1792 - 1845 (53 years)
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Name |
PUFFER, Samuel |
Birth |
1792 |
MA |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1820 |
Maury County, TN [1] |
Residence |
7 Aug 1820 |
Williamsport, TN [2] |
- The 1820 Federal Census shows 1 male 26-44 (he is single)
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Residence |
1830 |
Wilson County, TN [3] |
Arrival |
CA 1836 |
Effingham County, IL |
Ref# |
456 |
Residence |
1836 |
Wilson County, TN [4] |
Residence |
1838 |
Wilson County, TN [4] |
_COLOR |
2 |
_FSFTID |
K84Y-46B |
Death |
1845 |
Marion County, IL |
Person ID |
I1889 |
Puffer 062124 |
Last Modified |
13 Dec 2022 |
Father |
PUFFER, Benjamin, b. 25 Jul 1754, Norton, MA d. 7 Aug 1810, Norton, MA (Age 56 years) |
Mother |
TUCKER, Abigail, b. Abt 1735 d. 26 Mar 1832, Norton, MA (Age 97 years) |
Marriage |
31 Oct 1779 |
Norton, MA [5] |
Family ID |
F4894 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
EAGAN, Susan, b. 1804, Wilson County, TN d. 1831, Wilson County, TN (Age 27 years) |
Marriage |
18 Sep 1820 |
Maury County, TN [6] |
Children |
| 1. PUFFER, William, b. Abt 1815, TN d. Bef 1915, KS (Age < 99 years) |
| 2. PUFFER, John, b. Abt 1821, Maury County, TN d. 15 May 1867, Bates County, MO (Age 46 years) |
| 3. PUFFER, Hugh, b. 25 Dec 1822, Maury County, TN d. 6 Aug 1882, Marion County, IL (Age 59 years) |
| 4. PUFFER, Matilda, b. CA 1823, Wilson County, TN d. 18 Aug 1859, Wilson County, TN (Age 36 years) |
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Family ID |
F10928 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Jun 2024 |
Family 2 |
DUFF, Elizabeth C., b. 14 Apr 1807, KY d. 19 Mar 1880, Llano County, TX (Age 72 years) |
Marriage |
CA 1827 |
TN |
Children |
| 1. PUFFER, Edwin Duff, b. 18 Nov 1827, Maury County, TN d. 19 Oct 1889, Jefferson County, IL (Age 61 years) |
| 2. PUFFER, Susan L., b. 1830, Wilson County, TN d. CA 1885, IL (Age 55 years) |
| 3. PUFFER, Elizabeth, b. CA 1842, IL d. 7 Dec 1915, Fairview, MO (Age 73 years) |
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Family ID |
F15359 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Jun 2024 |
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Notes |
- Samuel is put here with Benjamin and Abigail because he fits into the time period according to the earliest Federal Censuses. There is no proof he was their son.
This family has plagued me for years. I have Samuel as son of Benjamin and Abigail Tucker because they are the only family that fit the time period and location for him. He was unconnected to parents for years. His 'parents' never appear in TN, so it is assumed he made the journey before 1820, where we first see him in the census records of Maury County, TN (Maury County TN Census, then the 1820 Fed Census). I have a marriage date to Susan Eagan (to further confuse the issue she is clearly written as "Susan Agree" in the marriage records for Maury County (TN Marriages 1780-2002). It's also curious that there is no record of the solemnizing of the marriage, just the license. Were they ever married? Who can tell. It's possible that Samuel and Susan were never really married and had 3 children in as many years. Something happened to cause them to split and Samuel married Elizabeth Duff and had Edwin and Susan. It's also possible that he was married to both (we're talking Tennessee here) :)
The Wilshier children: The 1860 Federal Census shows them living with John and Martha Gray Puffer. It's unknown if they were adopted or were foster-children. I've included them as a possible adoption after 1860.
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Sources |
- [S751] Maury County Tennessee Census, 1820.
- [S777] _1820 United States Federal Census.
- [S766] _1830 United Stated Federal Census.
- [S776] Tennessee Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 76.
- [S476] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.
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