Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, William Otis

PUFFER, William Otis[1]

Male 1876 - 1939  (63 years)

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  • Name PUFFER, William Otis 
    Birth 3 Jul 1876  MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
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    Ref# 434  [1
    Residence 1918  Pawtucket, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 31 Oct 1939  Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Pawtucket, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Address:
    Walnut Hill Cemetery 
    Person ID I3447  Puffers
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2023 

    Father PUFFER, John Augustus,   b. 25 Apr 1851, West Concord, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1930, Wallingford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother SIDDELL, Agnes J.,   b. 9 Mar 1856, Dukinfield, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1908, Dublin, NH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 17 Feb 1872  Concord, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Divorce 16 Oct 1893  [6
    Family ID F4686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father PUFFER, John Augustus,   b. 25 Apr 1851, West Concord, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1930, Wallingford, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 17 Feb 1872  Concord, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Divorce 16 Oct 1893  [6
    Family ID F30119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 SPELLMAN, Grace E.,   b. 1873, New Haven, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1951, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 3 Oct 1898  Adams, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1930  Pawtucket, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Harold William,   b. 5 Jun 1899, Peterborough, NH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1904, Peterborough, NH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
     2. PUFFER, Charles Francis,   b. 22 Sep 1900, Quidneck, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1968, Houston, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     3. PUFFER, Grace Elizabeth,   b. 17 Jul 1906, North Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1979, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     4. PUFFER, Florence Winnifred,   b. 31 Jul 1910, North Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1975, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     5. PUFFER, Imelda Mary,   b. 18 Aug 1917, Pawtucket, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 2009, Orange Park, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]
     6. LOBIN, Mildred,   b. CA 1918, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 2018 (Age < 99 years)
    Family ID F7838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 BABER, Rose,   b. 9 Aug 1881, Buckingham County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1956, Woonsocket, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F7839  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Photos 2 Photos

  • Notes 
    • He attended the public schools at Concord Junction and the West Acton Grammar School. He learned the trade of weaver. For a number of years he has kept a variety store at Pawtucket, RI, where his is now living. He is a member of the Masonic order and is a Baptist in religion. He belongs to the following foreign Masonic bodies: The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Grand Orient of Naples; Ancient and Primitive Rite; Rite of Memphis; Rite of Mizraine.

      The RI State Census of 1915 shows him being born in England. He was a weaver in a cotton mill at that time.

      According to his WWI Draft Registration Card he was a lace maker at the Seekonk Lace Co, in Brookfield, RI (1918)

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 310, 335.

    2. [S423] WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Providence County, Rhode Island; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
      Birth date: 3 Jul 1876 Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ww1draft&h=25413959&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S807] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

    4. [S241] Rhode Island-EASy.

    5. [S969] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008.

    6. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 310.

    7. [S541] Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915.

    8. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 334.