PUFFER, Stephen Perry Jr.^[1]

1822 - 1913  (90 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Stephen Perry
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	22 Jun 1822	Franklin, MA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 106933215
  Ref#	154  [1]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	4 May 1913	Amherst, MA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Amherst, MA
  	Address: North Cemetery
  Person ID	I19510	Puffers
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Stephen Perry Sr.,   b. 17 Feb 1784, Berlin, MA d. 4 Feb 1859, North Amherst, MA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	FOSGATE, Sally E.,   b. 2 Apr 1791, Berlin, MA d. 2 Feb 1871, Amherst, MA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1812	Sutton, MA   [2, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F9226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	STRICKLAND, Eugenia Cordelia,   b. 6 Sep 1829, Lockport, NY d. 10 Jan 1870, Amherst, MA (Age 40 years)  [3]
  Marriage	1 Mar 1848	Hadley, MA   [2, 3, 5]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Charles Frederick,   b. 25 Jun 1849, North Amherst, MA d. 1 Apr 1909, Pawtuxet, RI (Age 59 years)   2. PUFFER, George Elihu,   b. 19 Apr 1851, North Amherst, MA d. 9 Nov 1862, Amherst, MA (Age 11 years)   3. PUFFER, Eugene Oliver,   b. 17 Jul 1853, North Amherst, MA d. 3 Nov 1919, Amherst, MA (Age 66 years)   4. PUFFER, Agnes Rosella,   b. 3 Dec 1854, Amherst, MA d. 19 Nov 1862, North Amherst, MA (Age 7 years)   5. PUFFER, Clarabelle Lovinia,   b. 18 Apr 1857, Amherst, MA d. 2 Apr 1949, Amherst, MA (Age 91 years)   6. PUFFER, Willie Stephen,   b. 23 Jun 1859, North Amherst, MA d. 12 Dec 1862, Amherst, MA (Age 3 years)   7. PUFFER, Edward Stephen,   b. 31 Dec 1864, North Amherst, MA d. 1939, North Amherst, MA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F7847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	BLODGETT, Martha Smith,   b. 29 Jan 1836, Stafford, CT d. 22 Jun 1922, Amherst, MA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1872	Stafford, CT   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Estella Cornelia,   b. 24 Sep 1878, North Amherst, MA d. 17 Nov 1970, Westfield, MA (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F7848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  He moved from Franklin to Berlin when he was eight years old, thence to Belchertown and finally became a farmer in So. Amherst. For fifty years he was in the grain business and had a grist mill at North Amherst. He owned Pequot Water which had exclusive water rights to the Springfield, MA area, as well as Puffer Construction in Amherst, MA. Puffer Construction managed the Puffton Village apartment complex there. He was a highly respected citizen.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 93, 141. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 141. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 92. [S210] Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910. [S541] Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915. [S723] _1790 United States Federal Census.