PUFFER, Martin

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• Birth: 30 Dec 1803, Westmoreland, NH

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He settled in 1813 in Richford, VT and died there. "A good man respected by all that knew him; a man of strictest honor; a good citizen." He was a farmer.

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Martin married BLISS, Sophronia on 14 May 1826 in Richford, VT. Sophronia (daughter of BLISS, David and ELMORE, Polly) was born in 1807 in Orange County, VT; died on 29 Jan 1839 in Richford, VT; was buried in Richford, VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. PUFFER, Laura was born on 12 Apr 1827 in VT; died on 16 Jun 1911 in VT; was buried in Chelsea, VT.
2. PUFFER, Rev. William R. was born on 28 Nov 1828 in Richford, VT; died on 29 Jul 1900 in Richford, VT; was buried in Richford, VT.
3. PUFFER, Austin Arthur was born on 16 Mar 1831 in Richford, VT; died on 25 Feb 1918 in Franklin, VT; was buried in Richford, VT.
4. PUFFER, Jerusha S. was born on 18 Jan 1833 in Richford, VT; died on 13 Feb 1921 in Chelsea, VT; was buried in Chelsea, VT.
5. PUFFER, Clarissa Jane was born in Dec 1834 in Bennington, VT; died on 9 Mar 1918 in Washington County, NY; was buried on 11 Mar 1918 in Washington County, NY.
6. PUFFER, Rev. John Martin was born in 1835 in Richford, VT; died on 20 Jan 1874 in Barre, VT.
7. PUFFER, Philena was born on 8 May 1837 in Richford, VT; died on 30 Oct 1916 in Chelsea, VT; was buried in Chelsea, VT.

Martin married JUDD, Elizabeth on 18 Dec 1842. Elizabeth was born on 14 May 1814 in VT; died on 14 Feb 1893 in VT; was buried in Richford, VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. PUFFER, Franklin B. was born on 5 Aug 1843 in VT; died on 21 Apr 1903 in Richmond, VT; was buried in Richford, VT.
2. PUFFER, Freeman Deforest was born on 17 Sep 1849 in VT; died on 23 Jul 1923 in Richford, VT; was buried in Richford, VT.
3. PUFFER, Lewis Johnson was born on 27 Jun 1854 in Richford, VT; died on 7 Aug 1934 in Richford, VT; was buried in Richford, VT.

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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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Milit-Beg:
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.

Residence:
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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• 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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• Confirmation: 8 Nov 1741, Sudbury, MA

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He joined the Sudbury church Nov. 8, 1781 and his wife joined Oct. 5, 1746. They moved to Framingham where he was a town officer 1749-53. He was soldier in the French and Indian War in Captain Belknap's company, Colonel Joseph Buckminster's regiment, April 22, 1756; also in Captain John Nixon's company, Colonel Timothy Ruggle's regiment, August 28 1756 (aged 36 according to the pay roll) and clerk of the company. He was reported dead at Camp Fort William Henry. His wife Abigail was appointed administratrix January 3, 1757.

William married TREADWAY, Abigail on 8 Jun 1742 in Sudbury, MA. Abigail (daughter of TREADWAY, Benjamin and MAYNARD, Mary) was born on 2 Dec 1719 in Framingham, MA; died on 6 Feb 1818 in Hinsdale, NH; was buried in Hinsdale, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was the first permanent English settler in Dublin, NH. A very influential citizen in Framingham and Dublin, NH, as were his sons Thomas and Reuben Morse. A Capt. in the War of Independence

" A captain's commission was sent him (Thomas Morse) by
the royal Governor Wentworth, of New Hampshire, to keep him
loyal, which he indignantly spurned; and, ere hostilities com-
menced, he had three sons trained to volunteer at the first call,
while he, advanced in years, remained at home with the others to
carry on the farm, and encourage his fellow-citizens to patriotic
efforts. He was pronounced by one of the signers of the Declara-
tion of Independence, who had much intercourse with him, to be
the ' shrewdest man he ever knew.' " History of Dublin, pg 836

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Thomas married TREADWAY, Mary on 19 May 1736 in Framingham, MA. Mary (daughter of TREADWAY, Benjamin and MAYNARD, Mary) was born on 16 May 1718 in Framingham, MA; died on 25 Dec 1776 in Dublin, NH; was buried in Dublin, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cornelius married GILBERT, Hannah in 1735/6. Hannah (daughter of GILBERT, Samuel and BARNES, Lydia) was born on 19 Nov 1713 in Brookfield, MA; died on 19 Jul 1787; was buried in West Brookfield, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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