1857 - 1916 (59 years)
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Name |
PUFFER, Frank A. |
Birth |
Jun 1857 |
MA [2] |
Gender |
Male |
FindaGrave |
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Residence |
1870 |
Berkley, MA [3] |
_COLOR |
11 |
Death |
20 Dec 1916 |
Swansea, MA [2] |
Burial |
Swansea, MA |
Address: Mount Hope Cemetery |
Person ID |
I32816 |
Puffer 062124 |
Last Modified |
7 Feb 2023 |
Father |
PUFFER, Joseph William Sr., b. 9 Jan 1819, Attleboro, MA d. 10 Jul 1893, Swansea, MA (Age 74 years) |
Mother |
WHITE, Mary Charlotte, b. 21 Feb 1818, Boston, MA d. 1 Aug 1895, Swansea, MA (Age 77 years) |
Marriage |
CA 1839 |
Residence |
1870 |
Berkley, MA [3] |
Family ID |
F7666 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- It was undetermined if his death was a result of murder or suicide. An autopsy was unable to determine the cause of death with certainty. His death was caused by a blow to the head with a long handled axe, and although the wound was severe, he actually bled to death as his brain was unaffected.
Puffer was erratic in his behavior, addicted to alcohol, and want to suspect that people were following him, according to neighbors.
He lived in a shack on the banks of the Cole's river, Wilbur Avenue, South Swansea, MA. There was no sign of a struggle in his room.
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Sources |
- [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Fall River Daily Evening News, Fall River, Massachusetts · Wednesday, May 28, 1884, page 1.
- [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Fall River Daily Evening News, Fall River, Massachusetts · Friday, December 22, 1916, page 1-2.
- [S328] _1870 United States Federal Census.
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