Puffer Genealogy

PUFFER, Chenery[1]

Male 1840 - 1912  (72 years)


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  • Name PUFFER, Chenery 
    Birth 7 Jan 1840  Spring Prairie, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
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    Death 22 Mar 1912  Chicago, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial 25 Mar 1912  Joliet, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Address:
    Elmhurst Cemetery 
    Person ID I24129  Puffers
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2020 

    Father PUFFER, Josiah Osgood,   b. 22 Oct 1814, Sunderland, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1895, Spring Prairie, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother WHITMORE, Hannah Montague Gunn,   b. 22 Mar 1820, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1862, Spring Prairie, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1839  Sunderland, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F9295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family VANDERPOOL, Martha Melissa,   b. 20 Dec 1841, Princeton, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1915, Chicago, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1866  Delvan, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Children 
     1. PUFFER, Clarence Archibald,   b. 8 Jul 1868, Delvan, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1892, Joliet, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     2. PUFFER, Hannah Myrtle,   b. 4 Dec 1871, Delvan, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1952, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     3. PUFFER, Erma Mentoria,   b. 3 Nov 1878, Joliet, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1919, Chicago, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     4. PUFFER, Norman Jesse,   b. 3 May 1883, Joliet, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1938, Chicago, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F10303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    chenery puffer 1840 gs.jpg
    chenery puffer 1840 gs.jpg

  • Notes 
    • He was a soldier in the Civil War, 4th Wisconsin Infantry, from April 29, 1861 to Aug 29 1865. He was a shoemaker by trade and for many years was superintendent of the shoe factory in the IL state prison at Joliet.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 153, 238.

    2. [S350] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922.

    3. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 238.

    4. [S897] Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974.

    5. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 153.

    6. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 239.

    7. [S215] Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907.

    8. [S877] Wisconsin Marriage Records,, 1820-2004.