Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Dr. Ruth Rice[1]

Female 1907 - 2002  (95 years)


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  • Name PUFFER, Ruth Rice 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Birth 20 Aug 1907  Berlin, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
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    Residence 1946  Nashville, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 2 Sep 2002  McMinnville, OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Berlin, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    South Berlin Cemetery 
    Person ID I35305  Puffers
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2023 

    Father PUFFER, Rev. Joseph Adams,   b. CA 1872, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1958, Berlin, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother RICE, Emily Hope,   b. 5 Jan 1874, Berlin, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1962, Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 1 Oct 1903  Boston, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Residence 1950  Berlin, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F10808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos 3 Photos

  • Notes 
    • She received a doctor of public health degree from Harvard University in 1943.

      She was a biostatistician and public health professional. She began her career in public health as Director of Statistical Services in the Department of Public Health for the state of Tennessee. Between 1953-1970, Dr. Puffer served as Chief of the Department of Health Statistics of the Pan American Health Organization, where she was the prime mover behind the Inter-American Investigation of Childhood Mortality that PAHO. During that period she conducted two important research studies: Patterns of Urban Mortality (1967) and Patterns of Morality in Childhood (1973). Today, both studies are still considered path-breaking classics of scientific literature and have had an undeniable impact on health services throughout the hemisphere.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 325.

    2. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Nashville Banner, Nashville, TN, 3 Oct 1946 page 8.

    3. [S331] Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008.

    4. [S638] Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine, page 478.

    5. [S1403] _1950 United States Federal Census.