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PUFFER, William Franklin

PUFFER, William Franklin[1]

Male 1861 - 1948  (86 years)

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  • Name PUFFER, William Franklin 
    Birth 1 Nov 1861  Westport, Leeds, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave
    Ref# 578 
    Residence Jan 1946  Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 22 Apr 1948  Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Burial Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Address:
    Fairview Cemetery 
    Person ID I19990  Puffers
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2023 

    Father PUFFER, Asa L.,   b. 21 Dec 1834, Smiths Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1903, Lodi, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother ROOT, Louisa Cordelia,   b. 21 Mar 1835, Kitley, Leeds, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1902, South Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 26 Nov 1859  North Crosby, Leeds, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Family ID F4423  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 GILMORE, Charlotte Ann,   b. 20 Mar 1862, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1945, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1885  South Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Residence 1901  Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1921  Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Fernanda Bertha,   b. 14 Sep 1887, Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1982, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     2. PUFFER, Lloyd Wellington,   b. 30 Jul 1889, Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1973, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     3. PUFFER, Amy Elizabeth,   b. 4 May 1891, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1970, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     4. PUFFER, Stanley Asa Esq.,   b. 8 Dec 1893, Olds, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1982, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. PUFFER, Gordon Percival,   b. 29 Dec 1895, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1982, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     6. PUFFER, Dorothy Grace,   b. 15 Jan 1899, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1982, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     7. PUFFER, Douglas Gerald,   b. 31 Jan 1902, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1928, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
    Family ID F3431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Marriage 1 Jul 1885  South Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Residence 1901  Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1921  Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Fernanda Bertha,   b. 14 Sep 1887, Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1982, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     2. PUFFER, Lloyd Wellington,   b. 30 Jul 1889, Boardman, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1973, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     3. PUFFER, Amy Elizabeth,   b. 4 May 1891, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1970, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     4. PUFFER, Stanley Asa Esq.,   b. 8 Dec 1893, Olds, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1982, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. PUFFER, Gordon Percival,   b. 29 Dec 1895, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1982, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     6. PUFFER, Dorothy Grace,   b. 15 Jan 1899, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1982, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     7. PUFFER, Douglas Gerald,   b. 31 Jan 1902, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1928, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
    Family ID F28863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

  • Photos 6 Photos

  • Notes 
    • Parents moved to Peterborough Co. from Leeds Co., when 8 years of age, then to Dresden, Ontario, Canada, when 13 years of age; thence to Illinois at 14 and to MI at 16 yrs.; went to Alberta early in 1890; worked at farming and lumbering; was a pioneer in Alberta; homesteading and farming in the spring of '95; started in the meat and cattle trade at Lacombe, Ontario and for several years also conducted a lumber yard and machine business. elected to the first Alberta Legislature, Nov., 1905; re-elected by acclamation, 1909

      He spoke fluent Cree, an Algonquin language and employed many native Americans.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 339.

    2. [S913] Family Bible.

    3. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 7 Jan 1946, page 12.

    4. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Edmonton Bulletin, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 23 Apr 1938, Page 18.

    5. [S208] Ontario, Canada Census, 1861.

    6. [S753] Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952.

    7. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 8 Mar 1945, page 15.

    8. [S463] Canada Census 1901.

    9. [S1138] Canada Census 1921.


 

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