BATTLES, Benjamin Spear^[1]

1808 - 1888  (79 years)

• Name	BATTLES, Benjamin Spear
  Birth	7 Feb 1808	Readsboro, VT   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 228776484
  _COLOR	11
  Death	22 Jan 1888	North Adams, MA   [2]
  	Cause: of pneumonia, after a RR accident,
  Burial	North Adams, MA
  	Address: Bellevue Cemetery
  Person ID	I13698	Puffers
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	BATTLES, Benjamin,   b. 2 Jan 1778, East Stoughton, MA d. 17 Dec 1857, Readsboro, VT (Age 79 years)
  Mother	BLANCHARD, Phebe,   b. 2 Sep 1776, Guilford, VT d. 12 Mar 1803, Readsboro, VT (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1804	Readsboro, VT
  Family ID	F3505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PUFFER, Amanda Melvina,   b. 17 Jan 1810, Monson, MA d. 19 Aug 1883, North Adams, MA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1832	Bennington, VT   [1]
  Residence	1880	Williamstown, MA   [3]
  Children	1. BATTLES, Julia Maria,   b. 23 Aug 1833, Readsboro, VT d. 22 Dec 1921, Readsboro, VT (Age 88 years)   2. BATTLES, Joseph A.,   b. 13 Nov 1835, Readsboro, VT d. 22 May 1921, North Adams, MA (Age 85 years)   3. BATTLES, Mary Ann,   b. 25 Dec 1836, Readsboro, VT d. 24 May 1906, Williamstown, MA (Age 69 years)   4. BATTLES, Chloe M.,   b. 30 Dec 1838, Readsboro, VT d. 1939, Berkshire County, MA (Age 100 years)   5. BATTLES, Lydia Elizabeth,   b. 21 Feb 1841, Readsboro, VT d. 21 Sep 1843, Readsboro, VT (Age 2 years)   6. BATTLES, Lydia Elizabeth,   b. 2 Mar 1844, Readsboro, VT d. 1924, VT (Age 79 years)   7. BATTLES, Benjamin Herbert,   b. 2 Nov 1846   d. 31 Oct 1866, Williamstown, MA (Age 19 years)   8. BATTLES, John C.,   b. 27 Aug 1849, Readsboro, VT d. 1850, Readsboro, VT (Age 0 years)   9. BATTLES, John Henry,   b. 5 Jul 1853, Stamford, VT d. 20 Feb 1865, Williamstown, MA (Age 11 years)
  Family ID	F4108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He was an active and prominent citizen of Readsboro, VT, selectman and representative in the legislature.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 186. [S356] Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915. [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census.