Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Herbert James

PUFFER, Herbert James

Male 1858 - 1924  (65 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  PUFFER, Herbert JamesPUFFER, Herbert James was born in May 1858 in WI (son of PUFFER, James Wright and BARROWS, Mary Ellen); died on 6 Mar 1924 in Portage, WI; was buried in Portage, WI.

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    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    A store clerk in 1880.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=227071162

    Died:
    He appears in the 1920 Federal Census but not 1930

    Herbert married DOCKSTADER, Beatrice on 23 Sep 1884 in Marinette, WI. Beatrice (daughter of DOCKSTADER, Benjamin C. and SWARTOUT, Edith Maria) was born in Apr 1863 in Mauston, WI; died on 21 Sep 1937 in Portage, WI; was buried in Portage, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. PUFFER, Nellie Louise was born on 24 Feb 1888 in Lyndon, WI; died on 12 Feb 1972 in Indianapolis, IN; was buried in Portage, WI.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  PUFFER, James WrightPUFFER, James Wright was born on 8 Dec 1827 in Villenova, NY (son of PUFFER, Daniel and WRIGHT, Aletheia); died on 11 May 1894 in Lydon Station, WI; was buried on 16 May 1894 in Lyndon Station, WI.

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    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    A retail merchant

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=94436844

    James married BARROWS, Mary Ellen on 28 Oct 1855 in Racine, WI. Mary (daughter of BARROWS, Charles and HATCH, Polly) was born in 1836 in Racine, WI; died on 10 Jan 1921 in Lyndon Station, WI; was buried in Lyndon Station, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  BARROWS, Mary EllenBARROWS, Mary Ellen was born in 1836 in Racine, WI (daughter of BARROWS, Charles and HATCH, Polly); died on 10 Jan 1921 in Lyndon Station, WI; was buried in Lyndon Station, WI.

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    • _COLOR: 11

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    FindaGrave:
    GRID=94436988

    Children:
    1. 1. PUFFER, Herbert James was born in May 1858 in WI; died on 6 Mar 1924 in Portage, WI; was buried in Portage, WI.
    2. PUFFER, Nellie J. was born on 22 Oct 1861 in Racine, WI; died on 4 Jun 1880 in Lyndon Station, WI; was buried in Lyndon Station, WI.
    3. PUFFER, Daniel J. was born in Apr 1863 in Lyndon, WI; died in 1947 in Lyndon, WI; was buried in Lydon Station, WI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  PUFFER, DanielPUFFER, Daniel was born on 3 Jul 1801 in Coleraine, NY (son of PUFFER, Ezra and HAYNES, Mary); died on 20 Jul 1881 in WI; was buried in Delavan, WI.

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    • FindaGrave: Address:
      88902213
    • Ref#: 149
    • Name: Allen Puffer
    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    He lived for some years at Villenova, Chautauqua Co., NY and in the fall of 1842 settled in Racine, WI. In 1876 he was living on the 227 acre farm on which he settled in 1844. He was a pioneer in WI arriving in 1842.

    He was a carpenter and joiner.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=88902213 no stone

    Daniel married WRIGHT, Aletheia on 27 Jan 1825 in Villenova, NY. Aletheia (daughter of WRIGHT, Edmund and WRIGHT, Sophia) was born on 6 Apr 1805 in Windham, NY; died on 6 Jun 1886 in WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  WRIGHT, AletheiaWRIGHT, Aletheia was born on 6 Apr 1805 in Windham, NY (daughter of WRIGHT, Edmund and WRIGHT, Sophia); died on 6 Jun 1886 in WI.

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    • Name: Althea
    • _COLOR: 2
    • Residence: 1880, Mount Pleasant, WI

    Notes:

    She is living with her daughter Olive in Fremont, IA in 1885.

    Children:
    1. PUFFER, Ezra II was born on 22 Oct 1825 in Villenova, NY; died on 22 Sep 1906 in Racine, WI; was buried in Racine, WI.
    2. 2. PUFFER, James Wright was born on 8 Dec 1827 in Villenova, NY; died on 11 May 1894 in Lydon Station, WI; was buried on 16 May 1894 in Lyndon Station, WI.
    3. PUFFER, Olive Adelia was born on 29 Mar 1830 in Villenova, NY; died on 13 Sep 1916 in Tabor, IA; was buried in Tabor, IA.
    4. PUFFER, Kneelon Cyrus was born on 2 Oct 1838 in Villenova, NY; died on 24 May 1914 in Racine, WI; was buried in Racine, WI.

  3. 6.  BARROWS, Charles was born on 20 Jan 1813 in NY; died on 27 Aug 1890 in WI; was buried in Stevens Point, WI.

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    • _COLOR: 11

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    FindaGrave:
    GRID=75608171

    Charles married HATCH, Polly. Polly was born on 24 Feb 1812 in NY; died on 21 Sep 1901 in NY; was buried in Stevens Point, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  HATCH, Polly was born on 24 Feb 1812 in NY; died on 21 Sep 1901 in NY; was buried in Stevens Point, WI.

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    • _COLOR: 11

    Children:
    1. 3. BARROWS, Mary Ellen was born in 1836 in Racine, WI; died on 10 Jan 1921 in Lyndon Station, WI; was buried in Lyndon Station, WI.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  PUFFER, Ezra was born on 15 Jun 1771 in Sudbury, MA (son of PUFFER, Daniel and BALCOM, Mary); died on 21 Aug 1865 in Bristol, IN.

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    • Ref#: 82
    • _COLOR: 2
    • Immigration: 1812, NY

    Notes:

    He removed to Coleraine (NY). He was the first to buy land in Villenova, Chautaugua County, New York, his deed being dated Oct. 28, 1809, for lots 19, 27 and 36, and he took his family to what was then the wilderness. They endured much hardship. He was the first supervisor of that town, 1823, and school commissioner 1823-4; justice of the peace for many terms. He was a farmer, mechanic and land surveyor, and laid out most of the highways and many of the farms in Villenova. He was at Hanover, from which Villenova was set off, when he was appointed guardian of his four youngest children, in 1815, by the Worcester County probate court. In 1843 he removed to Bristol in Northern Indiana and died there.

    He was a Senior Warden in the Masons

    He "was a cultured man, of literary and scientific tastes. He was a first-class surveyor, and ran many of the lines, laid out the early roads, was the first justice of the peace and drew the legal papers called for in the early days. He moved to Indiana in the early forties."

    Ezra married HAYNES, Mary on 2 Jan 1793 in Sudbury, MA. Mary (daughter of HAYNES, Lt. Joshua Sr. and PUFFER, Susannah) was born on 10 May 1769 in Sudbury, MA; died on 4 Nov 1812 in Villenova, NY; was buried in Balcom Corners, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  HAYNES, Mary was born on 10 May 1769 in Sudbury, MA (daughter of HAYNES, Lt. Joshua Sr. and PUFFER, Susannah); died on 4 Nov 1812 in Villenova, NY; was buried in Balcom Corners, NY.

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    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=76896599

    Children:
    1. PUFFER, Polly was born before 6 Jul 1794 in Sudbury, MA; was christened on 6 Jul 1794 in Sudbury, MA; died about 1868 in Concord, MA.
    2. PUFFER, Anna was born in CA 1797; was christened on 17 Sep 1797 in Sudbury, MA; and died.
    3. 4. PUFFER, Daniel was born on 3 Jul 1801 in Coleraine, NY; died on 20 Jul 1881 in WI; was buried in Delavan, WI.
    4. PUFFER, Lorin Z. was born on 24 Aug 1803 in Coleraine, NY; died on 20 Aug 1878 in Mount Pleasant, WI; was buried in Mount Pleasant, WI.
    5. PUFFER, Melinda was born on 24 Aug 1803 in Coleraine, NY; died before 1903 in Momence, IL.
    6. PUFFER, Luna was born on 2 Aug 1805 in Coleraine, NY; died on 26 Dec 1880 in Momence, IL; was buried in Momence, IL.

  3. 10.  WRIGHT, Edmund was born on 13 Oct 1763 in NY; died on 25 Aug 1804 in NY.

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    • _COLOR: 2

    Edmund married WRIGHT, Sophia. Sophia was born on 14 Apr 1765; died on 25 Jun 1840 in NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  WRIGHT, Sophia was born on 14 Apr 1765; died on 25 Jun 1840 in NY.

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    • _COLOR: 2

    Children:
    1. 5. WRIGHT, Aletheia was born on 6 Apr 1805 in Windham, NY; died on 6 Jun 1886 in WI.