PUTNAM, Stephen Sr.^[1]

1741 - 1812  (70 years)

• Name	PUTNAM, Stephen
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	24 Sep 1741	Salem, MA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 179358940
  _COLOR	11
  Death	29 Jun 1812	Rumford, ME   [2]
  Person ID	I21761	Puffers
  Last Modified	8 May 2023

  
  

  Father	PUTNAM, Jacob,   b. 9 Mar 1711/2, Salem, MA d. 10 Feb 1781, Wilton, NH (Age 68 years)
  Mother	HARRIMAN, Susanna,   b. 20 Aug 1718, Haverhill, MA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	24 Jun 1735	Salem, MA
  Family ID	F8819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FARNUM, Olive,   b. 7 Mar 1741, Dracut, MA d. 18 Sep 1831, Rumford, ME (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1764	Wilton, NH   [2]
  Children	1. PUTNAM, Stephen Jr.,   b. 31 Aug 1765, Temple, NH d. 4 Jul 1854, Rumford, ME (Age 88 years)   2. PUTNAM, Olive,   b. 2 Oct 1766, Temple, NH d. Jan 1838, Rumford, ME (Age 71 years)   3. PUTNAM, Samuel,   b. 29 May 1768, Temple, NH d. 24 Nov 1850, Rumford, ME (Age 82 years)   4. PUTNAM, Esther,   b. 23 Apr 1770, Temple, NH d. 29 Jul 1773, Rumford, ME (Age 3 years)   5. PUTNAM, Mary,   b. 10 Apr 1772, Temple, NH d. 5 Oct 1812, Rumford, ME (Age 40 years)   6. PUTNAM, Elizabeth,   b. 11 Jul 1774, Temple, NH d. 10 May 1813, Northern Canada (Age 38 years)   7. PUTNAM, Israel,   b. 31 Mar 1776, Temple, NH d. 24 Oct 1835, Rumford, ME (Age 59 years)   8. PUTNAM, Abigail,   b. 6 Mar 1778, Temple, NH d. 31 Jul 1862, Dixfield, ME (Age 84 years)   9. PUTNAM, Rachel,   b. 28 Feb 1780, Temple, NH d. 3 Jun 1781, Rumford, ME (Age 1 year)   10. PUTNAM, Jacob Harriman,   b. 29 Dec 1781, Temple, NH d. 31 Dec 1781, Temple, NH (Age 0 years)   11. PUTNAM, Ruth,   b. 28 Sep 1783, Temple, NH d. Bef 1883 (Age < 99 years)
  Family ID	F8820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

  jacob clark gs.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  He bought a farm in Temple, NH and settled there. He built a grist mill there. In 1776 he signed the Association Test, but in June 1777, he with others, were obliged to show cause they should not be considered unfriendly to the new government. his answers satisfied the meeting. Shortly after the Revolution he moved to Rumford, ME, (200 miles NE) where his son Stephen had already settled. Here also he built a mill and became quite an influential person. He had great mechanical ability.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 111. [S854] North America Family Histories 1500-2000, page 334.