PUFFER, Jonas^{[1, 2]}

1765 - 1813  (47 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Jonas
  Birth	6 Jul 1765	Sudbury, MA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	Address: 85152269
  	FindAGrave Memorial 85152269
  Ref#	68  [5]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	21 Feb 1813	Westminster, MA   [1, 6]
  Burial	Westminster, MA
  	Address: Woodside Cemetery
  Person ID	I24059	Puffers
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Lt. James,   b. 11 Aug 1734, Sudbury, MA d. 1810, Sudbury, MA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	DAKIN, Marcy,   b. 24 Apr 1733, Sudbury, MA d. 31 May 1790, Sudbury, MA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1757	Concord, MA
  Family ID	F8493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	DAMON, Mary,   b. 6 Jul 1765   d. Abt 1790 (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1787	Sudbury, MA   [1]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Lydia,   b. 6 Jun 1789, Westminster, MA d. Bef 1889 (Age < 99 years)
  Family ID	F8741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	FORBUSH, Lucy,   b. 1 Sep 1764, Acton, MA d. 10 Sep 1829, Westminster, MA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1791  [7]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Mary,   b. 27 Dec 1792, Westminster, MA d. 21 Dec 1874, Lunenburg, MA (Age 81 years)   2. PUFFER, Rev. Stephen,   b. 21 Feb 1796, Westminster, MA d. 23 Apr 1867, Lunenburg, MA (Age 71 years)   3. PUFFER, James,   b. 9 Jan 1798, Westminster, MA d. 17 Mar 1885, Westminster, MA (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F8740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  He joined the Sudbury church, Aug 9, 1789. He settled afterward in Wes tminster,, where he bought of Daniel Sawyer, Dec 6, 1792, Lot No 59, 2d D ivision , in the valley of the Whitman River. At the time of his death h e was building a new farm-house. He was buried in the cemetery on the r oad from Westminster to Fitchburg. His epitaph reads: "Stop, kind friend, and drop a tear On the dust that slumbers here And when you read the fate of me Think of the glass that turns for thee." His widow was appointed administratrix in 1813, and the estate was divi ded among four children. Guardians for sons, Stephen and James were ap pointed Sept. 20, 1814.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 80. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 49, 80. [S436] Vital Records of Stow Massachusetts To the Year 1850, page114. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 49. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Page 243. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 81.