PUFFER, Lucy Olive

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CT After graduating from the public schools, she was for three years a member of a reading club for college work. She has lived the past few years at 16 Rosette St., New Haven, CT. She has been active in church and various charitable and reform organizations. She is an international organizer of the Sunshine Society and president of the New haven branch, the Cynthia Westover Alden branch since 1901. For one year she was first vice-president of the International Sunshine Society of CT and for ten years president of the CT division. She has been a director of the Associated Charities of New Haven for ten years. She is a member of the Social Workers, the W.C.T.U. and V.I.S. and the World's Peace Army. She joined the church in 1869; was teacher in the Sunday school fifteen years; superintendent of the junior department ten years; president of the Mission Circle for six years; member of the Prudential Committee seven years; member of the Ladies Aid and Centenary Associations for more than 25 years, taking a prominent part in local, state and national conventions. She was for ten years a member of the Woman's Auxillary of the Y.M.C.A.; for five years president of the Traveler's Aid Society; charter member of the Political Equality Club. She studied music for nearly four years at the Conservatory of Music, Springfield, MA.
She is the author of a book describing ten years of work in the Connecticut Sunshiners. She has been a regular correspondent for a New Haven newspaper for 12 years. In 24 years she has traveled 70,000 miles and written entertaining letters describing her journeys.

Resided in New Haven, CT.

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Lucy married ROSE, Truman H. on 30 Mar 1866 in Sunderland, MA. Truman (son of ROSE, Clement Belden and WOOD, Cordelia) was born on 18 May 1841 in Kingston, NY; died on 27 Feb 1904 in Gloversville, NY; was buried in Northville, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucy married ANDREWS, Joseph Luther on 8 Sep 1875 in Montague, NY. Joseph (son of ANDREWS, Rev. Erastus and BARTLETT, Almira) was born on 28 Nov 1846 in Sudnerland, MA; died in 1918 in Putnam County, FL; was buried in Sunderland, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A tin workman in 1860, he succeeded to part of his father's homestead a t North Sunderland.

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"I know not the form of my mansion fair,
I know not the name that I then shall bear,
But I know that my Saviour will welcome me there,
And that will be [Heaven for me]."

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David married CLARY, Harriet on 18 Sep 1836. Harriet (daughter of CLARY, Luther and GUNN, Laura) was born on 12 Nov 1810 in Utica, NY; died on 16 Dec 1878 in Montague, MA; was buried in Sunderland, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She lived from childhood with her grandfather Moses Gunn, in Montague.

Her estate (personal property only) was valued at $268.17 on Feb 4, 1879. It consisted of:
7 Chairs
1 Bureau
1 Clock
1 Stand
1 Looking glass
1 piece of crockery
1 Mattress
1 stove and pots and pans
1 bank book ($235.00 balance)
1 Chicken

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He settled in North Sunderland. His farm there included the J. Edson Marvel place and the present No. Sunderland cemetery. He owned the covenant in the Sudbury church, Jan. 6, 1800. He married his first cousin, Lucy.

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Abraham married PUFFER, Lucy on 15 Jan 1799 in Sudbury, MA. Lucy (daughter of PUFFER, Lieut. Phineas and STRATTON, Molly) was born on 20 Dec 1778 in Sudbury, MA; was christened on 21 Feb 1779; died on 6 Jan 1848 in North Sunderland, MA; was buried in Sunderland, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Luther married GUNN, Laura. Laura (daughter of GUNN, Moses and CARVER, Olive) was born on 12 May 1782; died on 18 Dec 1817; was buried in Montague, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was a reedmaker by trade. He joined the Sudbuy church May 26, 1786. He was a soldier in the French and Indian War in Captain Josiah Richardson's company in 1757 and was also in Major Stephen Miller's company, Colonel Josiah Brown's regiment in the Crown Point Expedition in 1755. He was soldier in the Revolution, sergeant in Capt. Aaron Hayne's company, 1775, and in Capt. Asahel Wheeler's company, Col. Jonathan Read's regiment in 1777. His will was dated May 19, 1809, bequeathing to sons Silas, Samuel, Abraham, Levi and John, who was executor, and daughters Olive Brown and Susanna Moore. The widow's dower was set off April 3, 1816.

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Samuel married RICE, Olive on 12 Jun 1760 in Sudbury, MA. Olive (daughter of RICE, Gershom and BATTELL, Elizabeth) was born on 20 May 1741 in Sudbury, MA; died before 1841. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was a soldier in the Revolution, clerk, Capt. Aaron Haynes's co. of militia, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge, via Concord; service, 4 days: clerk of Capt. Asahel Wheeler's company, Col. Jonathan Read's regiment in 1775; and was also in the northern army in 1777. He owned half of pew No. 38 in the Sudbury church. He sold land in Westminster, Feb 24, 1772 to Daniel Maynard of Sudbury (W.D. 66-333). He enlisted Sept 28 1777, service 41 days, in Northern department; milage (200 miles) from home to camp allowed.

His will was dated Jan. 22, 1822, bequeathing to children Samuel "Jr.", Abel, Persis, Mollie, Dorothy, Lucy, Asenath and Nathan.

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Phineas married STRATTON, Molly on 3 Sep 1772 in Sudbury, MA. Molly was born in 1742 in Sudbury, MA; was christened on 13 Sep 1772; died about 1789 in MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Death: 29 Dec 1817, Sudbury, MA; : of dropsy and numb palsy

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Joined the Sudbury church Sept. 13, 1772.

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Moses married CARVER, Olive in 1781 in Sunderland, MA. Olive was born in 1759; died on 21 Apr 1789; was buried in Montague, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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