Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Herbert Cyrus

PUFFER, Herbert Cyrus[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1842 - 1928  (86 years)

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  • Name PUFFER, Herbert Cyrus 
    Birth 3 Feb 1842  Sudbury, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
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    Ref# 305  [4
    Residence 1 Jul 1863  Stow, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    Age on 1 July 1863: 21Marital Status: Unmarried 
    Residence 1887  MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • A grain dealer
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 29 Aug 1928  Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Burial Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4383  Puffers
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2021 

    Father PUFFER, Capt. Reuben,   b. 11 Apr 1803, Stow, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1845, Stow, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Mother WALKER, Nancy,   b. 2 Apr 1807, South Sudbury, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1903, Stow, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 18 May 1832  Sudbury, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F8990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family WILDER, Elizabeth P.,   b. 2 Aug 1844, Stow, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1925, Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 8 Apr 1867  Stow, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10, 11
    Residence 3 Jun 1880  Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Nellie Frances,   b. 16 Feb 1869, Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1953, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     2. PUFFER, Caroline Tucker,   b. 2 Dec 1875, Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1969, Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     3. PUFFER, Sally Wilder,   b. 28 May 1878, Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1880, Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     4. PUFFER, Allen Wilder,   b. 28 May 1878, Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1978, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 99 years)
     5. PUFFER, Herbert Reuben,   b. 14 Dec 1880, Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1953, Springfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F11770  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
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    herbert cyrus puffer 1842 gs.jpg

  • Notes 
    • He was on the militia list of Stow, MA.
      His fathers farm stood on the line, partly in Stow. He remained on the farm until he came of age and received his education in the public schools. In 1864, he went west and entered the employ of the American Express Co. at Mattoon, IL. Thence he went to Chicago and worked as weigher in a grain elevator for a time. He established a flour and grain business at Springfield, MA, in 1868, and built up a large and successful business, which was afterward incorporated as the H.C. Puffer Co., of which he is the president and treasurer. The company deals in flour, feed and grain and operates a grain mill. Milling in transit is the principal business. Mr. Puffer has been prominent in public life, a leader in the Republican party. He cast his first vote in Stow for Lincoln. He has served in the city council of Springfield and in the board of alderman. He has represented his district in the General Court and is now on the board of water commissioners. He is a deacon of the First Highland Baptist Church, and has been superintendent of the Sunday School and president of the men's class of two hundred.

      The 1917 Springfield, MA Street Guide has him living at 145 Dartmouth Terrace.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 257-258.

    2. [S527] U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865.
      National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    3. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Database online.
      Record for Carrie T Puffer

    4. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 166, 257.

    5. [S527] U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, 166, 257.
      National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    6. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 258.

    7. [S335] Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820 -1943.

    8. [S747] US Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930.

    9. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 166.

    10. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

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

    12. [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census.