CONNECTICUT

CENSUS REPORTS

1790 - 1930

UPDATED DECEMBER 31, 2009

Initially I will list the entries by Town and County. I have then listed by the way they come up in the actual census to show proximity to each other. This will give a better idea who lives near one another, and should help in determining family groups. If possible, I have included the person’s ‘number’ based on the various books by Eben Putnam on the Putnam Family.

CONNECTICUT 1790 CENSUS

In the 1790 census, the columns in the report are for males over 16, males under 16 and females of all ages. If a 4^th number is listed, it is a listing for ‘all other whites’ which generally meant an unrelated servant.

AARON PUTNAM Fairfield, Fairfield County

Listing is 1-3-3. He is number 936, a son of Jonathan Putnam (359) and Sarah Perley of Salem Village (now Danvers), Massachusetts. He was born there September 6, 1756. He married Olive Osborne (I believe here in Connecticut) in about 1880. He served in the Connecticut Militia in the Revolution. He will be here in 1800, and then die, and Olive and the kids (Nathan and Jeremiah) will be off to New York State. This line is Aaron (936) > Jonathan > Jonathan > Jonathan > John > John Putnam.

JOHN PUTMAN Weathersfield, Hartford County

Listing is 1-1-1. He is not in the line of John Putnam of Salem, Mass. He was born in Yorkshire in the north of England in about 1760, but seems to have been in Gloucester in Southwest England prior to sailing over here. He came to Hartford in about 1785-86 with his brother Thomas, who continued up to Vermont. John married Hannah Dillings of Newington here in Wethersfield September 11, 1788. So far they have one child, John junior born in 1789. They are listed in Hartford in 1800 and 1810. John will die October 3, 1816, and Hannah will be here until she dies July 9, 1857.

DAVID PUTNAM East Windsor, Hartford County

Listing is 3-0-1. He is a son of Cornelius Putnam (339) and Elizabeth Perkins of Stafford, Tolland County. He was born in Royalston, Massachusetts September 21, 1765. Cornelius and his family were the only ones in this neck of the woods at that time. He has just married Miriam Pease of Somers, Tolland County on May 15, 1788. The two other men must be brothers (probably John and Reuben, not sure where they were in 1790) or boarders. They will be in Oneida County, New York by the 1800 census.

CORNELIUS PUTNAM Stafford, Tolland County

The listing is 1-2-1. He is number 906E, a son of Cornelius Putnam (339) and Elizabeth Perkins. He is married to Ruth Davis. The sons are Cornelius and Stephen. They will be off to New York State soon.

DANIEL PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 3-1-5. He is number 248, a son of Israel Putnam (90). He was born in Pomfret November 18, 1759 and will die here April 30, 1831. He married Catherine Hutchinson in Boston on September 2, 1782. He will be a farmer here the rest of his life.

ISRAEL PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 3-2-5. This is hodgepodge of a couple of families, including Peter Schuyler Putnam and his new wife Lucy Frink and family. Peter and Lucy were married July 9, 1785. The general will die here May 29, 1790. His son Israel (241) has left his family here while setting up a new home in Belpre, Ohio. He had gone there with his cousin Rufus and the Ohio Company. He is returning home this summer to pick up his family and take them to Ohio. He may or may not be included here. But everyone is out of here this year.

REUBEN PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 1-5-1. He is number 537, a son of Nehemiah Putnam number 204 and Sarah Manning of Sutton. Reuben was born in Sutton April 9, 1757, and married Elizabeth Mason in Sutton November 7, 1780. He is only here a year or two, and then will return to Sutton. He lives right along with all the others here in Brooklyn.

AARON PUTNAM Pomfret, Windham County

Listing is 2-1-5. He is number 326. He is a son of Reverend Daniel Putnam (125) and Rebecca Putnam of North Reading, Massachusetts. He was born there December 15, 1733. He married Rebecca Hall of Sutton, Massachusetts October 23, 1760. She died from a carriage accident in 1773. Aaron then married Elizabeth Avery of Brooklyn in May 1777. They are here in Brooklyn in 1800. He will be here until he dies in 1813. Their son Aaron is a minister like his dad. After dad dies, he and mom and some sisters will go to Cherry Valley, New York where he will die in 1831. Elizabeth will be there till she dies in 1835.

PETER S. (SCHUYLER) PUTNAM Pomfret, Windham County

The listing is 2-3-4. He is number 250, a son of General Israel Putnam. He was born here in Pomfret December 31, 1764. He married Lucy Frink here in July 1785. The other older man is his father Israel (90) who will die here in a couple of months in May 1790. He will be here in 1800 and then head north to Williamstown, Mass. and run an Inn there.

CONNECTICUT 1800 CENSUS

In the 1800 census both males and females are broken into 0-9, 10- 15, 16-25, 26-44, 45 and over. Again, if there is a last column, it is for unrelated whites, probably a servant or a boarder.

AARON PUTNAM Fairfield, Fairfield County

The listing is 01010 11010. Number 936, and was here in 1790. He will shortly, and Olive and the kids (Nathan and Jeremiah) will be off to New York State.

JOHN PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

Listing is 31010 10010. The Other English Family guy. He was here in 1790 and will be in 1810 as well. John married Hannah Dillings of Newington here in Wethersfield September 11, 1788. John will die October 3, 1816, and Hannah will be here until she dies July 9, 1857.

JEDEDIAH PUTNAM Stonington, New London County

Listing is 11110 20110. He is Number 979, a son of John Putnam (384) and Martha Woodward of Preston, Connecticut. His folks were married in Preston February 25, 1762. He was born there February 6, 1769. He married Lois Cheesborough of Stonington, Connecticut on January 11, 1795. They are here in the 1810 census. Then they moved to Volney, Oswego County, New York. Jed died there January 3, 1826. Lois and some of the kids are there through 1850 when she is 74 years old. The other kids kept going into Wisconsin. There is a son Jerry who will die here at age 18 on September 16, 1805. This line is Jedediah > John > Eleazer > Eleazer > John > John Putnam.

SCHUYLER PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 03110 01111. He is Peter Schuyler Putnam number 250, and the youngest of General Israel’s kids. He was born here December 31, 1764 and will die in Williamstown, Mass. in September 1827. He married Lucy Frink July 9, 1785. They will move to Williamstown where he will operate an Inn.

DANIEL PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 00510 42110. He is number 248, a son of Israel Putnam (90). He was born in Pomfret November 18, 1759 and will die here April 30, 1831. He married Catherine Hutchinson in Boston on September 2, 1782. He will be a farmer here the rest of his life.

REV. AARON PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 01001 01121. Indexed as Andrew, but this guy is Aaron Putnam number 326. He is a son of Reverend Daniel Putnam (125) and Rebecca Putnam of North Reading, Massachusetts. He was born there December 15, 1733. He married Rebecca Hall of Sutton, Massachusetts October 23, 1760. She died from a carriage accident in 1773. Aaron then married Elizabeth Avery of Brooklyn in May 1777. Their son Aaron is a minister like his dad. After dad dies in 1813, he and mom and some sisters will go to Cherry Valley, New York where he will die in 1831. Elizabeth will be there till she dies in 1835

CONNECTICUT 1810 CENSUS

In the 1810 census both males and females are broken into 0-9, 10- 15, 16-25, 26-44, 45 and over.

DANIEL PUTNAM Sherman, Fairfield County

Listing is 10100 00100. Can’t pin him down.

JOHN PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

Listing is 21301 11010. He and Hannah Dillings will be here all their lives. John will die October 3, 1816, and Hannah will be here until she dies July 9, 1857. Remember, this is the other New England line.

PHILIP PUTNAM Simsbury, Hartford County

Listing is 100100 201000. He is number 1847, a son of Nathaniel Putnam (762) and Mary Eastman of Wilton, New Hampshire. He was born there March 15, 1775. He married Anne Brown in Windsor, Hartford County on November 30, 1806. The son shown here is Philip Dodderage Putnam, just born in March. Young Phil will be in Ohio in the 1840s and in Iowa in the 1860s.

JEDEDIAH PUTNAM Stonington, New London County

Listing is 31010 11120. He is Number 979, a son of John Putnam (384) and Martha Woodward of Preston, Connecticut. He is married to Lois Cheesborough of Stonington, Connecticut. They were here in 1800. They will move shortly to Volney, Oswego County, New York. Several Cheeseborough families live in this same area.

AARON PUTNAM Pomfret, Windham County

Listing is 010010 001220. He and Elizabeth are still here. He will die here in October 1813. Elizabeth will be widowed here in 1820. Then his son Aaron and mom and some sisters will go to Cherry Valley, New York where he will die in 1831. Elizabeth will be there till she dies in 1835.

DANIEL PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 116220 141011. Dan and Catherine still here. He is number 248, a son of Israel Putnam (90). He was born in Pomfret November 18, 1759 and will die here April 30, 1831. He married Catherine Hutchinson in Boston on September 2, 1782. He will be a farmer here the rest of his life.

CONNECTICUT 1820 CENSUS

In the 1820 census males are broken down 0-9, 10-15, 16-18, 19-25, 26-44, 45 and older. Females are divided 0-9, 10-15, 16-25, 26-44, 45 and over.

GEORGE PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

Listing is 210210 00111. He is a son of John and Hannah Putnam. He was born here September 12, 1793. He is married to Nancy Shepard. These are not all his kids. His dad died 4 years ago, and there are brothers and sisters and mom here too.

HANNAH PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

Listing is 020000 00001. Hannah Dillings is John’s widow. Again, keep in mind this gang in Hartford are not connected to the Massachusetts line.

THOMAS W. (WILLIAM) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

Listing is 100010 20110. He is a son of John and Hannah. He was born here September 12, 1791 and will die here May 1, 1860. He married Mehetable Dickenson of Hartford on December 25, 1814. He is a maker of shoes and boots here in town.

DANIEL PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 000001 10101. He is number 248, a son of Israel Putnam (90). He was born in Pomfret November 18, 1759 and will die here April 30, 1831. He married Catherine Hutchinson in Boston on September 2, 1782. He will be a farmer here the rest of his life. He and Catherine will be here again in 1830.

DICK PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

They are listed as a couple, and are free colored. They live next to the following William, and probably used to belong to him.

WILLIAM PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 210100 12020 01. The last number means they haven’t let go all their slaves yet, still own a female. He is number 686, the eldest son of Daniel Putnam (248). He was born here January 1, 1783 and will die here December 5, 1846. He married Mary Spaulding of Brooklyn on April 17, 1805.

ELIZABETH PUTNAM Pomfret, Windham County

Listing is 000000 00021. She is Elizabeth Avery, widow of Reverend Aaron Putnam. They were here since the 1770s. Aaron died in 1813. Her son, Aaron is presently in Rhode Island, after Graduating from Brown University. He too is a Presbyterian minister. Elizabeth will go with him to Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York where he will have a new Church. She will die there December 7, 1835.

CONNECTICUT 1830 CENSUS

In the 1830 census both males and females are listed 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, etc.

GEORGE PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

Listing is 003001 0001111. This will be his last listing as he will die here in February 1840. His widow Nancy Shepard and the kids will be here in 1840 and 1850. George’s mother, Hannah Dillings Putnam, is the older woman listed, and she too will be here in 1840 well into her 70s. George is a Major Commandant in the Army here. Yorkshire Putnam family.

DAVID PUTNAM Winchester, Litchfield County

Listing is 00001 0011. They will be here again in 1840.

DANIEL PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 0000000001 0100020001. He is number 248, a son of Israel Putnam (90). He was born in Pomfret November 18, 1759 and will die here April 30, 1831. He married Catherine Hutchinson in Boston on September 2, 1782. He will be a farmer here the rest of his life. He and Catherine are in their 70s now. Catherine will die in 1844.

DICK PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Still listed as free colored. They used to belong to William I would guess.

WILLIAM PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 0102101 0201201. He and Mary are both in their 40s. He is number 686, Daniel’s eldest.

CONNECTICUT 1840 CENSUS

In the 1840 census both males and females are listed 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, etc.

AUGUSTUS PUTNAM Bristol, Hartford County

Listing is 00001 00012. He is a son of Thomas William Putnam and Mehetable Foster Dickinson. He was born in Hartford November 20, 1817. He has just married Harriet Maria Bailey of Cromwell on May 18, 1840. She will die in 1846. He will marry Lucy Ann Plum July 16, 1848. He will be in Middletown in 1850 and 1870 (though not in the 1850 index). He is a bookbinder by trade.

HANNAH PUTNAM Weathersfield, Hartford County

Listing is 0000 0000000001. She is Hannah Dillings John Putnam’s widow. John died October 3, 1816, and Hannah will be here until she dies July 9, 1857.

NANCY PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

Listing is 00011 000011101. Nancy Shepard is the widow of George Putnam. She’s in her 60s, and will be here again in 1850.

DAVID PUTNAM Winchester, Litchfield County

Listing is 010001 010001. They were here in the 1830, and are now in their 30s.

AUSTIN PUTNAM Hamden, New Haven County

Listing is 000001 10001. He is number 2777, a son of Samuel Putnam (1242) and Sukey Gibson of Croyden, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He was born there March 6, 1809. He attended Dartmouth and the studied law. After practicing in New York State, he studied divinity, and was ordained in Lowville, New York in 1834. He has just been installed, in October 1838, as pastor of the Whitneyville Congregational church here in Hamden. He married Caroline Northrop of Lowville in 1833. He has also just (in 1839) received and honorary degree from nearby Yale. They will be here a while. He was born March 6, 1809 and will die here September 28, 1886. His wife Caroline was born March 21, 1813 and will die here August 31, 1893.

ASA PUTNAM Union, Tolland County

Listing is 0101001 0001001. In their 40s. He is number 1253, a son of Asa Putnam (495) and Rachel Harwood of Sutton, Massachusetts. He was born there June 13, 1795. He married Patty Dudley there November 28, 1815. They lived in Sutton, and briefly in Charlton, before coming here in the late 1830s. They will be here in 1850 and 1860 and all the rest of their lives.

WILLIAM PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 10011001 00021101. In their 50s now. He’ll be dying here in 1846.

WILLIAM H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Listing is 10112 21111. He is number 1631, a son of the above William. He was born in Holland, Mass. during the four years his folks lived there. He was born February 2, 1812, and will die here in 1889. He married Eliza Day here March 12, 1834. He is a farmer and director of two local banks.

WILLARD PUTNAM Sterling, Windham County

Listing is 1000101 010021. He is number 2726, a son of Aaron Putnam (1219) and Mary Putnam his first wife. He was born in Sutton, Massachusetts March 29, 1798. His wife is Lois Tuckerman. They will be here in 1850.

STILLMAN PUTNAM Windham, Windham County

Listing is 010001 000111. In their 30s. He is Samuel Stillman Putnam, son of Nathaniel Putnam (2148) and Charlotte Morse of Sutton, Massachusetts. He was born there July 13, 1807. He married Lucy Babcock in Lebanon, Connecticut April 6, 1831.

CONNECTICUT 1850 CENSUS

NANCY PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

She is Nancy Shepard, George Putnam’s widow and is now 57 CT. Also there are Elizabeth 45 CT, George’s sister, and a servant Mary Nana 29 IRE. This is the ‘other’ Putnam family from Yorkshire England.

GEORGE PUTNAM South Windsor, Hartford County

He would be George junior 20 CT, a farmer living with Oliver and Amanda Dent. He will marry a daughter Amanda Dent soon and they are in Hartford in 1860. In 1860 Amanda is 35 and in this family now is an Emeline Dent 25. Must be the same gal. George is a son of George Putnam and Nancy Shepard from Hartford. This is the line out of Yorkshire England.

LUKE S. (SPENCER) PUTNAM Woodbury, Litchfield County

He is 30 VT and a millwright, Emeline Tompkins 26 CT, and Howard B. 1/12 CT. He is number 1188, a son of John Putnam (467) and Peggy Glidden of Montpelier, Vermont. He was born there January 24, 1819. He married Emeline Tompkins of Kent, Connecticut December 29, 1845. They will be here a while, and move just across the New York border to Amenia, Dutchess county for the 1860 census. They will then move to Poughkeepsie, New York where he will operate a hotel. Luke will die in Poughkeepsie August 6, 1880. The son Howard will be a music teacher there in Poughkeepsie.

BUTLER PUTMAN (RUTMAN) Portland, Middlesex County

He is 28 IRE, and the name really looks like Rutman or Rudman.

AUSTIN PUTNAM Hamden, New Haven County

Still a congregational minister, he is now 41 NH, Caroline Northrop, his wife, is 37 NY, Blanchina 10 CT, Sarah Jane 8 CT, Joseph N. 5 NY and Caroline E. 3 CT. He is a Reverend of the Whitneyville Church and will be for 48 years. He was born March 6, 1809 and will die here September 28, 1886. His wife Caroline was born March 21, 1813 and will die here August 31, 1893.

CHARLES S. (SIMEON) PUTNAM Derby, New Haven County

He is an Episcopal minister 32 MA, Sarah Hanford Fiten, his wife, 22 NY and they have Charles H. 3 CT. He is number 2930, a son of Simeon Putnam (1336) and Abigail Brigham Fay of Andover, Massachusetts. They will be gone by 1860. Sarah and two of the kids are in Genesee County, New York in 1860. Guess he was transferred out there and died or something. His brother, Samuel, was also an Episcopal minister here in Connecticut in the 1850s and then went to Hanover, New Hampshire.

DANIEL J. PUTNAM Seymour, New Haven County

He is an axe maker 37 NH and his wife Elizabeth M. Jones is 26 CT. He is number 1132, a son of Benjamin Putnam (452) and Sally Willard of Charlestown, NH. He married Elizabeth Jones in New Haven May 7, 1846. They are in Wawarsing, Ulster County New York in 1860. He will die there in 1861. Elizabeth and 2 kids will return to Charlestown, New Hampshire, where she will die in 1891.

JOHN T. PUTNAM Groton, New London County

He is 8 CT, and lives with Parkerson 40 NS and Mary Hadley. Mary is 28 CT and is his mommy. There is a marriage record of John M. Putnam marrying Mary Ann Packer (Parker?) here in Groton on July 8, 1841. Must be his folks. Then there is another marriage record where Mary Ann Putnam married William Parkinson Hadley of Groton on April 20, 1845. So John died or something and Mary Ann remarried. Young John will be in Waterford in 1860 and listed as a seaman. He will then join the Union Army in 1862 and be killed in 1864. Then, the dad may be John Miller Putnam born June 22, 1815, a son of Calvin Putnam and Chloe Chapman. Got this info from Rand Putnam, but we don’t have a birthplace or much else. Calvin was from New Hampshire and married Chloe in Heath, Massachusetts. They went briefly to Connecticut and were in Cortland County New York by the 1820.

LUCIAN D. (DALRYMPLE) PUTNAM Lebanon, New London County

He is 22 MA, a millwright and living in mill housing with a bunch of other guys. He is a son of Russell Putnam (2155) and Adeline Buss of Charlton, Mass. He will be back there married to Clarinda Rich by 1860.

ISAAC B. PUTNAM Lyme, New London County

He is 16 CT, a sailor living in a boarding house or more likely listed on a boat sailed by Daniel Chadwick.

ALBERT PUTNAM Stonington, New London County

He is a Baptist minister, 38 CT, Amelia is 30 CT, Albert 12 CT, William 10 RI, Henry 5 CT and Sarah 3 CT.

ASA PUTNAM Union, Tolland County

He is now 59 MA, Lucy W. 37 CT, Freeman P. (Puritan) 19 CT. Also there are Hannah House 75 CT, and William Underwood 16 MA. Gave his story back in 1840. Lucy is Lucy Works Dean, his second wife. She was born in Woodstock. They were married March 22, 1846.

HARRISON PUTNAM Union, Tolland County

He is a farmer 32 MA, Mary Ann Burleigh his wife 31 MA, Amelia J. 7 MA and Ellen E. 10/12 MA. He is a son of Charles Putnam (Jr.) number 2725 and Fanny Sibley of Sutton, Mass. He was born there April 6, 1818, and married Mary Ann February 24, 1847. They will be in Worcester, Mass. in 1860, and in Anoka, Minnesota with his mother in 1870. He must have been married before to have Amelia or she may have come from an earlier marriage of Mary.

RUSSELL BARTHOLOMEW PUTNAM Vernon, Tolland County

Indexed as Rapel. He is a son of Russell Putnam (2156) and Adeline Buss of Sutton, Mass. Anyway, he’s a he 24 MA, a wheelwright and lives in a hotel. In 1860, his brother Silas also a wheelwright will be here. Russell will be back in Charlton, Mass in 1860 all married then.

WILLIAM H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

He is now 38 CT, Eliza Day 35 CT, Harriett J. 15 CT, Mary 14 CT, John D. 13 CT, Sarah 11 CT, William 7 CT, and Catherine B. 2 CT. All were born in Brooklyn.

MARY PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

William’s widow, Mary Spalding is now 64 Brooklyn CT, Harriet W. 40 Holland MA, Annie 25 Brooklyn CT, and Asa S. 30 Brooklyn CT.

WILLARD PUTNAM Sterling, Windham County

Still here. Willard is 50 MA, Lois Pierce Tuckerman 39 CT, Alexander M. 11 CT, Julius N. 7 CT, Jason D. 5 CT, Willard B. 2 CT and Mary Tuckerman (Lois’ sister) 48 CT. Willard was born in Sutton, Mass. and everyone else is born in Sterling.

STILLMAN PUTNAM Windham, Windham County

He is still here and is now 43 MA, Lucy Babcock 39 MA, Frederick S. 18 CT, and Giles H. 3 CT.

BENJAMIN D. (DUDLEY) PUTNAM Woodstock, Windham County

He is 30 MA, Lydia Chamberlain 41 CT, Eunice E. 5 CT, Lucy D. 3 CT, and Sophia L. 1 CT. He is Benjamin Dudley Putnam, a son of Asa Putnam (1253) and Patty Dudley of Sutton. He was born in Charlton, Mass. June 17, 1820. He married Lydia Chamberlain here February 17, 1850. The children are from his first marriage with Eunice Emma Brown. They were married in Woodstock on March 25, 1844. Eunice died July 18, 1849 at age 26. His folks are nearby in Tolland County.

CONNECTICUT 1860 CENSUS

JOHN PUTNAM Stamford, Fairfield County

He is a blacksmith 40 born in Ireland.

GEORGE PUTNAM Bloomfield, Hartford County

He is 30 CT, Amanda Dent 35 VT. He is a son of George Putnam and Nancy Shepard from Hartford. He was single in South Windsor in 1850 living with her folks, the Dent family. Looks like he married the daughter and moved over here. He will join the Union Army in the Connecticut Infantry Company H. on August 5, 1862 and be discharged June 24, 1865. They will be in Coventry in 1870 and back up here in Manchester in 1880 where he will die in 1883. This is the Yorkshire Branch.

STILLMAN PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

He is now 52 MA, Lucy A. Babcock 49 CT, Frederick S. 28 CT, and Giles H. 13 CT. They were in Windham County in the 1850. They will remain here. Samuel Stillman will die here July 9, 1871, Lucy will hang in there until July 30, 1894.

AMOS H. PUTNAM Windsor Locks, Hartford County

He is 46 MA, Sarah Warner his wife 42 MA and Alice H. 8 CT. He is a depot master for the railroad. He is a son of Amos Putnam (1498) and Susan Miller from Ludlow, Massachusetts just across the line. He was shown in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1850.

FLAVIUS J. (JOSEPHUS) PUTNAM Windsor Locks, Hartford County

He is 37 MA, a teamster. Sylvia Bissell Alden his wife is 33 CT, Alfred S. 14 MA, Ella 10 MA, Lucy A. 7 MA and Edwin A. 1 MA. He too is a son of Amos Putnam (1498). They were in Springfield, Mass. in 1850. Flavius will join the Union Army soon and be captured. He will die in Andersonville Georgia Prison in September 1864. She will be widowed in Ludlow, Mass with the kids in 1870.

SARAH B. PUTNAM Plymouth, Litchfield County

She is 48 MA and boarding. She is a schoolteacher.

CHARLES E. (ELLIOTT) PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

He is 27 CT, Jane W. Hayes 22 CT, and Charles W. 2 CT. He is a merchant. He doesn’t pop up in the 1850, because it is stated he left home in 1847 at age 14. Jane is a daughter of Joseph W. and Mary F. Hayes. She will die here October 18, 1869. He will be widowed here in 1870, and then he will head out to Columbus, Ohio and be in the insurance business. He is there in 1900 with a new wife from Ohio. He is a brother of the following Augustus, and the youngest son of Thomas William and Mehetable Putnam of Hartford and then Middletown. He was born here June 27, 1833. He is part of the Yorkshire, England branch of the family.

AUGUSTUS PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

He is a bookseller 40 CT, and now widowed for the second time. George Ellsworth 14 CT, Elihu Plum 11 CT and Benjamin Douglas 1 CT. His second wife Lucy Ann Plum died July 24, 1859. Augie will again marry, Eliza Adeline Root here on January 22, 1862. Again these folks in Middletown are part of the Yorkshire England line. See 1840.

AUSTIN PUTNAM Hamden, New Haven County

Still here. He is now 51 NH, Caroline Northrop 47 NY, Beatrise 20 CT (spelled it Blanchine in 1850), Carrie 13 CT. His son Joseph 15 CT lives next door with a Covington Family. Mrs. Covington is likely his sister Sarah. He is a Reverend of the Whitneyville Church and will be for 48 years. He was born March 6, 1809 and will die here September 28, 1886. His wife Caroline was born March 21, 1813 and will die here August 31, 1893.

GEORGE PUTNAM Meriden, New Haven County

He is 21 NY, a machinist. He lives in a boarding house. He is a son of Benjamin and Mary Putnam. He was shown at home in Seneca, Ontario County, New York in 1850. His father, Benjamin, was born here in Connecticut in 1806-07. Not sure who he is though.

NEWELL PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 32 CT, Mary 5 CT. They are in a boarding house. Don’t find him in 1850, and the last name may or may not be Putnam.

EDWIN PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven County

He is 26 NJ and a merchant. Indexed as Edmund, but he is number 2830, a son of Andrew Wilkins Putnam (1273) and Rachel Smiley of Somerset County, New Jersey. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey December 11, 1834, and was shown at home in 1850. His dad was a woolen worker, Ed’s probably out selling sweaters for dad. He married Cornelia Van Deren in Newark, New Jersey February 20, 1860. She must be back home, though not listed in the 1860 New Jersey census. In 1870, Edwin, Cornelia and some kids will all be in Newark. Cornelia will be widowed by the 1900 census.

HARRIET W. PUTNAM Norwich, New London County

She is 50 CT and in a boarding house. She lists her occupation as ‘Lady.’ She is an unwed daughter of William and Mary Putnam from Windham County. She was home with mom in 1850.

JOHN PUTNAM Waterford, New London County

He is 18 CT and a seaman. In 1850 he was living with Parkerson and Mary Hadley. Mary is his mommy. There is a marriage record of John M. Putnam marrying Mary Ann Packer (Parker?) in Groton on July 8, 1841. They are his folks. Then there is another marriage record where Mary Ann Putnam married William Parkinson Hadley of Groton on April 20, 1845. So John died or something and Mary Ann remarried. This John will enlist in the 21^st Connecticut Infantry Company C as a Private on August 13, 1862. He will be killed July 1, 1864 and brought back and buried in Jordan Cemetery here in Waterford. His dad should be John Miller Putnam born June 22, 1815, a son of Calvin Putnam and Chloe Chapman. Got this info from Rand Putnam, but we don’t have a birthplace or much else. Calvin was from New Hampshire and married Chloe in Heath, Massachusetts. They went briefly to Connecticut and were in Cortland County New York by the 1820.

ASA PUTNAM Union, Tolland County

He is now 64 MA, Lucy Dean 47 CT and Emma E. 15 CT. Emma seems to be his granddaughter. She was listed in 1850 with his son Benjamin as Eunice E. age 5 then.

SILAS PUTNAM Vernon, Tolland County

He is 28 MA, a wheelwright, and boarding. He is a son of Russell Putnam (2156) and Adeline Bass from Charlton, Worcester County. He was home there in 1850. He’ll be married here in 1870 and 1880.

WILLIAM H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

He is now 48 MA (remember he was born in Holland, Mass. when his folks were there for a couple of years), Eliza Day 45 CT, Harriet 26 CT, Mary 25 CT, John B. 23 CT, Sarah 21 CT, William 17 CT, Catherine B. 12 CT and a bunch of farm hands out in the bunk house. William was born February 12, 1812 and will die here July 17, 1889. Eliza was born May 16, 1861 and will die here December 16, 1949. The son William will serve in Co C 12^th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and be killed at Cedar Creek October 19, 1864.

MARY PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

She is now 74 CT and living with her daughter Jane Camp 37 CT and her husband Reverend Riverius Camp 49 CT. She is Mary Spaulding, widow of William Putnam (686). She will still be here in 1880 at age 94. Not bad!

ASA S. (SPALDING) PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

He is number 1635, a son of William (686) and Mary Putnam. He was born July 16, 1820. He married Sarah Elizabeth Wilber in Plainfield, Connecticut March 25, 1851. He is now 40 CT, Sarah Elizabeth 30 CT, Abby Wilbur 8 CT, Israel P. 4 CT, Mary 3 CT and George Brinley 2 CT. They will be in Canterbury, Connecticut in the next year and have two more kids. He will die there July 30, 1868. Sarah is gonna hang in there in Canterbury till September 1, 1870.

SILENCE PUTNAM Killingley, Windham County

She is 67 MA and lives with David Hall 68 MA and his wife Nancy 55 MA. She is number 2733, a spinster daughter of Archelaus Putnam (1220) and Phoebe Hicks of Sutton, Massachusetts. She was born there May 22, 1793. Nancy is her sister, number 2736. Nancy was born February 17, 1805. She married Simon Tenney of Sutton in 1828, who died in 1856. She then married David Hall a physician.

HENRY PUTNAM Putnam, Windham County

He is 14 CT and working on the Blackman farm. Zara Blackman is 58, Mary 51. Henry is a son of Austin and Mary Putnam of Sturbridge, Mass. He was home there in 1850. He will soon marry Mary Blackman and be in Gloucester, Rhode Island in 1870 and back here by 1880. In 1880, he will have a daughter living here with Zora and Mary Blackman and they are listed as grandparents. Rand and I think the Mary Blackman here is his mother who divorced Austin in the 1850s. The age is wrong here, but is PERFECT in the 1880. See that listing, but don’t bet the family farm.

NOAH PUTNAM Putnam, Windham County

He is 48 RI, living with a Cary family from Canada.

JULIUS PUTNAM Sterling, Windham County

He is 17 CT and a laborer on a Fish family farm. He is a son of Willard and Lois and was at home here in 1850. He will soon marry Jeanette Fish, one of the daughters here. I have no idea where the rest of the family went. Maybe just not indexed correctly, but should be here and are in 1870.

MARIA PUTNAM Thompson, Windham County

She is 40 VT, George A. 16 MA, Angeline 12 CT. Just an aside. There was a nice 1.7 mile sports car track here in the 1950s to mid 1970s. I got my SCCA Competition License here in 1975 driving a 1972 Datsun 240Z.

BENJAMIN D. (DUDLEY) PUTNAM Woodstock, Windham County

He is now 40 MA, Lydia Chamberlain his second wife 48 CT (cut off 3 years off her age), Lucy 13 CT and Lydia S. (listed Sophia L. in 1850) 11 CT. Also he has a bunch of workers living here, must be a large farm. He is a son of Asa Putnam (1253) and Patty Dudley of Sutton. He was born in Charlton, Mass. June 17, 1820. He married Lydia Chamberlain here February 17, 1850. The children are from his first marriage with Eunice Emma Brown. They were married in Woodstock on March 25, 1844. Eunice died July 18, 1849 at age 26.

ESTHER A. PUTNAM Woodstock, Windham County

She is 72 MA and lives with John F. Williams 68 CT and his wife Mary J. 52 MA. She would be Esther White, widow of Rufus Putnam (1734) of Rutland, Massachusetts. Mary Jane is her daughter.

CONNECTICUT 1870 CENSUS

LAURA PUTNAM Danbury, Fairfield County

She is 55 NY and lives with Mary Otis 55 CT. In 1860, she was just over the state line in Putnam County, NY. She will be here in both 1880 (when she uses B. as her middle initial) and 1900, but with some stepchildren last name Phillips.

MARY PUTNAM Fairfield, Fairfield County

She is 50 CT and is a kitchen hand with a guy named P. T. Barnum. He was the great circus guy. Don’t know who Mary is, but she is probably having fun.

GEORGE PUTNAM Norwalk, Fairfield County

He is 55 ME, a book seller, Victorine Haven his wife is 40 NY, Mary 28 ENG, a physician, Edith 24 NY, Bishop 22 NY, a bookseller, Amy 20 NY, Irving 15 NY, Bayard 15 NY, a clerk in a store, Ruth 13 NY, Kingman 11 NY, Herbert 8 NY and Sidney 1 CT. George Palmer Putnam was the founder of the publishing firm G. P. Putnam and Sons in New York City. They are also listed in their New York City apartment now in 1870.

KATE PUTMAN Stamford, Fairfield County

She is 23 NJ and boarding. In 1860, there was a John Putnam (then age 40) from Ireland living here in Stamford.

JAMES PUTNAM Berlin, Hartford County

He is a laborer 49 Ireland, his wife Mary is 48 Ireland. The kids are William 18 CT, Sarah 16 CT, Richard 13 CT, John 8 CT, Margaret 5 CT, Mary 3 CT and Jane 6/12 CT. With this many kids no wonder there was a potato famine in Ireland. They weren’t listed in the state in 1860, even though the kids seem to have been born here.

M. (MARCUS) B. PUTMAN Canton, Hartford County

He is 29 NY, Sarah E. Ives, his wife, is 25 CT and Charles 6/12 CT. Don’t find them in 1880, but in 1900, he and Sarah are in Meriden, Connecticut, and Charles is still at home. He is a son of David Putman and Nancy Dodds. Dutch family out of West Charlton, Saratoga County, NY. He was at home there in 1850.

STILLMAN PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

He is Samuel Stillman Putnam, son of Nathaniel Putnam (2148) and Charlotte Morse of Sutton, Massachusetts, and has been here since the 1830s. He is now still farming and 62 MA, Lucy Babcock, his wife, 59 CT, Fred S. 38 CT, a land agent, Giles H. 23 CT a machinist and his wife Nellie (Mary Ellen Burnham) 20 CT. Stillman will die here next year in June 1871.

MARY PUTNAM Hartford W2, Hartford County

She is Mary Spaulding, widow for some time now of William Putnam (686) of Brooklyn, Connecticut. She is 84 CT, and now lives with her daughter Anna Bacon, who is also widowed herself.

ADAM P. (PLANK) PUTNAM Hartford W4, Hartford County

He is a joiner, 29 NY, Mary Truesdell, his wife, 24 CT and they have Lillian M. 3 CT. He is a Dutch Putman, a son of Aaron Putman and Althena Bronck of Lewis County, New York. He married Mary Truesdell in Rockville, Tolland County on September 21, 1865. They will have 3 children. He will die in Putnam, Connecticut September 17, 1872, and she will die there in 1881. Their son, Martin Truesdell Putman, will be there in the 1900 census.

ABBOTT & ISRAEL PUTNAM Winchester, Litchfield County

Abbott is 9 OH, Israel 7 OH. They live with a John Cone or something like that. Abbott will be here through the 1900 census. They are sons of Peter Radcliff Putnam (3248) and Emily Mixer, and were born in Marietta, Ohio. Their dad died in 1863. Have no idea how or why they ended up back here in Connecticut. Then I don’t see Israel again till 1910 when he is in Elmira New York with a wife and a bunch of kids born here in Connecticut from the 1880s on.

ALNEY PUTNAM Chatham, Middlesex County

She is 19 MA, a domestic for John White.

AUGUSTUS PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

He is now 50 CT, Eliza Adeline Root, his third wife, is 41 CT, Elihu P. 20 CT, Benjamin D. 16 CT and Edward A. 3 CT. They have two borders. He is a son of Thomas William Putnam and Mehetable Foster Dickinson. He first married Harriet Maria Bailey of Cromwell on May 18, 1840. She died in 1846. He then married Lucy Ann Plum July 16, 1848. She died July 24, 1859. He was widowed here in 1860. He married Eliza Root here on January 22, 1862. He was born in Hartford, part of the Yorkshire, England branch of the family.

CHARLES E. (ELLIOTT) PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

He is a bookseller 36 CT and widowed since his wife Jane Hayes died a few months ago On October 18, 1869. He has Charles H. 12 CT, Mary S. 9 CT and his mother Mehetable F. Putnam77 CT with him. He is a brother of the above Augustus, and the youngest son of Thomas William and Mehetable Putnam of Hartford and then Middletown. He will head out to Columbus, Ohio and be in the insurance business. He is there in 1900 with a new wife from Ohio. He is part of the Yorkshire, England branch of the family.

WILLIAM PUTNAM Birmingham, New Haven County

He is a machinist 28 MA, Mary 16 MA, and Ellen 2 CT.

CHRISSEE PUTNAM Milford, New Haven County

She is 20 ME, and is living in a boarding house. She works in a straw shop. She would be Christina E. Putnam, daughter of Joseph Nealey Putnam and Sarah Ann Thompson. She was at home in 1860 in Searsport, Maine.

LAURA PUTNAM New Haven W6, New Haven County

She is 17 NY, and in a boarding school enumerated with Oliver Hubbard. Best bet is that she is the daughter of Mervin Gideon Putnam (2979) of Saratoga Springs, NY, as shown at home in 1860.

LORENNA PUTNAM New Haven W6, New Haven County

She is 24 MA and living with Nathaniel Ingraham. She is a daughter of Ephraim (junior) and Harriet Putnam from Chelsea, Mass. She was at home there in 1850 and 1860.

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM West Haven, New Haven County

He is a carpenter 45 MA, Esther 18 CT and he has several boarders. The ages are all off compared to the 1880 when he is in neighboring Orange, Connecticut, but he should be William Henry Putnam, son of Samuel Wheeler Putnam (3115) and Aurilla Thayer of Grafton, Mass. He was born there November 15, 1839. He married Etta A. Smith November 18, 1868.

GEORGE PUTNAM Coventry, Tolland County

He is a farmer 40 CT, Amanda Dent 43 CT. They were in South Windsor in 1860. George is a son of George and Nancy Putnam from Hartford. He joined the Union Army in the Connecticut Infantry Company H. on August 5, 1862 and was discharged June 24, 1865. They will be in Manchester, Hartford County in 1880. He will die there in 1883. They are the Yorkshire, England line.

ASA PUTNAM Union, Tolland County

He is now 75 MA and still farming, Lucy Dean, his wife, 57 CT, Emma 25 CT. Emma is a granddaughter, and was here in 1860 as well. Also there is Jennie Chaffee 9 CT and there is no relationship shown. He is number 1253, a son of Asa Putnam (495) and Rachel Harwood of Sutton, Massachusetts. Been here since the 1830s, and be here in 1880.

A. (AMOS) H. PUTNAM Vernon, Tolland County

He is a Railroad Superintendent 54 MA, Sarah Warner, his wife, 52 MA and their daughter Alice 18 CT is still at home. They were in Windsor Locks in 1860, and will still be here in 1880. He is a son of Amos Putnam (1498) and Susan Miller from Ludlow, Massachusetts.

SILAS PUTNAM Vernon, Tolland County

He is 39 MA a millwright, Matilda Abby 31 CT and they have George S. 8 CT. He is a son of Russell Putnam (2156) and Adeline Bass from Charlton, Worcester County. He was single here in 1860. They will be here in 1880. For what it’s worth, the son George will be in Ionia County, Michigan by 1900 and die in Grand Traverse County Michigan August 25, 1917.

WILLIAM H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

Still here and now 58 MA, Eliza Day, his wife, is 55 CT, Harriet 35 CT, Sarah 31 CT, Kate 22 CT, Albert 18 CT and Israel P. 14 CT. They have three Irish folks working for them. William was born February 12, 1812 and will die here July 17, 1889. Eliza was born May 16, 1861 and will die here December 16, 1949. Now we need some sorting out here. Israel is a son of his brother Asa Spaulding Putnam who just died. The Albert listed here is actually Abbie (listed next) who is a daughter of Asa and Sarah Elizabeth.

ABBIE PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

She is a mill worker 18 CT living with Manchester Fuller. She is a daughter of Asa Spaulding Putnam (1635) and Sarah Elizabeth Wilbur. She was born here, and is also listed at home with her mom (next listing). She will be in Providence, Rhode Island in 1900 through the 1920 census, and still single.

ELIZABETH PUTNAM Canterbury, Windham County

She is Sarah Elizabeth Wilbur, widow of Asa Spaulding Putnam who died here July 30, 1868. She is 40 RI, Abby P. 18 CT, George B. 13 CT, Mary 12 CT, Harriet 8 CT and Asa 1 CT. She will die here shortly on September 1, 1870. The daughter Harriet was born August 4, 1861 and will die here December 28, 1890.

FREEMAN PUTNAM Eastford, Windham County

He is 38 CT, a farmer, Huldah Morse his wife is 37 CT, Adeline 15 CT and Julia 10 CT. He is Charles Freeman Putnam, a son of Asa Putnam from Tolland County. He married Hulda in Union on November 29, 1853. They will be here in 1880 and 1900, and Hulda will be widowed here in 1910. Hulda was born in October 1834 and will die here April 30, 1911.

LOIS PUTNAM Sterling, Windham County

She is Lois Pierce Tuckerman, widow of Willard Putnam who has been here a long time. She is 59 CT, her son Willard 22 CT. She is missing a son, Jason, now, but her other sons are listed next here in Sterling.

ALEXANDER M. PUTNAM Sterling, Windham County

Willard’s son is now 30 CT, Emma C. Finkel 22 RI and Grace A. 3 CT.

JULIUS N. PUTNAM Sterling, Windham County

Another son of Willard and Lois. He is 27 CT, Janette Fish, his wife, 22 CT, and they have Fred J. 4 CT.

GEORGE L. PUTNAM Woodstock, Windham County

He is a clergyman, 45 NH, Eliza Ann Richards his wife is 45 MA and Lucinia H. (Lucius, a son) 19 MA. He is a son of John Putnam and Sabrina Wiley of Wilton, New Hampshire, and then Lowell Mass. He married Eliza in Stonington, Conn. Dec 29, 1844. They were in Lowell, Mass. in 1850 and in Hudson, New Hampshire in 1860. In 1880 they will be in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan and still preaching. She will be back here widowed in 1900.

BENJAMIN D. (DUDLEY) PUTNAM Woodstock, Windham County

He is still here and is now 50 MA, Lydia Chamberlain, his wife, 61 CT. Her sister (I guess) Sarah Chamberlain is 73 CT and they have a farm hand or two. He is a son of Asa Putnam (1253) and Patty Dudley of Sutton. He was born in Charlton, Mass. June 17, 1820. He married Lydia Chamberlain here February 17, 1850. The children are from his first marriage with Eunice Emma Brown. They were married in Woodstock on March 25, 1844. Eunice died July 18, 1849 at age 26.

CONNECTICUT 1880 CENSUS

This is the full census, not just the Soundex portion.

LAURA B. PUTNAM Danbury, Fairfield County

She is 66 NY and has two stepchildren: Sarah Phillips 12 CT and Everet C. (Clinton) Phillips 10 CT. She was here in 1870.

MARY PUTNAM Norwalk, Fairfield County

She is 24 OH, Orrin 9 OH, John 3 OH. She must be connected to Peter Radcliff Putnam who was in Marietta, OH. His widow has come back here as well as a couple of the sons.

WARREN PUTNAM Clinton, Hartford County

He is 35 CT, Amelia Bosworth 29 CT, Charles 10 CT, Wallace 6 CT and George 4 CT. He wasn’t listed in 1850 or 1860 in Connecticut. The birthplaces all should be MA, and he fits perfectly as Isaac Warren Putnam, son of Isaac Putnam and Lucinda Church of Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. On the other hand in 1900 he is single in Los Angeles, California and still lists Connecticut as his birthplace. So, don’t really know where he was born, but he is Isaac’s kid. He and Amelia were in Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1870.

GILES PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

He is 33 CT, Mary Ellen Burnham 30 CT, George K. 9 CT, Clinton 5 CT. Also there are his mother Lucy Ann 69 CT, his brother Fred S. 48 CT and a nephew Walter Burnham 1 CT. He is a son of Stillman and Lucy Putnam and was born in Windham, Connecticut.

MELLEN D. PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is living in a hotel, and is 30 ME ME ME. He is a son of Lysander Putnam and Ruth Fall Libby of Houlton, Maine. He was married to Annie Gregg back in Houlton. They will get or have got a divorce and he will marry Ida Belle Bell here in Hartford April 7, 1886

GEORGE PUTNAM Manchester, Hartford County

He is now 50 CT, Amanda Dent his wife 53 VT. Been around since the 1840s. He is a son of George Putnam and Nancy Shepard from Hartford. He and Amanda were in Bloomfield in 1860 and Coventry in Tolland County in 1870. He served in the Union Army from August 5, 1862 till the end of the Civil War and was discharge June 24, 1865. He will die here on March 25, 1883, and be buried in the Northwest Buckland Cemetery here in town. This is the Yorkshire branch.

ABBOTT PUTNAM Winchester, Litchfield County

He is 19 OH OH OH and listed as a stepson of George White 55 CT and Emily M. P. White 43 OH CT MA. He is a son of Peter Radcliff Putnam (3248) and Emily Mixer, and was born in Marietta, Ohio. He and his brother Israel were here with some other family in 1870. Both brothers will be out in New York State and be there by 1910 and through 1930 at least. Now, there is a gravestone in Marietta that is for Frances Hale who was married to Abbott Putnam. She was born in 1862 and he in 1861, so this is him. She died August 19, 1888. So he returned to Ohio and then came back out here by 1900 when he is here in Winchester.

ARTHUR PUTNAM Winchester, Litchfield County

He is 16 NY NY NY and works on the White farm. He is a son of George and Augusta Putnam from Columbia County, N.Y. His folks were from nearby Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

JOHN B. PUTNAM Winchester, Litchfield County

He is 30 MA, Mary Todd, his wife, 35 MA. He is a son of Isaac Putnam and Lucinda Church. His dad was born in Becket, Mass. and moved to Columbia County, New York. John and Mary were in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1870. They will be here in 1900 and 1910 as well.

ALICE J. PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

She is 22 VT VT VT and with a group of others and is listed as an attendant. She is a daughter of Amos Putnam and Martha Mahala Wilkins. She was born in Wardsboro, Vermont March 6, 1857 and has been with her mom up till now. By 1910 she will just be listed as an inmate in the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane. She is probably an inmate now too.

AUGUSTUS PUTMAN Middletown, Middlesex County

He is now 58 CT CT CT, Eliza Adeline Root his third wife 49 CT, Elihu P. (Plum) 29 CT, Benjamin D. (Douglas) and Celestia 22 MA listed as daughter in law. Celestina should be Elihu’s wife, as Ben will marry Mary Louise Hubbard later this year on December 23, 1880. He is a U. S. Customs Collector and a son of Thomas William Putnam and Mehetable Foster Dickinson. He was born in Hartford, part of the Yorkshire, England branch of the family.

M. F. PUTMAN Middletown, Middlesex County

She is Mehetable Foster Dickinson 89 CT and lives with her daughter Maria Bliss 59 CT and her husband John P. Bliss 58 CT. She is the widow of William Putnam from here.

AUSTIN PUTNAM Hamden, New Haven County

Been here 30 some odd years. He is now 71 NH, Caroline Northrop 67 NH, Blandina (been spelled differently every decade) 40 CT. He has a grandson Frank D. Putnam 5 MA living with him. He is a Reverend of the Whitneyville Church and will be for 48 years. He was born March 6, 1809 and will die here September 28, 1886. His wife Caroline was born March 21, 1813 and will die here August 31, 1893.

SARAH E. PUTNAM Naugatuck, New Haven County

She is 38 ME and lives with her sisters Caroline Dennen 44 ME and Celia Northrop 23 ME and their family.

ARTHUR PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 21 MA MA MA. He lives with a Bradley family. He is a clerk in a grocery store.

CHARLES PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 21 CT CT CT, Kate is 20 NY ENG ENG. He should be the son of Charles and Jane Putnam. He was home with his widowed dad in Middletown in 1870.

WILLIAM PUTNAM Orange, New Haven County

He is 40 MA, Etta (Esther A. Smith) 38 CT, Carrie E. 7 CT and George W. (Wheeler) 3 CT. He is William Henry Putnam, son of Samuel Wheeler Putnam (3115) and Aurilla Thayer of Grafton, Mass. He was born there November 15, 1839. He married Esther A. Smith November 18, 1868. They are here in 1900 and he is widowed here in 1910.

MARIA PUTNAM Seymour, New Haven County

She is 49 MA and lives with her sister Anna Wooster 37 MA and her husband William H. H. Wooster 39 CT and their family. Maria and Anna are daughters of Horace Putnam and Clarinda Boyce of Springfield, Mass. Both were home there in 1860. Maria will still be living here in 1910.

ASA PUTNAM Union, Tolland County

He is now 84 MA MA MA, Lucy W. Dean 67 CT CT CT, Emma E. a granddaughter 35 CT, and a niece Jennie Chaffee 18 CT.

AMOS H. PUTNAM Vernon, Tolland County

He is now 65 MA, Sarah Warner 61 MA and Alice 28 CT. He is a son of Amos Putnam (1498) and Susan Miller from Ludlow, Massachusetts. They were here in 1870 as well.

EDWIN H. PUTNAM Vernon, Tolland County

He is 18 CT CT CT and boarding. He is a baggage master for the railroad.

SILAS PUTNAM Vernon, Tolland County

He is now 48 MA. His wife Matilda Abby is 42 CT, George S. 18 CT, and Charles S. 5 CT. They were here in 1870, and he was here in 1860. The son George will be in Ionia County, Michigan in 1900.

ALBERT PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

He is 28 CT, Harriett Eliza Dorrance his wife 26 CT, William H. 2 CT and Bertha D. 6/12 CT. He is Albert Day Putnam number 3277, a son of William Hutchinson Putnam (1631) and Eliza Day of Brooklyn. For some reason he wasn’t shown at home in 1860. Anyway, he was born here February 25, 1852. He will take over the family farm soon.

MARY PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

She is Mary Spaulding, widow of William Putnam (686). She is 94 CT and lives with her daughter Elizabeth Spaulding 66 CT (widow of Benjamin Putnam Spaulding) and her grandchildren Elizabeth Spaulding 19 WI and George Spaulding 16 WI. Also here are Mary’s other daughters Harriet Putnam 70 MA and Ann Bacon 55 CT.

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

He is now 68 MA. His daughters Harriet F. 45 CT, Sarah 40 CT and Kate B. 32 CT are with him. His wife Eliza Day has died since 1870.

FREEMAN PUTNAM Eastford, Windham County

He is Freeman Puritan Putnam 48 MA, Hulda A. Morse 47 CT, Charles 9 CT. He is a son of Asa and his first wife, Patty Dudley from Tolland now, but from Mass. before that. They will be around in 1900.

JENNETTE PUTNAM Killingly, Windham County

She is 30 RI and in what looks like a boarding house. The people all work in a woolen mill.

JULIUS PUTNAM Plainfield, Windham County

He is 36 MA (CT), Jeanette Fish 32 CT, Fred J. 14 CT, and Lillian E. 7 CT. Jeanette’s sister Cora Fish 18 CT is living here too. He is a son of Willard Putnam and Lois Pierce Tuckerman. He was born here.

HENRY A. (AUSTIN) PUTNAM Putnam, Windham County

He is 34 MA, Mary A. Blackman, his wife, 29 MA, Mabel H. 9 RI. Also here is his father, Austin Putnam 59 MA. He is a son of Austin and Mary Putnam. He was shown at home in 1850 in Sturbridge, Mass. He was living here with the Blackmans in 1860. It now appears that Mary and Austin were divorced, and Mary married Zara Blackman. He then married their daughter and was in Gloucester, Rhode Island in 1870 and is now back home. He is widowed here in 1900.

MABEL PUTNAM Putnam, Windham County

Henry’s daughter is also listed with her grandparents, Zara Blackman 74 CT and Mary Blackman 54 MA. Now, the best we can figure is that Henry’s folks Austin and Mary got divorced in the 1850s, In 1860 Henry was here with the Blackman’s and it seems Mary was his mother who had remarried to Zara. Henry’s wife is either a stepsister or a relative of his stepfather.

ALEXANDER PUTNAM Sterling, Windham County

He is 42 CT MA CT, Emma Finkel 33 CT, Grace A. 13 CT. His brother Willard Putnam 26 CT is with them. He is a son of Willard Putnam and Lois Pierce Tuckerman.

ETTA PUTNAM Thompson, Windham County

She is 14 MA MA MA and lives with a Ramsdell family. She is possibly another daughter of Rufus and Hannah Putnam.

ELLA PUTNAM Windham, Windham County

She is 9 MA and niece of Benjamin and Melona Potter. She is a daughter of Rufus Putnam (2298) and Hannah Graves from Sutton Mass. Her dad died in 1875 and her mom in 1878. Melona Potter 75 MA is her father’s sister. They were children of Abijah Putnam (1006) from Sutton. Ella is still around here in Willimantic in1900, living with Benjamin and Melona’s son Henry who is here now at age 38 RI.

BENJAMIN PUTNAM Woodstock, Windham County

He is 59 MA, Lydia Chamberlain his wife 71 MA. They have been here since 1850. He is Benjamin Dudley Putnam, a son of Asa Putnam (1253) and Patty Dudley of Sutton. He was born in Charlton, Mass. June 17, 1820. He married Lydia Chamberlain here February 17, 1850. The children are from his first marriage with Eunice Emma Brown. They were married in Woodstock on March 25, 1844. Eunice died July 18, 1849 at age 26. Lydia will die here February 12, 1887. Ben will marry Mary A. Hubbard. He will die here March 7, 1899, and Mary on August 24, 1890.

CONNECTICUT 1900 CENSUS

CHARLES PUTNAM Bridgeport, Fairfield County

He is 30 MA born Dec 1869, Anna 30 MA born Aug 1869. He is a son of Isaac Warren Putnam and Amelia Bosworth. He was born in Berkshire County Massachusetts and was there in 1870 and here with the folks in Clinton, Hartford County in 1880. They are in Norwalk in 1910 and Suffolk County New York in 1920 and 1930.

GEORGE A. (ALVAH) PUTNAM Bridgeport, Fairfield County

He is 60 MA May 1840, Ruth 55 NY Jul 1844. Also there is a niece Alice Chapel 26 MA. He is a son of Isaac Putnam and Lucinda Church from Berkshire County, Mass. He was married to an Augusta in Hillsdale, New York in 1870. The ages of both Augusta and Ruth are very close, and may be the same gal. Ruth is widowed here in 1910. His son George is now in Waterbury and will be through the 1930.

LAURA D. PUTNAM Danbury, Fairfield County

She is 86 NY and mother in law (actually stepmother as shown in 1880) to Clinton Phillips. She was here with both Everett Clinton Phillips and Sarah Phillips in 1880. They were listed as stepchildren at that time. See 1870 for who I think she is.

CHARLES H. PUTNAM New Canaan, Fairfield County

He is 52 CT born Jun 1847 and is boarding. He is a son of Rev. Charles S. Putnam (2930). He was born in Derby, New Haven County.

FRED S. (FREDERICK STILLMAN) PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

He is 68 CT Jan 1832, Carrie J. 46 MA Apr 1854. He is a son of Stillman and Lucy Putnam, and was shown at home in 1850 in Windham, and in 1860 in East Hartford. He will die soon and Carrie will be widowed in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1910 through 1930.

GILES PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

He is Stillman’s son and has been here since the 1850s. He is now 53 CT May 1847, Nellie (Mary Ellen Burnham) 50 CT May 1850, George K. 29 CT Apr 1871. Also there is George’s wife Edith 32 CT Sep 1867. Giles and Nellie are here in 1910 and she is widowed here in 1920. Young George and Edith will have their own place here in 1910 and in 1920.

CHARLES PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 63 MA born Jul 1837, Hattie 53 MA born Jul 1847. He should be a son of Jonathan Marcus Putnam and Phebe Rouse of Dalton, Mass. In an 1895 book on Hampden County, Mass. Families, it stated that Charles F. was living in Hartford at the time (1895). He had two wives, Mary Eggers and a second not named in the book. Probably him.

EDWIN W. (WARD) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 30 MA born Mar 1870, Alice Martin 29 MA born Feb 1871, Dorothy S. 2 CT born Mar 1898. He was born 30 mar 1870 in Easthampton, MA, a son of Francis Henry Putnam and Mary Emeline Parker Lawrence.  He was there at home in 1880.

HERBERT E. (ELMER) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 32 PA Nov 1867, Mattie (Mary Louise Cook) 27 PA Oct 1872, Marie 5 PA May 1895 and Lucille 1 PA Aug 1898. He is a son of Francis Emery Putnam and Theodosia Graves from Wayne County, Pennsylvania, and was born there November 5, 1865. He just moved here and will be running a paving contracting business until he dies here in 1943. He married Mattie in Stevens Point, Wayne County November 4, 1890.

ELIZA A. PUTNAM New Britain, Hartford County

She is 39 MA born Jan 1861 and a servant to William Smith.

FRANK L. (LEE) PUTNAM Windsor, Hartford County

He is 33 MA born Oct 1866, Alma C. Spencer 27 CT born Aug 1872, Samuel J. 7 CT born Nov 1892, Harold S. 5 CT born Mar 1895, and Paul L. 1 CT born May 1898. They will be in Providence County, Rhode Island in 1910, and in Bloomfield, Connecticut in 1920 and 1930. He is Frank Lee Putnam, born October 24, 1867 in Orange, Mass., a son of John W. Putnam and Thankful Sophia Titus.  He was at home in Orange in 1880.

CORNELIUS PUTNAM Litchfield, Litchfield County

He is 53 MA born September 1846, Elizabeth 44 MA born May 1856. He is a son of Joseph W. and Lucy H. Putnam of Oxford, Worcester County. He was home in 1850. Joseph is a son of Cornelius Putnam (923) and Abby Bigelow of Sutton, Mass.

JOSEPH H. (HENRY) PUTNAM Litchfield, Litchfield County

He is 27 MA Jul 1872, Kate M. Taylor 27 MA Oct 1872, and Ernest 1 CT Aug 1898. They are here in 1910 and in Greenfield, Massachusetts by the 1920. Got there in 1915. He is a son of Henry Wellington and Abbie Putnam from Sutton, Worcester County. He was at home there in 1880.

ARTHUR PUTNAM Torrington, Litchfield County

He is 38 CT born September 1861. He is boarding. He was here in 1880, but listed his birthplace as New York, which I think is right. He is a son of George and Augusta Putnam from Columbia County, N.Y. His folks were from nearby Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

ABBOTT PUTNAM Winchester, Litchfield County

He is 39 OH born May 1861, Emma 33 MA born May 1867. He was born in Marietta, Ohio and was back here in the 1870 after his dad died. Been here ever since. Emma is his second wife. He was previously married to Frances Hale who died in 1888. They are in Steuben County, New York by the 1910 census.

JOHN B. PUTNAM Winchester, Litchfield County

He is 50 MA Jul 1850, Mary C. Todd 56 MA Oct 1844. They have some boarders. They were here in 1880. He is a son of Isaac Putnam and Lucinda Church. He was born in Becket, Mass. and moved to Columbia County, New York. They will be here in 1910, and in Winsted in 1920.

CHARLES PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

He is 35 CT, born January 1865 and is boarding. He isn’t the son of Charles Elliott and Jane Putnam from here as that guy would be 42 now. Not sure who he is.

ELIHU P. (PLUM) PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

He is now 50 CT born Nov 1849, Celestina 43 MA born Oct 1856. Also there is Almelia Foster 70 CT a boarder. Eli is a son of Augustus Putnam and his second wife Lucy Ann Plum, and was born here. He married Sarah Celestina Plum in New York June 26, 1879. He is a dry goods merchant. Amelia is Celestina’s mother (Eunice Amelia Foote) who obviously has remarried and become a widow for the second time.

ELIZA PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

She is 71 CT born Apr 1839. Her daughter in law Mary L. Putnam 41 CT lives with her plus some servants. She is Eliza Adeline Root, widow of Augustus Putnam. Mary Louise Hubbard was the wife and now widow of her son Benjamin Douglas Putnam, who has recently died.

FRANK PUTNAM Hamden, New Haven County

He is 24 CT born Jun 1875, Essie 25 CT born Dec 1874, and they have Eliza 1 CT born May 1898. Also there is a servant John Bogan 25 CT. In 1880, he was listed as a grandson of Rev. Austin Putnam. They are here in 1910

LENA N. PUTNAM Meriden, New Haven County

She is 34 CT Jul 1865 and lodging.

MARCUS B. PUTNAM Meriden, New Haven County

He is 60 NY May 1840, Sarah E. Ives 55 CT May 1845, and Charles E. 32 CT Aug 1868. They were here in 1870, but just up Route 5 in Berlin, Connecticut. He is a son of David Putman and Nancy Dodds. Dutch family out of Saratoga County, NY. The son Charles will marry Harriet Schrader of Meriden on March 5, 1905 and be here forever. Marcus will die here on April 21, 1915. Sarah in 1905.

JAMES O. PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 19 NY NY NY Jul 1880 and a Yalie. He is a son of George Palmer Putnam and Agnes Hall of New York City.

JOHN F. PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 19 OH and boarding. Maybe he’s at Yale. He is John Ferson Putnam, son of David E. Putnam and Sue Euphemia Ramsey, and is also listed at home in Montgomery, Franklin County, Ohio.

WILLIAM D. PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 17 IL Jun 1882 and boarding. Maybe he’s at Yale also. He looks to be the son of Judson Putnam and Christina Brening from Waukegan, Illinois. He is also shown at home there now.

WILLIAM PUTNAM Orange, New Haven County

He is 65 MA (should be 60 MA) Apr 1835, Esther 49 CT Aug 1850 and George 24 CT Aug 1875. They were here in 1870 and 1880. He is William Henry Putnam, son of Samuel Wheeler Putnam (3115) and Aurilla Thayer of Grafton, Mass. He was born there November 15, 1839. He married Esther A. Smith November 18, 1868. He will be widowed here in 1920.

MARIA PUTNAM Seymour, New Haven County

She is 69 CT Aug 1830, and the sister in law of William Wooster. She and her sister Anna have been together since the 1870s, and all will still be here in 1910. Maria and Anna are daughters of Horace Putnam and Clarinda Boyce of Springfield, Mass.

MARK PUTNAM Wallingford, New Haven County

He is 69 ME Oct 1830, Lila W. 36 and Elizabeth S. 34 are listed as daughters. Don’t find them anytime in Maine.

GEORGE H. PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven County

He is 37 NY Oct 1862, Ruth A. Laine 28 CT Sep 1871. Also there is Ruth’s brother Howard Laine 24 CT. He is a son of George Alvah Putnam from Columbia County, New York and Berkshire County Mass. before that. They are here in 1910 and 1930. His folks are in Bridgeport right now.

FRED J. PUTNAM Griswold, New London County

He is 34 CT Feb 1866, Susan 33 CT Jun 1866, Julius N. 2/12 CT born Mar 1900. Also there is his mother in law, Catherine Boiselle 75 Ireland. He is a son of Julius and Jeanette Putnam, and was at home in 1880 in Plainfield, Windham County. Looks like Julius died and Jeanette has married Eugene Edwards. See the upcoming entry for Lillian Putnam. Fred and Susan are in Killingley in 1910.

LILLIAN PUTNAM Griswold, New London County

She is 27 CT Aug 1872 and stepdaughter of Eugene Edwards. She is a daughter of Eugene Putnam and Jeanette Fish and was home in 1880 in Plainfield, Windham County. Her dad has died and her mother has remarried to Eugene Edwards. Her brother Fred is here in town also.

FERDINAND PUTMAN New London, New London County

He is listed twice 33 AL born Oct 1866 and 32 TN born Oct 1867. He is a civil employee. The Tennessee is right. He is a son of John Covington Putman and Elizabeth Graham of Warren County, Tennessee, and was shown at home with them in 1880 in Maury County, Tennessee. John was a son of John Putman and Lucy Covington of Morgan County, Alabama. They were Baptist ministers, and the line came out of North Carolina before that. And I thought my family was the first ones in the Southern Branch to set foot in Connecticut. Oh well. He is married in 1910 in Birmingham Alabama and in 1920 in Sumpter County Alabama, and then in St. Petersburg Florida in 1930.

GEORGE N. (NELSON) PUTNAM New London, New London County

He is 42 MA Oct 1857, Anna Belle 33 MA Sep 1866, Russell N. 6 MA May 1894. Also there are his father Nelson Stephen Putnam 67 MA Mar 11, 1833 and his uncle Joseph W. Putnam 57 MA Feb 1843. Nelson was a son of Stephen Putnam (2175) and Elizabeth Sherman. He was born in Newton, Middlesex County. Joseph is another of Stephen’s sons, also born in Newton February 9, 1843. They are here in 1910, all except Nelson.

WILLIAM N. PUTNAM New London, New London County

He is 66 NY Apr 1834, Mary J. 62 CT Oct 1837.

SILAS PUTNAM Vernon, Tolland County

He is still here, and is now 68 MA Jul 1832, Matilda Abby 62 CT Oct 1838, and Charles 25 CT Apr 1875. He is a son of Russell Putnam from Charlton, Mass. They are here again in 1910.

HARRIET PUTNAM Brooklyn, Windham County

She is an unmarried daughter of William Putnam and Mary Spalding and is now 90 MA Feb 1810, and living with her niece Bessie Fogg.

ALVIRA J. PUTNAM Canterbury, Windham County

She is 72 CT, born February 1828, and lives alone. Asa’s family was in Canterbury, but I can’t tie Alvira in to his family.

CHARLES F. PUTNAM Eastford, Windham County

He is 29 CT born Jan 1871, Edna (Flora in later years) 23 MA born May 1877. He is a son of Freeman Putnam and Hulda Morse. He was born here and is shown here at home in 1880. They will be just over the border in Southbridge, Mass. in 1910 and 1920.

FREEMAN PUTNAM Eastford, Windham County

He is now 65 MA Oct 1834, Huldah A. Morse is 64 CT Jan 1835. Their son Charles is here in town also. Asa’s son has been here most of his life. By 1910, Hulda will be widowed and living in Willimantic with her daughter Julia Jackson. Hulda was born in October 1834 and will die here April 30, 1911.

ALBERT D. (DAY) PUTNAM Killingly, Windham County

He is 48 CT born Feb 1852, Harriet Eliza Dorrance 46 CT born Dec 1853, Sarah J. 17 CT born July 1882, and Eliza D. 14 CT born May 1886. He is number 3277, a son of William Hutchinson Putnam (1631) and Eliza Day of Brooklyn. He was born February 25, 1852 and will die here December 25, 1905. He married Harriet Eliza Dorrance December 6, 1876, and she will be widowed here in 1910 through 1930. Harriet is a daughter of Charles Dorrance and Jennette Sharp. She was born December 22, 1853 and will die here May 31, 1937.

KATE B. PUTNAM Killingly, Windham County

She is 52 CT Oct 1847 and alone. She is Catherine Brown Putnam, a daughter of William Hutchinson and Eliza Day. By 1910 she will be living with her brother Albert’s widowed wife Harriet.

WILLIAM H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM Killingly, Windham County

He is 22 CT Feb 1878 and the son in law of Rockwell Lyon. He is a son of Albert and Harriet Putnam of Windham County. He is shown at home in Brooklyn in 1880. He married Adabelle Canney Lyon here a year ago, but have no idea where she is now. She will show up with him in 1910 and 1920.

ALEXANDER PUTNAM Plainfield, Windham County

He is 61 CT born Jan 1839, Emma Finkel his wife 50 RI born Nov 1849, Mabel 13 CT born Sep 1886. Also there is his brother Jason 54 CT born Feb 1846. He is a son of Willard (2726) and Lois Putnam. He was born in Sterling, Windham County. Emma is widowed in Wallingford in 1920 living with her daughter Mabel. Jason will be here in 1910.

MARTIN T. (TRUESDELL) PUTNAM Putnam, Windham County

He is 29 CT Mar 1871, and boarding. He was born in Rockville, Tolland County. His father was Adam Plank Putman, Dutch family out of Amsterdam, NY. Adam went to Connecticut and married Mary Truesdell in Rockville in 1865 and then died in 1872. They were living here in Putnam at the time. Don’t know why they weren’t in the 1880 census as Mary didn’t die until 1881. His line goes back Martin > Adam > Aaron John Derrick > John Derrick > Derrick > Lodowyck > Arent > Johannes Putman the Dutch immigrant to Albany.

HENRY PUTNAM Thompson, Windham County

He is 55 MA Mar 1844, Fred S. 13 MA Aug 1886. He was here, married, in 1880. He is a son of Austin and Mary Putnam from Sturbridge, Mass. He is widowed in Worcester, Mass. in 1910.

ELLA PUTNAM Willimantic, Windham County

She is 28 MA born May 22, 1871 and a cousin of Henry Potter. Henry is a son of Benjamin and Melona Potter and they were all in Windham in 1880. Ella is a daughter of Rufus Putnam (2298) and Hannah Graves from Sutton Mass. Her dad died in 1875 and her mom in 1878. Melona Potter was her father’s sister.

HAZEL PUTNAM Willimantic, Windham County

She is 2 MA Apr 1898, and a ‘daughter’ of John Atwood. She will be in the Windham County Home (orphanage) in 1910.

ELIZA A. PUTNAM Woodstock, Windham County

She is 75 MA born Oct 1824, and the mother in law of Judson Sanger. Eliza Ann Richards is now the widow of George L. Putnam. They were here in 1870 and then in Michigan after that. Guess he died and she returned home.

CONNECTICUT 1910 CENSUS

JEREMIAH O. PUTNAM Bridgeport, Fairfield County

He is 65 NJ NJ NJ and is widowed. He lives with his daughter Edna 30 CT (should be NJ) and her husband George W. Anklle 26 CT. He is a son of William Vickory Putnam and Ann Maria Tunison of Rahway, Essex County, New Jersey. He was there through the 1880 and 1900.

--- PUTMAN Bridgeport, Fairfield County

He is indexed as 53 VT VT VT but without a first name. There is a son Leon listed 14 US VT VT. Haven’t figured them out yet. In 1920 Leon will be in Omaha Nebraska with Sam and Flora Waterman. Flora is a daughter of Rollin Burton Putnam from Franklin County Vermont. He may belong to another Putnam, just not sure. In 1930 he is in Georgia, Franklin County Vermont with a wife Bernice McKenna. Bernice is a cousin of sorts as her mother Myrtle was a daughter of Rollin Putnam from there.

ANNA C. PUTMAN Bridgeport, Fairfield County

She is 47 CT CT CT and widowed. She lives with her daughter Nellie 27 PA CT CT and her husband Francis Lee 33 CT.

KATIE PUTMAN Bridgeport, Fairfield County

She is 23 HUNGARY. Very hard to read last name, but she is single.

RUTH E. PUTNAM Bridgeport, Fairfield County

She is 65 NY NY CT and widowed. Her niece Harriet E. Chapel 36 MA MA NY is with her as she was in 1900. She was here in 1900 married to George Alvah Putnam. They were married when he was in Columbia County, New York.

MARY PUTNAM Greenwich, Fairfield County

She is 36 IRE, George 11 NY CAN IRE, Anna 9 NY, Lillian 8 NY, Ellen 5 NY and Edward 2 CT. She states she is married, but her husband isn’t listed here. I can’t find the family in New York in 1900, so no clue to her husband. She and the kids are still here in 1920.

CHARLES B. PUTNAM Norwalk, Fairfield County

He is 40 MA NY MA, his wife Anna 40 MA. Very hard page to read. He is a son of Isaac Warren Putnam and Amelia Bosworth. He was born in Berkshire County Massachusetts and was there in 1870 and here with the folks in Clinton, Hartford County in 1880. They were in Bridgeport in 1900 and will be in Suffolk County New York in 1920 and 1930.

HARRY PUTNAM Stamford, Fairfield County

He is 35 IL IL IL, his wife Anna is 38 IL IL IL. He is a telegraph operator. He and Anna were in Chicago in 1900. Still can’t connect him to a family there though.

HERBERT E. (ELMER) PUTMAN Hartford, Hartford County

He is 45 PA NY NY, Mattie (Mary Louise Cook) 36 PA, Marie 15 PA, Lucile 11 PA, Herbert 2 CT. They were here in 1900 and will be in 1920. He is a son of Francis Emery Putnam and Theodosia Graves from Wayne County, Pennsylvania, and was born there November 5, 1865. He will be running a paving contracting business until he dies here in 1943. The son Herbert was born October 20, 1907 and will die in Westbrook in August 1974.

EDWIN W. (WARD) PUTMAN Hartford, Hartford County

He is 40 MA, Alice Martin his wife 39 MA, Dorothy 12 CT. Also here is Alice’s sister Mary E. Martin 45 NH. He was born 30 mar 1870 in Easthampton, MA, a son of Francis Henry Putnam and Mary Emeline Parker Lawrence.  He was there at home in 1880. They were here in 1900 and will be again in 1920.

GEORGE E. (ERNEST) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 27 PA PA PA, his wife Mary Arnst is 22 NJ. He is a son of Francis Emery Putnam and Theodosia Victoria Graves. He was born July 22, 1879 in Scott Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. They are here still in 1920. He is a foreman in a cement plant.

BERTON L. PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is Burton L. Putnam, son of Daniel Poor Putnam and Mary Frances Lord of Danvers, Massachusetts. He was home and just born in 1880. He was listed as single and boarding in Essex County, Mass. in 1900. He is 30 MA and that’s from the Index. The actual photo of the page got cut off so can’t give any more info. He is married here in 1920.

HATTIE PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

She is Charles Putnam’s widow. They were here together in 1900, and she will be still widowed here in 1920. She is now 63 MA, and lives with her sister Estella Morris 59 MA.

GEORGE K. PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

He is 39 CT CT CT, his wife Edith B. is 44 CT. He is a pattern maker. He is a son of Giles and Nellie Putnam from here. They were living with his folks in 1900, and will be here still in 1920.

GILES H. PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

He is 62 CT MA CT, Nellie (Mary Ellen Burnham) 42 CT. He is a son of Stillman and Lucy Ann Putnam and has been here since the 1860s. Nellie will be widowed here in 1920.

DANIEL PUTNAM Farmington, Hartford County

He is 42 VT VT VT, his wife Mary E. Purrington is 40 ME. He is a Minister. He is a son of Joel Babbit and Harriet Putnam. He was at home with them in Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont in 1880. In 1900 he and Mary had just married and were in Aroostook County, Maine waaayy up there. Mary is widowed here in 1920 and 1930.

CHARLES PUTNAM New Britain, Hartford County

He is 36 CT MA CT and is boarding. He is a son of Silas and Matilda Putnam from Vernon, Tolland County. He was with them there in 1880 and 1900. He will be married and in Somers, Tolland County in 1920.

GEORGE PUTNAM Wethersfield, Hartford County

He is 21 CAN-FRENCH and is a prisoner at the Connecticut State Prison.

CORNELIUS PUTNAM Litchfield, Litchfield County

He is 61 MA, his wife Elizabeth is 52 MA. He is a son of Joseph W. and Lucy H. Putnam of Oxford, Worcester County. He and Elizabeth were here in 1900. Looks like Elizabeth is widowed in Waterbury in 1920 and 1930.

JOHN B. PUTNAM Litchfield, Litchfield County

He is 60 MA MA MA and he is a grocery salesman. His wife Mary Todd is 65 MA. Also here is Hattie Todd his sister in law. They were here in 1880 and in 1900, and in 1920 he will be here with a new wife Florence.

JOSEPH H. PUTNAM Litchfield, Litchfield County

He is 37 MA MA MA, Kate M. Taylor 37 MA, Ernest 11 CT, Amy 10 CT, Kitty 6 CT, Katherine 2 CT. Also here is an aunt Laina Goodrich 59 MA. He is a son of Henry Wellington and Abbie Putnam from Sutton, Worcester County. He was at home there in 1880, and here in 1900. He will be in Greenfield, Massachusetts in 1920.

MARY PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

She is 50 CT. And again the page was cut off, so don’t have other details. But she is Mary Louise Hubbard. Mary Louise Hubbard was the wife and now widow of Benjamin Douglas Putnam. She was widowed here in 1900 and was then living with her mother in law Eliza Adeline Root who was the wife of Ben’s dad Augustus Putnam. Mary will be in nearby Cornwell in 1920.

ELIHU P. (PLUM) PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

He is 60 CT CT CT, Celestina Plum, his wife, is 53 MA. Eli is a son of Augustus Putnam and his second wife Lucy Ann Plum, and was born here. He married Sarah Celestina Plum in New York June 26, 1879. He was a dry goods merchant, but has since retired. They are still here in Middletown in 1920.

ALICE J. PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

She is 52 VT VT VT and is a patient in the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane. She is a daughter of Amos Putnam and Martha Wilkins. She was born in Wardsboro, Vermont March 6, 1857. She was at home with her widowed mother there in 1860 and 1870 and then in here in 1880.

FRANK D. PUTNAM Hamden, New Haven County

He is 33 MA (CT in 1900) CT CT, Essie R. 33 CT and Caroline E. 11 CT. In 1880, he was listed as a grandson of Rev. Austin Putnam. They were here in 1900. Essie, widowed then, and Caroline are in New Haven in 1920.

CHARLES E. PUTNAM Meriden, New Haven County

He is 42 CT NY CT and is a tinsmith. His wife Hattie M. Schrader is 27 CT and George D. 3 CT. They were just married here in 1905. Also his father Marcus B. 69 NY and widowed is with him. His mother Sarah Ives died in 1905. Marcus will die here himself in 1915. Charles and Hattie will be here forever. This is a New York Dutch family.

FRANK PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 42 IL NY NY and is boarding. He is a courier. Possibly the son of Parker Trull Putnam of Peoria, Illinois as shown there in 1870 and 1880. Can’t find that one in Illinois now.

JOHN PUTNAM Orange, New Haven County

He is 42 MA, MA MA, Adelaide Wentz his wife 40 NY, Priscilla S. 14 MA, Faith A. 11 MA and Jeanne 6 CT. He is a district chief for the telegraph company. They were in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1900 and will be in New Haven by 1920. He is a son of William Malcomb Putnam and Bertha Foster of Boston and then Sandwich, Massachusetts.

WILLIAM H. (HENRY) PUTMAN Orange, New Haven County

He is 70 CT (MA) MA CT and widowed since Esther Smith his wife has died. His son George 33 CT is with him. He is William Henry Putnam, son of Samuel Wheeler Putnam (3115) and Aurilla Thayer of Grafton, Mass. He was born there November 15, 1839. He married Esther A. Smith November 18, 1868. They were here in 1900. His son George will be married in West Haven in 1920.

MARIA PUTNAM Seymour, New Haven County

She is 79 CT (MA), MA, MA. She lives with her sister Anna G. Wooster 68 MA and her husband William H. H. Wooster 69 MA Maria and Anna are daughters of Horace Putnam and Clarinda Boyce of Springfield, Mass. They have been living here since the 1870s.

GEORGE H. PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven County

He is 47 NY MA NY and is a builder. Ruth Ann Laine his wife is 37 CT. They have a son George R. 9 CT. They were here in 1900. He is a son of George Alvah Putnam from Columbia County, New York and Berkshire County Mass. before that. They are here in 1930. Probably in 1920 but not indexed correctly at all.

JAMES R. (RUSSELL) PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven County

He is 29 MA MA MA and an engineer in a Clock Factory. Waterbury was famous as the Watch Capital of America. His wife Alice Dempsey is 29 MA and Mabel 4 MA. He is a son of George Edwin Ballard Putnam and Ellen Whitney of Newton, Mass. He was born in Boston June 30, 1880. He will die in New Jersey January 16, 1950. Alice was born April 6, 1881 and will die in the 1950s. See page 337 of the Lineage. They are here still in 1920 and 1930.

MARY E. PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven County

She is 38 MA MA MA and a Nurse. She is boarding. She might be the daughter of Francis Henry Putnam and Mary Emeline Parker Lawrence of Easthampton, Massachusetts. She was home there in 1880.

GEORGE N. (NELSON) PUTNAM New London, New London County

He is 54 MA MA ME, his wife Effie Gwynn 40 NY, Russell 15 CT. Also here is his uncle Joseph Putnam 67 MA MA MA. He operates a furniture store here. They were here in 1900. Effie seems to be a new wife. In 1900 he was married to an Anna Belle who would be roughly 44 MA now. George is a son of Nelson Stephen Putnam of Belmont, Massachusetts. In fact his dad was with him in 1900 here. Joseph is a brother of Nelson. Both were sons of Stephen Putnam and Elizabeth Sherman. He will die and Effie is widowed here in 1920.

BERNICE N. M. PUTNAM Ellington, Tolland County

She is 8 CT CT CT, and lives with her uncle Dwight Abel 32 CT and wife Emma 33 CT.

JAMES A. (ALBERT) PUTNAM Stafford, Tolland County

He is 42 NH NH NH and is a machinist in a wollen mill. His wife Myrtle Elsie Rawson is 37 NH, Frank A. (Amos) 14 MA, Dorothy J. 12 NH, Ralph 7 NH, and Alice 4 NH. He is a son of James Putnam and Martha Jane Whipple. He was born in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, and they were there in 1900 and will be in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1920.

SILAS PUTNAM Vernon, Tolland County

He is 79 MA MA MA, Matilda Abby is 73 CT. He is still a millwright and owns his own shop. Been here forever.

CATHERINE B. PUTNAM Killingley, Windham County

She is 62 CT. She is Catherine Brown Putnam daughter of William Hutchinson and Eliza Day. She was born here and never married. She lives with her widowed sister in law, Harriett Putnam listed next. Harriet was married to her brother Albert Putnam.

HARRIETT E. (ELIZA) PUTNAM Killingly, Windham County

She is now 56 CT CT CT and widowed. Her daughter Sarah is 27 CT. She has several boarders including the above Catherine Putnam. Harriet E. Dorrance is now the widow of Albert Day Putnam. They were married here in 1876. She will still be widowed here in 1920. She was born December 22, 1853 and will die here May 31, 1937. The daughter Sarah Jennett was born July 11, 1882 and will die here October 2, 1918.

WILLIAM H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM Killingly, Windham County

He is 32 CT CT CT, his wife Adabelle Canny Lyon is 42 CT, and they have Lyonel 9 CT, Marcella 7 CT, and Albert D. 6 CT. Her widowed mother Jennie Lyon 67 NH is with them. He is a son of Albert and Harriet Putnam of Windham County. He is shown at home in Brooklyn in 1880, and was here in 1900. They are in Hartford in 1920. He is an agent in the investment business.

FRED PUTNAM Plainfield, Windham County

He is Frederick Julius Putnam 44 CT CT CT, Susan Boiselle his wife is 44 CT, and Lucius 10. He works for the railroad. He is a son of Julius and Jeanette Putnam, and was at home in 1880 in Plainfield, Windham County. In 1900 he and Susan were in Griswold, New London County, and will be in New Haven in 1920.

JASON PUTNAM Plainfield, Windham County

He is 67 CT CT CT and is boarding with Alfred and Cora Hyde. He is a son of Willard Putnam and Lois Tuckerman. He was born in Streling, Windham County and has never married. In 1900 he was here in Plainfield living with his brother Alexander.

HAZEL PUTNAM Putnam, Windham County

She is 13 CT. She is in the Windham County Home (orphanage). In 1900, she was living as a ‘daughter’ of John Atwood in Willimantic.

MARTIN T. (TRUESDELL) PUTNAM Putnam, Windham County

He is 39 CT CT CT and still single as he was here in 1900. He will be here in 1920 too. Remember, he comes from the New York State line of Dutch Putmans. Martin was born in nearby Tolland County.

FREDERICK PUTNAM Scotland, Windham County

He is 14 MA MA MA and lives with George and Anna Brown as a farm laborer. He looks to be the son of Eben Putnam and Florence Tucker. He was born in Salem, Mass. and was with his folks in Burlington, Vermont in 1900. He is also listed now with his folks in Wellesley, Mass. His dad is the Eben Putnam who wrote the Putnam Family History.

HULDA PUTNAM Willimantic, Windham County

She is Hulda Morse 78 CT now the widow of Charles Freeman Putnam. They have been in Eastford, Windham County forever. Hulda is living with her daughter Julia and her husband F. R. Jackson. Hulda was born in October 1834 and will die here April 30, 1911.

CONNECTICUT 1920 CENSUS

FRANK PUTMAN Bridgeport, Fairfield County

He is 67 NY, Margaret 57 NY. Then there are Walter Griffith 39 NY and his son Walter Jr. 8 CT. Walter is listed as a son, probably from Margaret’s first marriage.

FRANK L. PUTNAM Bridgeport, Fairfield County

He is 35 NY, Elizabeth 39 NY and are boarding.

JOHN PUTNAM Bridgeport, Fairfield County

He is 39 NY, Jennie 38 CT, Ethel 17 CT, Sidney 15 CT, Lillian 12 CT.

MARY A. PUTNAM Greenwich, Fairfield County

She is 48 IRE, George E. 21 NY, Anna F. 19 NY, Helen 14 NY. She was here in 1910 without a husband then too.

RAYMOND H. PUTNAM New Canaan, Fairfield County

He is 29 NE, Helen 26 WI, Elmer 5 NJ, Virginia 4 NJ, Mary Jane 2 NJ and Raymond Jr. 1 CT. He is a son of Elmer E. Putnam and Mary Ludwig from Cook County, Illinois. The family was in Livingston County, Illinois and obviously shot over into Nebraska for a few years. In 1900 the whole family was in Salem, New Jersey. In fact his folks are listed next. They are here in 1930.

ELMER E. PUTNAM New Canaan, Fairfield County

He is 57 IL, Mary Ludwig 52 WI. He is a son of Edward George Putnam and Mary E. Crabbe of Odell, Livingston County, Illinois. He was born there October 23, 1862. He married Mary in Cook County, Illinois August 10, 1889. They were in Salem, Salem County, New Jersey in 1900. That line goes back to John Adams Putnam of Illinois and New Hampshire, and then Aaron Putnam and Sarah Coburn of Hanover, New Hampshire. He is widowed here in 1930 and will be living with his son Raymond.

EBEN PUTNAM Norwalk, Fairfield County

He is 28 MA, Cornelia Uhle 25 CT. He is a son of Eben Putnam and Florence Tucker. Eben Senior is the complier of The Putnam Family History. This one is Eben Fiske-Appleton Putnam and was shown at home with his folks in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1910. They will be in Greenwich by 1930.

FRANK L. (LEE) PUTNAM Bloomfield, Hartford County

He is now 52 MA, Alma J. Spencer 46 CT, Samuel L. 19 (should be 27) CT and Reginald I. 16 CT. He is Frank Lee Putnam, born October 24, 1867 in Orange, Mass., a son of John W. Putnam and Thankful Sophia Titus.  He was at home in Orange in 1880. They were in Windsor in 1900, and in Rhode Island in 1910 and are still here in 1930. Samuel is married here in 1930. The son Reginald was born October 24, 1903 and will die in Simsbury in July 1979.

GEORGE K. PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

He is 49 CT, Edith B. 54 CT. He is a son of Giles and Nellie Putnam from here. They were home in 1900. His dad has died, but mom is living with his brother Clinton here in East Hartford. They are here in 1930.

NELLIE PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

She is 69 CT and lives with her son Clinton 45 CT and his wife Lena 47 CT. She Mary Ellen Burnham, the widow of Giles Putnam from here. They were here in 1900 and in 1910. The son Clinton was with the family in 1880, but hasn’t been around since then until now.

BURTON PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 39 MA, Anna 40 VT, Madeline 19 VT. He is Burton L. Putnam, son of Daniel Poor Putnam and Mary Frances Lord of Danvers, Massachusetts. He was home and just born in 1880. He was listed as single and boarding in Essex County, Mass. in 1900.He was single here in 1910. Madeline must belong to Anna in a previous marriage. They are in Wethersfield in 1930.

EDWIN W. (WARD) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is now 49 MA, Alice Martin 48 MA, Dorothy S. 21 CT and Elizabeth L. 9 CT. They were here in 1900 and 1910 too. I can’t find them in 1930, but they are here. Alice will die here October 23, 1949 at age 78. Edwin will have died earlier.

FLORENCE B. PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

She is 23 MA and boarding. She is Florence Brewster Putnam, daughter of Granville Bradstreet Putnam (3188) of Boston, Massachusetts. She was a daughter of his second wife Emma Upton and was born May 28, 1896 in West Newton. She just graduated from Smith College and works for Travelers Insurance Company here in Hartford.

FRED D. PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 20 CT and rooming.

GEORGE E. (ERNEST) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 38 PA, Mary Arnst 33 NJ, and Theodosia 8 CT. He is a son of Francis Emery Putnam and Theodosia Victoria Graves. He was born July 22, 1879 in Scott Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. They were here in 1910 and will be in 1930. This line goes back George E. > Francis Emery > Joshua Lancaster > Seth > Thomas (452d) > Thomas (189) > Seth (49) > Thomas > Thomas > John.

HATTIE PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

She is 72 MA and still living with her sister. She is Charles Putnam’s widow. They were here together in 1900, and she was widowed here in 1910.

HERBERT E. (ELMER) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is now 53 PA, Mattie, Mary Louise Cook his wife, 46 PA, Lucille 21 PA and Herbert Jr. 12 CT. See 1900 for his line. They are here in 1930 too. The son Herbert was born October 20, 1907 and will die in Westbrook in August 1974.

MARY PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

She is 50 ME, and the mother of Mary S. Banks. Mary Purrington is the widow of Daniel Putnam from Vermont. They were in Farmington in 1910, and she will be here in 1930 still widowed.

W. H. (WILLIAM HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is now 41 CT, Ada Belle Lyon 51 CT, Lionel (Lyonel H.) 19 CT, Marcella 17 CT and Albert D. 15 CT. Albert Day’s son was in Killingly, Windham County just married in 1900 and they were there in 1910 too. The son Albert will be a stockbroker in New York City by 1930. Just made it in time for The Crash of ’29. Lyonel or Lionel was born August 27, 1900 and will die in West Hartford February 6, 1988. He is married here in 1930.

JOHN B. PUTNAM Winsted, Litchfield County

He is 69 MA, Florence 42 CT. He was here in 1880, 1900 and 1910, but Florence is a new younger wife. He has been here since the 1870s. He is a son of Isaac Putnam from Beckett, Massachusetts.

MARY C. PUTNAM Cromwell, Middlesex County

She is 61 CT, and has Carrie Nearing 51 CT, a niece, living with her. Mary Louise Hubbard is the widow of Benjamin Douglas Putnam. She has been widowed here since 1900, but was in Middletown up till now. See the 1900 if you want to know who Benjamin belonged to.

DWIGHT M. PUTNAM Middlefield, Middlesex County

He is 24 VT, Violet G. Bogart 30 NY, Harold D. 3 9/12 CT. He is a son of Charles and Lora Putnam. He was at home in Windham County, Vermont in 1900 and 1910 and they are back there in 1930. Dwight was born April 11, 1896 and will die in Townshend, Vermont October 12, 1991.

ELIHU PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

Augustus’ son is now 70 CT, Celestina 63 MA. Been here forever. She will be widowed here in 1930 though.

FRANCIS PUTNAM Ansonia, New Haven County

He is 32 NY and boarding.

GEORGE PUTNAM Derby, New Haven County

He is 31 MA and boarding with Sam Porter. He looks to be George Frederick Putnam, son of Austin George Putnam and Jane Stearns Garfield of Spencer Mass. He was home there in 1900.

CHARLES E. PUTNAM Meriden, New Haven County

He is 52 CT, Hattie (Harriet Schrader) 37 CT and George B. 13 CT. He was born here in Meriden August 5. 1867, and married Hattie March 23, 1905. His folks, Marcus B. Putman and Sarah Ives, were here since the 1860s. This is a Dutch family originally from Charlton, Saratoga County, NY. See the 1870 entry for Marcus. They are here in 1930 too.

ALFRED G. PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 54 NY NY NY and a lodger. He states he is still married

CHARLES B. (BRAMAN) PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 50 MA MA MA, Grace M. Farrington 50 MA. He works for the railroad. He is a son of Elijah Braman Putnam and Susan Emma Bruce from Charlestown, Middlesex County Massachusetts.

ESSIE PUTMAN New Haven, New Haven County

She is 42 CT and lodging with Frank DeForest. She is the widow of Frank Putnam, and was with him in Hamden in 1900 and 1910. Her daughter Caroline 21 CT is with her. Caroline will be in New York City in 1930 working in the motion picture business.

FREDERIC J. PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 50 CT, Susan Boiselle 50 CT. They are roomers. They were in Griswold, New London County in 1900, and in Plainfield in 1910. He is a son of Julius and Jeanette Putnam, and was at home in 1880 in Plainfield, Windham County.

JOHN PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 51 MA, Adelaide Wentz is 50 NY, Priscilla 23 MA, Faith A. 22 MA and Jeanne 16 CT. They were all in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1900, and in Orange, Connecticut in 1910. He is a son of William Malcomb Putnam and Bertha Foster of Boston and then Sandwich, Mass. He was home there in 1880. They were in New Bedford, Mass. in 1900, and in Orange, Connecticut in 1910 and are next door in West Haven in 1930.

EMMA PUTNAM Wallingford, New Haven County

She is 71 RI and the mother in law of George Morgan who is married to her daughter Mabel. She is Emma C. Finkel, the widow of Alexander Putnam. They were in Sterling, Windham County in 1870 and 1880 and in Plainfield in 1900.

WARREN A. PUTNAM Wallingford, New Haven County

He is 35 NY and lives alone.

ELIZABETH PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven County

She is 65 MA and a housekeeper for Frances Miller. She looks like the widow of Cornelius Putnam. They were in Litchfield in 1910. She is still here in 1930.

GEORGE H. PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven Connecticut

He is 57 NY MA NY and is a contractor. His wife Ruth A. Laine is 47 CT. His son George is 18 CT. He is a son of George Alvah Putnam from Columbia County, New York and Berkshire County Mass. before that. They were here in 1900 and 1910 and are still in 1930. Their son George is married by then.

JAMES R. (RUSSELL) PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven County

He is 39 MA, Alice Dempsey 38 MA, Mabel 13 MA and George C. 6 CT. He is a son of George Edwin Ballard Putnam of Newton, Mass. He was born in Boston June 30, 1880. He will die in New Jersey January 16, 1950. See page 337 of the Lineage. Alice was born April 6, 1881 and will die here in the 1950s. They were here in 1910 and will be in 1930.

GEORGE W. (WHEELER) PUTNAM West Haven, New Haven County

He is 43 CT, Evelyn Dollinger 31 NY, Esther 2 6/12 CT and Frances 1 6/12 CT, plus a maid. He is a son of William and Esther Putnam from Orange. He was home in 1900 and with his widowed dad in 1910. Evelyn is widowed here in 1930.

CLIFFORD W. PUTNAM Groton, New London County

He is 58 MA MA MA, Alice B. 40 or 48 TN ME MA. In looking at the actual writing the name is actually Clesson. He would be Clesson Wellington, son of Nathan Bond Putnam and Isabel Hammond from Franklin County, Mass. He was married to Emma Sisson in Holyoke in 1900, and she is current by herself and a daughter in Springfield. Looks like a divorce from here. By 1930, Clesson and Alice are in Quincy Massachusetts.

BENJAMIN PUTNAM Lyme, New London County

He is 35 NH, Irma 16 CT. He is in Guilford, New Haven County in 1930. Can’t find him any earlier.

CONSTANT (?) PUTNAM New London, New London County

He is 48 CT NY NY, Margaret S. 52 NY NY NY. He is a clerk in a mill.

EFFIE GWYNN PUTNAM New London, New London County

She is 51 NY and lives alone. She was the second wife of George Nelson Putnam and they were here in 1910. She will marry Edmond F. Tobin October 7, 1922.

GUY V. (VEDDER) PUTNAM New London, New London County

He is 32 NY, Nellie May Cromwell 30 CT, Lansing C. 7 4/12 CT, Marjorie 5 CT and Mildred H. 4 6/12 CT. He is a son of Simon Wellington Putman and Alice Francea Hadley from Fonda, Montgomery County, New York. He was born there February 16, 1888 and married Nellie here June 4, 1911. Dutch family from New York. His grand parents were George Fisher Putman and Sarah Vedder from Tribes Hill, NY. They are in nearby Waterford in 1930.

JOSEPH W. PUTNAM Waterford, New London County

He is 76 MA and boarding with George Cowles. In 1900, he was in nearby Waterford living with his brother Nelson Putnam and his son. Gave his info back then.

EDWARD PUTNAM Mansfield, Tolland County

He has no age given. Also there is Lillian Putnam age 5. Both are in the State Hospital for the Feeble Minded. Horrible selection for a title.

CHARLES PUTNAM Somers, Tolland County

He is 44 CT, Effie 39 CT and Allen 8 CT. He is Silas and Matilda Putnam’s son from Vernon. In 1910 he was single in New Britain. I can’t find them in 1930.There is an obituary of a Robert Putnam (July 4, 1937-April 20, 2008) who was a son of Allan Putnam and Dorothy Walsh from Middletown. I’ll guess this could be that Allan.

HARRIET E. PUTNAM Danielson, Windham County

She is 66 CT and lives alone. She is Harriet Eliza Dorrance, the widow of Albert Day from Killingly. Albert died here December 25, 1905. She was widowed here in 1910 and will be in 1930 as well. She was born December 22, 1853 and will die here May 31, 1937.

MARTIN T. PUTNAM Putnam, Windham County

He is 53 CT and boarding with Henry Armstrong. He was single and boarding here in 1900 and 1910 as well. Remember, he comes from the New York State line of Dutch Putmans.

AARON PUTNAM Woodstock, Windham County

He is 58 NY and boarding.

CONNECTICUT 1930 CENSUS

PEARL C. PUTNAM Bridgeport, Fairfield County

She is 27 IL NJ IL and a niece of Kate M. Anhele 53 CT NJ IL and her husband George. She is a daughter of Jeremiah and Bertha Putnam from Chicago. She was with the folks in 1910 there. Okay some guesswork. I have no idea who Jeremiah was connected to in New Jersey. He was born in 1881 and showed up in Chicago in 1900 by himself. But Kate was born about 1877 and in looking at the 1880 in New Jersey there is an Edward Putnam from Connecticut. He is by himself, but says he is married. Gotta be the father of Jeremiah and Kate.

EBEN F. (FISK-APPLETON) PUTNAM Greenwich, Fairfield County

He is 38 MA MA MA and President of the Greenwich Water & Gas Company. His wife Cornelia Uhle is 36 CT. She is listed as Fraulein probably because her folks came from Germany. Cute. They have a daughter Muriel 8 CT. He is a son of Eben Putnam and Florence Tucker. Eben Senior is the complier of The Putnam Family History and was the authority on the New England family. They were in Norwalk in 1920.

RAYMOND H. PUTNAM New Canaan, Fairfield County

He is 40 NE IL WI and is a chauffer for a private family. His wife Helen is 37 WI, Elmer 16 NJ, Virginia 15 NJ, Mary Jane 13 NJ, Raymond Jr. 11 CT and his widowed father Elmer is 67 IL. Ray is a son of Elmer E. Putnam and Mary Ludwig from Cook County, Illinois. His dad is a son of Edward George Putnam and Mary E. Crabbe of Livingston County, Illinois. He was born there October 23, 1862. He married Mary in Cook County, Illinois August 10, 1889. They were in Salem, Salem County, New Jersey in 1900 and 1910, and here in 1920. He is also listed in Santa Barbara County California with the same private family. Guess they have houses on both coasts. The Rich. Anyway Raymond will die here July 13, 1971 at age 81. Helen will die September 18, 1975 at age 82. She died in New Hampshire, but the record is in Connecticut. Maybe away on vacation.

CHARLES PUTNAM Norwalk, Fairfield County

He is 64 NY NY NY. He says he is married, but is living alone in his own house. He is a son of Samuel Putnam (3000) and Elizabeth McLean. He was born in New York City. He married Edith Doty in NYC on April 8, 1897. They were in Manhattan in 1900 and Brooklyn in 1910 and 1920. Edith says she is widowed now in 1930 and is living in Hempstead, Long Island with their married daughter Edith. I guess they were divorced or something.

FRANK L. (LEE) PUTNAM Bloomfield, Hartford County

He is 62 MA MA MA and out of work. His wife Alma Spencer is 57 CT and they have Reginald 25 CT. They live with her brother Frank Spencer and his wife Julia. He is Frank Lee Putnam, born October 24, 1867 in Orange, Mass., a son of John W. Putnam and Thankful Sophia Titus.  He was at home in Orange in 1880. They were in Windsor in 1900, and in Rhode Island in 1910 and here in 1920. Alma will be widowed and die in Willington January 23, 1965 at age 92. The son Reginald was born October 24, 1903 and will die in Simsbury in July 1979.

JANE E. PUTNAM Bristol, Hartford County

She is 73 CT and widowed.

GEORGE K. PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

He is 58 CT CT CT and is a pottery maker. Edith his wife is 65 CT. He is a son of Giles Putnam and Mary Ann Burnham from here. Edith will die in Glastonbury on January 12, 1961 at age 96. George had died earlier.

ADA K. PUTMAN Hartford, Hartford County

She is 24 CT US US single and boarding. She is a stenographer in a factory.

BETTY PUTMAN Hartford, Hartford County

She is 21 PA PA US and married but no husband. She is listed as a sister in law of Gustave and Mary Dexter. But Mary is listed as 40 IL IL IL so I can’t see the connection.

FREDERICK L. PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 33 NY NY NY. He is a machinist for a typewriter company. His wife Margery is 31 ENG and they have George F. 7 CT and Barbara J. 3 CT. He looks like the son of Melvin Putnam from Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York. He was there in 1900 and then just his dad was in Berkshire County, Mass in 1910 and I haven’t seen him since. Just not sure. Anyway, Fred was born April 1, 1895 and will die in Newington in December 1971. Margery was born January 18, 1899 and will die in Newington in November 1969.

GEORGE E. (ERNEST) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 48 PA PA PA and is a foreman in a masonry construction business. His wife Ada Mary Arnst is 43 NJ and Theodosia is 18 CT. He is a son of Francis Emery Putnam and Theodosia Victoria Graves. He was born July 22, 1879 in Scott Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. They were here in 1910 and 1920.

HERBERT E. (ELMER) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 64 PA NY NY and is a building materials contractor. His wife Mary Louise Cook is 57 PA. He is a son of Francis Emery Putnam and Theodosia Graves from Wayne County, Pennsylvania, and was born there November 5, 1865. He will be running a paving contracting business until he dies here in 1943.

MARY P. PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

She is 67 ME ME ME and widowed. Mary Purrington is the widow of Daniel Putnam from Vermont. They were here in 1910. She was widowed here in 1920.

JOHN J. PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 30 CT GER GER. His wife Veronica Brayson is 27 ME and they have John L. 5 ME and Barbara 1 ME. The son John Linwood is also now listed with his grandparents Stephen and Minnie Brayson/Bryson in Presque Isle, Maine where she was from. Don’t know who John is though. Based on German parents, he’s not a Putnam. He will die here in January 1979. Veronica will die here in Hartford November 11, 1984 at age 81.

LYONEL H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 29 CT CT CT and a stockbroker, I’m sure in his dad’s firm. His wife Julia Tyler Doolittle is 25 NY and they have William H. II 1 MA. He is a son of William Hutchinson Putnam from here in town. He was born August 27, 1900 and will die in West Hartford February 6, 1988. They have two servants.

PERLEY T. PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 24 VT US CAN and is an assembler in a typewriter factory. His wife Hazel is 20 RI and is a bookkeeper at the factory. He is a son of John C. and Cordelia Putnam from Rutland, Vermont. Perley was born there October 8, 1905 and will die in nearby Meriden in November 1975.

WILLIAM H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 52 CT CT CT and is a stockbroker. Ada Belle Lyon his wife is 62 CT, Marcella 27 CT and Albert D. 26 CT. They have three servants. He is a son of Albert Day Putnam and was in Killingly, Windham County just married in 1900. They were there in 1910 too, and here in Hartford in 1920. He will be here until he dies March 10, 1958. Ada had died before that.

RAYMOND L. PUTNAM Manchester, Hartford County

He is 26 ME ME ME and is manager of a dry goods store. His wife Lillian E. is 23 ME. They have been married four years. He is a son of William F. Putnam and Lucy Downs of York Harbor, Maine.

HERBERT PUTNAM West Hartford, Hartford County

He is 22 CT CT CT and a salesman for building supplies. His wife Sarah A. Hubbard is 21 CT. They have just been married less than a year. He is Herbert Elmer Putnam Jr. He was home in Hartford in 1910 and 1920 with his folks. His dad was a son of Francis Emery Putnam from Wayne County, Pennsylvania. He was born October 20, 1907 and will die in Westbrook in August 1974.

MARGARET S. PUTNAM West Hartford, Hartford County

She 24 MA MA SCOT and single. She is a public school teacher. She is a daughter of Ralph and Mary Putnam from Danvers, Mass. She was home with her widowed father there in 1920.

BURTON PUTNAM Wethersfield, Hartford County

He is 50 MA MA MA and is an embalmer in a funeral home. His wife Anna is 50 VT. He is a son of Daniel Poor Putnam and Mary Frances Lord of Danvers, Massachusetts. He was home and just born in 1880. He was listed as single and boarding in Essex County, Mass. in 1900. He was single here in 1910 and married here in 1920.

SAMUEL J. PUTNAM Wethersfield, Hartford County

He is 37 CT MA CT. He is an estate manager in one on the many insurance companies in Hartford. His wife Helen Sterns is 33 CT and they have June N. 6 CT and Lee S. 3 CT. Her widowed mother Nancy J. Sterns 53 CT is with them. He is a son of Frank Lee and Alma Putnam from Windsor, Hartford County.

CELESTA L. PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

Celestina is 73 MA and widowed. She was married to Elihu Putnam here for years. He was part of the Yorkshire branch.

ERNEST T. (TAYLOR) PUTNAM Middletown, Middlesex County

He is 31 CT MA MA and is single. He lives at the Y.M.C.A. here. He is a son of Joseph H. Putnam and Kate Taylor from Litchfield County. Family was from Sutton Mass. He was in Litchfield County in 1900 and 1910 and then the family moved to Greenfield, Mass. by 1920.

BENJAMIN H. PUTNAM Guilford, New Haven County

He is 45 NH NH NH. He says he is married, but is alone. He is a caretaker on a farm. He was married to Irma in 1920 in Lyme, New London County.

MARION C. PUTNAM Hamden, New Haven County

She is 37 MA MA MA single and boarding. She is an assistant professor at Yale University. She is a daughter of Edmund Putnam of Beverly, Mass. Her folks died and she was with her grandmother there in 1920.

CHARLES PUTMAN Meriden, New Haven County

He is 62 CT NY CT and retired. His wife Marietta M. Schrader is 47 CT and George B. 23 CT is at home. His folks, Marcus B. Putman and Sarah Ives, were here since the 1860s. This is a Dutch family originally from Charlton, Saratoga County, NY.

EDWARD PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 66 MA and his wife Hortence 63. The page is mis-indexed so I can’t get to it.

ELIZABETH PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven County

She is 64 MA and widowed. She is a housekeeper for Frances Miller as she was in 1920. She will be here till she dies July 3, 1950.

GEORGE H. PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven Connecticut

He is 67 NY MA NY and is a pattern maker at a brass company. His wife Ruth A. Laine is 57 CT. His son George is 29 CT and his wife Ella 23 NY. He is a son of George Alvah Putnam from Columbia County, New York and Berkshire County Mass. before that. They were here in 1900 through 1920.

JAMES R. (RUSSELL) PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven Connecticut

He is 49 MA MA MA and a mechanical engineer in a machinery factory. His wife Alice Dempsey is 49 MA and they have Mabel 24 MA and George C. 17 CT. He is a son of George Edwin Ballard Putnam of Newton, Mass. He was born in Boston June 30, 1880. He will die in New Jersey January 16, 1950 at age 69. See page 337 of the Lineage. They were here in 1910 and 1920. Alice was born April 6, 1881 and will die in the 1950s.

EVELYN M. PUTNAM West Haven, New Haven County

She is 40 NY and has Esther 15 CT, Frances A. 11 CT and Janet 9 CT. Evelyn Dollinger is the widow of George Wheeler Putnam. They were here in 1920. George was a son of William and Esther Putnam from Orange.

JOHN PUTNAM West Haven, New Haven County

He is 61 MA MA MA and retired it seems. His wife Adelaide Wentz is 60 NY and their daughter Faith A. is 31 MA. He is a son of William Malcomb Putnam and Bertha Foster of Boston and then Sandwich, Mass. They were in this area in 1910 and 1920.

RUSSELL N. (NELSON) PUTNAM New London, New London County

He is 35 CT MA NY. He owns a retail tire shop. His wife Grace L. is 32 CT and they have Betty J. 4 CT. they have been married for 8 years. He is a son of George Nelson Putnam and was born here in New London. He was born May 6, 1894 and will die in Old Lyme in February 1972.

GUY V. (VEDDER) PUTMAN Waterford, New London County

He is 42 NY NY NY and is an optometrist in a jewelry store. His wife Nellie May Cromwell is 40 CT and they have Lansing C. 17 CT, Marjorie M. 16 CT and Mildred 14 CT. He is a son of Simon Wellington Putman and Alice Francea Hadley from Fonda, Montgomery County, New York. He was born there February 16, 1888 and married Nellie here June 4, 1911 and they have been in New London ever since. Guy will die here before 1949, and Nellie was born December 9, 1889, will die here in Waterford July 6, 1977 at age 87. The son Lansing C. was born August 22, 1912, and will die in Waterford August 15, 1997. Dutch family from New York.

PAUL L. PUTNAM Mansfield, Tolland County

He is 30 CT MA CT and is a farm management specialist. His wife Elizabeth B. is 29 SCOT and they have Elizabeth A. 2 CT. He is a son of Frank Lee Putnam from Windsor and then Bloomfield. Paul will die November 8, 1964 at age 65.

ALBERT PUTNAM Willington, Tolland County

He is 20 NY NY NY and single. He works on a poultry farm. He is a son of Wilkins and Emma Putnam from Brooklyn.

HARRIETT PUTNAM Danielson, Windham County

She is 73 CT and lives alone. She is Harriet Eliza Dorrance, the widow of Albert Day Putnam from Killingly. He died herer on December 25m 1905. She was widowed here in 1910 and 1920. She was born December 22, 1853 and will die here May 31, 1937.

MELVIN L. PUTNAM Hampton, Windham County

He is 55 NY NY NY and widowed. He is a farmer. Not sure on this one. His name was scratched over and Putnam written above it. He will die here, still widowed, on November 20, 1949 at age 79. He might be the son of Abraham and Mary Putnam from Root, Montgomery County New York. He was listed as Melvin in 1900 and Delavin in 1910 and missing in 1920. If so, part of the New York Dutch Putman family.