Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Samuel Lewis[1, 2, 3]

Male 1827 - 1912  (84 years)


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  • Name PUFFER, Samuel Lewis 
    Birth 8 Apr 1827  Sunderland, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
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    Ref# 277  [4
    Residence 1892  Chemung, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 1912  Chemung, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Chemung, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I19104  Puffers
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2022 

    Father PUFFER, Capt. Lewis,   b. 7 Nov 1798, Sunderland, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1886, Mount Palatine, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother GRAVES, Emily C.,   b. 28 Jan 1805, Sunderland, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1885, Mt. Palatine, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 3 May 1826  Sunderland, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Residence 21 Sep 1855  Sunderland, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 19 Jul 1860  Magnolia, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 13 Aug 1870  Magnolia, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F9289  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GRAVES, Lydia Maria,   b. 22 May 1832, Deerfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1914, Harvard, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1854  Deerfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Frank Merritt,   b. 14 Oct 1855, Spring Prairie, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1942, Rockford, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. PUFFER, Emma Maria,   b. 25 Jan 1857, Chemung, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1939, Harvard, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. PUFFER, Henry Lewis,   b. 25 Nov 1858, Chemung, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1928, Capron, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     4. PUFFER, Edward Clinton,   b. 30 Apr 1862   d. 23 Mar 1889, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
    Family ID F9275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • He was educated in the common schools. He was removed from his native town to Chemung, IL, where he was for many years a druggist and postmaster. His commission was signed by Abraham Lincoln. He made several efforts to enlist during the Civil War, but was refused. He was a Republican.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 236.

    2. [S467] U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_50; Roll Number: 50.

    3. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 151, 236.

    4. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 152, 236.

    5. [S512] 1673-1899: History of the Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, Page 486.

    6. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 151.

    7. [S206] Massachusetts State Census, 1855.

    8. [S425] _1860 United States Federal Census.

    9. [S328] _1870 United States Federal Census.

    10. [S512] 1673-1899: History of the Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, page 487.

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

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