PUFFER, William^[1]

1720 - 1756  (36 years)

• Name	PUFFER, William
  Birth	25 Feb 1720	Sudbury, MA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Confirmation	8 Nov 1741	Sudbury, MA   [3]
  Ref#	21  [4]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	11 Oct 1756	Lake George, NY
  	Cause: during the French and Indian War,
  	Address: Camp Fort William Henry
  Burial	Lake George, NY
  	Address: Evergreen Cemetery
  Person ID	I22877	Puffers
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Capt. Jabez,   b. 4 Feb 1672, Braintree, MA d. 5 Nov 1746, Sudbury, MA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	GLAZIER, Mary,   b. 6 Oct 1682, Sudbury, MA d. 2 Jan 1749, Braintree, MA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1702	Braintree, MA   [4]
  Family ID	F5245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	TREADWAY, Abigail,   b. 2 Dec 1719, Framingham, MA d. 6 Feb 1818, Hinsdale, NH (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1742	Sudbury, MA   [3, 5, 6, 7]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Jabez,   b. 16 Jul 1743, Sudbury, MA d. 1790, Dublin, NH (Age 46 years)   2. PUFFER, Benjamin,   b. 2 Aug 1746, Sudbury, MA d. Bef 1846 (Age < 99 years)   3. PUFFER, Mary,   b. Nov 1747, Framingham, MA d. Bef 1800 (Age < 52 years)   4. PUFFER, Thankful,   b. 16 Jun 1749, Framingham, MA d. 1837, NY (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F9890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He joined the Sudbury church Nov. 8, 1781 and his wife joined Oct. 5, 1746. They moved to Framingham where he was a town officer 1749-53. He was soldier in the French and Indian War in Captain Belknap's company, Colonel Joseph Buckminster's regiment, April 22, 1756; also in Captain John Nixon's company, Colonel Timothy Ruggle's regiment, August 28 1756 (aged 36 according to the pay roll) and clerk of the company. He was reported dead at Camp Fort William Henry. His wife Abigail was appointed administratrix January 3, 1757.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 27, 39. [S436] Vital Records of Stow Massachusetts To the Year 1850, page114. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 39. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 27. [S169] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Massachusetts Marriages, 1633 -1850 [database on-line]. [S436] Vital Records of Stow Massachusetts To the Year 1850, page 253. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, page 360.