PUFFER, Pvt. George Gibson^[1]

1838 - 1915  (77 years)

• Name	PUFFER, George Gibson
  Prefix	Pvt.
  Birth	23 Oct 1838	Westminster, MA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 114706473
  Milit-Beg	8 Jul 1864	MA   [3, 4]
  Milit-End	27 Oct 1864	MA   [3, 4]
  Ref#	237  [1]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	9 Dec 1915	Ayer, MA   [2]
  Burial	12 Dec 1915	Ayer, MA   [5]
  	Address: Woodlawn Cemetery
  Person ID	I21789	Puffers
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Josiah,   b. 2 Jan 1810, Westminster, MA d. 10 Jan 1881, Westminster, MA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	PAGE, Emeline,   b. 11 Jul 1813, Fitchburg, MA d. 21 Dec 1878, MA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1834	Westminster, MA   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F8745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SPRAGUE, Ellen Louise,   b. 11 Aug 1835, Littleton, MA d. 14 Mar 1914, Ayer, MA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1868	Littleton, MA   [3, 8, 9, 10]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Mabel Emeline,   b. 23 May 1870, Ayer, MA d. 1934, Worcester, MA (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F8766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  He was educated in the public schools. Civil War Veteran, he enlisted, Jul 8 1864, in Co. E ., Sixth Mass. Vols., and was discharged Oct. 27, 1864. Since 1868, he lived at Ayers, MA. He was for many years engaged in the transportation of milk in charge of cars running between Stow and Boston, Littleton and Boston, and Pepperell and Boston. He followed farming for a number of years and was engaged in business in Ayer as a coal dealer. Since 1889 he has devoted himself to care of his real estate and the supervision of real estate for others. He was a Republican and was road commissioner. He is a member of the Unitarian church has was trustee for 18 years of George S. Boutwell Post, G.A.R.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 131, 202. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Hollis Times, Hollis, New Hampshire · Friday, December 10, 1915, page 3. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Hollis Times, Hollis, NH, 10 Dec 1915, Page 3. [S1382] Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, Vols I-VIII. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Hollis Times, Hollis, NH, 20 Mar 1914, Page 3. [S429] Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 130. [S210] Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 202. [S541] Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915.