PUFFER, George Shelford^{[1, 2]}

1800 - 1886  (86 years)

• Name	PUFFER, George Shelford
  Birth	9 Aug 1800	London, London, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 71808396
  Immigration	7 Aug 1801	New York, NY   [2]
  Residence	1872	Brooklyn, NY   [3]
  	FindAGrave Memorial 49 Fulton St.
  _COLOR	11
  Death	26 Sep 1886	Brooklyn, NY   [4, 5]
  Burial	Brooklyn, NY
  	Address: Green-Wood Cemetery
  Person ID	I18496	Puffers
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, George,   b. 4 Jan 1777, London, London, England d. 12 Dec 1828, New York, NY (Age 51 years)
  Mother	SHELFORD, Elizabeth,   b. 7 Jan 1780, Hertfordshire, England d. 9 Nov 1824, Clinton, CT (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	9 Nov 1799	London, London, England   [6]
  Family ID	F9806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	STAGG, Cornelia Depeyster,   b. 31 Dec 1803, New York, NY d. 15 Nov 1833, Brooklyn, NY (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1824	New York, NY   [2]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Elizabeth Mary,   b. 5 Jul 1825, New York, NY d. 3 May 1894, Brooklyn, NY (Age 68 years)   2. PUFFER, George Drevar,   b. 6 Jan 1827, Brooklyn, NY d. 28 Dec 1898, Upper Montclair, NJ (Age 71 years)   3. PUFFER, William Nichol,   b. 4 Sep 1828, New York, NY d. 30 Oct 1893, Lakewood, NJ (Age 65 years)   4. PUFFER, John Peter,   b. 29 Jun 1830, New York, NY d. 14 Sep 1831, New York, NY (Age 1 year)   5. PUFFER, Edward Holmes,   b. 17 May 1832, New York, NY d. 8 Apr 1876, Brooklyn, NY (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F11548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	RAWSON, Charlotte Ann,   b. 2 Oct 1807, Nantucket, MA d. 8 May 1896, Brooklyn, NY (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. PUFFER, Charlotte Ann Rawson,   b. 18 Nov 1848, Brooklyn, NY d. 3 Sep 1852, NY (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F11547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  He arrived in NYC, NY Aug. 7, 1801, and settled in Brooklyn. He received his education in the Blue Coat School, Christ's Hospital, London. He became a prominent and wealthy citizen of Brooklyn and was for many years president of a Brooklyn bank. He was living in Brooklyn in 1876. He returned to England in 1810, but returned in 1812. The brig Prudence, on which he and his family took passage to this country, was captured off Sandy Hook (NJ) by the British ship Morgianna (Ed. note: during the War of 1812). The brig was taken to Halifax by a prize crew, but after 15 or 20 days a cartel was arranged, the passengers were sent to Boston, and they came to New York in stage coaches. He began mercantile life in the old Dutch house of David Rogers & Son. He was a Major in the 82nd NY Infantry Regiment A banker. A distiller in 1857 @ 188 Pearl Street, NYC; home @ 130 Livingston, Brooklyn, 1857

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, page 343. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 343. [S375] _US City Directories, 1821-1995. [S549] Italian Genealogical Group. [S881] New York, New York Death Index 1862-1948. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 342.