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PUFFER, Herbert Cyrus

PUFFER, Herbert Cyrus

Male 1842 - 1928  (86 years)

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  1. 1.  PUFFER, Herbert CyrusPUFFER, Herbert Cyrus was born on 3 Feb 1842 in Sudbury, MA; died on 29 Aug 1928 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Springfield, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Ref#: 305
    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1 Jul 1863, Stow, MA; Age on 1 July 1863: 21Marital Status: Unmarried
    • Residence: 1887, MA

    Notes:

    He was on the militia list of Stow, MA.
    His fathers farm stood on the line, partly in Stow. He remained on the farm until he came of age and received his education in the public schools. In 1864, he went west and entered the employ of the American Express Co. at Mattoon, IL. Thence he went to Chicago and worked as weigher in a grain elevator for a time. He established a flour and grain business at Springfield, MA, in 1868, and built up a large and successful business, which was afterward incorporated as the H.C. Puffer Co., of which he is the president and treasurer. The company deals in flour, feed and grain and operates a grain mill. Milling in transit is the principal business. Mr. Puffer has been prominent in public life, a leader in the Republican party. He cast his first vote in Stow for Lincoln. He has served in the city council of Springfield and in the board of alderman. He has represented his district in the General Court and is now on the board of water commissioners. He is a deacon of the First Highland Baptist Church, and has been superintendent of the Sunday School and president of the men's class of two hundred.

    The 1917 Springfield, MA Street Guide has him living at 145 Dartmouth Terrace.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=84195623

    Residence:
    A grain dealer

    Herbert married WILDER, Elizabeth P. on 8 Apr 1867 in Stow, MA. Elizabeth (daughter of WILDER, Christopher W. and WHITNEY, Sally Durant) was born on 2 Aug 1844 in Stow, MA; died in 1925 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Springfield, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. PUFFER, Nellie Frances  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1869 in Springfield, MA; died in 1953 in MA; was buried in Springfield, MA.
    2. 3. PUFFER, Caroline Tucker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Dec 1875 in Springfield, MA; died on 1 Sep 1969 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Springfield, MA.
    3. 4. PUFFER, Sally Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1878 in Springfield, MA; died on 1 Nov 1880 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Stow, MA.
    4. 5. PUFFER, Allen Wilder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1878 in Springfield, MA; died before 1978 in MA.
    5. 6. PUFFER, Herbert Reuben  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1880 in Springfield, MA; died on 1 Feb 1953 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Springfield, MA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  PUFFER, Nellie FrancesPUFFER, Nellie Frances Descendancy chart to this point (1.Herbert1) was born on 16 Feb 1869 in Springfield, MA; died in 1953 in MA; was buried in Springfield, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 3 Jun 1880, Springfield, MA

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=192180367

    Nellie married PARKER, Fordis Clifford on 11 Oct 1892 in Springfield, MA. Fordis (son of PARKER, David F. and SHAW, Mary L.) was born on 3 Jan 1868 in Wales, MA; died in Feb 1945 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Springfield, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  PUFFER, Caroline TuckerPUFFER, Caroline Tucker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Herbert1) was born on 2 Dec 1875 in Springfield, MA; died on 1 Sep 1969 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Springfield, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Departure: Kobe, Japan
    • Residence: Springfield, MA
    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 3 Jun 1889, Springfield, MA
    • civil: 31 May 1905
    • Arrival: 7 Sep 1935, San Pedro, CA

    Notes:

    According to a US Passport application on May 24, 1905 she was living at 45 Dartmouth Terrace, Springfield, MA. She was going on a "brief vacation trip". She was 5' 2" tall with brown hair and eyes, a fair complexion.

    She was prominent in musical circles and in Bible school work.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=84195688


  3. 4.  PUFFER, Sally Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (1.Herbert1) was born on 28 May 1878 in Springfield, MA; died on 1 Nov 1880 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Stow, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 3 Jun 1880, Springfield, MA


  4. 5.  PUFFER, Allen Wilder Descendancy chart to this point (1.Herbert1) was born on 28 May 1878 in Springfield, MA; died before 1978 in MA.

  5. 6.  PUFFER, Herbert ReubenPUFFER, Herbert Reuben Descendancy chart to this point (1.Herbert1) was born on 14 Dec 1880 in Springfield, MA; died on 1 Feb 1953 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Springfield, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1918, Springfield, MA

    Notes:

    Manager and assistant treasurer of H.C. Puffer Co.; member of the Winthrop Club, Highland Baptist Church, Springfield Lodge, Free Masons.

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=84195320 cremated

    Herbert married CHURCHILL, Harriet Foster on 8 Jun 1907. Harriet (daughter of CHURCHILL, Charles Henry and FOSTER, Sophia Fidelia) was born on 10 Dec 1878 in Springfield, MA; died on 22 Jun 1974 in Springfield, MA; was buried in Springfield, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. PUFFER, Charles Churchill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jan 1913 in MA; died on 25 Oct 2005 in Osprey, FL; was buried in Springfield, MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  PUFFER, Charles ChurchillPUFFER, Charles Churchill Descendancy chart to this point (6.Herbert2, 1.Herbert1) was born on 19 Jan 1913 in MA; died on 25 Oct 2005 in Osprey, FL; was buried in Springfield, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Social Security Number: 034-07-4245
    • _COLOR: 11

    Notes:

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=84195386

    Family/Spouse: COFFEE, Jane Rawson. Jane (daughter of COFFEE, Percy Elmo and RAWSON, Laura Hammond) was born on 22 Oct 1915 in Des Moines, IA; died on 5 Apr 2008 in Reeds Landing, FL; was buried in Springfield, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. PUFFER, Barbara Ann  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1936 in Springfield, MA; died on 2 Jan 2014 in Alamogordo, NM.
    3. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Charles3, 6.Herbert2, 1.Herbert1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  PUFFER, Barbara Ann Descendancy chart to this point (7.Charles3, 6.Herbert2, 1.Herbert1) was born in 1936 in Springfield, MA; died on 2 Jan 2014 in Alamogordo, NM.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1950, Agawam, MA

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Barbara married MASSARELLI, Vincent James on 10 Oct 1990 in Seminole County, FL. Vincent (son of MASSARELLI, John) was born on 27 Jul 1929 in Poughkeepsie, NY; died on 1 Mar 2019 in Sharon, CT; was buried in Amenia, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Charles3, 6.Herbert2, 1.Herbert1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Charles3, 6.Herbert2, 1.Herbert1)


 

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