Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Rev. William R.[1, 2]

Male 1828 - 1900  (71 years)


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  • Name PUFFER, William R. 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth 28 Nov 1828  Richford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
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    Ref# 320  [2
    Residence 1860  Sheldon, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1870  Cambridge, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1880  Highgate, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1886  Chittenden, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 4 Jun 1900  Richford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 29 Jul 1900  Richford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Cause: of cancer of the bowels 
    Burial Richford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Hillside Cemetery 
    Person ID I16832  Puffers
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 

    Father PUFFER, Martin,   b. 30 Dec 1802, Westmoreland, NH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1889, Richford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother BLISS, Sophronia,   b. 1807, Orange County, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1839, Richford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Marriage 14 May 1826  Richford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9
    Family ID F3970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 GODFREY, Orlana L.,   b. Aug 1837, Chelsea, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1858, Cambridge, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years) 
    Marriage 28 Aug 1853  Chelsea, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Baby Boy,   b. 5 Dec 1858, Cambridge, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1858, Cambridge, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F2542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 KINSLEY, Esther Ann,   b. 6 Dec 1836, Fletcher, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1918, Richford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 12 May 1859  Fletcher, VT Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 4 Jun 1900  Richford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Rev. William Martin,   b. 12 Jun 1860, Sheldon, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1936, Kalamazoo, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. PUFFER, Hattie Lauretta,   b. 10 Jul 1863, Burlington, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1942, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. PUFFER, Henry Austin,   b. 17 Apr 1871, Cambridge, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1937, Richford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     4. PUFFER, Arthur Kinsley,   b. 10 Jun 1879, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1880, Franklin County, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F2541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

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  • Notes 
    • Originally named William Erasmus. He worked on his father's farm and attended the district schools until he was twenty years old. He attended academies during the next two years and studied for the ministry. In 1852 and 1853 he preached in Methodist pulpits under appointment of the presiding elder; in 1854 he joined the Troy conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. For years he preached and labored in the ministry, chiefly in Vermont, the conference of which he joined in 1861. He had numerous pastorates in the state of Vermont and was Presiding Elder of St. Johnsbury District from 1874 to 1878. He was elected in 1876 a member of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He has been one of the most honored and influential clergyman of his denomination in Vermont. He retired in 189_ and lived in Richford, VT.

      His 2nd marriage shows some differences in his record. The Vermont Vital Records records that his father was Austin Puffer and that his 2nd wife's name was Esther Ann Kingsley.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 267.

    2. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 172.

    3. [S425] _1860 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S328] _1870 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S304] _1900 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S747] US Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930.

    8. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Barre Evening Telegram, Barre, VT, 1 Aug 1900, Page 1.

    9. [S538] Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908.

    10. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 266.

    11. [S435] Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008.