PUFFER, Pvt. Rockwood^{[1, 2]}

1847 - 1920  (72 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Rockwood
  Prefix	Pvt.
  Birth	22 Dec 1847	Concord, MA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 183449408
  Residence	1850	Sherborn, MA
  Milit-Beg	15 Jul 1864	MA
  Milit-End	27 Oct 1864
  Ref#	385  [2]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	20 Nov 1920	Boston, MA   [3, 4, 5]
  Burial	23 Nov 1920	Jamaica Plain, MA   [3, 6]
  	Address: Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory
  Person ID	I16813	Puffers
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Napoleon Bonaparte,   b. 15 Mar 1821, Sudbury, MA d. 22 Feb 1886, Dorchester, MA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	HUNT, Susan E.,   b. 20 Dec 1830, Washington, VT d. 11 Jan 1920, Acton, MA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1847	Concord, MA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F8940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HALL, Anna Elizabeth,   b. 7 Mar 1846, Nobleboro, ME d. 9 May 1930, Boston, MA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1870	Boston, MA   [9]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Robert Winslow,   b. 6 Jan 1871, Dorchester, MA d. CA 1941 (Age 69 years)   2. PUFFER, Mary Sophia,   b. 25 Sep 1872, Dorchester, MA d. 1953, Needham, MA (Age 80 years)   3. PUFFER, Edwin Hunt,   b. 23 Sep 1874, Dorchester, MA d. 11 Mar 1882, Stanwood, MA (Age 7 years)   4. PUFFER, Harold Rockwood,   b. 6 Dec 1877, Dorchester, MA d. 15 Oct 1972, Needham, MA (Age 94 years)   5. PUFFER, Jessamine Louise,   b. 1 Sep 1879, Dorchester, MA d. 1922, Boston, MA (Age 42 years)   6. PUFFER, Gertrude Elizabeth,   b. 14 Oct 1881, Dorchester, MA d. 15 Jun 1970, Needham, MA (Age 88 years)   7. PUFFER, Alice Arletta,   b. 17 Nov 1884, Dorchester, MA d. Apr 1979, Northwood, NH (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F2539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  He attended Houghton School, Bolton, MA. Civil War Veteran, he enlisted Jul 13, 1864 in Co. E. 6th Mass. from Sudbury and was mustered out Oct. 24, 1864. He is a member of Gettysburg Post, 191, Grand Army. By profession he was a mining engineer. He was for ten years or more in the employ of the Ames Plow Co., and afterward partner in a firm dealing in agricultural tools in Boston. In recent years he has been engaged in mining in Mexico. Resided at 113 Stanwood St., Boston. -- MERGED NOTE ------------ Civil War Veteran, he enlisted Jul 13, 1864 in Co. E. 6th Mass. from Sudbury and was mustered out Oct. 24, 1864. He is a member of Gettysburg Post, 191, Grand Army. By profession he was a mining engineer. He was for ten years or more in the employ of the Ames Plow Co., and afterward partner in a firm dealing in agricultural tools in Boston. In recent years he has been engaged in mining in Mexico. Resided at 113 Stanwood St., Boston. He attended Houghton School, Bolton, MA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 232, 308. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 231, 308. [S112] Death Certificate. [S265] Chapmanfamilies.org. [S747] US Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930. [S1141] Sons of Volunteers of Civil War. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 231. [S541] Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 308.