Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Lieut. Jonathan

PUFFER, Lieut. Jonathan[1, 2]

Male 1751 - 1789  (37 years)

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  • Name PUFFER, Jonathan 
    Prefix Lieut. 
    Birth 24 Oct 1751  Concord, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
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    Ref# 41  [1
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 2 Sep 1789  Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6028  Puffers
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2019 

    Father PUFFER, Jonathan,   b. 22 Oct 1711, Braintree, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1782, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother MAYNARD, Mary,   b. 2 Jan 1690, Sudbury, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1766, Framingham, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jan 1734  Sudbury, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F8543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family FAIRBANK, Abigail,   b. 24 Nov 1756, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1841, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 5 May 1774  Concord, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Mary,   b. 13 Jul 1762   d. Bef 1862 (Age < 99 years)
     2. PUFFER, Polly,   b. 16 Dec 1775, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1776, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. PUFFER, Abigail,   b. 13 Feb 1777, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1845, Leominster, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     4. PUFFER, Jonathan,   b. 26 Dec 1779, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1852, Sudbury, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     5. PUFFER, Polly,   b. 31 Dec 1781, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1873, NH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     6. PUFFER, Sally,   b. 3 Mar 1784, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1875, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     7. PUFFER, Jonathan,   b. 4 Sep 1785   d. Bef 1885 (Age < 99 years)
     8. PUFFER, Nancy,   b. 16 May 1786, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1849, Harvard, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F3059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

  • Photos
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    jonathan puffer 1751 gs.jpg

  • Notes 
    • He was a farmer at Harvard. He was a soldier in the Lancaster Troop under Captain Thomas Gates and rode on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775. He was also in Captain Manasseh Sawyer's company in 1775-1776 and was at Dorchester Heights when the British evacuated Boston. He was afterward a lieutenant, as indicated by the record on his gravestone.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 38, 60.

    2. [S542] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840-1920.

    3. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 60.

    4. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 37.