PUFFER, John^{[1, 2]}

1806 - 1889  (83 years)

• Name	PUFFER, John
  Birth	5 Feb 1806	Dexter, ME   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 62676165
  Ref#	476
  Residence	1880	Dexter, ME   [1]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	24 Feb 1889	Dexter, ME
  Burial	Dexter, ME
  	Address: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
  Person ID	I23527	Puffers
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Daniel Boyden,   b. 6 Sep 1785, Rumford, ME d. 8 Jun 1840, Dexter, ME (Age 54 years)
  Mother	BARBER, Chloe,   b. Mar 1785, NH d. 4 Jan 1853, Dexter, ME (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1805	Canaan, NH   [2]
  Family ID	F10455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	IRELAND, Mehitable M.,   b. 18 Mar 1809, Vienna, ME d. 12 Apr 1897, Dexter, ME (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1835  [2]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Wilson,   b. 22 Dec 1835, Dexter, ME d. 2 Jun 1920, Orrington, ME (Age 84 years)   2. PUFFER, Seth N.,   b. 9 Feb 1837, Dexter, ME d. 12 Feb 1914, Brewer, ME (Age 77 years)   3. PUFFER, John Jr.,   b. 5 Feb 1839, Dexter, ME d. CA 1867 (Age 27 years)   4. PUFFER, Jacob,   b. 17 May 1841, Dexter, ME d. 16 Nov 1909, Dexter, ME (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F5719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  (Editors note: A John Puffer served in the Maine State Militia, in Capt Nathan Ellis, Jr.'s Company of infantry. They served "for the protection of it's Northern Frontier, from the twentieth day of February, 1839, the time of its rendezvous at Bangor, Maine, to the twenty-second day of April, 1839, when discharged or mustered. " This John is the only Puffer that fits the timeline as to age and location.) (archives.mainegenealogy.net)

  
  

• Sources

  [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Dexter, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: 485; Family History Film: 1254485; Page: 542B; Enumeration District: 013; Image: 0347. Record for Mehitable Puffer [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 111. [S165] Maine Birth Records, 1621-1922.