PUFFER, Luther Winthrop^{[1, 2]}

1855 - 1927  (72 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Luther Winthrop
  Birth	23 Mar 1855	Boston, MA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 103638009
  Ref#	247  [1]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	5 Nov 1927	Medford, MA
  Burial	Medford, MA
  	Address: Oak Grove Cemetery
  Person ID	I33455	Puffers
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Alvin Davis,   b. 14 Nov 1819, Bolton, MA d. 22 Dec 1906, Medford, MA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	BALCOM, Sarah Mercer,   b. 5 Apr 1825, Sudbury, MA d. 11 Feb 1861, Somerville, MA (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	22 Aug 1847	New York, NY   [3]
  Family ID	F9828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WOOD, Laura Estelle,   b. 14 Jun 1857, Boston, MA d. 12 Apr 1941, Medford, MA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1875	Boston, MA   [4, 5, 6]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Luther Winthrop Jr.,   b. 12 Aug 1876, Medford, MA d. 1945, MA (Age 68 years)   2. PUFFER, Alvin Wood,   b. 11 Aug 1878, Medford, MA d. 1964, Beverly, MA (Age 85 years)   3. PUFFER, Leon Hanscom,   b. 26 Jul 1880, Medford, MA d. 19 Oct 1952, MA (Age 72 years)   4. PUFFER, Stanley Balcom Sr.,   b. 18 Jul 1887, Medford, MA d. 9 Jul 1967, Worcester, MA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F8250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  He received his education in the public schools of Medford, graduating from the Medford High School in 1873. He became associated in business with his father and soon after he became of age was admitted to partnership in the firm of A.D. Puffer & Sons Manufacturing Company. He took a responsible part in the management of the business for many years. When the present firm was organized in 1900 he became treasurer and he succeed his brother as president in 1911. He and his sons now have the entire management of the business. He was a member of Mt. Hermon Lodge, Free Masons, of Medford; of the Royal Arch Chapter, Council, Boston Commandery and Aleppo Temple, Mystic Shrine, and of the Medford Club. In politics he was a Republican. His home was in Medford. His wife Laura E. was executrix of his estate and put at auction the Atlanta office of the The Puffer Manufacturing Co. in Atlanta in 1931.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 139, 209. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Database online. Record for Lather Winthrop Puffer Jr [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 139. [S190] Massachusetts State Archives. “Marriage Records”. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 209. [S541] Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915.