1735 - 1815 (80 years)
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| Name |
PUFFER, John |
| Prefix |
Lieut. |
| Birth |
13 Apr 1735 |
Stoughton, MA  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| FindaGrave |
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| Ref# |
47 [2] |
| _COLOR |
11 |
| Death |
24 Oct 1815 |
Canton, MA [3, 4] |
| Burial |
Canton, MA |
Address:
The Oldest Burying Ground |
| Person ID |
I16149 |
Puffers |
| Last Modified |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Father |
PUFFER, Lt. John Jr., b. 3 Oct 1698, Dorchester, MA d. 21 Feb 1765, Stoughton, MA (Age 66 years) |
| Mother |
VOSE, Abigail, b. 24 Dec 1701, Stoughton, MA d. 8 Feb 1774, Stoughton, MA (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Dec 1725 |
Boston, MA [5, 6] |
| Family ID |
F8290 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- He was a soldier in the French and Indian War, in the train-band from Stoughton, Major Stephen Miller's company, Col. Miller's regt., May 3 1757; also in expedition against Canada in 1760 and in Capt. Lemuel Bent' s company, April 8, 1762.
(Ed. note: "Trainbands" were early English/American training militia units. They were not combat units. Actual fighting companies and regiments were made up of men selected from trainbands. See Wikipedia article for more explanation- DMC)
He was also in the Revolution in Capt. John Endicott's company, Col. Lemuel Robinson's regt., 1776; becoming 2nd Lieut. in Capt Theophilus Lyon's company and in 1777 first Lieut. in Capt. Samuel Fisher's company, Col. Jonathan Titcomb's regt.
He owned real estate in common with his brother Dr. Abel, the homestead at Canton, land at Randolph, Lyon place, the Tisdale lot, land at Milton, pew in the Canton meeting house. His will was identical with Abel's, dated 1810, bequeathing to Abel, to nephew John Wentworth, to Elijah Puffer in trust; Elizabeth Blackmer, Sarah May ( daughter of Thomas Baker); to sister Mary Farrington; children of brother Elijah; sister Sarah Wentworth's children; sister Abigail Endicott; sister Bathesheba Shepard; brother Joseph. Codicil, April 13,1813, shows that brother Elijah was deceased.
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| Sources |
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 40,43, 66.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 43, 66.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 66.
- [S3] Grave stone.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 39.
- [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Boston Evening Transcript, Boston, MA, 30 Mar 1895, page 12.
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Puffer Genealogy
