Puffer Genealogy
PUFFER, Benjamin Theron[1, 2]
1844 - 1916 (71 years)
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Name PUFFER, Benjamin Theron Birth 27 Oct 1844 Millcreek, PA 
[2, 3, 4] Gender Male FindaGrave Ref# 318 [2] _COLOR 11 Death 28 Feb 1916 Belding, MI [3, 5] Cause: of heart disease Burial 4 Mar 1916 Belding, MI [3] Address:
River Ridge CemeteryPerson ID I15008 Puffers Last Modified 31 Jan 2022
Father PUFFER, Erasmus, b. 11 Aug 1793, Westmoreland, NH d. 22 Oct 1886, Conneaut, OH (Age 93 years) Mother CATLIN, Diana, b. 22 Nov 1809, Ticonderoga, NY d. 7 Dec 1885, Moriah, NY (Age 76 years) Marriage 29 Jun 1827 [6] Residence 1830 Moriah, NY [7] Residence 1840 Mill Creek, PA [8] Residence 1850 Mill Creek, PA [9] Residence 1860 Conneaut, OH [10] Family ID F10833 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family GROVER, Elizabeth Carolyn, b. 10 Apr 1847, Hoosick, NY d. 7 Sep 1916, Belding, MI (Age 69 years) Marriage 16 Nov 1866 West Springfield, PA [4, 11] Children 1. PUFFER, Katie, b. 16 Sep 1868, Porter, MI d. 27 Dec 1868, Porter, MI (Age 0 years)2. PUFFER, Mary Ann, b. 11 Oct 1868, Saginaw County, MI d. 16 Aug 1921, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 52 years)3. PUFFER, Benjamin Jay, b. 30 Dec 1869, Porter, PA d. 4 Jul 1938, Youngstown, OH (Age 68 years)4. PUFFER, Elizabeth Mary, b. 30 May 1874, St. Louis, MI d. Bef 1974 (Age < 99 years)5. PUFFER, William L., b. 11 Feb 1882, Porter, MI d. 22 Aug 1882, Porter, MI (Age 0 years)6. PUFFER, Dr. Rev. Floyd Arthur, b. 20 Jan 1888, Porter, MI d. 6 May 1965, Seattle, WA (Age 77 years)7. PUFFER, Grace Harriet, b. 3 Feb 1891, Porter, MI d. 25 Dec 1984, Riverside, CA (Age 93 years)Family ID F2108 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2024
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Notes - He remained with his father on the homestead in Ashtabula Co, OH, until he was 22 years old. He was for three years afterward a builder in that county. In the fall of 1868 he went to MI and in the following spring brought a tract of 75 acres of unimproved land. His family was among the first settlers in Porter Township, Midland Co. He cleared some land and built a log cabin, the first in the place, occupied Jan 14, 1869. Yankee ingenuity and Providence supplied ways and means to to make it comfortable. They entertained lumberman and land seekers, sharing with all comers, and the little cabin was often filled to overflowing with temporary sojourners. Often the members of the family deprived themselves of beds and bedding to render comfortable strangers who were about to begin the pioneer life. Wild animals were plentiful, but not very troublesome. Mr. Puffer tells of one adventure. While on his way through the woods he discovered three cubs and he shouted and waved his hat to frighten them. They scampered off, crying and yelping, but his fun was turned to dismay by the old mother bear, which heard the cries. Mr. Puffer seized a dead branch, as he took to his heels and sought safety in a tree. For four hours the cubs yelped and he made ineffectual attempts to scare the bear away.
In addition to farming, Mr. Puffer engaged in lumbering and met with reasonable success in life. In 1888 a large barn was built, and in 1890 a frame dwelling took the place of the cabin. In politics he is a Republican and he has held the important offices in the township; clerk four years; supervisor four years and highway commissioner two years. He and his wife have been members of the Methodist church for thirty years.
On account of his age, Mr. Puffer sold his farm in 1910 and located in Belding, MI, where he is now filling a responsible position in a silk factory.
- He remained with his father on the homestead in Ashtabula Co, OH, until he was 22 years old. He was for three years afterward a builder in that county. In the fall of 1868 he went to MI and in the following spring brought a tract of 75 acres of unimproved land. His family was among the first settlers in Porter Township, Midland Co. He cleared some land and built a log cabin, the first in the place, occupied Jan 14, 1869. Yankee ingenuity and Providence supplied ways and means to to make it comfortable. They entertained lumberman and land seekers, sharing with all comers, and the little cabin was often filled to overflowing with temporary sojourners. Often the members of the family deprived themselves of beds and bedding to render comfortable strangers who were about to begin the pioneer life. Wild animals were plentiful, but not very troublesome. Mr. Puffer tells of one adventure. While on his way through the woods he discovered three cubs and he shouted and waved his hat to frighten them. They scampered off, crying and yelping, but his fun was turned to dismay by the old mother bear, which heard the cries. Mr. Puffer seized a dead branch, as he took to his heels and sought safety in a tree. For four hours the cubs yelped and he made ineffectual attempts to scare the bear away.
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Sources - [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 171, 265-266.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 171, 265.
- [S112] Death Certificate.
- [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Belding Banner, Belding, MI, 15 Mar 1916, Page 1.
- [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Belding Banner, Belding, Michigan ยท Wednesday, March 01, 1916, page 1.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 170.
- [S766] _1830 United Stated Federal Census.
- [S765] _1840 United States Federal Census.
- [S164] _1850 United States Federal Census.
- [S425] _1860 United States Federal Census.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 266.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 171, 265-266.
