PUFFER, Edwin Augustus^[1]

1840 - 1908  (68 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Edwin Augustus
  Birth	18 Sep 1840	Putney, VT   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 13256895
  Ref#	308  [1]
  Occupation	4 Feb 1884	Meriden, CT   [4]
  	joined the police force
  Residence	1894	Meriden, CT   [5]
  	He was suspended for two weeks for disobeying an order and neglect of duty for not patrolling his beat properly.
  Retired	2 Jan 1907	Meriden, CT
  _COLOR	11
  Death	21 Oct 1908	Meriden, CT   [3, 6, 7, 8]
  Burial	Meriden, CT   [3]
  Person ID	I1188	Puffers
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Isaac Burnham,   b. 22 Sep 1817, Windsor, VT d. 13 Mar 1894, Putney, VT (Age 76 years)
  Mother	EATON, Nancy,   b. 14 Jul 1816, New Ipswich, NH d. 15 Mar 1909, Brattleboro, VT (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1839	Andover, VT   [2]
  Family ID	F3125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	CROSSMAN, Eliza Amanda,   b. 18 Aug 1843, Weston, VT d. 21 Jan 1924, Brown County, SD (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1864	Andover, VT   [2, 9]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Isadore Mary,   b. 2 Mar 1866, Andover, VT d. Aft 9 Apr 1940, MA (Age > 74 years)
  Family ID	F8113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	BROWN, Jennie,   b. CA 1845   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F14975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos	2 Photos
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• Notes

  Resided in Brattleboro, VT. He was an organ maker by trade. He served from Sept. 1861, to Nov 1864, three years, in the Vermont Calvary in the Civil War, and was in forty-two battles and skirmishes. Co. F., 1st VT Cav. The US City Directory for Meriden, CT, 1903 shows him as a police patrolman and in 1908 shows him as a "Veteran Reserves" for the Police Department. Previously worked for Wilcox and White as an organ builder.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 169, 259. [S538] Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908. [S334] Connecticut Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Record-Journal, Meriden, CT, 22 Oct 1908 page 1. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, The Meriden Daily Republican, Meriden, CT, 27 Feb 1894 page 7. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 259. [S679] US VA Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933. [S1222] Connecticut State Library Death Records to 1968. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 260.