Puffer Genealogy

ALDEN, Isaac

Male 1755 - 1822  (66 years)


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  • Name ALDEN, Isaac 
    Birth 5 May 1755  Ashfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave 210193352 
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 5 Mar 1822  Warren, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I52058  Puffers
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2020 

    Father ALDEN, David,   b. 18 Jun 1727, Bridgewater, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1809, Ashfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother THOMAS, Lucia,   b. 17 Dec 1733, Middleborough, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1818, Ashfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jun 1753  Middleborough, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Isaac and his wife, Irene Smith, and his first six children moved from Ashfield, Franklin Co. MA to a small settlement called Western, in Oneida Co. NY, where he carved a homestead out of a vast wilderness. He later moved his family to the nearby settlement of Williamstown where he built a saw mill on the Mlll Brook. He later built a mill on Fish Creek which became the business center of the settlement. Being a lumberman, he sailed down the St Lawrence River in 1811, just before the outbreak of war of 1812 with Great Britain, with a load of lumber. He was captured and imprisoned by British troops. He steadfastly refused to swear to the oath of allegiance and was deported to England where he remained in prison for 9 years. Upon his release the returned to Warren, Pennsylvania to live with his son Richard, where he died 5 May 1822.