PUFFER, Henry L.^{[1, 2]}

1845 - 1921  (75 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Henry L.
  Birth	4 Sep 1845	Readsboro, VT   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 54132375
  Ref#	350  [1]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	12 Jan 1921	Troy, NY   [3]
  Burial	Bellingham, MA
  	Address: Hillside Cemetery
  Person ID	I18719	Puffers
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Otis,   b. 14 Oct 1806, MA d. 14 Dec 1854, Readsboro, VT (Age 48 years)
  Mother	STAFFORD, Keziah,   b. 12 May 1815, Hartwellville, VT d. 4 Oct 1853, Readsboro, VT (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1833	Guilford, VT   [4, 5]
  Residence	1850	Readsboro, VT   [6]
  Family ID	F8042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	WITHERILL, Evrlyne A.,   b. 20 Dec 1851, North Bennington, VT d. 20 Aug 1879, North Adams, MA (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	CA 1866
  Residence	1870	Adams, MA   [7]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Baby Boy,   b. 1 Nov 1868, Sunderland, VT d. 1 Nov 1868, Sunderland, VT (Age 0 years)   2. PUFFER, Frederick Eugene,   b. 9 Jun 1870, Adams, MA d. 1919, Rochester, NY (Age 48 years)   3. PUFFER, Mabel E.,   b. 22 Aug 1879, Adams, MA d. 1882, Adams, MA (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F9443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	CRAWFORD, Nettie Eveline,   b. 1849, MA d. 1900, North Adams, MA (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1880	VT   [8]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Otis W.,   b. 29 Dec 1881, Adams, MA d. 5 Feb 1901, Mauban, Bataan, Philippines (Age 19 years)   2. PUFFER, Frederick Eugene Sr.,   b. 2 Nov 1883, North Adams, MA d. 21 Mar 1954, Rochester, NY (Age 70 years)   3. PUFFER, Harold L.,   b. 15 Apr 1886, North Adams, MA d. 16 Feb 1906, North Adams, MA (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F9442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  A Civil War Veteran and lived in the Soldier's Home at Bennington, VT (1915-21). Pvt., Co. H., 8th VT. He enlisted when he was 15 years old and served 4 years. He was promoted corporal June 9, 1864, sergeant Dec. 6, 1864, and first sergeant April 13, 1865. A shoemaker by trade. He was a mechanic when his first child was born in 1868. Enlisted in Company H, Vermont 8th Infantry Regiment on 18 Feb 1862. Promoted to Full Corporal on 07 Jun 1864. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 08 Dec 1864. Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant on 12 Apr 1865. Mustered out on 28 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 186, 285. [S846] US Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890. [S679] US VA Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 185. [S538] Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908. [S164] _1850 United States Federal Census. [S328] _1870 United States Federal Census. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 285.