PUFFER, Josiah^[1]

1810 - 1881  (71 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Josiah
  Birth	2 Jan 1810	Westminster, MA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	Address: 76592514
  	FindAGrave Memorial 76592514
  Ref#	141  [1]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	10 Jan 1881	Westminster, MA   [2]
  Burial	Westminster, MA
  	Address: Woodside Cemetery
  Person ID	I32735	Puffers
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Samuel Read,   b. 21 Oct 1773, Westminster, MA d. 22 Mar 1854, Westminster, MA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	WOOD, Mary,   b. 15 Sep 1782, Westminster, MA d. 27 Mar 1843, Westminster, MA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1801	Westminster, MA   [3]
  Family ID	F8782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	PAGE, Emeline,   b. 11 Jul 1813, Fitchburg, MA d. 21 Dec 1878, MA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1834	Westminster, MA   [2, 4]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Merrick Harwood,   b. 1 Jul 1835, Westminster, MA d. 19 Jan 1901, Leominster, MA (Age 65 years)   2. PUFFER, Pvt. George Gibson,   b. 23 Oct 1838, Westminster, MA d. 9 Dec 1915, Ayer, MA (Age 77 years)   3. PUFFER, William Augustus,   b. 20 Jul 1843, Westminster, MA d. 30 Dec 1887, Westminster, MA (Age 44 years)   4. PUFFER, Frank N.,   b. Abt 1852, MA d. Bef 1952 (Age < 99 years)
  Family ID	F8745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	CURTIS, Jennie,   b. 1813   d. 21 Dec 1878, MA (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F13538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 3	MASON, Jennie Eliza,   b. 13 Apr 1842, Amenia, NY d. 3 Aug 1911, Worcester, MA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1879  [2]
  Family ID	F8746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  He was a man of public spirit, prominent in military circles and in the temperance movement. He was a farmer at Bolton; kept a hotel at Harvard ; manufactured chairs at Westminster. He was an enterprising, public spirited man, much interested in military affairs and somewhat given to speculation in real estate, in which he was quite successful. He was an earnest advocate of temperance, and on account of his activity, in support of his belief, he suffered some personal indignities. He was at one time captain of the Westminster guards.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 88, 130. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 130. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 88. [S429] Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts.