PUFFER, Rev. Stephen^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1796 - 1867  (71 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Stephen
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	21 Feb 1796	Westminster, MA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Ref#	127  [4]
  vital	23 Apr 1867	Lunenburg, MA   [3]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	23 Apr 1867	Lunenburg, MA   [3, 5]
  Burial	Westminster, MA
  	Address: Whitmanville Cemetery
  Person ID	I24063	Puffers
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Jonas,   b. 6 Jul 1765, Sudbury, MA d. 21 Feb 1813, Westminster, MA (Age 47 years)
  Mother	FORBUSH, Lucy,   b. 1 Sep 1764, Acton, MA d. 10 Sep 1829, Westminster, MA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1791  [6]
  Family ID	F8740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MARSH, Sally Sarah,   b. 14 Jan 1798, Hingham, MA d. 15 Sep 1892, Fitchburg, MA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	3 Oct 1815	Westminster, MA   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F8784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He began to preach in 1822, was admitted to New England Conference in 1823, and preached for 44 years. He had pastorates in Hingham in 1823 and North Cohasset, Hull and other towns in this section. During the time he was settled in No. Cohasset, and the society among which he labored being poor and weak, he supplemented his church work by some kind of manual labor, the receipts from which thus enabled him to live among people he loved. He had a very strong feeling of attachment for the people of the Hingham society, which he was largely instrumental in establishing, and after his death in 1882 his widow gave the First Methodist Episcopal Society $1,000 for the purpose of building them a parsonage. It is nearly half a century since Mr Puffer preached in the ancient town of Hingham, yet the aroma of his work is fragrant to this day. He and wife Sally deeded his share of the estate of Jonas to his brother James Puffer in 1824 (W.D. 313-547). He was then of Westminster. His will dated April 23, 1867, at Westminster, bequeathed to his brother James, sisters Lucy and Mary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S324] Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, Database online. Record for Stephen Puffer [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 81, 121-122. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Database online. Record for Stephen Puffer [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 82, 121. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 121. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 81. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 122.