Puffer Genealogy
DE BERNARDO, Patricia
1937 - 2018 (80 years)1. DE BERNARDO, Patricia was born on 19 Oct 1937 in Bridgeport, CT (daughter of DEBERNARDO, Paul and PUFFER, Dorothy Keenan); died on 6 Sep 2018 in Southbury, CT; was buried in Oxford, CT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1940, Bridgeport, CT
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GRID=232527574Family/Spouse: BEANE, Merwin Joseph. Merwin (son of BEANE, Merwin Everett) was born on 23 Apr 1936 in Saint Albans, VT; died on 6 Apr 1997 in Oxford, CT; was buried in Oxford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. DEBERNARDO, Paul was born on 9 Mar 1915 in CT; died on 16 Dec 1971 in Bridgeport, CT; was buried in Stratford, CT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
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GRID=176747462Paul married PUFFER, Dorothy Keenan. Dorothy (daughter of PUFFER, Archibald M. and KEENAN, Mabel G.) was born on 31 Dec 1917 in Bridgeport, CT; died on 23 May 2006 in Stratford, CT; was buried in Stratford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. PUFFER, Dorothy Keenan was born on 31 Dec 1917 in Bridgeport, CT (daughter of PUFFER, Archibald M. and KEENAN, Mabel G.); died on 23 May 2006 in Stratford, CT; was buried in Stratford, CT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1920, Bridgeport, CT; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Residence: 1926, Bridgeport, CT
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GRID=115754565Children:
- 1. DE BERNARDO, Patricia was born on 19 Oct 1937 in Bridgeport, CT; died on 6 Sep 2018 in Southbury, CT; was buried in Oxford, CT.
- Living
Generation: 3
6. 
PUFFER, Archibald M. was born on 1 Aug 1889 in Northampton, MA (son of PUFFER, Charles W. and RICE, Alida N.); died before 1989. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Arthur M. Puffer
- _COLOR: 8
- Residence: 1900, Kenosha, WI
- Residence: 1905, Kenosha, WI
- Milit-Beg: 1911, Fort Slocum, NY
- Milit-End: 21 Aug 1914
- Residence: 1918, Bridgeport, CT
- Residence: 1920, Bridgeport, CT; Age: 30Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Notes:
According to his 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card he was a tool setter for the U.M.C. Co., in Bridgeport, CT.
He worked for the Borden Dairy in Bridgeport, ca 1925.
He deserted his family on 18 Aug 1922. He was in arrears on the rent and had his pay from Borden Dairy attached.
Milit-Beg:
15th NY Calvary
Milit-End:
Honorably dischargedArchibald married KEENAN, Mabel G. on 4 Jan 1916 in Manhattan County, NY, and was divorced in 1926 in Bridgeport, CT. Mabel (daughter of KEENAN, John Henry Sr.) was born on 7 Jun 1894 in CT; died in Sep 1981 in CT; was buried in Stratford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. KEENAN, Mabel G. was born on 7 Jun 1894 in CT (daughter of KEENAN, John Henry Sr.); died in Sep 1981 in CT; was buried in Stratford, CT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Residence: 1900, Bridgeport, CT; Age: 5Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Residence: 1910, Bridgeport, CT
- Residence: 1920, Bridgeport, CT; Age: 25Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Residence: 1927, Bridgeport, CT
- Residence: 1935, Bridgeport, CT
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Bridgeport, CT; Age: 45Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
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GRID=54671657Notes:
Divorced:
For desertion when her husband left on 18 Aug 1923 and never returned. Her husband had an aversion to work, and they soon fell deeply in debt, with the result that their landlord attached Archie's pay. At the time he worked for Borden Dairy. She got custody of her 3 children.Children:
- PUFFER, Gertrude M. was born on 20 Dec 1916 in Bridgeport, CT; died on 4 Jul 2010 in Bridgeport, CT; was buried in Stratford, CT.
- 3. PUFFER, Dorothy Keenan was born on 31 Dec 1917 in Bridgeport, CT; died on 23 May 2006 in Stratford, CT; was buried in Stratford, CT.
- PUFFER, William Merritt was born on 12 Jul 1921 in Bridgeport, CT; died on 29 Sep 1992 in Fort Walton Beach, FL.
Generation: 4
12. 
PUFFER, Charles W. was born on 19 Aug 1859 in Hatfield, MA (son of PUFFER, Thomas Squires and GOOCH, Ellen P.); died before 1940. Other Events and Attributes:
- Ref#: 288
- _COLOR: 8
Notes:
He is a cuttlery polisher by trade, resided in Northampton, MA.
Charles married RICE, Alida N. on 19 Jun 1884 in Northampton, MA. Alida (daughter of RICE, Samuel D. and JENKINS, Flora M.) was born in 1861 in Rowe, MA; died on 18 Aug 1941 in Newtown, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. RICE, Alida N. was born in 1861 in Rowe, MA (daughter of RICE, Samuel D. and JENKINS, Flora M.); died on 18 Aug 1941 in Newtown, CT. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 2
- Residence: 1880, South Hadley, MA
- Residence: 1933, Bridgeport, CT
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Preston, CT
Notes:
According to the 1940 she was an inmate at the Norwich (CT) State Hospital for the Insane. In 1935 she lived in Bridgeport, CT
Residence:
Domiciled t the Norwich Hospital for the Insane in 1940Children:
- PUFFER, Ethel M. was born on 26 Jul 1886 in Northampton, MA; died before 1986; was buried in Piermont, NH.
- 6. PUFFER, Archibald M. was born on 1 Aug 1889 in Northampton, MA; died before 1989.
- PUFFER, Walter Leonard was born on 15 Apr 1892 in Northampton, MA; died on 16 Sep 1937 in Bridgeport, CT; was buried in Stratford, CT.
14. KEENAN, John Henry Sr. was born on 29 Jul 1859 in Bridgeport, CT; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1900, Bridgeport, CT; Age: 40Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: 1910, Bridgeport, CT
Children:
- KEENAN, John Henry Jr. was born on 29 Dec 1887 in Bridgeport, CT; died on 2 Aug 1972 in Stratford, CT; was buried in Stratford, CT.
- KEENAN, Frank was born on 29 Sep 1889 in Bridgeport, CT; and died.
- KEENAN, Frederick was born in Feb 1891 in CT; and died.
- 7. KEENAN, Mabel G. was born on 7 Jun 1894 in CT; died in Sep 1981 in CT; was buried in Stratford, CT.