PUFFER, Reuben Wilson^{[1, 2]}

1823 - 1877  (54 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Reuben Wilson
  Birth	28 Jan 1823	Oxford, MA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1825	NY   [4]
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 16355875
  Ref#	157  [5]
  Residence	1 Jun 1840	Du Page, IL
  Residence	4 Sep 1850	Downers Grove, IL
  Residence	1855	Naperville, IL
  Residence	24 Jun 1860	Lisle, IL
  Residence	1862	DuPage County, IL
  Residence	Jun 1863	IL   [4]
  Residence	3 Jun 1870	Lisle, IL
  _COLOR	11
  Death	15 Jul 1877	Downers Grove, IL   [1]
  Burial	Downers Grove, IL
  	Address: Oak Hill Cemetery
  Person ID	I19181	Puffers
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Deacon Henry,   b. 15 Feb 1790, Berlin, MA d. 12 Mar 1851, Downers Grove, IL (Age 61 years)
  Mother	WILSON, Lusanna,   b. 26 Sep 1791, Belchertown, MA d. 7 Jul 1866, Downers Grove, IL (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1814	Belchertown, MA   [6]
  Family ID	F9223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	KENYON, Rozella Sandusky,   b. 10 Apr 1822, Petersburg, NY d. 19 Dec 1914, Downers Grove, IL (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1843  [1]
  Residence	1860	Lisle, IL   [7]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Charles Mortimer,   b. 6 Mar 1847, Downers Grove, IL d. 26 May 1878, Burlington Heights, IL (Age 31 years)   2. PUFFER, Julia Seville,   b. 4 Dec 1848, Downers Grove, IL d. 15 Sep 1850, Downers Grove, IL (Age 1 year)   3. PUFFER, George Wilson,   b. 20 Nov 1850, Downers Grove, IL d. 18 Aug 1864, Columbus, KY (Age 13 years)   4. PUFFER, Edwin Russell,   b. 25 Sep 1852, Downers Grove, IL d. 18 Dec 1924, Downers Grove, IL (Age 72 years)   5. PUFFER, Henry Elmer,   b. 1 May 1855, Downers Grove, IL d. 10 Jul 1920, Downers Grove, IL (Age 65 years)   6. PUFFER, Frank Sumner,   b. 1 Feb 1856, Downers Grove, IL d. 9 Sep 1924, Jefferson, IA (Age 68 years)   7. PUFFER, Leonard Reuben,   b. 20 May 1859, Downers Grove, IL d. 5 May 1933, Downers Grove, IL (Age 73 years)   8. PUFFER, Harriett Mary,   b. 13 Feb 1862, Downers Grove, IL d. 12 Feb 1952, Winnetka, IL (Age 89 years)   9. PUFFER, William Lincoln,   b. 1 Apr 1865, Downers Grove, IL d. 1 Oct 1932, Evanston, IL (Age 67 years)   10. PUFFER, Lucy Genevieve,   b. 27 Oct 1867, Downers Grove, IL d. 1942, Broward County, FL (Age 74 years)   11. PUFFER, Dr. Maurice Lyon,   b. 15 Oct 1872, Downers Grove, IL d. 29 Dec 1950, Aurora, IL (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  He was a farmer at Downers Grove, IL. He was well educated, one of the best informed men of his day. He was a typical representative of the pioneer stock from New England, the kind that never knew defeat. A Civil War Veteran, Pvt., Co. D., 105th Illinois Inf. Regt.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 143. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 94, 143. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. [S1375] Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 94. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 93. [S425] _1860 United States Federal Census.