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PUFFER, James Bowdoin

Male 1790 - 1865  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  PUFFER, James Bowdoin was born on 22 Aug 1790 in Sudbury, MA; died on 31 Dec 1865 in Sudbury, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Ref#: 174

    Notes:

    He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and was stationed at the forts in Boston harbor, 1814-15. He lived at Leominster; Troy, NY; Lowell, and Saxonville.

    James married RICHARDSON, Persis on 30 Nov 1815 in Sudbury, MA. Persis (daughter of RICHARDSON, Gideon and HEMENWAY, Lucy) was born on 14 Mar 1793 in Sudbury, MA; died on 14 Oct 1860 in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. PUFFER, Joanna Eames  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1816 in Leominster, MA; died on 6 Apr 1884 in Worcester, MA.
    2. 3. PUFFER, Joanna  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Dec 1817 in Leominster, MA; died on 3 Dec 1818 in Leominster, MA.
    3. 4. PUFFER, William Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 May 1818 in Leominster, MA; died on 3 Dec 1818 in Leominster, MA.
    4. 5. PUFFER, William Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1820 in Troy, NY; died on 1 Jun 1861 in Sudbury, MA.
    5. 6. PUFFER, Elizabeth Richardson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Apr 1823 in Troy, NY; died on 23 Dec 1826.
    6. 7. PUFFER, Dexter Richardson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1825 in Troy, NY; died on 5 Oct 1826 in Dracut, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA.
    7. 8. PUFFER, Lucy Heminway  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1827 in Lowell, MA; died on 3 Dec 1887 in Worcester, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA.
    8. 9. PUFFER, Dexter Richardson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1829 in Lowell, MA; died on 23 Dec 1908 in West Newton, MA; was buried in Jamaica Plain, MA.
    9. 10. PUFFER, James Bowdoin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1833 in Saxonville, MA; died on 27 Aug 1834 in Saxonville, MA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  PUFFER, Joanna Eames Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 30 Aug 1816 in Leominster, MA; died on 6 Apr 1884 in Worcester, MA.

    Notes:

    Resided Worcester. No children.

    Joanna married FAIRBANKS, Lewis Tucker on 23 Sep 1846 in Framingham, MA. Lewis (son of FAIRBANKS, Abner and BELCHER, Deborah Reynolds) was born on 21 Sep 1820 in Dedham, MA; died on 21 Jul 1893 in Worcester, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  PUFFER, Joanna Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 19 Dec 1817 in Leominster, MA; died on 3 Dec 1818 in Leominster, MA.

    Notes:

    It is unknown if this is the same Joanna. She is definitely recorded as the daughter of James Bowdoin and Persis Puffer, and her dates are clear also. Joanna Eames Puffer lived past infancy the records show.


  3. 4.  PUFFER, William HenryPUFFER, William Henry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 19 May 1818 in Leominster, MA; died on 3 Dec 1818 in Leominster, MA.

  4. 5.  PUFFER, William Henry Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 8 Dec 1820 in Troy, NY; died on 1 Jun 1861 in Sudbury, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Ref#: 289

    William married SWEATT, Sarah C. on 19 Dec 1850 in Portland, ME. Sarah (daughter of SWEATT, William and HOBBS, Sarah) was born on 22 Nov 1823 in Portland, ME; died on 29 Jun 1901 in Portland, ME; was buried in Portland, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. PUFFER, Anna L.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1852 in Columbia, ME; died on 12 Dec 1923 in Portland, ME; was buried in Portland, ME.
    2. 12. PUFFER, Edwin Dexter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1854 in Columbia, ME; died on 14 Aug 1862 in Mansfield, MA.

  5. 6.  PUFFER, Elizabeth RichardsonPUFFER, Elizabeth Richardson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 22 Apr 1823 in Troy, NY; died on 23 Dec 1826.

  6. 7.  PUFFER, Dexter RichardsonPUFFER, Dexter Richardson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 21 Jul 1825 in Troy, NY; died on 5 Oct 1826 in Dracut, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=253289774


  7. 8.  PUFFER, Lucy Heminway Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 16 Nov 1827 in Lowell, MA; died on 3 Dec 1887 in Worcester, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA.

    Notes:

    She is widowed and living with her sister, Joanna and husband, in 1865 and 1880

    Lucy married HAMMOND, Edwin on 28 Jul 1852 in Wayland, MA. Edwin (son of HAMMOND, Otis and DUDLEY, Catherine C.) was born in 1829 in MA; died in 1853 in Worcester, MA; was buried in Wayland, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Lucy married STEVENS, John on 26 Sep 1872 in Lowell, MA. John (son of STEVENS, Jonathan Jr. and STEARNS, Shuah) was born in CA 1823 in NH; died on 14 Apr 1881 in Worcester, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  PUFFER, Dexter Richardson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 8 Dec 1829 in Lowell, MA; died on 23 Dec 1908 in West Newton, MA; was buried in Jamaica Plain, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Ref#: 290
    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    He was in the Sudbury draft in the Civil War. He resided in Boston, Sudbury and finally in West Newton, MA, where he died. He was for many years in the wholesale dry goods business in Boston.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=181215392

    Dexter married THOMAS, Mary Jane on 26 Sep 1859 in Bangor, ME. Mary (daughter of THOMAS, David Sumner and THOMPSON, Mary Wood) was born on 23 Dec 1838 in Bangor, ME; died on 12 Mar 1927 in Newark, NJ; was buried in Jamaica Plain, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. PUFFER, William Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1860 in Sudbury, MA; died on 8 Mar 1948 in Laconia, NH; was buried in Jamaica Plain, MA.
    2. 14. PUFFER, Dexter Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1861 in Cambridge, MA; died on 5 Mar 1862 in Cambridge, MA.
    3. 15. PUFFER, Mary Persis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Mar 1863 in Sudbury, MA; died on 18 Oct 1904 in South Framingham, MA; was buried on 20 Oct 1904 in Boston, MA.
    4. 16. PUFFER, Frederick Eugene  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jun 1864 in Sudbury, MA; died after 1940 in MA.
    5. 17. PUFFER, Herbert Richardson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Aug 1870 in Boston, MA; died on 14 Feb 1873 in Roxbury, MA.
    6. 18. PUFFER, Robert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1871 in Boston, MA; died after 1940 in MA.
    7. 19. PUFFER, George Winslow  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Sep 1872 in Boston, MA; died on 8 Jan 1949 in Patterson, NJ; was buried in Ridgewood, NJ.

  9. 10.  PUFFER, James Bowdoin Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 12 May 1833 in Saxonville, MA; died on 27 Aug 1834 in Saxonville, MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  PUFFER, Anna L. Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.James1) was born about 1852 in Columbia, ME; died on 12 Dec 1923 in Portland, ME; was buried in Portland, ME.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1860, Mansfield, MA

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=128734720 Sec-V Lot-363 Grv-2

    Anna married LONG, John N. on 1 Oct 1866 in Portland, ME. John was born in Nov 1845 in ME; died on 30 Jul 1921 in ME; was buried in Portland, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. LONG, Jane Fairbanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1867 in ME; died on 8 Aug 1955 in OH; was buried in Portland, ME.
    2. 21. LONG, George Hillyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1875 in ME; died in 1951 in ME; was buried in Falmouth, ME.

  2. 12.  PUFFER, Edwin Dexter Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.James1) was born about 1854 in Columbia, ME; died on 14 Aug 1862 in Mansfield, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1860, Mansfield, MA


  3. 13.  PUFFER, William LewisPUFFER, William Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 15 Jul 1860 in Sudbury, MA; died on 8 Mar 1948 in Laconia, NH; was buried in Jamaica Plain, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Ref#: 393
    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1929, Boston, MA
    • Residence: 1940, Wellesley, MA

    Notes:

    He is a graduate of the Mass. Institute of Technology (B.S. 1884). He was assistant in electrical engineering in 1884; instructor, 1886-93; assistant professor, 1901-6. He resigned to open an office as consulting and expert engineer, 201 Devonshire St., Boston. He was a member of the jury on awards at the Pan-American Exposition in 1901; a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers; the Society of Illuminating Engineers. His home was at 198 Mt. Vernon St., West Newton, MA.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=235559265

    William married BAILEY, Anna Wyncoop on 8 Aug 1888 in Trenton, NY. Anna (daughter of BAILEY, Rev. Winthrop and WYNKOOP, Isabella Meredith) was born on 2 Sep 1857 in Brewster, NY; died on 2 Jun 1925 in West Newton, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. PUFFER, Isabella Wyncoop  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 May 1889 in West Newton, MA; died on 1 Oct 1963 in Los Angeles, CA.
    2. 23. PUFFER, Lewis Richardson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1892 in West Newton, MA; died on 21 Mar 1919 in Hartford, CT; was buried in Cambridge, MA.
    3. 24. PUFFER, Dorothy Haynes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Sep 1894 in West Newton, MA; died on 21 Feb 1987 in Concord, MA.
    4. 25. PUFFER, Frances Bailey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1899 in Newton, MA; died on 27 Jun 1970 in Wolfeboro, NH; was cremated on 30 Jun 1970 in Salem, MA.

  4. 14.  PUFFER, Dexter Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 6 Dec 1861 in Cambridge, MA; died on 5 Mar 1862 in Cambridge, MA.

  5. 15.  PUFFER, Mary Persis Descendancy chart to this point (9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 4 Mar 1863 in Sudbury, MA; died on 18 Oct 1904 in South Framingham, MA; was buried on 20 Oct 1904 in Boston, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=136888543


  6. 16.  PUFFER, Frederick Eugene Descendancy chart to this point (9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 25 Jun 1864 in Sudbury, MA; died after 1940 in MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Ref#: 394
    • Residence: 1880, Boston, MA
    • Residence: 1890, Cambridge, MA
    • Residence: 1910, Rochester, NY; a hotel clerk, divorced

    Notes:

    He graduated from Harvard in 1885. He was engaged in the paper making industry for a time at Mechanics Falls, ME, and for many years afterward in the street paving business. He was cashier of the Warren-Shurf Paving Co. and superintendent. From 1900-1904 he was a government expert on asphalt paving in Canada. Since then he has been one of the editors of the Municipal Journal and Engineering. He contributed an article on the Municipal Engineering, Feb, 1901, and has written various other valuable contributions to the literature of kindred subjects. Lived at 239 W. 39th St, NYC and 52 No. 11th St., Newark, NJ.

    Residence:
    A student at Harvard Univ.

    Frederick married CHARPONTIER, Cecile Marguerite on 9 Nov 1896 in New York, NY. Cecile (daughter of CHARPONTIER, Edward and BURNIE, Rose Ann) was born on 24 Sep 1867 in Georgina, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Nov 1907 in New York, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 17.  PUFFER, Herbert Richardson Descendancy chart to this point (9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 22 Aug 1870 in Boston, MA; died on 14 Feb 1873 in Roxbury, MA.

  8. 18.  PUFFER, Robert Descendancy chart to this point (9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 17 Oct 1871 in Boston, MA; died after 1940 in MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1910, Newton, MA

    Notes:

    Resided in Roxbury, unmarried.


  9. 19.  PUFFER, George WinslowPUFFER, George Winslow Descendancy chart to this point (9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 26 Sep 1872 in Boston, MA; died on 8 Jan 1949 in Patterson, NJ; was buried in Ridgewood, NJ.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1917, Essex, NJ

    Notes:

    Lived at East Pepperell, West Newton and Trenton, NJ.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=53012480

    George married TYSON, Clara I. on 7 Feb 1906 in Trenton, NJ. Clara (daughter of TYSON, Charles S. and SUYDAM, Hannah M.) was born on 24 Jan 1875 in Imlaystown, NJ; died on 24 Jan 1938 in Patterson, NJ; was buried in Ridgewood, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 20.  LONG, Jane Fairbanks Descendancy chart to this point (11.Anna3, 5.William2, 1.James1) was born in Jul 1867 in ME; died on 8 Aug 1955 in OH; was buried in Portland, ME.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1880, Portland, ME
    • Residence: 1900, Portland, ME
    • Residence: 1910, Portland, ME
    • Residence: 1920, Portland, ME
    • Residence: 1940, Portland, ME

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=128746855


  2. 21.  LONG, George HillyerLONG, George Hillyer Descendancy chart to this point (11.Anna3, 5.William2, 1.James1) was born in Sep 1875 in ME; died in 1951 in ME; was buried in Falmouth, ME.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1940, Portland, ME

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=147406640

    George married BURTON, Grace Annie on 16 May 1900 in ME. Grace was born in Dec 1878 in MA; died in 1970 in ME; was buried in Falmouth, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. LONG, Burton Fossett  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901; died in 1982; was buried in Falmouth, ME.

  3. 22.  PUFFER, Isabella Wyncoop Descendancy chart to this point (13.William3, 9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 17 May 1889 in West Newton, MA; died on 1 Oct 1963 in Los Angeles, CA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Bef 1921, CA

    Family/Spouse: CHARDE, Newell. Newell (son of Effie N.) was born on 16 Jan 1892 in MO; died on 7 Aug 1983 in CA; was buried in Brawley, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. CHARDE, Lewis Richardson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1921 in Alameda County, CA; died on 3 Jun 1997 in Los Angeles County, CA; was buried in Los Angeles, CA.
    2. 28. CHARDE, Ann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1921 in Berkeley, CA; died on 22 Sep 2007 in CA.

  4. 23.  PUFFER, Lewis RichardsonPUFFER, Lewis Richardson Descendancy chart to this point (13.William3, 9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 12 Jan 1892 in West Newton, MA; died on 21 Mar 1919 in Hartford, CT; was buried in Cambridge, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1918, Hartford, CT

    Notes:

    According to his 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card he was a refrigeration engineer at The Automatic Refrigerator Co., in Hartford, CT.

    Lewis Puffer killed himself when Margaret was pregnant with Jean. He threw himself in front of a train on Windsor Street, Hartford, CT. Margaret raised Jean on her own. When Jean moved to California, Margaret joined her and they lived together in Oakland until her death.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=182161146

    Died:
    He was run over by a train as he attempted to board it while it was moving.

    Lewis married THAYER, Margaret Treat on 23 Jun 1917 in Harvard, MA. Margaret (daughter of THAYER, Herbert Appleton and ALLING, Nellie E.) was born on 26 Mar 1892 in MA; died on 13 Feb 1978 in Alameda, CA; was buried in Harvard, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. PUFFER, Jean  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1919 in Harvard, MA; died on 26 Apr 2002 in Oakland, CA; was buried in Harvard, MA.

  5. 24.  PUFFER, Dorothy Haynes Descendancy chart to this point (13.William3, 9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 27 Sep 1894 in West Newton, MA; died on 21 Feb 1987 in Concord, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • SSN issued: MA
    • Social Security Number: 025-09-4774
    • Residence: 1921, Newton, MA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    A teacher at Carroll School

    Dorothy married ERNST, Clayton Holt on 20 Sep 1924 in Newtonville, MA. Clayton (son of ERNST, Frederick William and HOLT, Harriett E.) was born on 29 Dec 1886 in Franconia, NH; died on 15 Oct 1945 in Boston, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. ERNST, Dorothy Wynkoop  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1932 in Newton, MA; died in CA 2009 in MA.

  6. 25.  PUFFER, Frances Bailey Descendancy chart to this point (13.William3, 9.Dexter2, 1.James1) was born on 16 Nov 1899 in Newton, MA; died on 27 Jun 1970 in Wolfeboro, NH; was cremated on 30 Jun 1970 in Salem, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1910, Newton, MA
    • Residence: 1921, Newton, MA
    • Residence: 1925, West Newton, MA
    • Residence: 1927, West Newton, MA
    • Residence: 1930, Laconia, NH

    Notes:

    Then 1920 Federal Census shows that she is a stenographer in a dentist's office.
    The 1930 Federal Census shows that she is a registered nurse, working at the Laconia City Hospital.
    The 1940 Federal Census shows that she is the Superintendent at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, NH.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=242326503

    Residence:
    A registered nurse in 1930



 

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