Puffer Genealogy

FRENCH, Maj. Charles Grant

FRENCH, Maj. Charles Grant[1]

Male 1864 - Aft 1930  (> 67 years)

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  • Name FRENCH, Charles Grant 
    Prefix Maj. 
    Birth 15 Jun 1864  Taunton, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
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    Death Aft 1930 
    Person ID I14826  Puffers
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2020 

    Father FRENCH, John Theodore,   b. 24 Aug 1824, Fall River, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1898, Taunton, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother WENTWORTH, Harriet Maria,   b. 1 May 1824, Raynham, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1895, Taunton, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 11 Dec 1850  Taunton, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F3642  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family SCRIBER, Valnette Conklin,   b. Abt 1865, Brooklyn, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1930 (Age > 66 years) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1888  [1
    Children 
     1. FRENCH, Marion,   b. 21 Jul 1891   d. 20 Nov 1964 (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F4014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

  • Photos
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  • Notes 
    • Graduated from West Point in 1888. He is (1915) stationed at Ft. Crockett, Texas and was previously at Ft. Custer, Ft Missoula, and Ft Harris on; Ft. Baynard, NM; at Fargo, ND; as instructor in mathematics and military drill at the State College; in Alaska at Cape Nome where with Gen. Kendall he went to establish martial law; served in Cuba and the Philippines; was chief of the Sixth Relief section in San Francisco in 1906, and received high praise for his management of the situation after the earthquake. He has recently served in the Mexican difficulty at Vera Cruz and is now at Galveston. He was commissioned Major in 1912 on his return from the Philippines.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 43.

    2. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 40.