Puffer Genealogy
PUFFER, Samuel Lewis[1, 2, 3]
1827 - 1912 (84 years)-
Name PUFFER, Samuel Lewis Birth 8 Apr 1827 Sunderland, MA [3] Gender Male FindaGrave Ref# 277 [4] Residence 1892 Chemung, IL [2] _COLOR 11 _FSFTID K696-WNQ Death 1912 Chemung, IL [1] Burial Chemung, IL [1] Person ID I19104 Puffer 062124 Last Modified 23 Dec 2022
Father PUFFER, Capt. Lewis, b. 7 Nov 1798, Sunderland, MA d. 3 May 1886, Mount Palatine, IL (Age 87 years) Mother GRAVES, Emily C., b. 28 Jan 1805, Sunderland, MA d. 29 Jan 1885, Mt. Palatine, IL (Age 80 years) Marriage 3 May 1826 Sunderland, MA [5, 6] Residence 21 Sep 1855 Sunderland, MA [7] Residence 19 Jul 1860 Magnolia, IL [8] Residence 13 Aug 1870 Magnolia, IL [9] Family ID F9289 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family GRAVES, Lydia Maria, b. 22 May 1832, Deerfield, MA d. 1914, Harvard, IL (Age 81 years) Marriage 21 Dec 1854 Deerfield, MA [10, 11, 12] Children 1. PUFFER, Frank Merritt, b. 14 Oct 1855, Spring Prairie, WI d. 19 Aug 1942, Rockford, IL (Age 86 years) 2. PUFFER, Emma Maria, b. 25 Jan 1857, Chemung, IL d. 17 Aug 1939, Harvard, IL (Age 82 years) 3. PUFFER, Henry Lewis, b. 25 Nov 1858, Chemung, IL d. 10 Jan 1928, Capron, IL (Age 69 years) 4. PUFFER, Edward Clinton, b. 30 Apr 1862 d. 23 Mar 1889, IL (Age 26 years) Family ID F9275 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jun 2024
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Notes - He was educated in the common schools. He was removed from his native town to Chemung, IL, where he was for many years a druggist and postmaster. His commission was signed by Abraham Lincoln. He made several efforts to enlist during the Civil War, but was refused. He was a Republican.
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Sources - [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 236.
- [S467] U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_50; Roll Number: 50.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 151, 236.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 152, 236.
- [S512] 1673-1899: History of the Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, Page 486.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 151.
- [S206] Massachusetts State Census, 1855.
- [S425] _1860 United States Federal Census.
- [S328] _1870 United States Federal Census.
- [S512] 1673-1899: History of the Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, page 487.
- [S541] Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915.
- [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 236.