Puffer Genealogy
SMITH, Ebenezer[1]
1786 - 1878 (91 years)-
Name SMITH, Ebenezer Nickname Eben Birth 6 Jun 1786 Middleborough, MA Gender Male FindaGrave _COLOR 6 Death 24 Apr 1878 Columbia, ME Burial Columbia, ME Person ID I6277 Puffers Last Modified 2 Oct 2019
Father SMITH, Capt. Job, b. 4 Feb 1754, Middleborough, MA d. 21 Dec 1821, Steuben, ME (Age 67 years) Mother BOOTH, Diadama, b. 1 Mar 1755, Middleborough, MA d. 25 Feb 1829, Steuben, ME (Age 73 years) Marriage 2 Aug 1776 Middleborough, MA Family ID F8408 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family FARNSWORTH, Deborah, b. 1793, Jonesboro, ME d. 19 Feb 1870, Columbia, ME (Age 77 years) Marriage 1812 Jonesport, ME Children 1. SMITH, Sylvina H., b. 6 Apr 1813, Jonesboro, ME d. 8 Apr 1888, Columbia, ME (Age 75 years) 2. SMITH, Diadema Booth, b. 15 Mar 1814, Jonesboro, ME d. 11 Oct 1889, Columbia, ME (Age 75 years) 3. SMITH, Priscilla H., b. 1 Nov 1815, Jonesboro, ME d. Aft 7 Jun 1880, Steuben, ME (Age > 65 years) 4. SMITH, Russell, b. 20 Jan 1817, Jonesboro, ME d. 22 Jun 1889, Columbia, ME (Age 72 years) 5. SMITH, William Sewall, b. 5 Feb 1819, Jonesboro, ME d. 11 May 1897, Columbia, ME (Age 78 years) 6. SMITH, Maj. Harrison Gray Otis, b. 20 Jun 1820, Jonesboro, ME d. 20 Jul 1891, Washington County, ME (Age 71 years) 7. SMITH, Keziah, b. 30 May 1822, Jonesboro, ME d. 12 Jul 1889 (Age 67 years) 8. SMITH, Richard, b. 20 Dec 1823, Jonesboro, ME d. 3 Nov 1827 (Age 3 years) 9. SMITH, Eri Hathaway, b. 24 May 1815, Jonesboro, ME d. 19 Jun 1903, Columbia, ME (Age 88 years) 10. SMITH, Harriett J., b. 19 Dec 1827, Columbia, ME d. 27 Jul 1897, Columbia Falls, ME (Age 69 years) 11. SMITH, Isaac P., b. 14 Jun 1828, Columbia, ME d. 29 Apr 1907, Columbia, ME (Age 78 years) Family ID F10559 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Mar 2024
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Notes - Came from Middleboro, MA. to Steuben, ME when 10 yrs old. From then he w ent on a whaling voyage, which lasted two years. He built the first ti de mill in Jonesboro, ME, when he married Deborah Farnsworth and came t o Columbia in 1827 to enter into the lumber business in the neighborhoo d of Saco (not the town).
His son Harrison G. served in the war of rebellion and was promoted fro m captain to major for meritorious service. He married Mary Puffer, da ughter of John Puffer. A Donald Smith has the razor Harrison carried wi th him during the Civil War.
"Centenial Historical Sketch of Columbia"
His gravestone reads
"Remember friends as you pass by
As you are now, once was I
As I am now, so you must be
Prepare for death and follow me."
He was a Lumberman-Miller in Jonesport, ME.
- Came from Middleboro, MA. to Steuben, ME when 10 yrs old. From then he w ent on a whaling voyage, which lasted two years. He built the first ti de mill in Jonesboro, ME, when he married Deborah Farnsworth and came t o Columbia in 1827 to enter into the lumber business in the neighborhoo d of Saco (not the town).
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Sources - [S12] Centennial Historical Sketch of the Town of Columbia From 1796 to 1896 (Press of The Republican, Mac, page 22-23.
- [S12] Centennial Historical Sketch of the Town of Columbia From 1796 to 1896 (Press of The Republican, Mac, page 22-23.