eleventh lot of
that range, on the Milliken place." History of Dublin, Centennial Celebration, 17 Jun 1852.

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Jabez married MORSE, Rachel on 13 Feb 1763 in Sherborn, MA. Rachel (daughter of MORSE, Capt. Thomas and TREADWAY, Mary) was born on 13 Feb 1743 in Framingham, MA; died on 6 Feb 1818 in Hinsdale, NH; was buried in Westmoreland, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Moses married STONE, Dinah. Dinah (daughter of STONE, Isaac) was born in 1747/8 in Harvard, MA; died on 26 Oct 1811 in Westmoreland, NH; was buried in Westmoreland, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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