Puffer Genealogy

SHUTE, Benjamin Alonzo

Male 1823 - 1906  (82 years)


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  • Name SHUTE, Benjamin Alonzo 
    Birth 23 Nov 1823  Boston, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
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    Death 16 Feb 1906  Malden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Malden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Forest Dale Cemetery 
    Person ID I33073  Puffers
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2017 

    Father SHUTE, Daniel James,   b. 17 Jul 1798, Derry, NH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1860, Boston, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother STANWOOD, Alice,   b. 15 Aug 1790, Gloucester, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1870, Columbia Falls, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 1822  Boston, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1850  Boston, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F7806  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • "used to come down from Boston to visit his mother's grave. He was a j eweler from Boston. He wore a tall silk hat and carried a gold headed c ane. He also wore a diamond necktie pin." Roberta Puffer to Charles K .W. French Benjamin Alonzo Shute acquired his education in the public schools of B oston, and began his business career as clerk in a cutlery establishmen t. By capable and faithful service he gradually worked his way upward u ntil he became the head of the establishment, which he managed successf ully until his retirement from active pursuits in 1870. In 1887 he purc hased a residence in Malden, the home of some of his early ancestors, a nd has since resided here, a respected citizen. On September 12, 1852, M r. Shute married Sophia Drisko, of Addison, Me., a daughter of Haskell a nd Hannah (Cole) Drisko. Mr. and Mrs. Shute have three children — Mary H elen, .Sophia, and Martha Anna. Sophia is the wife of Alfred J. Thompso n, and has three children — Marion, Leonard, and Gordon. Martha Anna ma rried Frederick Drisko, and they have one son, Stanwood Drisko.

  • Sources 
    1. [S164] _1850 United States Federal Census.