Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Elsie Maud

PUFFER, Elsie Maud

Female 1877 - 1952  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  PUFFER, Elsie MaudPUFFER, Elsie Maud was born on 30 Jan 1877 in Lowell, MA (daughter of PUFFER, Stephen Bailey and HAMBLET, Edna Adelaide); died on 4 Apr 1952 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.

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    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1920, Lowell, MA
    • Residence: 1950, Lowell, MA

    Notes:

    Graduate of the Lowell High School and Lowell Training School; now a teacher in the Abraham Lincoln School, Lowell; resides with her parents (1915).

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    GRID=125449850


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  PUFFER, Stephen BaileyPUFFER, Stephen Bailey was born on 23 Jan 1843 in Tewksbury, MA (son of PUFFER, Stephen and GERRY, Eliza Ann); died in 1921 in MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.

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    • Ref#: 133
    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1920, Lowell, MA

    Notes:

    He moved with his family to Shirley, MA in 1846, but, after the death of his mother in 1857, returned to Lowell.

    From 1867 to 1879 he was in the wholesale provision business in Lowell and during the twenty years following was manager of the Criterion Knitting Co., and largely interested in real estate in Lowell. During this time he served eight years in the board of alderman of the City of Lowell. He is a member of St. Anne's Church, and a thirty-second degree Mason. His home is at 942 Middlesex Ave., Lowell.

    In Aug of 1884 he was reported missing by his friends in NYC. He was found at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in NYC. He seemed to have left his friends at "Paul Bauer's" walking out the back door and proceeded to enjoy himself in NYC. When he had "enough fun" he turned up at his hotel. (The Brooklyn Union, Brooklyn, NY, 2 Aug 1884, page 4.)

    In 1920 he owned a tree nursery

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    GRID=152105640

    Stephen married HAMBLET, Edna Adelaide on 15 Sep 1870 in Lowell, MA. Edna (daughter of HAMBLET, Daniel Varnum and PEASLEY, Helen Adelaide) was born on 25 Feb 1852 in Dracut, MA; died in 1935 in MA; was buried in South Chelmsford, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  HAMBLET, Edna AdelaideHAMBLET, Edna Adelaide was born on 25 Feb 1852 in Dracut, MA (daughter of HAMBLET, Daniel Varnum and PEASLEY, Helen Adelaide); died in 1935 in MA; was buried in South Chelmsford, MA.

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    • _COLOR: 11

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    GRID=152243207

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    Residence:
    The census enumerator spelled the family name as Pufer and it looks like "Payer".

    Children:
    1. PUFFER, Helen Adelaide was born on 17 Jun 1871 in Lowell, MA; died in 1932 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
    2. 1. PUFFER, Elsie Maud was born on 30 Jan 1877 in Lowell, MA; died on 4 Apr 1952 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
    3. PUFFER, Mary Viola was born on 16 Oct 1879 in Lowell, MA; died on 15 Oct 1900 in Lowell, MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.
    4. PUFFER, Theodore Stephen was born on 30 Jul 1888 in Lowell, MA; died on 13 May 1943 in Lowell, MA; was buried in South Chelmsford, MA.
    5. PUFFER, Bertha Ruth was born on 3 Dec 1890 in Lowell, MA; died in 1968 in MA; was buried in Pittsfield, MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  PUFFER, StephenPUFFER, 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.

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    • 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]


  2. 5.  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.

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    • _COLOR: 2

    Children:
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 2. PUFFER, Stephen Bailey was born on 23 Jan 1843 in Tewksbury, MA; died in 1921 in MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.

  3. 6.  HAMBLET, Daniel Varnum was born on 18 Nov 1824 in Dracut, MA; died on 7 Dec 1908 in MA; was buried in Lowell, MA.

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    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    His mother was a descendant of George Varnum who settled at Ipswich in 1635.

    He was a wheelwright. His mother was a descendant of George Varnum who settled at Ipswich in 1635.

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    GRID=187736320

    Daniel married PEASLEY, Helen Adelaide on 21 Apr 1849 in Dracut, MA. Helen was born on 13 Oct 1831 in Bolton, Canada; died on 4 Apr 1904 in Lowell, MA; was buried on 6 Apr 1904 in Lowell, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  PEASLEY, Helen Adelaide was born on 13 Oct 1831 in Bolton, Canada; died on 4 Apr 1904 in Lowell, MA; was buried on 6 Apr 1904 in Lowell, MA.

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    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    A descendant of the Peasleys of Weare, NH.

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    GRID=187736463

    Children:
    1. 3. HAMBLET, Edna Adelaide was born on 25 Feb 1852 in Dracut, MA; died in 1935 in MA; was buried in South Chelmsford, MA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  PUFFER, Lt. James was born on 11 Aug 1734 in Sudbury, MA (son of PUFFER, Capt. Jabez and HAYNES, Thankful); died in 1810 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA.

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    • Ref#: 32
    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    He was a soldier from Sudbury in the French and Indian War, a private in Capt. Josiah Richardson's company, April 25 1757; also an ensign in Capt. Aaron Hayne's company (second Sudbury), Col. Elisha Jones's regt., list of officers, third regt., in 1771, and Second Lieut. on the Lexington alarm in the Revolution, in Capt. Aaron Hayne's company, Col. Elisha Jone's regt, list of officers, third regt, in 1771, and second Lieut. on the Lexington alarm in the Revolution, in Capt. Aaron Hayne's company. His will dated Dec. 22, 1810, bequeathing to wife Submit, son of Jonas of Westminster, daughter Lydia, daughter Mary Conant of Sterling, daughter Rebecca, wife of Nathan Lee; sons James Goddard Puffer, Stephen Puffer. He and his wife Submit with other heirs of Benj. Goddard, quitclaim, Aug. 5, 1800 (W.D. 146-352).

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    GRID=90019445 

    James married GODDARD, Submit on 14 Feb 1792 in Shrewsbury, MA. Submit (daughter of GODDARD, Benjamin and FISKE, Grace) was born on 7 Aug 1754; died on 4 Sep 1844 in Tewksbury, MA; was buried in Tewksbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  GODDARD, SubmitGODDARD, Submit was born on 7 Aug 1754 (daughter of GODDARD, Benjamin and FISKE, Grace); died on 4 Sep 1844 in Tewksbury, MA; was buried in Tewksbury, MA.

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    • Ref#: 469
    • _COLOR: 11

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    GRID=141027781

    Children:
    1. PUFFER, James Goddard was born in 1792/3 in Sudbury, MA; was christened on 10 Mar 1793; died in 1830.
    2. PUFFER, Grace Fisher was born before 29 Jan 1796; was christened on 29 Jan 1796; died before 1896.
    3. 4. PUFFER, Stephen was born in 1798 in Sudbury, MA; was christened on 13 Jan 1799 in Sudbury, MA; died on 30 Sep 1842 in Tewksbury, MA; was buried in Tewksbury, MA.

  3. 10.  GERRY, David Jewett was born on 23 Feb 1770 in Sterling, MA (son of GERRY\GARY, Thomas and WILDER, Jane); died on 27 Oct 1849 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA.

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    • _COLOR: 11

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    GRID=54465430

    David married THOMPSON, Lucy on 15 Nov 1793 in Leominster, MA. Lucy was born in 1771 in NH; died on 3 Feb 1863 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  THOMPSON, Lucy was born in 1771 in NH; died on 3 Feb 1863 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA.

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    • _COLOR: 11

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    GRID=54876322

    Children:
    1. GERRY, Thomas was born in 1792 in Leominster, MA; died on 13 Jun 1852 in Fitchburg, MA.
    2. GERRY, Charles was born on 3 Feb 1802 in Fitzwilliam, MA; died on 21 Nov 1877 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA.
    3. 5. GERRY, Eliza Ann was born in Dec 1806 in Sudbury, MA; died on 12 Jul 1857 in Shirley, MA.