EAMES, Aaron

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Family/Spouse: MCALISTER, Anne. Anne was born on 1 Jan 1727 in Westborough, MA; died about 1777 in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joanna married PUFFER, Deacon Samuel T. Jr. on 16 Mar 1785 in Sudbury, MA. Samuel (son of PUFFER, Lieut. Phineas and STRATTON, Molly) was born on 31 Oct 1765 in Sudbury, MA; died on 5 Aug 1842 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1860, Houndsfield, NY

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He went to New York state (Sag Harbor?). A baker in 1860, his birthplace is listed as "Can E" (Canada East)?

Family/Spouse: Christiana. Christiana was born about 1790 in Montréal, Montréal Region, Quebec, Canada; died before 1860 in NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 12 Aug 1850, Boston, MA; Age 62Piano forte maker; Mass
• Residence: 21 Jun 1860, Cambridge, MA

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A cabinet maker by trade and during most of his active life resided in Boston, where he manufactured musical instruments.

He was a 'pianoforte' maker in the 1850 Federal Census.

Aaron married FROBISHER, Charlotte on 23 Mar 1815 in Boston, MA. Charlotte was born in 1795; died on 15 May 1821; was buried on 16 May 1821 in Boston, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aaron married PRAY, Theodora on 24 Aug 1823 in Quincy, MA. Theodora was born on 30 Jul 1797 in Quincy, MA; died on 1 Sep 1874 in Cambridge, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

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He lived in Westford.
According to the 1860 Federal Census he and his wife Charlotte are living with the Eri Richardson family in Grafton, NH. There is no known connection to them.

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Luther married PROCTOR, Charlotte on 27 May 1819 in Littleton, MA. Charlotte (daughter of PROCTOR, Simon Jr. and HUDSON, Charlotte) was born on 3 May 1795 in Littleton, MA; died on 21 Feb 1863 in Lowell, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sophia married HUNT, Sewall on 4 May 1820 in Sudbury, MA. Sewall (son of HUNT, Jonas and HEMENWAY, Sarah) was born on 11 Dec 1796 in Sudbury, MA; died on 26 Mar 1886 in Newton, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
The record states "Clarissa Puffer daughter of Capt. Samuel Puffer, and Joanah his wife died Jul 22nd 1799." This is the only Samuel Puffer whose wife is Joannah.

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• Residence: 1860, Cambridge, MA

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Died:
The Puffer genealogy book by Nutt is incorrect on her death year. It should be 1868, which could explain why he never picked up on her marriage to Nathaniel S. Rand.

Clarissa married RAND, Nathaniel Sargent on 10 Mar 1822 in Sudbury, MA. Nathaniel (son of RAND, Oliver and SARGENT, Ruth) was born on 12 Mar 1796 in Stow, MA; died on 17 Jun 1864 in Cambridge, MA; was buried on 26 Sep 1910 in Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was a grocer for many years. He was also a shoe manufacturer.

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Elijah married CUTTER, Laura M. on 12 Nov 1820 in Sudbury, MA. Laura (daughter of CUTTER, William and Rosina) was born on 10 Oct 1801 in Sudbury, MA; died on 26 Feb 1871 in Auburndale, MA; was buried in Framingham, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was a machinist, resided in Bennington, VT.

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Martin married FOLLETT, Mary Ann on 13 Apr 1830 in Bennington, VT. Mary was born in 1810 in Pawtucket, RI; died in 1892 in Bennington, VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Winslow Puffer
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• Residence: 1840, Simsbury, CT
• Residence: 1851, Hartford, CT
• Residence: 1854, Hartford, CT
• Residence: 1859, Hartford, CT
• Residence: 1874, Hartford, CT

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He lived at Simsbury and Hartford, CT.

In 1861 he is a watchman and lives at 135 Asylum St, Htfd
In 1874 he is a boot and shoe maker living at 4 Hawthorn, Htfd.

Windsor married STRICKLAND, Faith M. on 17 May 1829 in Simsbury, CT. Faith was born in 1812 in CT; died before 1912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1880, Newport, NH

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The Puffer Genealogy gives her name as Miriam

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Mary married BADGER, William Pike Lunt on 1 Jan 1826 in Kensington, NH. William (son of BADGER, Jonathan and FLANDERS, Judith) was born on 8 Mar 1802 in Kensington, NH; died in 1876 in NH; was buried in Newfields, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1850, Sudbury, MA
• Residence: 1860, Sudbury, MA

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A school teacher and farmer in his native town.

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Samuel married HAYDEN, Laura Adna on 1 Dec 1831 in Sudbury, MA. Laura (daughter of HAYDEN, William and HARRINGTON, Hepzibah) was born on 8 Nov 1808 in Sudbury, MA; died on 2 Dec 1850 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married BROWNE, Sophronia Miles on 27 May 1851 in Sudbury, MA. Sophronia (daughter of BROWNE, Israel Howe and ADAMS, Lucy Bowdoin) was born on 27 May 1819 in Sudbury, MA; died on 18 May 1897 in MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1860, Adams, NY
• Residence: 1865, Adams, NY
• Residence: 1885, Hounsfield, NY

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A baker

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William married KNAPP, Cynthia S. in CA 1848. Cynthia was born on 22 Jul 1827 in NY; died on 13 Dec 1885 in NY; was buried in Adams, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: 1822, Montréal, Montréal Region, Quebec, Canada
• Residence: 1850, Hounsfield, NY

Charles married CAROTHERS, Mary in CA 1853 in MS, and was divorced before 1872. Mary (daughter of CAROTHERS, William Patterson and SHARBERT, Ellender Ellen) was born about 1832 in Jefferson County, MS; died before 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married LANG, Agnes S. on 20 Aug 1857 in Danvers, MA. Agnes (daughter of LANG, Archibald and POLSON, Jane) was born on 6 Mar 1827 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 15 May 1896 in Framingham, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1850, Hounsfield, NY

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• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1850, Hounsfield, NY
• Residence: 1860, Hounsfield, NY
• Residence: 1870, Washington, DC
• Residence: 1880, Washington, DC
• Residence: 1900, Washington, DC
• Residence: 1910, Washington, DC
• Residence: 1920, Washington, DC

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Helen married NYE, Luther Blodgett on 28 Sep 1864 in Washington, DC. Luther (son of NYE, Jonas Ward and BLODGETT, Mary) was born on 11 Jan 1840 in Elba, NY; died on 9 Dec 1911 in Washington, DC; was buried on 11 Dec 1911 in Washington, DC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 26 Nov 1826, Cambridge, MA
• Residence: 12 Aug 1850, Boston, MA; Age 23Ma
• Residence: 15 Jun 1870, Cambridge, MA; Age 40Enum/Gustavus; No employment; Mass
• Residence: 12 Jun 1900, New York, NY; Age 72Mother Law/Kirk; Nov 1827; Wd; 3/1 ch liv; MA/MA/MA; Brooklyn

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Charlotte married DYER, Leighton William on 14 Apr 1851. Leighton (son of DYER, William and REED, Sarah R.) was born in 1828 in Springfield, VT; died on 8 Apr 1864 in LA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A clerk according to the 1850 Federal Census
A brush manufacturer according to the 1870 Federal Census

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Gustavus married KING, Caroline A. on 25 Apr 1860 in Boston, MA. Caroline (daughter of KING, James Hooper and TILESTON, Nancy) was born in 1833 in MA; died on 3 Jan 1890 in Hopkinton, MA; was buried in Milford, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The following account of his life was read at a special communication of Prince of Orange Lodge, No. 16, F. & A.M. in the Masonic Temple, NYC, July 9 1875 by the Wor. Bro. Stephen M. Wright:

"Brother Puffer was born in Boston, MA, February 26, 1837, where he received a liberal education at the High School, and at an early age developed a love for literary pursuits.
"In 1856, at the age of nineteen, he came to New York, where he soon engaged in mercantile life, traveling extensively through the Southern States as a representative of the dry goods and silk trade of this city; during this time he found opportunities to indulge in his literary labors, contributing articles of interest to many popular periodicals, those to the Atlantic Monthly being the most frequent.
"In the early part of 1862 he received an appointment from the New York Herald as War Correspondent, and was assigned to accompany General Butler's expedition to New Orleans. His abilities and gentlemanly deportment so attracted the attention of the General that he invited him to accept a position on his personal staff, first with the rank of Lieutenant, and afterwards as Captain, and thus he continued with the General till the close of the war, occupying many positions of confidence and trust. He then engaged in business at Mobile, but the commercial interests of that city not reviving as he had anticipated his venture proved unsuccessful. Returning to New York, he was appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the 32 District, which position he held until 1870, when he received an appointment as entry clerk in the Custom House, and in October, 1873, he was selected by Collector Chester A. Arthur as one of his deputies.
"Brother Puffer connected himself with the Masonic Fraternity in 1867, being initiated March 7, passed June 7, and raised June 20 of that year, in this lodge. His abilities were soon recognized; he was elected Senior Deacon in 1869, and Junior Warden in 1870. In 1872 and the two succeeding years he was elected Secretary, he declined a re-election this year as his public duties were of such a character as to prevent his accepting the position for another term. The Lodge records for those years are referred to with satisfaction as elegant in style and complete in character.
"In conclusion, I desire to add my tribute to his worth, and I know that I feebly reflect your own thoughts in saying that I cannot but feel that his record was pure and untarnished; that he was a courteous gentle man, ever affable and genial, noble minded, generous and forgiving -- a lways faithful to life's duties; he was an honest man, a good Mason, and as such we deplore his loss, not only to our Lodge and the Fraternity, the business and social community in which he moved."
The lodge adopted the following:
"Resolved, That in his death this Lodge has lost one of its foremost and most valued members, whose skill and untiring energies were devoted to its welfare and prosperity, and whose deportment and character gave dignity to our professions and marked a "perfect ashlar" in our Masonic edifice."

He left military service in 1865 to work for the Internal Revenue. At the time of his death he worked at the New York Custom House. In that capacity he corresponded with Susan B. Anthony over a small amount of tax she owed on the sale of pamphlets of suffrage she printed. She paid the tax under protest and scolded Mr. Puffer and the IRS for taxing her without the benefit of her being represented in Congress.

He left a widow and two children.

Alfred married BUTTRICK, Ella on 6 Sep 1870 in New York, NY. Ella (daughter of BUTTRICK, Silas H. and BRADBURY, Harriet) was born in Jun 1851 in New York, NY; died on 8 Nov 1934 in Monaroneck, NY; was buried on 12 Jul 1938 in Brooklyn, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married BUTTRICK, Ella on 31 Aug 1870 in Manhattan, NY. Ella (daughter of BUTTRICK, Silas H. and BRADBURY, Harriet) was born in Jun 1851 in New York, NY; died on 10 Jul 1938 in Brooklyn, NY; was buried on 12 Jul 1938 in Brooklyn, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

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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.

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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]

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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]

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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.

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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]

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He committed suicide by drowning according to death records.

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A teacher in the Milton High School.

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Family/Spouse: STACY, Sarah. Sarah was born on 16 Sep 1830 in MA; died on 5 May 1869; was buried in Concord, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Edwin married BROWN, Mary Melinda on 28 Aug 1866 in Sudbury, MA. Mary (daughter of BROWN, Edward and ROGERS, Abigail) was born in 1842 in Sudbury, MA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Clarissa married DICKMAN, Joseph L. on 18 Jan 1846 in Cambridge, MA. Joseph (son of DICKMAN, Joseph Samuel Getchell) was born on 24 Sep 1823 in Cambridge, MA; died on 7 Jun 1868 in Cambridge, MA; was buried in Cambridge, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1850, Cambridge, MA
• Residence: 1855, Cambridge, MA
• Residence: 1860, Cambridge, MA

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• Residence: 1850, Cambridge, MA

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Civil War soldier, Mass Inf, 45th Regt, Co K., died of wounds

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From wounds in battle at Newbern, NC

William married LAMBERT, Hannah M. on 28 Oct 1858 in Cambridge, MA. Hannah (daughter of LAMBERT, William and BAKER, Hannah) was born on 5 Mar 1841 in Cambridge, MA; died on 10 Jun 1861 in Cambridge, MA; was buried in Cambridge, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A pioneer settler in Detroit, MI. He was founder and head of N. S. Rand & Son's electrotype and stereotype foundry, Detroit, MI. He died at this daughter, Isabelle's, house in Windsor, CT

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Nathaniel married HASTINGS, Susan Elizabeth on 5 Aug 1849 in Cambridge, MA. Susan was born in 1829 in NH; died on 20 Mar 1899 in Hartford, CT; was buried on 29 May 1899 in Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married MCNEIL, Martha B. in 1855 in Worcester, MA. Martha was born on 11 May 1831 in Danville, Ontario; died on 16 Sep 1899 in Detroit, MI; was buried on 18 Sep 1899 in Janesville, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Resided in Lawrence, MA.

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Almira married GOULD, Samuel on 30 Dec 1849 in Framingham, MA. Samuel was born in Aug 1805 in Dunbarton, NH; died on 13 Oct 1890 in Essex County, MA; was buried in Lawrence, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Resided in Saxonville, MA.

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Marriage listed in the "Records of Framingham, MA to the yea r 1850, page 262."

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Nancy married COWLES, Dr. Henry H. on 5 Sep 1847 in Framingham, MA. Henry (son of COWLES, Deacon Moses and DICKINSON, Chloe) was born on 8 Aug 1815 in Amherst, MA; died in 1892; was buried in Framingham, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was the station agent many years at Saxonville, MA, on the Boston & Albany Railroad, a useful and highly respected citizen.

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George married DENCH, Ellen on 18 Oct 1871 in Framingham, MA. Ellen (daughter of DENCH, John Bent and DURONT\DURANT, Caroline) was born on 18 Jul 1841 in Framingham, MA; died on 14 Oct 1922 in Washington, DC; was buried on 15 Oct 1922 in Framingham, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Ed. Note: page 1660 of the N.J. Civil War Record listing "Officers of the United States Navy During the War Period. Appointed from New Jersey." shows an Alfred E. Puffer with the rank of "Landsman" enrolled Sep 17, 1864 and mustered out the same date. He had an enlistment for 2 yrs and shows he deserted June 30, 1865, from a U.S. Receiving Ship at New York. A Landsman was the lowest rank in the US Navy reserved for unskilled labor. After 2 years service a Landsman could be promoted to Seaman. Is this the Alfred E. Puffer?)

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Lived in Canfield, OH

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Maria married RAYMOND, George on 18 Aug 1850 in Bennington, VT. George (son of RAYMOND, Samuel C. and ROACH, Frances) was born on 12 Aug 1819 in Bennington, VT; died on 29 Jan 1885 in OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: May 1840, Bennington, VT
• Residence: 1865, Pittstown, NY
• Residence: 1865, Pittstown, NY

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She was the administrix to her husband's estate.

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Single, a boarder at the home of Henry and Clarissa Puffer Tiffts. Clarissa is her 4th cousin.

Charlotte married HAGADORN, Charles on 16 Jul 1867 in Bennington, VT. Charles (son of HAGADORN, David and MORRISON, Rosetta) was born on 28 Jan 1839 in Poestenkill, NY; died on 16 Nov 1887 in Poestenkill, NY; was buried in Troy, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1850, Bennington, VT
• Milit-Beg: 6 Sep 1862, Hoosick, NY; a musician in the regimental band
• Milit-End: 19 Jul 1865, Raleigh, NC
• Residence: 1870, Bennington, VT

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He served in 2nd Vermont infantry as a musician through the Civil War. He was wounded during the war and after the war he returned to Bennington, VT where he lived until about 1875, when he went to IA. He was a machinist and blacksmith. He was a gifted musician and a musical conductor of note.

Birth:
A blacksmith

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Wales married LINCOLN, Rebecca Mary on 3 Dec 1857 in Bennington, VT. Rebecca (daughter of LINCOLN, Ira Pratt and ALLEN, Mary Rebecca) was born in Dec 1839 in New York, NY; died on 21 Apr 1881 in Indianola, IA; was buried in Indianola, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1850, Bennington, VT
• Milit-Beg: 14 Sep 1864, Philadelphia, PA
• Milit-End: 30 Jun 1865, New York City, NY
• Residence: 1867, Washington, DC
• Residence: 1869, Washington, DC
• Residence: 1870, Georgetown, DC
• Residence: 1880, Des Moines, IA
• Residence: 1885, Des Moines, IA
• Residence: 2 Jun 1905, Minneapolis, MN
• Residence: 1910, Des Moines, IA
• Residence: 1912, Hot Springs, SD; Address:
  Battle Mountain Sanitarium
• Residence: 1915, SD

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Civil War, US Navy Veteran, Captain in the Civil War; enlisted Oct 10 1862, Philadelphia, PA resigned March 18 1865. Admitted to the Battle Mountain Sanitarium, US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Hot Springs, SD in 1912 with asthma and chronic constipation.

"Alfred Puffer was a coal heaver on-board the USS Unadilla and USS Princeton, he was not a captain in any sense. He only told his brother Norman he was a Captain as a boast. He was a private (ed. note "seaman") at best. Had no title. His boast was preserved in the "Puffer Genealogy" but is not fact based. He was a story-teller." FaG member #47684453

A silversmith and burnisher, lived in Des Moines, IA; hotel proprietor

A bartender in the Georgetown district of Washington, D.C. in 1870; a bartender in Des Moines, IA in 1880

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He resided in the hotel of D. J. Barrett in Washington, DC, where he was clerk.

Buried:
Section 6, Row 1, Site 9

Alfred married COLBURN, Henrietta Sturdevant on 7 Apr 1859 in Pittsfield, MA, and was divorced in 1861 in Washington, DC. Henrietta (daughter of COLBURN, Amasa and CHURCH, Charlotte E.) was born in 1841 in Bolton, CT; died on 27 Jun 1892 in White Plains, NY; was buried in White Plains, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married HOWARD, Laura Virginia in 1864. Laura (daughter of HOWARD, Thomas Walker and TALBOT, Martha Ellen) was born in 1849 in Washington, DC; died on 7 Mar 1889 in Hennepin County, MN; was buried in 1889 in Minneapolis, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married HIRSMER, Jessie in CA 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He attended district schools. On Jun 20 1861 he enlisted as drummer boy (@14) in the Company Band, Second Vermont infantry regiment. In 1862 he re-enlisted in Company E, 10th Regt. and served to the end of the war. He was discharged on 19 Dec 1861. He was at Ford's Theater the night Lincoln was assassinated. After the war he entered the employ of A.B. Valentine and about 1889 he organized the Bennington Knitting Company and was treasurer of this company until about eight years before he died. At the time of his death he was connected with the Bennington Wax Paper Company and a director of the Bennington County National Bank.
He was prominent in the Grand Army, past commander of the Vermont Department. He was quartermaster of Custer Post, for ten years. He was a member of Mt. Anthony Lodge; Free Masons; Mt Anthony Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Taft Commandery, Knights Templar, and Walloomsac Lodge, N.E.O.P. He was a gifted musician, both instrumental and vocal, and had charge of the music in various churches in Bennington for many years. He was one of the most prominent citizens of Bennington.
"Mr Puffer has always shown an interest in the welfare of Bennington and was one of the most highly respected citizens of the community. *** Colonel Puffer was one of the best read and thoroughly posted members of the Grand Army in the state. Only recently he compiled and published in the Banner a complete roster of the Bennington troops in the Civil War. He was much interested in the raising of a fund for the building of a memorial hall to commemorate the service of the Bennington soldiers in the great struggle." (Obituary in Bennington Banner.)

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Norman married BLACKMER, Olive Francesca on 27 Nov 1873 in Bennington, VT. Olive (daughter of BLACKMER, Warren and MATTISON, Betsey) was born on 19 Nov 1850 in Bennington, VT; died on 20 Jun 1941 in Bennington, VT; was buried in Bennington, VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The 1850 Federal Census shows him living and working with Rodney Carr, both carriage makers.

The 1888 Federal Census shows him living in MI and is a nickel plater with his son Charles.

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According to the Mt Hope Interment Records (http://www.lib.rochester.edu/IN/RBSCP/Databases/IMAGES/MtHope/disc2/00000672.pdf), Samuel Puffer was removed to the Southwest 1/4 of Lot 218 in Section Y (after originally being buried in the [Old] Single Graves). The plot map for this lot (available here: http://crpc.nyrgs.org/) confirms his burial at this location along with two other family members. However, there is no surviving markers for any of the Puffer's buried here (in agreement with a survey of surviving legible markers in Section Y that was done in the 1980s: http://mcnygenealogy.com/cem/mthope-sec-y.htm). This is a photo of the location, looking toward the southeast. The Seif's in the left background are in the Northwest 1/4 of Lot 218, while the Frear's in the right foreground are in Northwest 1/4 of neighboring lot 217. The unmarked region in between is where the Puffer's should be.

Samuel married ALLEN, Sarah E. on 25 Nov 1852 in Hartford, CT. Sarah (daughter of ALLEN, Cleophas and TERRY, Lydia Seymour) was born in 1836 in Hartford, CT; died on 6 Oct 1857 in Hartford, CT; was buried in Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married CHAMBERLAIN, Fannie Amelia on 12 Jan 1859 in Hartford, CT. Fannie was born on 7 May 1838 in Hartford, CT; died in 1935 in Rochester, NY; was buried in Rochester, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1851, Hartford, CT
• Residence: 1 Jul 1863, Meriden, CT
• Military: 1 Dec 1891

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GRID=46798696

Military:
A corporal in Company G, 27th Connecticut Inf. Regt.

Albert married HUBBARD, Elizabeth Cleveland on 29 Dec 1852 in Hartford, CT. Elizabeth was born on 18 Apr 1831 in CT; died on 18 Jul 1908 in Westville, CT; was buried in New Haven, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11

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In 1854 he appears as a crewman aboard The Eben Dodge, Master Cdr. Osborn bound for the Atlantic Ocean. He is 23 years old, 5'4.5" tall, light complexion and brown hair.

A soldier in the Civil War in Company C of the 16th Regiment from CT, and said to have died in Libby Prison. One son, married. Resided in New Haven, CT.

GGS says he survived Andersonville Prison.

National Archives says he was a Pvt. in Co. F. 16th Reg. Ct. Inf.

His headstone was supplied by D. W. Whitney on Nov 28, 1879

Enlisted August 9, 1862; Mustered August 24, 1862; Captured at Fort Comfort, Plymouth, NC, April 20, 1864 during the Battle of Plymouth (Apr 17-20, 1864); Paroled February 28, 1865; Discharged June 10, 1865.

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GRID= 69734088 Sect B lot 553

George married COLBURN, Henrietta Sturdevant on 3 Jun 1855 in Hartford, CT, and was divorced in 1858 in Hartford, CT. Henrietta (daughter of COLBURN, Amasa and CHURCH, Charlotte E.) was born in 1841 in Bolton, CT; died on 27 Jun 1892 in White Plains, NY; was buried in White Plains, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married TIBBALS, Emogene Lavinia in CA 1867. Emogene (daughter of TIBBALS, Marshall V. and Martha J.) was born in Oct 1851 in CT; died after 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11
• Milit-Beg: 21 Aug 1862, Hartford, CT

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Wounded Civil War Veteran, Co. K., 25th Conn. Vol. Regt.

A telegraph operator in Hartford, CT at the time of his marriage

A 'moulder' according to the 1870 Federal Census for Hartford, CT. He and his wife and son are living with his wife's parents in Hartford, CT.

(Ed. Note: MA Marriages has him as son of Charles E. Sr, and Emma Johnson)

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GRID=78669945

Died:
Died of a sudden heart attack

Charles married JOHNSON, Emma Jane on 5 May 1860 in Hartford, CT, and was divorced before 1880 in CT. Emma (daughter of JOHNSON, Galen and CULVER, Lucinda) was born on 5 Aug 1846 in CT; died on 4 Mar 1922 in CT; was buried in Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11

Clarissa married COTTRELL, Thomas B. on 16 Feb 1860 in CT. Thomas was born on 22 Mar 1835 in England; died on 23 Jul 1902 in CT; was buried in Meriden, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11

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Resides in Hartford, CT with Mrs. Fred Bartlett, her niece.

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GRID=90097245

Eunice married HAWLEY, Charles H. in 1859. Charles was born in 1838 in CT; died on 2 Feb 1898 in Westerly, RI; was buried in Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 2

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• _COLOR: 11

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GRID=115870494

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• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1880, South Newmarket, NH
• Residence: 1900, Newfields, NH

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GRID=157554584

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He was originally interred at Junction Cemetery but was moved on 31 Oct 1904 to Locust Grove by request of his widow, Rebecca B. Spaulding

Samuel married SPAULDING, Rebecca Brown on 5 Sep 1855 in Kensington, NH. Rebecca (daughter of SPALDING, Charles and BROWN, Polly) was born on 25 Oct 1834 in Kensington, NH; died on 15 Sep 1930 in Newfields, NH; was buried in Newfields, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11

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GRID=115870510

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• _COLOR: 11

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GRID=115870211

Lucy married SANDBORN, Charles H. on 8 Nov 1855 in NH. Charles (son of SANDBORN, True Gliddon and SLEEPER, Rachel) was born on 11 Oct 1832 in Sandown, NH; died on 5 Apr 1904 in Freemont, NH; was buried in Newfields, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1880, Newport, NH

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GRID=157503372 

Family/Spouse: WOODBURY, Mary Elizabeth. Mary (daughter of WOODBERRY, John) was born on 13 Mar 1843 in Boston, MA; died in 1928 in Sunapee, NH; was buried in Newport, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11

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Graduate of Bowdoin, 1853, salutatorian of his class, a law student with J.W. Butterfield at Andover, NH. "His early death ended a career that gave promise of much usefulness." A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon

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GRID=35867480

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• _COLOR: 11

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• _COLOR: 8

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Lived at Medford, MA, 50 Salem Street.

Died:
She appears in the 1920 Federal Census but not in the 1930 one

Laura married HILL, William H. on 23 Jun 1858 in Somerville, MA. William was born in Jul 1839 in Boston, MA; died in 1919 in Boston, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11
• Milit-Beg: 17 Sep 1862, Framingham, MA
• Milit-End: 7 Jul 1863, MA

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A carpenter and machinist in the Pantry dist., north east Sudbury; later at Malden;
Civil War Veteran, served nine months, 1862-3, Co. F. in the 45th Mass. Inf.

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GRID=193980057

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• _COLOR: 8

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Resided at 24 Mansfield St., Allston, Boston.

Hannah married RICE, Maj. Charles Edmund on 27 Mar 1859 in Brighton, MA. Charles (son of RICE, Edmund Jr. and FLETCHER, Martha Ann) was born on 28 May 1837 in Brighton, MA; died on 29 May 1918 in MA; was buried in Brighton, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 11

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GRID=35867168

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• _COLOR: 2

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Died:
GRID=of cancer

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• _COLOR: 2

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• Ref#: 294
• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1880, Sudbury, MA
• Residence: 1900, Sudbury, MA
• Residence: 1910, Sudbury, MA
• Residence: 1920, Minneapolis, MN
• Residence: 1930, Needham, MA

Notes:

She graduated from the State Normal School. Resided at 4050 Blaisdell Ave., Minneapolis, MN.

FindaGrave:
GRID=205988793

Residence:
Living with her daughter Almarine and husband Henry A. Feltus

Residence:
Living with her daughter Alice and family

Alice married RICE, Edgar Whitman on 3 May 1877 in Sudbury, MA. Edgar (son of RICE, John Whitman and GERRY, Martha Almarine) was born on 31 May 1853 in Sudbury, MA; died on 10 Sep 1895 in Sudbury, MA; was buried in Sudbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]