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Lieut John Puffer III

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Lieut John Puffer III

Birth
Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
24 Oct 1815 (aged 80)
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
#20
Memorial ID
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Son of Lt. John Puffer, Jr. and Abigail Vose; husb of Abigail ??

He was a member of Major Miller's company of militia in 1757, and on 23 June 1760 his name appears on a company roll whose mission was the "total destruction of Canada." He was a corporal in the company of Capt Lemuel Bent on 8 April 1762. During the American Revolutionary War, he was a sergeant in Capt Thomas Endicott's company that responded to the alarm of 19 April 1775. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant 23 March 1776, and served as lieutenant under Capt Robert Shaw in the Rhode Island expedition in 1777.
Son of Lt. John Puffer, Jr. and Abigail Vose; husb of Abigail ??

He was a member of Major Miller's company of militia in 1757, and on 23 June 1760 his name appears on a company roll whose mission was the "total destruction of Canada." He was a corporal in the company of Capt Lemuel Bent on 8 April 1762. During the American Revolutionary War, he was a sergeant in Capt Thomas Endicott's company that responded to the alarm of 19 April 1775. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant 23 March 1776, and served as lieutenant under Capt Robert Shaw in the Rhode Island expedition in 1777.

Inscription


In Memory of
Lt. John Puffer,
who died Oct. 24, 1815
AEt 80.



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  • Maintained by: NCDave
  • Originally Created by: Toni Arsenault
  • Added: Jan 28, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84143124/john-puffer: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut John Puffer III (13 Apr 1735–24 Oct 1815), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84143124, citing Oldest Burying Ground, Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by NCDave (contributor 47401038).