Puffer Genealogy
PUFFER, Pvt. Rockwood[1, 2]
1847 - 1920 (72 years)-
Name PUFFER, Rockwood Prefix Pvt. Birth 22 Dec 1847 Concord, MA [2, 3] Gender Male FindaGrave Residence 1850 Sherborn, MA Milit-Beg 15 Jul 1864 MA Milit-End 27 Oct 1864 Ref# 385 [2] _COLOR 11 Death 20 Nov 1920 Boston, MA [3, 4, 5] Burial 23 Nov 1920 Jamaica Plain, MA [3, 6] Address:
Forest Hills Cemetery and CrematoryPerson ID I16813 Puffers Last Modified 2 Dec 2023
Father PUFFER, Napoleon Bonaparte, b. 15 Mar 1821, Sudbury, MA d. 22 Feb 1886, Dorchester, MA (Age 64 years) Mother HUNT, Susan E., b. 20 Dec 1830, Washington, VT d. 11 Jan 1920, Acton, MA (Age 89 years) Marriage 13 Jun 1847 Concord, MA [7, 8] Family ID F8940 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HALL, Anna Elizabeth, b. 7 Mar 1846, Nobleboro, ME d. 9 May 1930, Boston, MA (Age 84 years) Marriage 7 Aug 1870 Boston, MA [9] Children 1. PUFFER, Robert Winslow, b. 6 Jan 1871, Dorchester, MA d. CA 1941 (Age 69 years) 2. PUFFER, Mary Sophia, b. 25 Sep 1872, Dorchester, MA d. 1953, Needham, MA (Age 80 years) 3. PUFFER, Edwin Hunt, b. 23 Sep 1874, Dorchester, MA d. 11 Mar 1882, Stanwood, MA (Age 7 years) 4. PUFFER, Harold Rockwood, b. 6 Dec 1877, Dorchester, MA d. 15 Oct 1972, Needham, MA (Age 94 years) 5. PUFFER, Jessamine Louise, b. 1 Sep 1879, Dorchester, MA d. 1922, Boston, MA (Age 42 years) 6. PUFFER, Gertrude Elizabeth, b. 14 Oct 1881, Dorchester, MA d. 15 Jun 1970, Needham, MA (Age 88 years) 7. PUFFER, Alice Arletta, b. 17 Nov 1884, Dorchester, MA d. Apr 1979, Northwood, NH (Age 94 years) Family ID F2539 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2024
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Notes - He attended Houghton School, Bolton, MA.
Civil War Veteran, he enlisted Jul 13, 1864 in Co. E. 6th Mass. from Sudbury and was mustered out Oct. 24, 1864.
He is a member of Gettysburg Post, 191, Grand Army.
By profession he was a mining engineer. He was for ten years or more in the employ of the Ames Plow Co., and afterward partner in a firm dealing in agricultural tools in Boston. In recent years he has been engaged in mining in Mexico. Resided at 113 Stanwood St., Boston.
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Civil War Veteran, he enlisted Jul 13, 1864 in Co. E. 6th Mass. from Sudbury and was mustered out Oct. 24, 1864.
He is a member of Gettysburg Post, 191, Grand Army.
By profession he was a mining engineer. He was for ten years or more in the employ of the Ames Plow Co., and afterward partner in a firm dealing in agricultural tools in Boston. In recent years he has been engaged in mining in Mexico. Resided at 113 Stanwood St., Boston.
He attended Houghton School, Bolton, MA.
- He attended Houghton School, Bolton, MA.
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Sources - [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 232, 308.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 231, 308.
- [S112] Death Certificate.
- [S265] Chapmanfamilies.org.
- [S747] US Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930.
- [S1141] Sons of Volunteers of Civil War.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 231.
- [S541] Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 308.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 232, 308.