Puffer Genealogy
PUFFER, Charles Bruce
1888 - 1976 (88 years)
1. PUFFER, Charles Bruce was born on 3 Mar 1888 in Salt Lake City, UT (son of PUFFER, Herbert William and DECKER, May Leone); died on 29 May 1976 in Rohnert Park, CA; was buried in Colma, CA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Bruce Charles Puffer
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1900, San Francisco, CA
- Residence: 1910, San Francisco County, CA
- Residence: 1917, San Francisco, CA
- Residence: 1918, San Francisco, CA
- Residence: 1920, San Francisco, CA
- Residence: 1930, San Francisco, CA
Notes:
According to his 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card, he was a sheet metal worker for the Atlas Heating Company, in Salt Lake City, UT.
A salesman for a heating and ventilation Co in San Francisco, CA in 1930s
FindaGrave:
GRID=87661054
Buried:
GRID=Family/Spouse: BIANCHINI, Dora A.. Dora was born on 5 Jul 1897 in Santa Rosa, CA; died on 31 Jan 1975 in Sonoma County, CA; was buried in Colma, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- PUFFER, Evelyn May was born on 10 Aug 1925 in San Francisco, CA; died on 24 Oct 1948 in San Diego County, CA; was buried in Colma, CA.
2. 
PUFFER, Herbert William was born on 16 Jun 1862 in Holliston, MA (son of PUFFER, William Johnson and BRUCE, Rosina Ruth); died on 8 May 1932 in CA; was buried in Colma, CA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 400
- Name: William H. Puffer
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1870, Newton, MA
- Residence: 1900, San Francisco, CA
- Residence: 1910, San Francisco, CA
- Residence: 1920, San Francisco, CA
Notes:
At the age of twenty he left home and went west as far as Salt Lake City, where he lived one year. Since then he has resided at San Francisco, CA. He is a manufacturer of shoes. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World. Resided at 2897 Howard St., San Francisco, CA.
FindaGrave:
GRID=257029490Herbert married DECKER, May Leone on 30 Sep 1885 in Sacramento, CA. May (daughter of DECKER, Charles Franklin and NORRIS, Sarah Louisa) was born on 17 Aug 1865 in Salt Lake City, UT; died on 31 Jan 1947 in San Francisco, CA; was buried in Colma, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. 
DECKER, May Leone was born on 17 Aug 1865 in Salt Lake City, UT (daughter of DECKER, Charles Franklin and NORRIS, Sarah Louisa); died on 31 Jan 1947 in San Francisco, CA; was buried in Colma, CA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
In early childhood they moved to Nauvoo, Ill., and were among the pioneers leaving that town to cross the plains and settle in Salt Lake Valley.
FindaGrave:
GRID=87661056Children:
- 1. PUFFER, Charles Bruce was born on 3 Mar 1888 in Salt Lake City, UT; died on 29 May 1976 in Rohnert Park, CA; was buried in Colma, CA.
- PUFFER, Louise Decker was born on 1 Apr 1890 in Salt Lake City, UT; died before 1990.
Generation: 3
4. 
PUFFER, William Johnson was born on 10 Oct 1838 in Weston, MA (son of PUFFER, Daniel and NOYES, Elizabeth); died on 20 Nov 1909 in Avon, MA; was buried on 24 Nov 1909 in Natick, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 302
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1880, Natick, MA
- Residence: 1900, Brockton, MA
Notes:
A shoemaker by trade, and worked at Cochituate (Wayland), Acton, Newton , Holliston and Brockton.
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GRID=141900340William married BRUCE, Rosina Ruth on 4 Oct 1860 in Weston, MA. Rosina (daughter of BRUCE, Joseph L. and ABBOTT, Phila) was born in 1843 in Unity, NH; died on 3 Feb 1879 in Wayland, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. BRUCE, Rosina Ruth was born in 1843 in Unity, NH (daughter of BRUCE, Joseph L. and ABBOTT, Phila); died on 3 Feb 1879 in Wayland, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
Children:
- 2. PUFFER, Herbert William was born on 16 Jun 1862 in Holliston, MA; died on 8 May 1932 in CA; was buried in Colma, CA.
- PUFFER, Fred Bruce was born on 4 Jun 1868 in Newton, MA; died on 9 Aug 1887 in Brockton, MA.
- PUFFER, Nellie Diantha was born on 12 May 1869 in Wayland, MA; died on 9 Aug 1887 in Brockton, MA.
- PUFFER, Leonard Daniel was born on 15 Nov 1872 in Newton, MA; died in 1960 in Bridgewater, MA; was buried in Brockton, MA.
- PUFFER, Susan Sarah Elizabeth was born on 27 Apr 1874 in Wayland, MA; died on 20 Jul 1874 in Wayland, MA.
- PUFFER, Mary Ellis was born on 7 Oct 1876 in MA; died on 30 Dec 1926 in Braintree, MA; was buried in Waltham, MA.
6. 
DECKER, Charles Franklin was born on 21 Jun 1824 in Phelps, NY (son of DECKER, Isaac Perry); died on 22 Mar 1901 in Vernal, UT; was buried in Vernal, UT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
Among the pioneers leaving Nauvoo, IL to cross the plains and settle in Salt Lake Valley. He was a scout, Indian fighter and pony express rider in the west. He married the oldest daughter of Brigham Young, Vilate. He crossed the plains 53 times helping immigration wagon trains to come west. He was a personal friend of Kit Carson and many other early western celebrities.
FindaGrave:
GRID=19358009Charles married NORRIS, Sarah Louisa on 4 Mar 1858 in Salt Lake City, UT. Sarah was born on 23 May 1834 in Montague, NJ; died on 21 Mar 1914 in Salt Lake City, UT; was buried in Salt Lake City, UT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. 
NORRIS, Sarah Louisa was born on 23 May 1834 in Montague, NJ; died on 21 Mar 1914 in Salt Lake City, UT; was buried in Salt Lake City, UT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
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GRID=24974833Children:
- 3. DECKER, May Leone was born on 17 Aug 1865 in Salt Lake City, UT; died on 31 Jan 1947 in San Francisco, CA; was buried in Colma, CA.
Generation: 4
8. 
PUFFER, Daniel was born on 8 May 1801 in Stow, MA (son of PUFFER, Simon and CONANT, Mary); died on 18 Sep 1878 in Weston, MA; was buried in Weston, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 186
- _COLOR: 11
- Marriage intent: 27 Dec 1840, Wayland, MA
Notes:
He was a farmer in Wayland, MA.
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GRID=29680817Daniel married NOYES, Elizabeth on 21 Nov 1822 in Sudbury, MA. Elizabeth (daughter of NOYES, Asa and PRATT, Elizabeth) was born on 28 Mar 1803 in Sudbury, MA; died on 25 Nov 1838 in Weston, MA; was buried in Weston, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. 
NOYES, Elizabeth was born on 28 Mar 1803 in Sudbury, MA (daughter of NOYES, Asa and PRATT, Elizabeth); died on 25 Nov 1838 in Weston, MA; was buried in Weston, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
FindaGrave:
GRID=28379384Children:
- PUFFER, Martha Elizabeth was born on 26 Sep 1824 in Acton, MA; died on 26 Mar 1908 in Needham, MA.
- PUFFER, Mary Diantha was born on 3 Oct 1825 in Acton, MA; died about 1905 in San Francisco, CA.
- PUFFER, Susan Farwell was born on 24 Sep 1831 in Wayland, MA; died on 14 Jul 1914 in Whiteside County, IL; was buried in Coleta, IL.
- PUFFER, Adoniram Judson was born on 5 Jun 1836 in Weston, MA; died on 24 Mar 1914 in Wayland, MA; was buried in Wayland, MA.
- 4. PUFFER, William Johnson was born on 10 Oct 1838 in Weston, MA; died on 20 Nov 1909 in Avon, MA; was buried on 24 Nov 1909 in Natick, MA.
10. 
BRUCE, Joseph L. was born in 1820 in Acworth, NH (son of BRUCE, Lewis); died on 1 Apr 1884 in NH; was buried in NH. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
Joseph married ABBOTT, Phila on 11 Aug 1841 in Putney, VT. Phila was born on 29 Dec 1805 in Lempster, NH; died on 17 Jun 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. ABBOTT, Phila was born on 29 Dec 1805 in Lempster, NH; died on 17 Jun 1871. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
Children:
- 5. BRUCE, Rosina Ruth was born in 1843 in Unity, NH; died on 3 Feb 1879 in Wayland, MA.
12. 
DECKER, Isaac Perry was born on 29 Nov 1799 in Taghkanic, NY (son of DECKER, Peter and RORMOND, Catherine); died on 13 Jun 1873 in Salt Lake City, UT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
Children:
- 6. DECKER, Charles Franklin was born on 21 Jun 1824 in Phelps, NY; died on 22 Mar 1901 in Vernal, UT; was buried in Vernal, UT.