PUFFER, Rev. John^{[1, 2, 3]}

1746 - 1834  (87 years)

• Name	PUFFER, John
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	27 May 1746	Norton, MA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 84935682
  Ref#	58  [2]
  _COLOR	11
  Burial	Apr 1834	Abington, MA
  	Address: Mount Vernon Cemetery
  Death	3 Apr 1834	Abington, MA   [1]
  Person ID	I2201	Puffers
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, William Jr.,   b. 9 Mar 1712, Wrentham, MA d. 7 Oct 1792, Medway, MA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	WARE, Rebecca,   b. Abt 1716, Wrentham, MA d. Abt 1800 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1733	Wrentham, MA   [6]
  Family ID	F5425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	JACKSON, Silence,   b. 1752, Abington, MA d. 10 Feb 1840, New Ipswich, NH (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1771	New Ipswich, NH   [1]
  Children	1. PUFFER, John,   b. 14 May 1772, Norton, MA d. 22 May 1792, Milton, MA (Age 20 years)   2. PUFFER, Olive,   b. 16 Sep 1776, Abington, MA d. Between 1808 and 1870, MA (Age 31 years)   3. PUFFER, Mehitable,   b. 17 Aug 1778, Abington, MA d. 1854, Harford, PA (Age 75 years)   4. PUFFER, Capt. Hugh,   b. 13 Mar 1781, Abington, MA d. 1812, West Indies (Age 30 years)   5. PUFFER, Diana,   b. 26 Dec 1784, Abington, MA d. 1 Jan 1843, Quincy, MA (Age 58 years)   6. PUFFER, Silence,   b. 8 Aug 1791, Abington, MA d. 14 Nov 1849, Abington, MA (Age 58 years)   7. PUFFER, John Jr.,   b. 7 Feb 1798, Abington, MA d. 13 Sep 1880, Hanover, MA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F11144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  He resided in Abington. He was a soldier (Pvt) in the Revolution in Capt William Reed's company, and, according to the town records, was a pensioner. According to the census, he was a resident of Abington in 1790. According to his application for a pension, Apr 1, 1818, he was living then at Weymouth; enlisted June, 1775, in Capt. William Reed's company, Col. John Thomas's regiment; served to Jan 1, 1776, then re-enlisted under the same captain in Col. John Bailey's regiment and served a year and six weeks. Also enlisted May, 1780, and served 10 months as wagoner in Capt Mark Packard's company. Pension allowed (W. File, 15, 226). He was at the capture of Cornwallis. John Puffer was originally buried at the Old Cemetery in Abington, ie., "Adams Street Burying Ground Site", that was found near the junction of Pearl and Birch Streets, North Abington . . . in the pine grove west of the track between Abington and North Abington. All burials here were removed to Mount Vernon Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 75. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 46, 75. [S1196] United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Saliors, 1775-1783. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 46. [S1086] Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, Norton Births, page 121. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 45.