MAINE
CENSUS REPORTS
1900 - 1930
UPDATED OCTOBER 13, 2009
IRA N. (NELSON) PUTMAN
Auburn, Androscoggin County
He is 54 ME Feb 1846 and is living with his wife Abbie A. Baird 54 ME Dec 1845. They were in Mason, Oxford County before. He was born there, a son of Hiram Putnam and Clarissa Farnum. He will be across the river in Lewiston by 1910.
CHARLES E. (ELIAS) PUTNAM East Livermore, Androscoggin County
He is 34 ME Mar 1866 and is enumerated with his father-in-law John E. Nash. However, his wife wasn't listed here. He is widowed here in 1910. He is a son of Houghton H. Putnam, who is also here.
HOUGHTON H. PUTNAM
East Livermore, Androscoggin County
He is 58 ME May 1842 and is living with his wife Annie J. Clark 38 ME May 1862. Charles and Hannah's son has been here almost forever (he was in Knox County in 1870), and will be here still in 1920. Now, as to the wife Annie. In 1865 he married Clarissa Ann Lochlin and she was with him in 1870, but only 5 years younger than he was. This Annie is 20 years his junior and will be with him here in 1910 and 1920. They were married here June 3, 1896.
He is 30 ME ME ME born September 1869. He is a farm laborer and boarding with Jonathan and Jennie Pike. I can’t find him in 1880, but he will be in Franklin County in 190 through 1930.
GEORGE W. PUTMAN
Lewiston, Androscoggin County
He is 65 MA Aug 1834 and is enumerated with William R. Fair as a boarder
JOHN FARNUM PUTNAM
Lewiston, Androscoggin County
He is 66 ME Jun 1833. Hiram and Clarissa' s son. He is living with his second wife A. Myra Bickford 61 ME Apr 1839, sons H. William 30 ME Dec 1869, A. Clinton 26 ME Feb 1874, and daughter Vivian 19 ME Oct 1880. They are in Boston in 1910 with Vivian who is just married.
MARY ANN PUTMAN
Lewiston, Androscoggin County
She is 57 NH Feb 1843 and is Mary Ann Ross, the widow of Alonzo Edwin Putman of Rumford and then here n Lewiston. She is enumerated with her nephew Samuel M. Paul. She is here in 1910 too, but the whole bunch has moved to Auburn.
WILLIAM P. (PERLEY) PUTNAN Lewiston, Androscoggin County
He is 63 ME May 1837. He is living with his new wife Sevella Rice 61 ME Oct 1838. He is a son of Hiram Putnam and Clarissa Farnum of Rumford, Oxford County. He was born there May 14, 1835. He is a stable keeper. He was married for a long time to Clarissa Ann Oliver who has recently died. He and Sevella were married November 30, 1898 and there were two records. One for Sevella B. Rice and one Sevella B. Coffin. I guess Coffin was her maiden name. They will be here in 1910.
ALBERT D. PUTNAM
East Livermore, Androscoggin County
He is 35 ME ME ME Aug 1864 and is enumerated with Eva W. Haskell as a lodger. He is a carpenter and says he has been married 12 years. This looks like a dual listing for Francis and Eunice Putnam’s son Albert in Oxford County. Both same age and carpenters.
AZIEL W. (WALDEN) PUTNAM Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County
He is 63 ME Feb 1837 and is living with his wife Caroline Nadeau 42 ME Jan 1858, children Mattie 20 ME Apr 1880, Aziel 17 ME Nov 1882, Lucia A. 14 ME Jun 1885, Ira (Ira Abercrombie) 10 ME Jul 1889, Sarah 8 ME Dec 1891 and Stanford 6 ME Feb 1894. He is a son of Joshua Putnam and Lucia Clark of Houlton. He has been here in Fort Fairfield since the 1870s. He will be widowed here in 1910, and only the kids will be here in 1920.
BLACKHAWK PUTNAM
Cary Plantation, Aroostook County
He is 39 ME Feb 1861, son of Varney and Mary Elizabeth (Cone) Putnam of Amity, ME. He is living with his wife Orrie E. Seamans 32 ME Jun 1867, son Bertram (Varney Bertram) 7 ME Oct 1892 and his mother Mary Elizabeth 68 ME May 1832.
DEAN B. PUTNAM
Cary Plantation, Aroostook County
He is 45 ME Apr 1855, son of Varney and Mary Elizabeth (Cone) Putnam. He is living with his wife Minnie 34 ME May 1866, children Hazel L. 11 ME Jun 1888, Ransom 9 ME Nov 1890, Myra 4 ME Jul 1895 and Dean 1 ME Jun 1898.
ALBERT TEMPLE PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 47 ME Nov 1852, son of Lysander and Ruth (Libby) Putnam. He is living with his wife Cordelia W. Putnam (daughter of Otis Putnam and Temperance Cone) 42 ME Jan 1858, Fred L. (Lysander) 19 ME Nov 1880, Arthur O. 18 ME Apr 1882, Emma R. 16 ME Jun 1884, Aaron A. 13 ME Jul 1886, Beatrice 4 ME Mar 1896 and a servant Grace Todd 22 ME Apr 1878. He was born here November 8, 1852 and will die here May 17, 1937. They are here in 1910. Cordelia was born in Cary January 1, 1858 and will die here in Houlton September 15, 1915. The son Fred Lysander was born November 18, 1880 and will soon marry Molly Pierce. He will be here till he dies September 12. 1974.
ALVAREZ PUTMAN
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 70 ME, March 1830, Lydia Clapp Hamm his wife is 71 ME April 1829. They are
enumerated with Vernon Ross as boarders. I guess Vernon married one of their daughters. He is a son of Amos and Christina (Wormwood) Putman from here and has been here all his life. He was born October 23, 1829 and will die here on June 30, 1914.He and Lydia are here in 1910 both in their 80s.
AMOS PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 36 ME Jun 1863 and is living with his wife Cora Margaret Carpenter 27 ME Jun 1872, children Frank H. 8 ME Mar 1892, Ervin E. (Earl) 6 ME Jul 1894, Margaret L. 4 ME Oct 1896, Harriet C. 2 ME Mar 1898, Ruth L. 5/12 ME Jan 1900 and his mother Sarah Bradbury Putnam 79 ME Aug 1821. He is a son of Levy Houlton Putnam and Sarah Bradbury, and was born here in Houlton June 16, 1863 and will die here May 25, 1936. Cora is a daughter of Frank Carpenter and Elvira Green. She was born here in Houlton June 14, 1872 and will die here January 30, 1964. Ervin Earl was born July 6, 1893, served in WWI and will die in Newark, Licking County Ohio March 10, 1988. He is buried back here in Houlton. The son Frank Houlton was born March 29, 1892. He will marry Marjorie Weldon and die here in Houlton January 29, 1930. His dad Levi died here in 1890. The mom Sarah Bradbury will die here soon in 1901.
BEECHER PUTNAM
NR, Aroostook County
He is 33 ME May 1867, son of Lyman and Martha Ann (Packard) Putnam. His mother Martha Ann is 63 ME Jan 1837 and is living with him. Lyman Orlando Putnam was a son of Amos Putnam and Christiana Wormwood. He was born here on April 20, 1834 and will died here January 22, 1872. Martha is a daughter of Thomas Painter Packard and Lucretia Green. She was born in January 1837 and will die here January 2, 1901.
BLACKHAWK PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 62 ME Apr 1838. He is a son of John Varnum Putnam and Elizabeth Jenkins, and was born here in Houlton. He is living with his wife Jerusha A. Snell 57 ME May 1843, granddaughter Marion E. Robinson 12 ME Jun 1887, and a servant Georgianna Stevenson 19 ME Sep 1880. He was born here April 28, 1838 and will die here May 17, 1909. Jerusa was born May 5, 1843 and will die shortly on January 26, 1903.
DANIEL E. PUTNAM
NR, Aroostook County
He is 32 VT Mar 1868, his wife Mary Purrington is 34 ME Feb 1866. They are enumerated with Frank A. Nevers as a boarders. He is a son of Joel Babbit and Harriet Putnam. He was at home with them in Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont in 1880. They were just married January 4, 1899. He and Mary will be in Farmington, Connecticut in 1910. Mary will be widowed in Hartford in 1920 and 1930.
HARRY L. (LYMAN) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is be 36 ME May 1864, Gertrude Mary Bass his wife 36 CT Feb 1864. They have Donald 6 ME and Lyman just born Jan 1900. He is a son of Lyman Putnam and Martha Packard of Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. He was a school principal in Deep River, Connecticut, and married Gertrude (a teacher) there May 14, 1891. They then returned to Houlton, where he is a physician. They will be in Florida in 1920, probably retired. He will die in Ashville, North Carolina July 27, 1934 and Gertrude is still alive at the time.
JENNIE D. PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
She is 43 ME Jun 1857 and is living with her daughters Alice Wiggin 16 ME Jul 1883 and Anna M. (Mitchell) 13 ME Sep 1886. They are living with Marian Donnell, her mother. She is Anna Jane Donnell, the widow of Frank Lewis Putnam. They were married July 6, 1880 and he died in 1887 in Alhambra, California. Frank was a son of Amos Putnam and Christina Wormwood of Houlton. Jennie was born in Maine June 15, 1857 and will die here in Houlton February 17, 1920.
MELLEN D. PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 49 ME Jul 1850 and the son of Lysander Putnam and Ruth Fall Libby. He is living with his second wife Belle Ida Bell 45 CT Feb 1855 and grandson Maurice B. Ingraham 5 ME Jan 1895. Servants are listed as James W. Glendenning 23 CND Apr 1877 and Carrie Cassidy 28 CND Apr 1872. They were married April 7, 1886. They are here in 1910, and passed on by 1920.
SAMUEL W. PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 52 ME Jul 1847, the son of Amos and Christina (Wormwood) Putnam. He is enumerated with John E. Burnham. Don't know where Etta Smith, his wife, is now, but she'll be back here with him in 1910 and 1920.
THOMAS P. (PACKARD) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 38 ME Mar 1862, son of Lyman and Martha (Packard) Putnam. He is living with his new wife Jennie Stevens 37 NY Jan 1863, her sister Jane E. Stevens 30 CT Mar 1870 and a servant Annie (Canook) Shaw 52 CND Jan 1848. He was born here March 8, 1862, and they will be here through the 1920 census. He will die November 13, 1920. He married Jennie in Deep River Connecticut on January 18, 1899. Jennie was born January 16, 1863 and will die here February 23, 1924.
WILLARD H. (HOULTON) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 57 ME Aug 1842, son of Jay Stillman Putnam. He is living with his wife Mary L. Ward 52 ME Jul 1847, children Isa J. 27 ME Apr 1873 and Walter K. 22 ME Nov 1877. Willard is a son of Jay Stillman Putnam and his first wife Betsy Broad of Houlton. Willard was born here August 8, 1842 and will die here March 5, 1916. Willard married Mary Ward here in Houlton on September 10, 1866. Mary was born here July 16, 1847 and will die here January 1, 1926. She was a daughter of James Ward and Mary Louise True. They are here in 1910, and all but Willard are here in 1920.
SAMUEL M. PUTNAM
Presque Isle, Aroostook County
He is 42 ME Jul 1857 and is living with his wife Vesta 26 ME Oct 1873, children George W. 7 ME Aug 1892, Mildred M. 4 ME Jul 1895 and his stepmother Nancy E. 65 ME May 1835. He is a son of George Washington Putnam and his first wife Eudoxa Mitchell of Searsport. He was home there in 1870. God only knows why he moved all the way up here in the boonies. They will be here in 1910 and 1920.
VARNEY WHEELER PUTNAM
Weston, Aroostook County
He is 60 ME Oct 1839, son of Amos and Christina (Wormwood) Putnam. He is living with his wife Ophelia Brackett 59 ME Jun 1840, a nephew Varney Brackett 15 ME May 1885 and a grandchild Margery Whitney 2 ME Aug 1897.
ROBERT PUTNAM
NR, Cumberland County
He is 78 MA Mar 1822 and is enumerated with Alonzo Wood as a servant.
ANN O. PUTNAM
Portland, Cumberland County
She is 35 NS May 1865 and is enumerated with Edward McDonald as a lodger.
WILLIAM LEBARON PUTNAM
Portland, Cumberland County
He is 65 ME May 1835, the son of Israel Putnam. He is listed as a lawyer and is living with his wife Octavia Robinson 64 ME May 1836. Servants are listed as Mary O'Donnell 32 ME Feb 1868, Thomas Morgan 48 IRL Dec 1851 and a roomer, Mrs. Quimby 62 ME May 1838. He is a son of Israel Putnam and Sarah Emery Frost of Bath, Maine. His daddy was/is mayor of Bath for some eight terms. Bill here graduated from Bowdoin in 1855 and is getting his act going. He will marry Octavia Robinson in Augusta in 1866. He will be mayor of Portland from 1869 to 1870, and then a judge on the U. S. Circuit Court here from 1892 to 1917, run for governor of Maine in 1888, be appointed to various federal sea and fishing commissions, and almost get us into war with England over fishing rights in Canada. He’ll be here all his life. He was born in Bath May 26, 1835 and will die here in Portland February 5, 1918. There were no children. He will be a Circuit Court Judge here in 1910, and Octavia will be widowed here in 1920.
WILLIAM F. PUTNAM
NR, Hancock County
He is 50 CND Jun 1849 and is living with his wife Christine P. Lunt 31 ME Jun 1868, her daughter Plooma P. Lunt 10 ME Sep 1889 and his father Alonzo G. (Ganzelo) Putnam 76 ME Mar 1824. William and Christine were married here November 24, 1898. Alonzo is a son of Amos Putnam and Christina Wormwood from Aroostook County Maine. Alonzo moved to Canada in 1845 and married Frances Mary Guison in New Brunswick in 1848. They were there in 1851 and back in Piscataquis County Maine by 1860 and here by 1880. Alonzo will die in Bucksport, Maine in 1909.
HAROLD A. PUTNAM
Augusta, Kennebec County
He is 23 ME Nov 1876, the son of John Farnum Putnam and Myra Bickford and born in Lewiston. He is enumerated with John B. Lawrence as a boarder. He will be married in Portland in 1910 and 1920.
CHARLES L. (LEMUEL) PUTNAM Gardiner, Kennebec County
He is 57 MA Dec 1842 and is living with his wife Altara Elizabeth Fairbanks 55 ME Feb 1845. He is a son of Lemuel and Azuba Putnam. He was born in Leominster, Massachusetts December 6, 1843 before they came to Maine. He was with them in Franklin County in 1850 and also in 1860. He was single here in 1870 living with Altara’s folks and then married her November 17, 1874. They were here married in 1880. Altara is widowed here in 1910.
ABBY PUTNAM
Winslow, Kennebec County
She is 37 ME ME ME Jun 1862 and is enumerated with Minerva J. Simpson as a boarder. She states she is divorced and works in a paper mill.
AMANDA C. PUTNAM
Winthrop, Kennebec County
She is 49 ME Dec 1850 and is living with her children Fannie H. 13 ME Apr 1887, Mary L. 10 ME May 1890, her parents George W. White 86 ME May 1814, Mary A. 83 ME May 1817 and 2 boarders. She is the widow of a John Putnam. They were married in October 1876. Problem is, who was John?
CHRISTOPHER C. PUTNAM
Winthrop, Kennebec County
He is 64 ME Aug 1835, son of William Walker and Elizabeth Putnam. He is living with his wife Sophia M. 61 ME Sep 1838. They were here in 1870 and 1880.
FANNY PUTNAM
Clinton, Kennebec County
She is 77 ME Jun 1822 and is the widow of Sumner Putnam. She is enumerated with William Luce as boarder.
FRANK PUTNAM
Farmingdale, Kennebec County
He is 41 CA Jul 1858 and widowed. He is enumerated with his father-in-law Joseph E. Atkins. Also there is his daughter Eleanor P. Putnam 15 ME. He is a son of John Prince Putnam and Lucy Ann Harris. He was born while the family was in San Francisco in the late 1850s. The family moved up here to Maine in the 1860s. Frank married Carrie Atkins of Gardiner, Maine in 1883, but she has died. Frank is a physician in Gardiner. He is here in 1910 with his then married daughter Eleanor.
J. (JOHN) EDWARD PUTNAM Winthrop, Kennebec County
He is 35 ME Nov 1864 and is living with his wife Flora M. 41 ME Nov 1858, sons Henry L. 11 ME Apr 1889, Ralph B. 6 ME Jul 1893. Two boarders, Frank L. Smith 24 NH Sep 1875 and Merton L. Wheeler 22 ME Jul 1877. He is a son of Christopher and Sophia Putnam from Winthrop. He was at home with them in 1880.
THOMAS S. PUTNAM
Winthrop, Kennebec County
He is 32 ME Jun 1867 and is living with his wife Eva N. French 25 ME Mar 1875. They are enumerated with her father William H. French, and were married March 1, 1893.
WILLIAM P. PUTNAM
Waterville, Kennebec County
He is 41 MA Feb 1859 and is living with his wife Annie B. 34 ME Jun 1865, and son Edward P. 15 ME Jan 1885. They are here in 1910 too. He is a son of Alonzo Edwin Putnam and Mary Ann Ross of Rumford, Maine.
ANNIE M. PUTNAM
Thomaston, Knox County
She is 64 ME Dec 1835 and is living with her daughter Flora E. 43 ME Nov 1856. She is Ann Battles, widow of Zenas B. Putnam. They were last shown in Penobscot County in 1860. They are both here in 1910.
GEORGE L. (LLEWELLYN) PUTNAM South Thomaston, Knox County
He is 58 ME Nov 1841 and is living with his wife Mary Dunning Rowell 60 ME Jul 1839, sons George Clifford 14 ME Oct 1885, Israel Judson 24 ME May 1876 and daughter Jennie Alice 22 ME Jul 1878. He has pretty much been here his whole life. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and Eliza Mitchell of Waldo County, but it was in the part that became Knox County in 1860. He'll be here till he dies.
LEE PUTNAM NR,
Knox County
He is 22 ME May 1878 and is enumerated with Wallace Haines as a boarder. He is Ernest Lee Putnam a son of Vaughan Greenleaf Putnam of Freeman, Maine.
LIZZIE B. PUTNAM
Thomaston, Knox County
Elizabeth Wiley is 31 ME Aug 1868 and has her son William W. 2 ME Sep 1897 with her. She is divorced. They are enumerated with her mother Cordelia Willey. They are all still here in 1910.
She had married Harry Winfield Putnam, a son of Zenas Putnam and Annie Battles from Penobscot County Maine, in 1890. They were divorced and he then married Florence Dennis in 1904, then Elizabeth Harriet Gray in 1904 and then Ethel Crocker in 1912. He and Ethel will be in Essex Junction, Vermont in 1920 and Malden, Massachusetts in 1930.
DANIEL FILLMORE PUTMAN
NR, Oxford County
He is 87 ME Dec 1812, son of Stephen and Sally (Elliot) Putman, Jr. He is living with his son Fred F. 26 ME Aug 1873, his daughter Edith E. Myers 25 ME Mar 1875, and her son Henry A. 2 ME Apr 1898.
IDA PUTMAN NR,
Oxford County
She is 38 ME Sep 1861 and is living with her children Bernard C. 19 ME Dec 1880, Edward E. 17 ME Jan 1883, Lewis C. 14 ME Mar 1886, Lelia G. 12 ME Jul 1887 and Ralph C. 5/12 ME Dec 1899. She is Ida Bisbee, widow of Lewis C. Putnam. They were married here in the late 1880s, and looks like he has died. Lewis was a son of John Ames Putnam and Clarinda Childs of Franklin Plantation. She is widowed here in 1910 too
JAMES F. (FILMORE) PUTNAM NR, Oxford County
He is 66 ME Sep 1833 and is living with a servant Clara Bisbee 35 ME Nov 1864 and her daughter Maggie 14 ME Sep 1886. He is a son of Benjamin Putnam and Deborah Durgin, and was born here in Rumford. He married Zilpha Brockelbank here December 31, 1860. Don't think they had any children. This is the first time since 1850 that he has been listed. Zilpha is presently by herself in Braintree, Mass. and will be there in 1920 as well. He will be in the National Home for Disabled Soldiers in 1910, and he lists himself as married then. But probably a divorce or just a split up.
JOHN AMES PUTMAN, JR.
Peru, Oxford County
He is 49 ME Sep 1850 and is the son of John Ames and Clarinda (Childs). He is living with his wife Melissa G. Burgess 46 ME Apr 1854, sons Oscar M. 15 ME Oct 1884 and John A. 9 ME Sep 1890.
JOSEPH A. (ALEXANDER) PUTMAN Peru, Oxford County
He is 36 ME Apr 1864 and is living with his wife Annie M. 29 ME May 1871, sons Cecil I. 9 ME Jun 1890, Ceylon E. 8 ME Jan 1892 and Ronelow D. 3 ME May 1897. They are here in 1910, but missing by 1920. He is a son of John Ames Putnam and Clarinda Childs from here. He was with his remarried mom in 1870.
KATE S. PUTNAM
NR, Oxford County
She is 57 ME May 1843 and is enumerated with George F. Evans as his sister. She is Catherine Evans, the widow of Solon Thaxter Putnam. Her daughter Georgia E. Putnam 28 ME Feb 1872 is with her. They went to Washington in the 1860s, and were in Kitsap County in 1870. If Georgia was truly born in Maine, they must have come back quickly. I believe he was there for a number of years and died there in the 1890s. Maybe they split up, not certain.
WILLIAM E. (EDGAR) PUTNAM NR, Oxford County
He is 38 ME Jul 1862 and is living with his wife Nettie Hutchinson 28 ME Feb 1872. He is a son of the upcoming William Farrington Putnam. He was married November 17, 1897. He was married twice before. First to Leona Taylor on October 5, 1885 in Franklin County and then here to Josephine Kidder on April 16, 1891.
WILLIAM F. (FARRINGTON) PUTNAM NR, Oxford County
He is 67 ME Jun 1832, son of Jacob and Betsy (Parker) Putnam. His wife Sophia Abbott has passed away March 29, 1893, and he is living alone.
BENJAMIN P. (PERLEY) PUTNAM Rumford, Oxford County
He is 63 ME Mar 1837, son of Benjamin Elliot and Deborah (Durgin) Putnam of Rumford. He is living with his son James Leslie Putnam 32 ME Mar 1868 and a servant Grace D. Taylor 26 ME Aug 1873. He was married to Mary Augusta Bisbee who must have died.
He is 64 ME Feb 1836, Eunice E. Towne (his second wife who was married to Amos Towne before) 56 ME Dec 1843. Then there are his sons Albert D. 36 ME Aug 1863 (divorced) and Arthur G. 17 ME May 1883 (single), and daughters Alice M. Putnam Sloan 32 ME Apr 1868 and her husband Arthur C. Sloan 31 CT Aug 1868 and Luna Putnam Allen 25 (21) ME Apr 1875 and her husband Edward A. Allen 42 MA Nov 1857. Albert was married to Amy Mabel Reed in the 1880s. Then there is a grandson Archie Putnam 10 ME Jun 1889 who must belong to Albert and his wife Amy. Albert will be remarried in Beverly, Massachusetts in 1910 and 1920. Anyway Francis is a son of Jacob Putnam and Betsy Parker from here. They are here in 1910.
ALBERT PUTNAM
Rumford Falls, Oxford County
He is 25 ME Jul 1874 and single. He is in Company Housing at a lumber mill. I think this is a screwed-up listing for Frances’ son here in town. Or, maybe a Pitman or Patman. Can’t find anyone before or after that fits.
JOHN W. PUTNAM
Dover, Piscataquis County
He is 60 ME Jun 1839 and is living with his wife Harriett W. Hussey 67 ME Apr 1833. He is a son of Israel Putnam and Adeline White. He was born here in Dover. He married a Mrs. Harriet Hussey here August 28, 1865. Her maiden name was Lane. They are here right through the 1920 when both are in their 80s. He was born here in Dover in 1839 and will die here in 1924. Harriet was born in 1833 and will die here in 1923.
SAMUEL PUTNAM
NR, Piscataquis County
He is 31 ME Apr 1869 and is living with his wife Minnie L. Whitney 27 ME Sep 1873 and son Leroy 1 ME Feb 1899. He is the son of Thomas J. and Mary A. Putnam up in Aroostook County. He is with that family in 1880. He and Minnie were married here in Brownville on March 9, 1897. Minnie is widowed in Bangor by 1910.
FRANK I. PUTNAM
Atkinson, Piscataquis County
He is 36 ME Sep 1863, and lives with his mother Mary M. 64 ME Jul 1835. Mary M. Woodward is the widow of Daniel J. Putnam who was the son of Israel and Adeline White Putnam. She was widowed here in 1880 and will die here later this year. Frank was born in 1863 and will die here in 1916.
HORACE A. PUTNAM
Bath, Sagadahoc County
He is 62 MA Nov 1837 and is living with his wife Mary A. 52 ME Jul 1847. He is a son of Lemuel and Azuba Putnam of Danvers, Massachusetts. He was shown here in 1850 with his folks in Franklin County.
WALTER A. PUTNAM
Fairfield, Somerset County
He is 30 NY (listed as NH in 1920 which is correct) May 1870 and is living with his wife Carolyn F. DeNico 27 ME Jun 1872 and son Alfred H. 4/12 ME Jan 1900. They were married May 8, 1897. He is a son of John Benedict Putnam and Aurilla Searles of Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He was at home there in 1880. They are here in 1910 and 1920.
FULLER A. PUTMAN
New Portland, Somerset County
He is 66 ME Nov 1833 and is the son of Simeon P. and Mahala (Greenleaf). He is living with his wife Charlotte S. Knapp 56 ME Aug 1843. They were married January 1, 1862 in Strong, Maine, and were in Santa Clara California in 1870.
LYMAN C. PUTNUM
Belfast, Waldo County
He is 57 ME May 1843, son of Daniel Putnam and his first wife Abigail Tasker, and was born in Dixmont, Maine. He was listed in Marion County, Indiana in 1880. He is living with his wife Abbie H. 51 ME Sep 1848, daughters Lucie 22 IN Aug 1877 and Katie 18 IN Oct 1881.
JAMES E. PUTNAM
Jackson, Waldo County
He is 31 ME Aug 1868 and is living with his wife Belle F. 28 ME Aug 1871. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and his second wife Sarah Tasker. He was born in Jackson, Maine August 5, 1868.
FRED H. PUTNAM
Monroe, Waldo County
He is 44 ME Nov 1856. He is the son of Thomas J. and Mary Putnam. They were in Aroostook County in the 1880. He is living with his wife Marcia M. 44 ME Feb 1856, sons Linas L. 18 ME Mar 1882 and Harry T. 10 ME Feb 1890. His mother Mary A. is 64 ME Dec 1836 and living with him as well. They, and even mom, will be here in 1910 and 1920.
GEORGE B. PUTMAN
Searsport, Waldo County
He is 36 NH Oct 1863 and is living with his wife Prudie Margaret Nichols 32 ME Nov 1867. He is a son of Albert M. and Jane Stille Putnam of Antrim, New Hampshire. They were in Antrim though 1870 and in 1880 the family was in Lawrence, Mass. He is married here still in 1910. Prudence is here in 1920 and George working in Boston then. By 1930 they are both still here.
JOSEPH NEALY PUTMAN
Searsport, Waldo County
He is 76 ME Jan 1824 and is the son of Silas Putman. He is living with his wife Sarah Ann Thompson 74 ME Jun 1825 and a niece Etta M. Garcy 53 ME Aug 1847. Etta is here in 1910. Joseph will be here himself in 1910 at age 86.
JOHN PUTMAN
Searsport, Waldo County
He is 71 ME Jun 1828, son of Silas Putman. His wife Mary Hatch has passed away. He is living with his daughters Nellie M. 39 ME Aug 1860, and Mary E. 30 ME Apr 1870.
HENRY HARRISON PUTNAM
Danforth, Washington County
He is 58 ME Feb 1842 and is the son of Amos and Christina Putnam. He is living with his wife Frances A. McGuire 50 ME Jan 1850. They were married on May 16, 1869 and have the following sons Charles A. 29 ME Feb 1871, Henry H. Jr. 27 ME Oct 1873, Varney A. (Arthur) 24 ME Oct 1876, Edgar B. 21 ME Sep 1879, daughters Frances 20 ME Dec 1880 and Molly 14 ME Mar 1886. Two servants are listed as Lottie E. Bartlett 23 CND Apr 1877 and (?) Scibner 30 ME Dec 1870.
JOHN THURSTON PUTNAM
NR. Washington County
He is 77 ME Oct 1822 and is living with his wife Elivira 72 ME Mar 1828 and daughter Nellie 36 ME Aug 1863. He is a son of Henry Putnam and Susannah Thurston. He was born in Deer Isle, Hancock County, but has been here in Harrington since the 1840s.
WILLIS A. PUTMAN
Harrington, Washington County
He is 45 ME Aug 1854, son of John Thurston and Elvira Putman. He is living with his wife Catherine 48 CND Aug 1851, children Herbert 20 ME May 1880, Gertrude 12 ME and Leon 2 ME Jan 1898. Catherine is widowed or at least alone by 1910 and living with her daughter in Brockton, Mass.
GEORGE T. PUTNAM
NR, York County
He is 51 MA Jul 1848 and is living with his wife Susie M. 42 MA Jan 1858 and her son Fred W. Burnham 18 MA Nov 1881
GEORGE W. PUTNAM
NR, York County
He is George William Sewell Putnam, 69 ME Jan 1831 and is the son of Jeremiah Smith Putnam and Ruth (Sewell). His wife Tryphena Remick has just passed away on April 8, 1899. He has his children Ruth Elizabeth 29 ME Apr 1871, Jeremiah Carroll 26 ME Dec 1873. Also there is Betty A. Remick 67 ME Aug 1832 who was a sister of his first wife. He will die here as well on October 2, 1902.
WILLIAM S. (SEWELL) PUTMAN NR, York County
He is 38 ME Nov 1861 and is living with his wife Fanny L. Fernald 37 ME Apr 1863, children Willie F. 11 ME Sep 1888, Betty A. 2 ME Nov 1897, seven boarders and one servant. He is a son of the above George W. S. Putnam.
JOSEPH P. (PERLEY) PUTNAM York, York County
He is 32 ME Dec 1867 and is living with is wife Sophia Marshall 37 ME Jun 1862, children Nathaniel M. 12 ME Jul 1887, Margarita T. 11 ME Aug 1888, Roger A. 9 ME Jun 1890, Freeman P. 6 ME Jul 1893, Conrad J. (Joseph)3 ME Feb 1897 and Gretchen J. (Juanita) 11/12 ME Jun 1899. Also listed, a servant Milly E. Goodwin 16 ME Sep 1883. He is a son of George and Tryphena Putnam. He was born right here in York, as was his dad.
She is 60 NH ME ME and widowed. She is listed as Aunt-in-law of Samuel and Ella Paul. She is Mary Ann Ross, the widow of Alonzo Edwin Putman. She was in Lewiston in 1900 with the Pauls. The age should be 66-67 though.
She is 63 ME ME ME and widowed. She operates a lodging house here. Can’t find any gal named Emma in any census. Beats me.
She is 58 MA MA MA and single. She is a housekeeper for Scott Robinson 57 ME.
He is 43 ME ME ME single (widowed) and boarding. He was here in 1900. He is widowed here in 1920 and 1930. He works in a paper mill. He is a son of Houghton H. Putnam, who is also here.
He is 67 ME ME ME, a house painter. Anie C. is his second wife and they have been married for 13 years now. She is 47 ME and this is her first marriage. They were here in 1900 and will be in 1920. Charles and Hannah's son has been here since the 1870s.
He is 27 ME ME ME. Ethel A. Thing his wife of 6 years is 31 MA. They have Merle E. 5 ME, Ida E. 4 ME, Grace E. 3 ME, Clara B. 2 ME and Edith H. 6/12 ME. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and Ida Bisbee of Oxford County. He married Ethel February 28, 1904. He was there with his widowed mom in 1900 and will be here still in 1920.
He is 74 ME ME ME and his wife of 11 years Sevella Rice is 72 ME. Both are on their second marriages. He is a son of Hiram Putnam and Clarissa Farnum of Rumford, Oxford County. He has been here in Lewiston since the 1870s, and was here with Sevella in 1900. They both will die before the 1920 census.
He is 64 ME ME NH and Abbie Baird his wife of 42 years now is 64 ME. He is a son of Hiram Putnam and Clarissa Farnum. He was across the river in Auburn in 1900. Abbie is widowed here (I think) in 1920.
He is 46 should be 40) ME ME ME single and boarding. He is an attorney. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam from Lewiston. He was still at home in 1900, and will be married here in 1920.
He is 24 ME ME ME, Gladys C. Davis, his wife of 1 year, is 21 ME. They were married September 12, 1908, and are here in 1920 with a little son. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and Ida Bisbee of Oxford County. He was there with his widowed mom in 1900 and will be here in 1920. His brother Everett is here in the County now too.
He is 49 ME ME ME, a farmer. His wife of 19 years, Orrie E. Seamans, is 42 ME, Varney B. (Bertram) 17 ME, Alton P. 8 ME. He is a son of Varney Putnam and Mary Elizabeth Cone of Amity, ME. His widowed mom was with him here in 1900. They are here in 1920.
Another son of Varney Putnam and Mary Elizabeth Cone of Amity, ME. He is now 55 ME ME ME, Minnie his wife of 22 years is 44 ME. They now have Hazel L. 21 ME, Ransom N. 18 ME, Myra L. 14 ME, Dean B. 12 ME, Kate 9 ME, Phillip 6 ME, Stanley R. 3 ME and Clara 9/12 ME. They were here in 1900 and will be in 1920.
He is now 73 ME ME ME and widowed since Caroline has just died. Still home are Mattie 29 ME, Lucia 24 ME, Ira 20 ME, Sarah 19 ME, and Stanford 16 ME. He is a son of Joshua Putnam and Lucia Clark of Houlton. He has been here in Fort Fairfield since the 1870s. He will die before 1920, and the kids will still be here.
He is now 57 ME ME ME, Cordelia Putnam (a cousin) his wife of 30 years is 52 ME, Arthur O. (Otis) 28 ME, Aaron A. 23 ME, and Beatrice H. 14 ME are with him. He is a son of Lysander Putnam and Ruth Libby from here. He was born here November 8, 1852 and will die here May 17, 1937. They are here in 1910. Cordelia was born in Cary January 1, 1858 and will die here in Houlton September 15, 1915. He will be widowed here in 1920 and 1930. The son Arthur was born April 30, 1882 and will die here in Houlton April 6, 1970.
He is a son of Amos and Christina (Wormwood) Putman, and has been here all his life. He is now 80 ME MA ME. Lydia Hamm his wife of 58 years is 81 CAN. Their widowed daughter Inez White 56 ME and her daughters May 25 ME and Lydia 19 ME are with them. He was born October 23, 1829 and spent his entire life in Houlton dying here on June 30, 1914. Not sure when Lydia died, but it was before 1920.
He is 29 ME and his brand new wife Mary Alice Pierce is 24 ME. They are here in 1920 with a couple of kids. He is a son of Albert Temple and Cordelia Putnam from here in Houlton. Fred Lysander was born November 18, 1880 and will be here till he dies September 12. 1974. Mary was born in Fort Fairfield January 13, 1886 and will die here November 3, 1978.
He is 20 ME ME ME single and boarding. He is a bookkeeper in a grocery store. He is the son of Fred and Marcia Putnam. They were originally here and then in Waldo County in 1900 and Harry was there with them then.
She is 53 ME and still widowed as she was in 1900. She is Anna Jane Donnell, the widow of Frank Lewis Putnam. They were married July 6, 1880 and he died in 1887 in Alhambra, California. Frank was a son of Amos Putnam and Christina Wormwood of Houlton. Jennie was born in Maine June 15, 1857 and will die here in Houlton February 17, 1920.
He is 46 ME ME ME and a bank clerk. Jennie Stevens, his wife of 10 years now, is 46 NY. Her sister Eloise Stevens 56 CT is with them. He is a son of Lyman Orlando Putnam and Martha Ann Packard. He was born here March 8, 1862, and they will be here through the 1920 census. He will die November 13, 1920. He married Jennie in Deep River Connecticut on January 18, 1899. Jennie was born January 16, 1863 and will die here February 23, 1924.
He is 60 ME ME ME, his wife of 25 years now, Ida Belle Bell (listed as Lottie for some reason), is 54 CT and their divorced daughter May is 30 ME, and her son Maurice Ingraham is 15 ME. May was a child of Mellen’s first marriage with Annie Gregg. They have two servants living with them. He is a son of Lysander Putnam and Ruth Fall Libby. I don’t find them in 1920, but he will die here January 27, 1925 and Belle is widowed here in 1930.
He is 61 ME MA ME, Etta Smith his wife of 22 years is 51 ME. He is a house carpenter. He is a son of Amos and Christina (Wormwood) Putnam. He has been here all his life and they will be in 1920.
He is 67 ME MA ME and is a farmer. Mary Louise Ward, his wife of 43 Years, is 62 ME. Also here are their son Walter K. 32 ME and his wife of 6 years, Almeda Hussey 25 ME and they have Floyd H. 5 ME and Willard (Giles in 1920, Willard in 1930) 2 ME. Willard is a son of Jay Stillman Putnam and his first wife Betsy Broad of Houlton. Willard was born here August 8, 1842 and will die here March 5, 1916. Willard married Mary Ward here in Houlton on September 10, 1866. Mary was born here July 16, 1847 and will die here January 1, 1926. She was a daughter of James Ward and Mary Louise True. Mary will be widowed by 1920 and will still be living with her son Walter and his family.
He is 51 ME ME ME. Vesta M. his wife of 21 years is 36 ME. They have George W. 17 ME, Mildred M. 14 ME, Charles R. 6 ME and Josephine E. 4 ME. His widowed stepmother Nancy Doane Putnam 75 ME is with them as she was in 1900. He is a son of George Washington Putnam and his first wife Eudoxa Mitchell of Searsport. I don’t find them in 1920, but Vesta is widowed in Bangor in 1930.
He is 18 ME ME ME, single and boarding. He is a son of Amos Putnam and Cora Carpenter from Houlton. He was with them in 1900 and will be back with them in 1920. By then, he will have married Marjorie Weldon and she will be there with him then. Frank Houlton was born March 29, 1892. He will die here in Houlton January 29, 1930.
He is 70 ME MA ME and his wife Ophelia Bracket is 69 ME. They have been married for 45 years now. Also here is Varney Bracket 23 ME and his family. Varney Bracket was with them in 1900 and will be with Varney Putnam in 1920. Varney will be widowed by 1920 though.
She is 25 CO MA ME and single. She lives with her grandparents Edward and Sarah Harding. This was the second marriage for both Hardings, so Sarah Harding was Sarah in her first marriage to Joseph Porter Putnam who died in Boston July 11, 1871. This Sarah is a daughter of Edward Floyd Putnam and Georgia Smith. Edward was a son of Joseph and Sarah Putnam. Young Sarah was at home with her folks in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1900.
He is 31 IL IL IL and is an electrical engineer. Lela Schofield his wife of 5 years is 30 TX. They have Francis Marion 3 ME and a son Shelby Gordon 1 1/12 ME. He is a son of Henry Gardiner Putman and Eliza D. Rice and was born in Whiteside County Illinois January 27, 1880. This is a Dutch family originally from New York. He was born in Whiteside County, but grew up in Dallas County Texas. He was there with his folks in 1900. A descendant gave me Lela’s name. He will just leave the family and take off about 1915. Lela will marry John L. McBrady. They are here in 1930 with a daughter Mary. No ideas where the two Putnam sons are though. Francis Marion will eventually go to College in Massachusetts and will be back here in Maine. He will marry Kathryn Hill, and then move to Los Angeles. Shelby was born June 4, 1908 and will die June 25, 2003. He will marry Ruth Bryce and live in Scarborough Maine. Then as to Marion. He will join the Air Force, serve in WWI back in Dallas. He is single there in 1920. In 1925 he will marry Hallie Gafford or Gifford and in 1930 they are in San Antonio and he is still in the Army Air Force. They will late go to California where he will die December 12, 1964 in Glendale and Hallie will die there in February 1978.
He is an editor and publisher, probably a newspaper. He is 33 ME ME ME. Katherine Larson his wife of 8 years is 33 ME, Harold 7 ME and Phillip 1 ME. Also here is her sister whose name I can’t read, Nuts! Anyway, He is a son of John Farnum Putnam and his second wife Myra Bickford. He was home in Lewiston in 1880, boarding in Augusta in 1900 and will be still married here in 1920 and 1930. The marriage files show he married Katherine McCarthy here June 10, 1902. Not sure which is right. One of her names might be a married name.
She is 25 ME ME ME and lodging. She says she is married and has been for three years, but no hubby is around.
He is 73 ME ME ME. Octavia Robinson, his wife of 45 years, is 69 (closer to 72) ME. He is a now a Judge on the Circuit Court here. He is a son of Israel Putnam and Sarah Emery Frost of Bath, Maine. His daddy was/is mayor of Bath for some eight terms. Bill here graduated from Bowdoin in 1855 and is getting his act going. He will marry Octavia Robinson in Augusta in 1866. He will be mayor of Portland from 1869 to 1870, and then a judge on the U. S. Circuit Court here from 1892 to 1917, run for governor of Maine in 1888, be appointed to various federal sea and fishing commissions, and almost get us into war with England over fishing rights in Canada. He’ll be here all his life. He was born in Bath May 26, 1835 and will die here in Portland February 5, 1918. There were no children. Octavia will be widowed here in 1920.
He is 27 ME ME ME. I can’t read his wife’s name, but she is 24 ME IRE IRE and they have been married for 5 years. They have a daughter Vivian 4 ME. She should be Jennie G. Valento who married Charles here October 12, 1904.
This is the same family, but on a different page and I can read this one. He is 33 ME ME ME, Jennie G. Valento his wife of 5 years is 28 ME and they have Vivian M. 4 ME. He would be a son of Ira Nelson Putnam and Abbie Baird from Oxford County. Don’t find them in 1920, but they are here in 1930. They were married here October 12, 1904.
He is 30 PA GER PA. He is single and a soldier in the U. S. Army with a zillion others here at Fort Williams.
He is 22 CAN CAN CAN, single and boarding in company housing at a paper mill.
He is 26 NY NY NY. He is single and a farmer. He is a son of Edwin Clinton Putman and Emily Brown from Orleans County, New York. He will be in Rochester, New York, still single, in 1920. He was home there in 1900. Dutch Putman Family.
He is 40 ME ME ME and single. He is boarding with George and Nellie Allen. He was in Androscoggin County in 1900. He is married in Jay, Franklin County in 1920 and 1930. Don’t know who his folks were.
He is 77 ME and lives in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. He states he is married, but his wife Zilpha Brockelbank has been by herself in Braintree, Massachusetts since the 1890s and will still be there in 1920. He is a son of Benjamin Putnam and Deborah Durgin, and was born in Rumford, Oxford County. He was there by himself in 1900. He is also listed in Rumford and living with his brother Benjamin.
She is 64 ME ME ME and widowed. She lives by herself. Mary Emily Crane was the second wife of Byron Putnam from Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. They were married here February 20, 1895. They were in Lyndeborough in 1900 and he died there on March 24, 1905. She just came back to where she used to live. She is here still in 1920.
He is 52 CA MA MA and widowed. He lives with his married daughter Eleanor Ginn and her husband William. He is a son of John Prince Putnam and Lucy Ann Harris. He was born while the family was in San Francisco in the late 1850s. The family moved up here to Maine in the 1860s. Frank married Carrie Atkins of Gardiner, Maine in 1883, but she has died. Frank is a physician in Gardiner. He was here in 1900.
He is 66 MA MA NH, Mary Morrill his wife of 40 years is 58 ME and they have Albert F. (Frederick) 34 ME and Ralph G. (George) 22 ME are with them. Okay, ready? He is a son of Lemuel and Azuba Putnam, and was born in Dorchester, Mass. He went with the family to Maine, and was in Kennebec County, Maine with his folks and Nellie in the 1880 census. Then by 1900 they are in Siskiyou County, California, and in 1920 he will be widowed in San Mateo County, California living with his married daughter Harriet Clark. His two sons will still be here in Pittston in 1920, and be married by then. His wife’s brother Fred Morrill and his second wife Carrie live next door.
He is 20 ME ME ME and single. He works on the farm of Zadock and Sarah Thomas and is listed as a nephew. He is a son of John Edward and Flora Putnam. He was home with them here in Kennebec County in 1900. They are still in Winthrop now, and Henry is also listed now as well.
He is 51 ME ME ME, Annie B. his wife of 26 years is 44 ME, and Edward P. is 25 MA (ME in 1900). They were here in 1900. He is a son of Alonzo Edwin Putnam and Mary Ann Ross of Rumford, Maine.
She is 65 ME and widowed. She is a housekeeper for Joseph Babb. Altara Elizabeth Fairbanks is now the widow of Charles Lemuel Putnam, and was here with him in 1880 and 1900. Altara is a daughter of John Fairbanks and Relief Gould from here. She was born February 17, 1845.
Amanda White is the widow of John Putnam (not sure which one though) and was here in 1900 and will be in 1920. She is now 58 ME ME ME and a nurse. Her daughters Fannie 23 ME and Mary L. 19 ME are still with her.
He is 74 ME ME ME widowed and lives alone. He was here with his wife Sophia from the 1860s till the 1900. He is a son of William Walker and Elizabeth Putnam.
He is now 42 ME ME ME and now widowed. His sons Henry B. 21 ME and Ralph B. 16 ME are with him. He was married here in 1900 and will still be widowed here in 1920. He was born here, a son of Christopher Columbus Putnam.
He is 69 ME ME ME, Mary D. Rowell, his wife of 40 years, is 70 ME, George Clifford 33 ME, Jennie A. 32 ME. Their son Israel Judson Putnam 33 ME and his wife of 4 years Mabel Stinson Barbour 22 ME, Mary L. 3 ME, and George S. 2 ME are with them. He has pretty much been here his whole life. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and Eliza Mitchell of Waldo County, but it was in the part that became Knox County in 1860. He'll be here till he dies. Israel married Mabel here November 5, 1905. They are all here in 1920.
She is 41 ME and divorced. She has her son William W. 12 ME still with her. She lives with mother Cordelia Willey just as she did in 1900. In 1920 her son will be with his dad over in Essex Junction, and will be there the rest of his life till he dies in 1980.
She is 53 ME and still single. She still lives with her widowed mother Annie M. (Battles) Putnam 74 ME. They were here in 1900. Flora is a daughter of Zenas B. Putnam and Annie Battles originally from Penobscot County. Flora will finally get married soon and she and her mother will be in Boston in 1920.
She is 47 ME and still widowed as she was here in 1900. Her son Ralph C. Putnam 10 ME is listed as a ‘boarder.’ She is Ida Bisbee, widow of Lewis C. Putnam. They were married here in the late 1880s. Lewis was a son of John Ames Putnam and Clarinda Childs of Franklin Plantation. Ralph was born December 28, 1899 and will die in February 1973. Ralph will be in Brunswick, Maine in 1920, 1930 and for the rest of his life.
He is 49 ME ME ME single and boarding. He is a musician. He is a son of Prentiss Mellon Putnam and Esther Howe from Rumford. He was shown there in 1870. In 1880 he was with his widowed mother in Waterville, Kennebec County. I don’t find him in 1900.
She is 36 MA MA NH and is single. She is a servant with William Ray and his family from Massachusetts. She is a daughter of John Franklin Putnam of Danvers. She was with him in 1880 when he was just widowed and living with his folks John C. Putnam and Louisa Knight. John remarried another gal and was with her in Essex County in 1900, but Minnie was off somewhere else by then. She is with an uncle in Standish, Cumberland County in 1920, and then back here in 1930.
He is 73 ME ME ME and widowed as he was in 1900 here. His widowed brother JAMES FILMORE PUTNAM 76 ME ME ME lives with him. He is a son of Benjamin Elliot Putnam and Deborah Durgin of Rumford. Been here forever. Now, as to James Putnam. He says he is widowed, but his wife Zilpha Brockelbank seems to have upped and left him. She is now in Braintree, Massachusetts, was in 1900 and will be there in 1920 as well. James is also presently listed in the Old Soldiers Home in Chelsea, Kennebec County.
He is 74 ME ME ME. He and his second wife Eunice Towne have been married for 44 years now. His son Arthur G. Putnam 26 ME and his wife of 10 months Rosa Littlefield 24 NH are with him. They were married June 24, 1909. Francis is a son of Jacob Putnam and Betsy Parker and was born right here. Eunice will be widowed here in 1920 living with Arthur and Rosa.
He is 37 ME ME ME and works for the railroad. Amy M. Reed his wife is 40 ME. He was single with his folks here in 1900. They have a son Waldo R. 10 ME. They were married January 1, 1901. This is her second marriage so Waldo would be from that marriage. Fred is a son of Daniel Filmore Putnam and his second wife Clementine Wing, and was born right here. Amy is widowed here in 1920 and still has Waldo with her. They are in Fitchburg Mass. in 1930.
He is 29 ME ME ME and he works in a sawmill. His wife of 7 years Myrtle E. Dixon is 30 NH. They were married April 19, 1902. They are here in 1920 too. He is a son of Lewis and Ida Putnam, and was here with his widowed mom in 1900.
He is 59 ME ME ME. Melissa Burgess, his wife of 40 years, is 57 ME, and they still have Lucy 21 and John A. 18 ME at home. He is John Ames Putnam, Jr., son of John Ames Putnam (1819) and Clarinda Childs from Franklin Plantation, Oxford County. He was here in 1900.
He is 45 ME ME ME. Annie M. his wife of 20 years is 38 ME. They have Cecil J. 18 ME, Ceylon E. 17 ME, Ronelo, another son, 12 ME, Hattie 9 ME and Marie M. 11/12 ME. He is another son of John Ames Putnam and Clarinda Childs. Something happened in the next decade. Neither of the folks are here, but the kids are all over the place then. He is here in 1930 and says he is divorced and has Marie with him then.
He is 25 ME ME ME and is single. He has a couple of nephews with him whose names I can’t read. He’ll be married to Mabel Richardson here in 1920. He is a son of John Ames Putnam Jr. and Melissa Burgess. He was born here October 1, 1884 and will die here in Peru in October 1973.
She is 37 ME ME ME and widowed. She lives in the Bangor House Hotel where she is a waitress. She is the widow of Samuel Putnam. They were in Piscataquis County in 1900.
He is 46 ME ME ME. He is single and living alone on his farm. He was here in 1880 1900 with his widowed mother who just died here earlier this year. He is a son of Daniel and Mary Woodward Putnam. Don’t find him in 1920.
He is 71 ME MA MA. Harriet Lane his wife of 45 years is now 77 ME. He is a son of Israel Putnam and Adeline White. He was born here in Dover in 1839 and will die here in 1924. Harriet was born in 1833 and will die here in 1923. Harriet was married earlier to a Hussey.
He is now 72 MA MA NH and still in the real estate business. Mary Ann his wife of 29 years is 62 ME. This is the second marriage for both. He is a son of Lemuel and Azuba Putnam of Danvers, Massachusetts, and has been here in central Maine most all his life.
She is 48 MA and widowed. Her sons Forest T. 27 MA and Lawrence H. 22 MA are with her. She lives with her married daughter Elsie Dinton 28 MA and her husband Ralph. She is Martha Hovey, and she was married to L. Brooks Putnam in Pepperell, Massachusetts in 1880, and widowed there with the kids in 1900. Her husband was born in New Hampshire, I think a son of Dexter Buckley Putnam from Croydon, Sullivan County. At any rate, the two sons are married here in 1920.
He is 56 ME CAN CAN. He is 2 years into his first marriage to Emma 56 ME. It is her second. Name really hard to read, but I don’t think he is a Putnam, as I never find him earlier.
He is 39 NY NY NY (should be NH). Carrie F. DeNico his wife of 13 years is 36 ME and they have Alfred 11 ME and Lawrence 4 ME. They were here in 1900 and will be in 1920. He is a son of John Benedict Putnam and Aurilla Searles of Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He was at home there in 1880.
She is 66 ME and now widowed and living by herself. She is Charlotte S. Knapp, and was married to Fuller Putnam here in 1880 and 1900.
He is 66 ME ME ME and finally retired. Abbie H. his wife of some 35 years is now 61 ME. Been here since he was born, and both will be still here in 1920. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and his first wife Nancy Jones. He was born in Monroe, Waldo County.
She is 40 ME ME ME and single. She is a housekeeper in the
Old Ladies Home here in town. She is a daughter of John Putnam and Mary Hatch
from Searsport, Waldo County. She is still around, single, in 1920.
He is 41 ME ME ME, Belle his wife of 18 years is 38 ME. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and his second wife Sarah Tasker. He was born in Jackson, Maine August 5, 1868. Been here forever and will be in 1920.
He is 54 ME ME ME and a farmer. Marcia M. his wife of 32 years is now 53 ME. They have Zenas L. 28 ME, and Harry T. 20 ME. His widowed mother Mary Ann is still here at age 75 and will be here with them in 1920 at age 86. He is the son of Thomas J. and Mary Putnam. They were in Aroostook County in the 1880, and here in 1900.
He is 47 NH NH ME. Margaret PrudenceNichols his wife of 19 years is 43 ME. Still no kids. He is a son of Albert M. and Jane Stille Putnam of Antrim, New Hampshire. He was there through 1870 and by 1880 the family was in Lawrence, Mass. They were here in 1900 and are here through 1930.
He is now 86 ME MA ME and finally a retired Master Mariner. He is widowed as his wife Sarah Ann Thompson has died in the past decade. He has two widowed ‘daughters’ with him. Christina Whitcomb 60 ME and Etta M. Gary 62 ME. Etta was listed as a niece in 1900 and actually is a daughter of his brother Benjamin C. Putnam and his wife Mary Webber from here in Searsport. He is a son of Silas Putnam and Mary Ann Mitchell from here.
She is 49 ME ME ME single still and boarding. She is a daughter of John Putnam and Mary Hatch from Searsport.
He is 68 ME MA ME. Frances A. McGuire his wife of 41 years is 60 ME. Charles A. 38 ME, Henry H. Junior 36 ME and Edgar 31 ME, all single, are still here. He is a son of Amos and Christina Putnam, and been here forever. Henry and Frances will be here in 1920, as will Henry Junior. His son Varney Arthur is listed next.
He is 33 ME ME ME and a Postmaster. Minnie A. Bubar, his wife of 5 years is 32 ME and they have a daughter Isa 1 7/12 ME. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and Frances McGuire originally from Houlton, Aroostook County in 1880, and here in 1900. They were married here September 21, 1904. Varney Arthur Putnam was born October 11, 1875 here in Danforth and he will die May 10, 1950. He is buried in Houlton. Minnie is a daughter of George and Mary Bubar and was born in Danforth May 27, 1877 and will die June 16, 1947 and be buried in Houlton. They are all here in 1920 and 1930.
He is 13 MA NH MA, and lives with his mother Nellie M. 34 MA and his step father Lynden Blake 35 NH. They have been married for 5 years. Ellen M. Corey is the ex wife or widow of Clarence Leroy Putnam of Essex County, Mass. They were there in 1900. Clarence was a son of Wallace John, son of John Adams, son of John Adams, son of Aaron, son of Cornelius (339). They will all be in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1920.
He is 81 MA MA MA and widowed. He has his spinster daughter Mary 40 MA with him. He was single or widowed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1900, and I have never come across him before that.
He is 48 ME ME ME. Fannie L. Fernald, his wife of 23 years, is 47 ME. They have at home still Betty R. 12 ME, their son William F. 21 ME, his wife of less than a year Lucy Ann Wilson 24 ME and their daughter Helen F. just born. Also here is a Raymond Downs 5 ME listed as a boarder. In 1920 he is shown as a son of William and Lucy. Guess they adopted him, probably a brother or nephew of Lucy or she was married before. The marriage record shows he married Lucy A. Wilson of York Harbor on October 12, 1909. Lucy was born March 24, 1885 and will die here August 15, 1967. He is son of George Sewell Putnam and Tryphena Remick from here in York. Young William and his family will be here in 1920, but I don’t find William and Fanny then.
MARY PUTNAM
Auburn, Androscoggin County
She is 29 ME and is enumerated with John F. Mack as a roomer. She is possibly the daughter of Amanda Putnam of Kennebec County (1900) and there now.
RALPH B. PUTMAN
Auburn, Androscoggin County
He is 26 ME and is living with his wife Ruth M. Wood 28 ME. He is a son of J. Edward or Edward J. Putnam, and was home in 1900 and 1910 in Kennebec County. They were married in Winthrop on June 4, 1917. He and Ruth are in Somerville Massachusetts in 1930. He is a doctor.
SARAH PUTNAM
Lewiston, Androscoggin County
She is 74 ME and enumerated with Walter H. Conant as a roomer. Best bet is she is Abbie Baird the widow now of Ira Putnam from here. In 1910 she was here and listed as 64 ME so it fits.
W. (WILLIAM) H. PUTNAM
Lewiston, Androscoggin County
He is 51 ME and is living with his wife Emily E. Lovejoy 60 ME, roomers Olive Jones 23 ME, Annie Curtis 23 ME and Stella Bernatchey 22 ME. He is an attorney. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam from Lewiston. He was still at home in 1900, and was single here in 1910. He married Emily November 4, 1913. There were two records Emily E. Lovejoy and Emily E. Reed. I would guess Reed was her maiden name. He is widowed here in 1930.
HOUGHTON H. PUTNAM
Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County
He is 77 ME and is living with his second wife Annie C. 57 ME. Been here forever, son of Charles Lee and Hannah Putnam.
He is 53 ME ME ME and widowed. He works in a paper mill. He is a son of Houghton H. Putnam and was born here.
EVERETT E. PUTNAM
Livermore, Androscoggin County
He is 37 ME and is living with his wife Ethel A. Thing 40 MA, son Merle E. 15 ME, daughters Ida E. 13 ME, Grace E. 12 ME, Clara B. 11 ME, Edith H. 10 ME, Cynthia H. 9 ME, and son Lewis T. 5 ME. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and Ida Bisbee of Oxford County. He was there with his widowed mom in 1900 and was here in 1910 with Ethel. They were married in 1904. I don’t find them in 1930, but the son Merle will get married to Catherine S. Murch here on December 25, 1928 and is probably around just not indexed. Then I guess something happened as Merle will marry Yvonne Pomeroy here on April 19, 1931.
ALBERT PUTMAN
Poland, Androscoggin County
He is 84 (actually 54, poor handwriting) ME and is enumerated with Alvin Libby. He was boarding in 1900 also.
LEWIS C. PUTNAM
Turner, Androscoggin County
He is 33 ME and is living with his wife Gladys C. Davis 31 ME and son George L. 3 10/12 ME. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and Ida Bisbee of Peru, Oxford County. He was there with his widowed mom in 1900 and was here in 1910. They are in Wales in 1930.
ERVIN E. (EARL) PUTNAM
Bridgewater, Aroostook County
He is 25 ME and is enumerated with Asa H. Bradstreet. He is a son of Amos Putnam and Cora Carpenter from Houlton Maine. He was born July 6, 1893, served in WWI and will die in Newark, Licking County Ohio March 10, 1988. He is buried back in Houlton, Maine.
He will marry Mary Gertrude Connelly here in 1926. They will be in Northampton Massachusetts by 1927 and be there in 1930. Mary was born in Needham, Massachusetts June 6, 1895 and died May 4, 1972 and is buried in Houlton.
BERTRAM V. (VARNEY) PUTNAM Cary Plantation, Aroostook County
He is 27 ME and is living with his wife Eva Colbath 25 ME, sons Arthur W. 8 ME, Clayton 6 ME and Erwin 1 8/12 ME. They were married here January 25, 1912. He is a son of the next listed Blackhawk Putnam. They are here in 1930 with more kids.
BLACKHAWK PUTNAM
Cary Plantation, Aroostook County
He is 58 ME and is living with his wife Orrie E. Seamans 53 ME and son Alton B. (Bertram) 17 ME. He is a son of Varney Putnam and Mary Elizabeth Cone. They were here in 1910 and earlier and are still in 1930.
DEAN B. PUTNAM
Cary Plantation, Aroostook County
He is 64 ME and is living with his wife Minnie 53 ME and their children Dean 21 ME, Myra L. 24 ME, Kate C. 19 ME, Philip E. 16 ME, Stanley A. 13 ME and Clara N. 10 ME. He is another son of Varney and Elizabeth Putnam. He still lives next door to his brother Blackhawk as he did in 1910. Minnie is widowed here in 1930.
AZIEL PUTNAM
Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County
He is 35 ME and is living with his wife Lena W. 31 MA, sons John W. 7 ME, Arthur W. 5 ME, daughters Harriet 3 3/12 ME and Ruth M. 1 4/12 ME. He is Aziel Junior, son of Aziel Walden Putnam and Caroline Nadeau. He was born here and shown at home in 1900. They are here in 1930 too.
GEORGE W. PUTNAM
Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County
He is 27 ME and is living with his wife Rae B. Merrithew 21 ME. He is a son of Samuel and Vesta Putnam. He was here with them in 1900 and then was married June 10, 1919. They are here in 1930 with some kids.
MATTIE PUTNAM
Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County
She is 39 ME and is living with her siblings Lucia A. 34 ME, Ira A. 30 ME, Sarah D. 27 ME and Stanford S. 25 ME. They are all children of Aziel W. Putnam and Caroline Nadeau, who have both died. They were with their widowed dad here in 1910, and had been here since they were born. All the kids are here in 1930 except Sanford. He married a Pearl who is widowed here with two kids in 1930.
AARON A. PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 33 ME and is living with his wife Maria Louise Hacker 29 ME, daughter Elizabeth 1 7/12 ME and Blanche Kiley, a servant, 19 ME. He is a son of Albert Temple and Cordelia Putnam from here in Houlton. He was born July 23, 1886, and married Maria Louise Hacker in Fort Fairfield June 27, 1917. He will be here in Houlton till he dies October 29, 1968. Maria was born in Fort Fairfield October 18, 1890, and she will die here in Houlton February 10, 1969.
ALBERT PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 67 ME and has his youngest daughter Beatrice 23 ME still at home. He is Albert Temple Putnam, and has been here all his life. His wife Cordelia Putnam died September 15, 1915. Beatrice will soon be marrying John Wiley here. They are here in 1930.
AMOS PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 57 ME, and is living with his wife Cora Margaret Carpenter 48 ME, son Frank H. (Houlton) 27 ME, daughters Margaret Louise 24 ME, Harriet Carpenter 21 ME, Ruth Lydia 20 ME and daughter in law Madge 28 ENG. Madge is Marjorie Weldon, his son Frank's wife. They were married in Woodstock, New Brunswick Canada on August 14, 1919. He is a son of Levy Houlton Putnam and Sarah Bradbury, and was born here in Houlton June 16, 1863 and will die here May 25, 1936. Cora is a daughter of Frank Carpenter and Elvira Green. She was born here in Houlton June 14, 1872 and will die here January 30, 1964. Frank was born March 29, 1892. He will die here in Houlton January 29, 1930. Madge is widowed here with three kids in 1930. Madge was born in London England October 22, 1891 and will die here March 2, 1957.
ARTHUR (OTIS) PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 38 ME and is living with his wife Claire Pierce 31 ME, daughters Isabelle 2 6/12 ME and Hannah 10/12 ME. He is a son of Albert Temple Putnam and Cordelia Putnam. He was born here April 30, 1882, and married Claire A. Pierce July 1, 1916. They are here in 1930. Arthur will be here till he dies April 6, 1970. Clair was born in Fort Fairfield May 24, 1888 and will die here October 27, 1959.
FRED PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 39 ME and is living with his wife Mary Alice Pierce 34 ME, daughter Cordelia 9 ME and son Albert P. 7 ME. He is Fred Lysander Putnam, son of Albert Temple and Cordelia Putnam. They were just married here in 1910 and are here in 1930. Fred was born November 18, 1880 and will die here September 12. 1974. Mary was born in Fort Fairfield January 13, 1886 and will die here November 3, 1978.
SAMUEL PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 72 ME and is living with his wife Etta Smith 66 ME. He is Samuel Wormwood Putnam, son of Amos Putnam and Christina Wormwood. Etta wasn't listed with him in 1900. I don't know where she was then. Etta is widowed here in 1930.
THOMAS PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is Thomas Packard Putnam 56 ME and is living with his wife Jennie Stevens 56 NY and her sister Eloise Stevens 63 NY. He is a son of Lyman Orlando Putnam and Martha Ann Packard. He was born here March 8, 1862, and they will be here through the 1920 census. He will die November 13, 1920. He married Jennie in Deep River Connecticut on January 18, 1899. Jennie was born January 16, 1863 and will die here February 23, 1924.
WALTER K. PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 42 ME and is living with his wife Almeda Hussey 35 ME, sons Floyd 14 ME, Giles (Willard in 1930) 11 ME, his mother Mary 72 ME and sister-in-law Viola Hussey 21 ME. He is a son of Willard Putnam and Mary Ward. They were here in 1910. He and Almeda were married here March 2, 1904. Walter was born in 1887. Almeda is a daughter of Benjamin Hussey and Vesta Hall. She was born in December 1884 and will die here in Houlton November 28, 1960.
MYRA PUTNAM New
Limerick, Aroostook County
She is 22 ME and is enumerated with William R. McCain as a boarder. She is a daughter of Dean and Minnie from here.
SAMUEL M. PUTNAM
Presque Isle, Aroostook County
He is 61 ME and is living with his wife Vista M. 46 ME, children Mildred M. 24 ME, Charles R. 15 ME, Josephine B. 13 ME, and his stepmother Nancy P. 84 ME. They were here in 1900. I have no clue who Nancy is though. I don’t find the folks, but Charles is married here in 1930.
Margaret is 24 ME ME ME and her sister Ruth is 20 ME ME ME they are single and public school teachers. They are daughters of Amos and Cora Putnam from Houlton.
VARNEY W. (WHEELER) PUTNAM Weston, Aroostook County
He is 80 ME and is living with the family of his nephew Varney P. Brackett 33 ME, Vera 23 ME, Louise 1 6/12 ME, Ardis 3/12 ME and Marion 39 ME. He is a son of Amos and Christina Putnam from Houlton. He was here in 1900 and 1910 with his wife Ophelia Brackett and had this Varney Brackett living with him then. They are all here in 1930 and Varney is 90 by then.
ABBIE A. PUTNAM
Brunswick, Cumberland County
She is 74 ME and is living with her son in law Alonzo L. Tyler 57 ME. She is Abigail Baird, widow of Ira Nelson Putnam, originally from Mason, Oxford County and then in 1900 in Auburn, Androscoggin County. Her daughter Addie M. 57 ME married Alonzo.
RALPH PUTMAN
Brunswick, Cumberland County
He is 22 ME and is living with his wife Hattie Harris 35 ME. He is a son of Lewis C. and Ida Putnam and was in Oxford County in 1900 and 1910 with his widowed mom. Ralph was born December 28, 1899 and will be here in Brunswick till he dies in February 1973. They were just married here December 30, 1919, and are here in 1930.
HAROLD PUTNAM
Portland, Cumberland County
He is 43 ME and is living with his wife Katherine Larson 43 ME, sons Harold 16 ME and Phillip 11 ME. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam and his second wife Myra Bickford. He was home in Lewiston in 1880, boarding in Augusta in 1900 and married here in 1910. They are here in 1930.
JENNIE D. PUTNAM
Portland, Cumberland County
She is 62 ME and is living with her son-in-law Leonard A. Pierce
WILLARD O. PUTNAM
Portland, Cumberland County
He is 44 MA and is living with his wife May Gertrude Bilodeaux 34 MA, daughters Mary D. 14 MA and Shirley G. 12 MA. He is a son of Joseph Henry Putnam and Clara Jordan of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Joseph was a son of Henry Locke Putnam number 2405. They are here in 1930.
(MRS.) WILLIAM. L. PUTNAM Portland, Cumberland County
She is 83 ME and is enumerated with William Herbert as a boarder. She is Octavia Robinson, widow of William LeBaron Putnam. William was a son of Israel Putnam and Sarah Emery Frost of Bath, Maine. His daddy was/is mayor of Bath for some eight terms. Bill here graduated from Bowdoin in 1855 and is getting his act going. He will marry Octavia Robinson in Augusta in 1866. He will be mayor of Portland from 1869 to 1870, and then a judge on the U. S. Circuit Court here from 1892 to 1917, run for governor of Maine in 1888, be appointed to various federal sea and fishing commissions, and almost get us into war with England over fishing rights in Canada. He’ll be here all his life. He was born in Bath May 26, 1835 and will die here in Portland February 5, 1918. There were no children.
MINNIE F. (FLORENCE) PUTNAM Standish, Cumberland County
She is 46 MA MA MA and is enumerated with her uncle Horace P. Whipple 69 MA and his wife Ella L. Whipple 67 MA. She is a daughter of John Franklin Putnam and Adalaide Goodrich from Danvers, Massachusetts. She was up here by herself in Hiram, Oxford County Maine in 1910 and is back there by 1930.
EUNICE D. PUTNAM
Windham, Cumberland County
She is 30 ME and is enumerated with Medora A. Verge
JOHN PUTNAM
Jay, Franklin County
He is 49 ME and is living with his wife Augusta D. Jewell 37 ME. He was single in Androscoggin County in 1900 and still single here in Wilton, Franklin County in 1910. They were married here in Jay on August 30, 1915. They are here in 1930.
ADA A. PUTMAN
Augusta, Kennebec County
She is 59 ME and is living with her daughter Ada A. and son in law Frank L. Spaulding. They are all in St. Petersburg, Florida by 1930.
FLORENCE PUTNAM
Augusta, Kennebec County
She is 80 MA ME ME and is enumerated with Otis W. Littlefield as a roomer. She is listed as a public school teacher. Wonder if the age is right.
MARY E. PUTNAM
Fayette, Kennebec County
She is 76 ME and is living alone. Mary Emily Crane was the second wife of Byron Putnam from Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. They were married here February 20, 1895. They were in Lyndeborough in 1900 and he died there on March 24, 1905. She just came back to where she used to live. She was widowed here in 1910 as well.
ALBERT F. (FREDERICK) PUTNAM Pittston, Kennebec County
He is 42 ME and is living with his wife Merle E. Moody 29 ME, daughter Audrey A. 3 2/12 ME and sons Eugene A. 2 3/12 ME, and Harlan W. 1 9/12 ME. He is a son of George Benjamin Putnam and Mary Morrill. They were married here in Pittston on January 1, 1915. He and the following Ralph George Putnam, his brother, were born here in Kennebec County, moved with their folks to California and were in Siskiyou County in 1900. Then they all came back out here and were in Pittston, Kennebec County in 1910. Then I guess their mom died here, and their dad is now back in San Mateo, California living with their sister Harriet Clark. They are here in 1930.
RALPH PUTNAM
Pittston, Kennebec County
He is 31 ME and is living with his wife Grace T. Preble of Whitfield 28 ME and daughter Doris 5 ME. He is a son of George Benjamin Putnam and Mary Morrill, and was born here in Kennebec County. They were married September 2, 1913. See the whole story in the listing for his brother Albert. They are all here in 1930.
AMANDA PUTNAM
Winthrop, Kennebec County
She is 69 ME and is living alone. She was widowed here in 1900. See that listing for a guess on to whom she was married.
EDWARD J. (JOHN) PUTNAM Winthrop, Kennebec County
He is 53 ME and is living with his housekeeper Estelle E. Bourne 49 ME. In 1900 he was married here with a family, and was widowed here in 1910. He is a son of Christopher Columbus Putnam and was born here in Winthrop. They are here in 1930.
He is 45 ME and is living with his father George Llewellyn Putnam 78 ME, mother Mary Rowell Putnam 80 ME, and sister Jennie A. 42 ME. Young George and his sister Jennie will remain single and be here all their lives. George the dad will die here in 1922, Mary in 1925.
JUDSON PUTNAM
South Thomaston, Knox County
He is 42 ME and is living with his wife Mabel 32 ME, daughter Mary Lillian 13 ME and son George Sterling 12 ME. He is Israel Judson Putnam, a son of George Llewellyn Putnam and Mary Rowell. He married Mabel Stinson Barbour November 5, 1905 in Stonington, Maine. They will be here in 1930 and for the rest of their lives.
ARTHUR PUTNAM
Rumford, Oxford County
He is 36 ME and is living with his wife Rosa Littlefield 32 NH, sons Francis P. 8 ME, Dana B. 4 1/12 ME, mother Eunice 76 (56, handwriting again) ME and 2 lodgers. He is a son of Francis Parker Putnam, and was born here, as was his dad. He was born May 6, 1883 and will die here in November 1967. Eunice is his mom and is 56 years old. They were here, as was his dad, in 1910. They are here in 1930 and so is Eunice.
JOHN A. (AMES) PUTNAM
Dixfield, Oxford County
He is 30 ME and is living with his wife Ella E. Bartlett 46 ME, his stepchildren George D. 15 ME, Leona E. 14 ME, Harold B. 24 ME and his daughters Florence M. 3 5/12 ME and Grace M. 1 8/12 ME. The kids are listed as Putnam so don’t know their original names. He is John Ames Putnam 3rd, and was at home in 1900. They were married here October 2, 1915. I am not sure if Bartlett was her maiden or married name. One entry say Ella Bartlett another Ella Paine same date though and same gal. Went for an older gal it seems. They are here in 1930. The son Harold B. will marry Dorothea Spaulding February 28, 1942. He is in Waterville at the time.
BERNARD C. PUTNAM
Peru, Oxford County
He is 39 ME and is living with his wife Mertie L. Dixon 40 NH, daughters Audrey J. 8 ME and Bernadine 6 ME. In 1900 he was here living with his widowed mother Ida Putnam. He is a son of Lewis and Ida Putnam.
CECIL PUTNAM
Peru, Oxford County
He is 29 ME and is living with his wife Etta A. Demerritt 34 ME and her mother Rose Demeritt 68 ME. They were married here in Peru on December 24, 1910. He is a son of Joseph A. and Annie Putnam and was with them here in 1900 and 1910. He was born June 13, 1890 and will die in Portland in October 1967. He is widowed in Rumford in 1930.
MARIE PUTNAM
Peru, Oxford County
She is 10 ME and is enumerated with Willard S. Arnold as a boarder. She is a daughter of Joseph and Annie Putnam, and was with them here in 1910.
MELLISSA PUTNAM
Peru, Oxford County
She is 63 ME and is living with her daughter Amy A. 29 ME and a boarder Lester Child 24 ME. She is Melissa Burgess, ex wife it seems of John Ames Putnam, Jr. They were married here in 1910. I have a record of John A. Putnam Jr. marrying Myrtle Houston of Dixfield here in Peru on November 11, 1910. Looks like they got divorced and he took off. She and Amy are both here in 1930. Amy was born May 24, 1889 and will die in Dixfield in December 1985.
OSCAR J. PUTNAM
Peru, Oxford County
He is 35 ME and is living with his wife Mabel A. Richardson 25 ME and her mother Almeda A. Richardson 63 ME. He is a son of John Ames Putnam and Melissa Burgess, and was born here October 1, 1884 and will die here in Peru in October 1973. He was single here in 1910, and they were married here July 4, 1915. They are here in 1930.
AMY PUTNAM
Rumford, Oxford County
She is 50 ME and is living with her son Waldo 19 ME. Amy Reed is the widow of Fred F. Putnam and was here in 1910. They were married January 1, 1901. Waldo will soon marry Margaret Smith here on April 27, 1930. They are in Fitchburg Massachusetts in 1930. Guess Waldo got a better job there working on the Street Railroad.
GEORGIANNA PUTNAM
Rumford, Oxford County
She is 43 CND and is living with her children Joseph 22 CND, Clara 20 CND and Edgar 19 ME. In 1910, there was a widow Georgianna Patrin 35 CAN here but not with these kids. I don’t think they are Putnams at all.
CEYLON E. PUTNAM
Rumford, Oxford County
He is 26 ME and enumerated with Napoleon J. Guelmet as a lodger. He is a son of Joseph A. and Annie Putnam, and was home here in 1900. He will marry Evelyn Miller January 1, 1922. They are in nearby Peru in 1930.
(SAMUEL) LEROY PUTNAM
Bangor, Penobscot County
He is 21 ME and is living with his wife Grace E. Stout 24 ME and a boarder Sarah H. Hayden 71 ME. He is a son of Samuel and Minnie Putnam. In 1900 he was at home (age 1) in Piscataquis County. He and Grace were married October 2, 1916.
JOHN PUTMAN
Dover, Piscataquis County
He is 80 ME, Harriet Lane his wife is 86 ME. They are enumerated with their son-in-law Fred J. Downs. He is a son of Israel Putnam and Adeline White. He was born here in Dover in 1839 and will die here in 1924. Harriet was born in 1833 and will die here in 1923.
FOREST T. PUTNAM
Bath, Sagadahoc County
He is 39 MA and is living with his wife Mary L. McNeil 40 Prince Edward Island. See the info in his brother Lawrence’s listing. They were married here June 29, 1910. They are here in 1930.
LAWRENCE H. PUTNAM
Bath, Sagadahoc County
He is 32 MA and is living with his wife Eunice E. Moore 30 ME. He and the above Forest Putnam are sons of L. Brooks Putnam and Martha Hovey. They were in Pepperell, Mass. in 1900 and with their widowed mother in Bath in 1910. He married Eunice July 8, 1918. They are here in 1930.
RONELLO D. PUTMAN
Bath, Sagadahoc County
He is 20 ME and is enumerated with Thomas Slovin as a lodger. He is a son of Joseph and Amy or Annie Putnam from Oxford County. He was born May 9, 1897 and will die in Kittery Maine in January 1971.
WALTER PUTMAN
Fairfield, Somerset County
He is 48 NH and is living with his wife Carrie DeNico 46 ME, sons Alfred 20 ME and Lawrence 17 ME. He is a son of John Benedict Putnam and Aurilla Searles from Nashua, New Hampshire. They were here in 1900 and 1910. Walter and Carrie are in Portland in 1930. The son Lawrence will have finished medical school and be a doctor at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Boston in 1930. He will marry Doris Tozier in Fairfield on June 19, 1928, and they are in Boston in 1930.
LYMAN C. PUTNAM
Belfast, Waldo County
He is 76 ME and is living with his wife Abbie H. 71 ME, daughter Lucy P. Nichols 43 ME and her husband Warren A. Nichols 39 ME. Daniel's son has been here since he was born in 1843.
FRED H. PUTNAM
Monroe, Waldo County
He is 64 ME and is living with his wife Marcia M. 63 ME, son Harry T. 29 ME, his wife Amanda E. Hartley 30 CND, granddaughter Helen M. 5 ME and his widowed mother Mary A. 86 ME and a hired man. He is a son of Thomas J. and Mary Putnam, and was in Aroostook County in 1880, and here in 1900 and 1910. Harry and his family will be in Brewer, Penobscot County in 1930. Harry married Amanda November 27, 1913. Now Fred will marry Ida Clement Leland of Mount Desert on September 8, 1924 and then she will be widowed again there in 1930. He had a busy decade in the 1920s.
JAMES E. PUTNAM
Jackson, Waldo County
He is 51 ME and is living with his wife Belle F. 48 ME. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and his second wife Sarah Tasker. Been here forever.
ZENAS L. PUTNAM
Monroe, Waldo County
He is 38 ME and is living with his wife Emily A. Brown 37 ME. He is a son of Fred and Marcia Putnam and was born here, or at least here with his folks in 1900 and 1910. He first had married Beulah Ritchie here on November 30, 1911. Something happened. He and Emily were just married here on December 31, 1919. They are here with kids in 1930.
NELLIE M. PUTNAM
Searsport, Waldo County
She is 59 ME and is enumerated with Freeman O. Masden as a boarder. She is an unwed daughter of John Putnam and Mary Hatch from here in Searsport.
Margaret Prudence Nichols is 47 ME. Her husband George B. Putnam is down working in Boston now. They are both back here in 1930.
MARY E. PUTNAM
Winterport, Waldo County
She is 50 ME and is enumerated with Abbott E. Campbell as a servant. She is an unmarried daughter of John Putnam and Mary Hatch. She was born here and single here in 1910 too.
HENRY H. PUTNAM
Danforth, Washington County
He is 77 ME and is living with his wife Frances H. McGuire 70 ME, son Henry H. Jr. 46 ME, daughter Molly Osborne 33 ME and her husband William J. Osborne 33 ME. Henry Harrison is a son of Amos and Christina. They were here in 1880, 1900 and 1910. Frances is widowed here with her son Henry in 1930.
VARNEY A. (ARTHUR) PUTNAM Danforth, Washington County
He is 43 ME and is living with his wife Minnie Bubar 41 ME and daughter Isa R. 11 ME. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and Frances McGuire originally from Houlton, Aroostook County in 1880, and here in 1900. They were married here September 21, 1904. Varney Arthur Putnam was born October 11, 1875 here in Danforth and he will die May 10, 1950. He is buried in Houlton. Minnie is a daughter of George and Mary Bubar and was born in Danforth May 27, 1877 and will die June 16, 1947 and be buried in Houlton. They are here in 1930.
FRED B. (BROOKS) PUTMAN Kennebunk, York County
He is 58 MA NH MA and works in a mill. His wife Elizabeth F. Crocker is 59 MA ME MA. He is Frederick Brooks Putnam, a son of Artemus Putnam and Mary Orinda Kidder from Wilton, New Hampshire. He was born in Leominster June 12, 1862. They were in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire in 1900 and in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1910. He will die sometime in the next decade, and Elizabeth will be with their son Fred Putnam in Windham County Vermont in 1930. Young Fred is there now.
PERLEY J. (JOSEPH) PUTNAM NR, York County
He is 52 ME and is living with his wife Sophia Marshall 58 ME, daughter Rita T. 31 ME (Marguerita Typhena born August 11, 1888 and died January 1, 1945), sons Roger Ashurst 29 ME (born June 27, 1890 and died July 15, 1925), Freeman Perley 26 ME (born July 10, 1893 and will die February 16, 1929), Conrad Joseph 22 ME (born February 15, 1897) and daughter Gretchen Juanita 20 ME (born June 22, 1899 and died in April 1974). He is a son of George and Tryphena Putnam and was born here. He has been calling himself Joseph P. up until now. Both folks have died by 1930 as only Conrad and Gretchen are around then. Perley died December 10, 1923, and Sophia will very shortly on February 3, 1920.
WILLIAM F. PUTNAM
York Harbor, York County
He is 32 ME and is living with his wife Lucy A. Downs 35 ME, children Raymond S. 15 ME, Helen 9 ME, Pauline 8 ME and William P. (Perley) 7 ME. He is a son of William Sewell and Fanny Putnam. He was born here and was here in 1900, and just married here in 1910 as well. Lucy was born March 24, 1885 and will die here August 15, 1967. In 1910, Ray was listed as Raymond Downs, a ‘boarder’ so I guess they adopted him. The son Perley was born March 10, 1914 and will die here or in Kittery in July 1985.They are here in 1930.
He is 61 ME ME ME and widowed. He is a lawyer. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam from Lewiston. He was still at home in 1900, and was single here in 1910. He was married here in 1920.
He is now 64 ME ME ME and widowed as he was in 1920. He is a mechanic in a garage. He is a son of Houghton H. Putnam and was born here.
He is 47 ME ME ME and is a carpenter. His wife Ethel A. Thing is 51 MA and they have Edith H. 20 ME, Cynthia H. 19 ME and Lewis T. 15 ME. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and Ida Bisbee of Oxford County. He was there with his widowed mom in 1900 and was here since 1910 with Ethel. The son Lewis was born June 25, 1914 and will die in Lewiston at age 91 on July 20, 2005.
He is 44 ME ME ME and owns a farm. His wife Gladys Davis is 41 ME and they have George S. 14 ME and Lucille 7 ME. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and Ida Bisbee of Oxford County. He was there with his widowed mom in 1900 and here in 1910 and 1920.
He is 37 ME ME ME and works in a sawmill. His wife Eva Colbath is 37 ME and they now have Arthur 17 ME, Clayton 15 ME, Ervin 12 ME, Orin 7 ME, Glenn 5 ME and Lynwood 2 ME. He is a son of Blackhawk Putnam and Orrie Seamans and was born here. He married Eva January 25, 1912. The son Clayton will be marrying Bessie Edwards here May 13, 1939. Arthur was born August 11, 1912, and will marry Clara Gretchell December 15, 1934. He will die in Houlton in July 1978. Ervin was born April 3, 1918 and die July 27, 2005. He will marry Phyllis A. Scott here September 16, 1943. Glenn will marry Catherine Carr from Amity on October 24, 1948. Lynwood will marry Betty Ann Hutchinson June 17, 1945. More info from the Maine Marriage Records and OBITS.
He is 69 ME ME ME and owns a far. His wife Orrie Seamans is 63 ME and Alton is now 26 ME. He is a son of Varney Putnam and Mary Elizabeth Cone. The son Alton will marry a cousin Charlotte Seamans here on November 24, 1937.
He is 26 ME ME ME, his sister Myra 32 ME and brother Dean 30 ME. Their widowed mother Minnie 63 ME is here. Minnie was married to Dean Putnam. They live next to Blackhawk. Dean was Blackhawk’s brother and their farms adjoined each other. Young Dean will marry Margaret Weldon here December 4, 1933.
He is 48 ME ME ME and is an automobile mechanic. His wife Alena is 45 ME and they have John 18 ME, Arthur H. 16 ME, Harriet C. 13 ME, Sarah V. 10 ME, Lewis S. 9 ME, Charles P. 8 ME, Clara J. 5 ME, and Ray M. 3 ME. He is Aziel Junior, son of Aziel Walden Putnam and Caroline Nadeau. He was born here. The son John will marry Reta Rogers here on January 9, 1937. Lewis will marry Anna Solomon here December 17, 1943. Charles will marry Pauline McKenney here February 21, 1949.
He is 37 ME ME ME and is a plumber. His wife Rae Merrithew is 31 ME. They have George W. 9 ME, David 8 ME and Barbara 5 ME. He is a son of Samuel and Vesta Putnam. He was born here. They were married June 10, 1919.
Martha is 49 ME ME ME and manages a dry goods store. Her sister Lucia is 44 ME and is the head telephone operator in town. Her brother Ira is 40 ME and is a mason. Her sister Sarah is 37 ME and is a nurse. Then there is a sister in law Pearl 22 CAN and her kids Della 7 ME and Marjorie 5. She is widowed but was married to Sanford S. Putnam. All these kids, except Pearl, are children of Aziel W. Putnam and Caroline Nadeau from here. All are unmarried.
He is 43 ME ME ME and is a lawyer. His wife Myra is 39 ME and they have Elizabeth 12 ME, Hodson 9 ME, Mayer L. a daughter 7 ME and John 5 ME. Myra is a new wife and has her own set of kids: Myra Higgins 13 ME CAN ME, Burt 11 ME, Tyler 9 ME, and a daughter 7 ME. He was married to Maria Hacker here in 1920. He is a son of Albert Temple and Cordelia Putnam from here in Houlton. He was born July 23, 1886, and married Maria Louise Hacker in Fort Fairfield June 27, 1917. He will be here in Houlton till he dies October 29, 1968. Maria was born in Fort Fairfield October 18, 1890. I assume this is a screwed up entry as Maria will die here in Houlton February 10, 1969. The age of Myra is exactly that of Maria and I assume they are actually one and the same.
He is 77 ME CAN ME and long widowed. His daughter Beatrice 34 ME and her husband John Wiley 39 ME are still living with him. They have a daughter Elizabeth 5 ME. He is a son of Lysander Putnam and Ruth Libby. He was born here November 8, 1852 and will die here May 17, 1937.
He is a custodian at the Post Office and is now 67 ME ME ME. His wife Cora Margaret Carpenter is a reporter for the newspaper and is 57 ME ME CAN. Also here are her father Frank Carpenter 84 ME and Cora’s sister Elvira Carpenter 42 ME. Amos is a son of Levy Houlton Putnam and Sarah Bradbury, and was born here in Houlton June 16, 1863 and will die here May 25, 1936. Cora is a daughter of Frank Carpenter and Elvira Green. She was born here in Houlton June 14, 1872 and will die here January 30, 1964.
He is 48 ME ME ME and his wife Claire Pierce is 41 ME. They have Isabel 12 ME, Hannah 11 ME, Arthur O. (Otis) Jr. 8 ME, Mellen P. 6 ME and Joseph L. 5 ME. He runs an oil and gas business with his brother Fred. They both married Pierce sisters. He is a son of Albert Temple and Cordelia Putnam. He was born here April 30, 1882, and married Claire A. Pierce July 1, 1916. They are here in 1930. Arthur will be here till he dies April 6, 1970. Clair was born in Fort Fairfield May 24, 1888 and will die here October 27, 1959. Arthur Otis junior will marry Lona D. Taggett here in Houlton on May 7, 1949. Arthur was born January 15, 1922 and will die in Houlton on October 7, 2007. Lona was born August 29, 1922 and will die here July 17, 1993. Based on a gravestone, Mellon was born in 1923 and alive in 2008. He married a Pauline T. who was born October 7, 1926 and died March 16, 2000 in Houlton.
She is 70 76 CT CAN CAN and widowed. She is Ida Belle Bell the widow of Mellen D. Putnam from here in Houlton. They were here in 1900 and 1910 and not listed in 1920. He died here January 27, 1925. Belle is the daughter of James Bell and Corneba Gaylord. She was born in Connecticut February 10, 1865 and will die here in Houlton June 4, 1942.
Etta Smith is 76 ME and widowed since Samuel Putnam has died in the past several years. They were both here all their lives through the 1920.
He is 24 ME ME ME and his wife Dorothy McAubrey is 19 ME and they have twins Willard and Janet 2 ME. He is Walter and Almeda Putnam’s son. He married Dorothy June 2, 1928. Something happens as he will marry Evelyn Knapp here in Houlton on September 21, 1935. The son Willard A. was born October 15, 1928 and die here in Houlton March 11, 1999.
He is 49 ME ME ME and a gas and oil merchant with his brother Arthur. His wife Mary Alice Pierce is 44 ME and they have Cordelia 19 ME and Albert 17 ME. He is a son of Albert Temple and Cordelia Putnam. Fred was born November 18, 1880 and will die here on September 12. 1974. Mary was born in Fort Fairfield January 13, 1886 and will die here November 3, 1978. The son Albert was born here January 5, 1913, and will marry Mary Ann Madigan here on February 21, 1942. He will die here in Houlton May 2, 1966.
She is 38 ENG and widowed. Marjorie Weldon was married to Frank Putnam here in 1920. She has Amos W. 8 ME, Kathleen 7 ME and Joan L. 5 ME. Her widowed mother Annie Weldon 70 ENG is here too. Frank was a son of Amos and Cora Putnam here in Houlton. He was born March 29, 1892, and just died here in Houlton January 29, 1930. Madge was born in London England October 22, 1891 and will die here March 2, 1957.
He is listed as Ransford and is 39 ME ME ME. His wife Effie Moores is 54 ME and her brother George Moores is 49 ME. They have been married 17 years (September 13, 1914). He is a son of Dean and Minnie Putnam from here. He was home in 1900 and 1910 and I don’t find him in 1920.
He is 52 ME ME ME and is a general merchant. His wife Almeda Hussey is 45 ME. He is a son of Willard Putnam and Mary Ward from here. His sons Willard and Floyd live either on the same property or in the same house. Walter was born in 1887. Almeda is a daughter of Benjamin Hussey and Vesta Hall. She was born in December 1884 and will die here in Houlton November 28, 1960. I don’t have a date for Walter’s death.
He is 22 ME ME ME and a farm laborer. His wife Verna Adams is 22 ME. His brother Floyd lives with him but I’ll give him a separate listing. They are sons of Walter and Almeda Putnam and live on the same property. Willard was born February 27, 1908 and will die here in Houlton in October 1975. Willard and Verna were married here August 4, 1926. There is another marriage record where Willard married Norah Wilson here December 7, 1946, and another for Norah Lyons on the same date. One would be her maiden name, the other from a previous marriage. Based on her grave, Nora was born December 11, 1918 and died in Houlton June 15, 1999. Then I guess he had a son Willard H. who married Beth Drake July 29, 1978 and later Julie Ray Clark on June 8, 1991. In that last record the middle name was Houlton so that is probably the middle name of Willard Senior here. Fun to find these records.
He is 26 ME ME ME and owns his farm. His wife Gladys M. Mullen is 22 ME and they have Charles Jr. 3 5/12 ME and Joseph 1 ME. He is a son of Samuel and Vesta Putnam from here. He and Gladys were married here October 22, 1925.
He is 5 ME CT ME and listed as a grandson of Stephen and Minnie Bryson.
Amos’ son is now 90 ME and still lives with his relatives the Brackets. His wife was Ophelia Bracket who died around 1915.
He is 32 ME ME ME and is a house painter. His wife Hattie Harris is 45 ME. Her widowed mother is here and I can’t read the last name. Anyway he is a son of Lewis C. and Ida Putnam and was in Oxford County in 1900 and 1910, and was married here in 1920. He and Hattie were married December 30, 1919. Ralph was born December 28, 1899 and will be here in Brunswick till he dies in February 1973.
She is 26 ME and says she is married. She lives with her mother Mary Jacabsky.
He is 40 ME ME ME and is a metal worker in a plumbing shop. His wife Bernadine Ellingwood is 38 NH and Leona is 19 NH. They were married September 4, 1909, and in Coos County, New Hampshire in 1910 and 1920. He is a son of Albert Putnam and Amy Reed from Rumford, Oxford County Maine. In 1900 he was with his father Albert who was divorced at that point. They were living with his grandparents Francis Putnam and Eunice Towne.
He is 52 ME ME ME and a chauffer for the City (bus driver I would guess). His wife Jennie Valento is 51 ITALY, but I’m sure it’s Maine as it was in 1910 even though her last name is Italian. He is a son of Ira Nelson Putnam and Abbie Baird from Oxford County. Don’t find them in 1920, but they were here in 1910 and I’m sure in 1920.
He is 53 ME ME ME. His wife Katherine Larson is 53 ME and Philip C. 21 ME. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam and his second wife Myra Bickford. He was home in Lewiston in 1880, boarding in Augusta in 1900 and married here in 1910 and 1920. Their son Harold Junior is ‘missing’ now but is around somewhere, as he will marry Adeline E. Dobson here in December 26, 1930 so he can get in the marital tax deduction in this year’s work. The son Harold was born March 31, 1903 and die in Los Angeles February 24, 1984. Adeline was born November 23, 1901 and will die in Portland in December 1977. The son Philip will marry Marie A. Jacques here on September 1, 1934.
He is 41 NH NH NH and his wife Grace Merrill 41 CAN. They have Harry M. 17 VT, May A. 17 WY, Martin A. 12 WY and Grace 5 NH. Harry is a son of Arthur O. Putnam and May Franklin from Sullivan and then Cheshire County New Hampshire. He was at home in Walpole, Cheshire County New Hampshire in 1900. He was born there July 27, 1889 and will die in Nevada County California January 31, 1962. They were in Park County, Wyoming in 1910 and in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in 1920. Also in 1910 Grace was with her folks, Martin Merrill and Nettie Wilkinson in Coos County, New Hampshire. Grace was born August 31, 1891 and will die in Riverside, California December 27, 1966. The son Harry M. will marry Frances L. Hayden here on June 23, 1935.
He is 58 NH MA MA and his wife Carrie DeNico is 56 ME. He works in a canning factory. Probably fish. They have been in Somerset County in 1900 through 1920. He is a son of John Benedict Putnam and Aurilla Searles from Nashua, New Hampshire. I don’t know where their son Alfred H. is now, but he will marry Gladys M. Shaw of Augusta on May 9, 1931.
He is 55 MA MA MA and his wife Mae Gertrude Bilodeaux is 46 MA and they have Mary D. 24 MA and Shirley G. 22 MA. He is a milk dealer, the daughters are both school teachers. He is a son of Joseph Henry Putnam and Clara Jordan of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Joseph was a son of Henry Locke Putnam number 2405. They were here in 1920.
He is 53 ME ME ME and a finisher in a paper mill. His wife Augusta Jewell is 47 ME. They were here in 1920. No idea as to folks.
She is 56 ME and widowed. She lives with her brother (probably brother-in-law) Arthur Clement 53 ME. She married Fred H. Putnam of Brewer Maine here September 8, 1924. It was her second marriage as she was listed as Ida Leland on the September 1924 date. Her maiden name was Richardson. He was a son of Thomas J. and Mary Putnam, and was in Aroostook County in 1880, and in Waldo County after that till the very early 1920s. Then he moved to Penobscot County with his son lived there when he married Ida according to the marriage license.
She is 67 ME and widowed. She is a housekeeper for an Ashford family. Think she is the widow of William Putnam from Waterville, Kennebec County.
He is 54 ME ME ME and owns a farm. His wife Merle Moody is 40 ME, Audrey A. 14 ME, Eugene A. 13 ME and Harlan A. 12 ME. He is a son of George Benjamin Putnam and Mary Morrill. He was born here in Kennebec County, then moved with his folks to California and they were in Siskiyou County in 1900. Then they came back out here and were here in 1910 and 1920. The son Eugene was born May 2, 1917 and will die in Gardiner, Maine Christmas Day 1992. He will marry Aletha Eastman on March 24, 1940. Harlan was born April 8, 1918 and will die in Gardiner Maine September 1, 1995. He will marry Almoza M. Vigue here on October 11, 1941.
He is 42 ME ME ME and works in a shoe factory. His wife Grace is 38 ME and they have Doris L. 15 ME, Kenneth N. 10 ME, Burleigh J. 5 ME, and Lindsay a son 3 ME. He is a son of George Benjamin Putnam and Mary Morrill. He and the above Albert Putnam, his brother, were born here in Kennebec County, moved with their folks to California and were in Siskiyou County in 1900. Then they all came back out here and were in Pittston, Kennebec County in 1910. Then I guess their mom died here, and their dad went back to San Mateo, California living with their sister Harriet Clark. They were married here in 1920. The son Kenneth will marry Helen Frohock June 15, 1940, and then marry Corrine Fuller November 22, 1944. Burleigh was born January 17, 1925 and will die in Gardiner, Maine in October 1987. He will marry Isabelle Gordon February 26, 1946, and Lindsay will marry Violet Gordon (sisters) here April 7, 1947.
DONALD E. PUTNAM
Waterville, Kennebec County
He is 36 ME ME CT and his wife Antoinette W. is 35 ME CAN ME. They have been married 12 years. He is an assistant manager at a woodworking plant. They were in Louisville, Kentucky in 1920. He is the son of Harry Lyman Putnam and Mary Gertrude Bass from Houlton, Maine. In the 1935 State Census in Pinellas County Florida. He and Antoinette, both 40 years old, are there living with his widowed mother Gertrude B. Putnam 70 CT. Also there is Beecher Putnam 68 ME who was Harry Lyman’s brother. Ties it all up nicely. Harry Lyman Putnam his dad had just died here in 1934 and probably why Donald was there. Mary Gertrude Bass his mom will die in 1945 and his brother Beecher in 1944. All three are buried at the Royal Palm South Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County Florida.
Jane is 11 NS NS NS and boarding. Nora 10 NS and Duncan (actually John MacDougall) 8 NS are with yet another family. They are children of Wilder Putnam. I don’t know why they are all split up now. Probably living with kinfolk of their mother who was born here.
He s 45 NS NS NS and widowed. He is a traveling salesman. He is a son of John Graham Putnam and Susan McDonald Douglas from Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia. He married Nellie Cook from here in Waterville January 1, 1895, and they went back to Maitland. He ran a store there until 1923 and then came down here. She died here April 26, 1925. He will remain in Maine until he dies in 1955.
She is 65 ME MA ME and is single and boarding. She is a daughter of John Prince Putnam and Kate Louisa Gardner and was born here. She has been down in Quincy, Massachusetts with a cousin since the 1890s.
She is 48 ME and widowed. She lives with her widowed mother Emma J. Richmond 72 ME.
He is 65 ME ME ME and still has a housekeeper Estelle Brown 61 ME as he did in 1920. He is a son of Christopher Columbus Putnam and was born here in Winthrop.
He is George Sterling Putnam a son of Israel Judson Putnam from here in Knox County. He is 22 ME ME ME and his wife Linnie B. Eaton is 20 ME. They were married just over a year ago on December 31, 1928.
He is 42 VT NY NY and is an automobile dealer. His wife Florence P. is 25 MA and they have Margaret 3 MA. They have been married 8 years.
He is 51 ME ME ME and is an attorney. He has just married Mildred Perry 43 ME. She was married before to Guy Carlton here in Rockport, and has Granville Carlton 12 ME and Florence Carlton 10 ME. He married Mildred January 10, 1928 here in Rockport. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and Frances McGuire from Washington County. He was there in 1900 and 1910. I haven’t got him in 1920 yet.
He is 55 ME ME ME and his sister Jennie is 52 ME. They are both single and kids of George Llewellyn Putnam. They were all here in 1920.
He is 53 ME ME ME and his wife Mabel Barbour 42 ME. He is a son of George Llewellyn Putnam and Mary Rowell. He married Mabel Stinson Barbour November 5, 1905 in Stonington, Maine. They will be here the rest of their lives.
He is John Third 41 ME ME ME and a laborer. His wife Ella E. Bartlett is 55 ME and they have Florence 13 ME and Grace 11 ME. They were here in 1920. He married a widow and there were some stepchildren who are married off by now. He is a son of John Ames Putnam and Melissa Burgess, and was born here. He married Ella October 2, 1915.
She is 56 MA and single. She is a niece of Homer and Ella Whipple. She is a daughter of John Franklin Putnam and Adelaide Goodrich of Danvers. She was with her dad in 1880 when he was just widowed and living with his folks John C. Putnam and Louisa Knight. John remarried another gal and was with her in Essex County in 1900, but Minnie was off somewhere else by then. She was here in 1910 and with an uncle in Standish, Cumberland County in 1920.
He is 35 ME ME ME and his wife Evelyn C. Miller is 25 ME. They have Phyllis R. 6 ME and Ceylon E. Jr. 3 ME. He is a son of Joseph A. and Annie Putnam, and was home here in 1900 and single here in 1920. They were married here in Peru on January 1, 1922. He works for a Packard car place. The son Ceylon was born June 25, 1925 and will die here in Peru December 23, 1992. He will marry Mona E. Noyes in Dixfield August 17, 1946 according to the State marriage records.
He is 47 ME ME ME and divorced. His daughter Marie 21 is here too, He owns a grocery store and she is a clerk there. He is a son of John Ames Putnam and Clarinda Childs. He was married here in 1910, then missing in 1920. The age should be 67 though. He will soon marry Bertha Killam or McLaughlin here on March 7, 1931. There is a marriage record for both names, so one would be her maiden name, the other from a previous marriage.
She is Melissa Burgess, ex wife of John Ames Putnam, Jr. She is now 74 ME and her daughter Amy 39 ME. Amy was born May 24, 1889 and will die in Dixfield in December 1985. They were here in 1920.
He is 45 ME ME ME and owns a farm. His wife Mabel A. Richardson is 35 ME and they have Vivian 6 ME. Vivian must be a boy as there is a marriage record of him marrying Barbara Curtis here in West Peru on May 8, 1945. Her widowed mother Almeda Richardson 73 ME is with them as she was in 1920. He is a son of John Ames Putnam and Melissa Burgess, and was born here October 1, 1884 and will die here in Peru in October 1973.
He is 33 ME ME ME and is an automobile salesman. His wife Viola M. Peters is 25 ME, and they have Carl E. 8 ME, Pauline 5 ME, and Marilyn 3 ME. He is a son of Joseph and Annie Putnam from here in Peru. He was born May 9, 1897 and will die in Kittery Maine in January 1971. He married Viola from Bath on February 7, 1921.The son Carl will be in Bath and marry Lorraine M. Richards February 16, 1941 and later marry Blanche M. Lyons back here in Rumford January 24, 1947.
He is now 46 ME ME ME and his wife Rosa Littlefield is 43 NH. They have Francis 19, Dana B. 14, Arthur Jr. 9 all ME. Also here is his widowed mother Eunice Towne Putnam 56 (should be 66) ME. He is a son of Francis Parker Putnam and was born here May 6, 1883 and will die here in November 1967. He married Rosa here June 24, 1909. Rosa was born February 12, 1887 and will die in Dixfield in April 1978. The son Francis will marry Doris Locke here June 24, 1945. The son Dana was born November 23, 1915 and died here October 31, 1970. The son Arthur was born December 30, 1920 and will be here in Rumford till he dies in February 1985.
He is 39 ME ME ME and now widowed. He was married to Etta Demerritt in Peru in 1920. He is a son of Joseph A. and Annie Putnam and was with them here in 1900 and 1910. He owns a garage. He was born June 13, 1890 and will die in Portland in October 1967.
She is 56 ME and widowed. She is a housekeeper. She was married to Samuel Putnam way up in Presque Isle from 1900 to 1910 and then they were not indexed in 1920.
He is 40 ME ME ME and has a dairy farm. His wife Amanda Hartley is 40 CAN and they have Helen 15 ME. Also here is Amanda’s brothers Wendell Hartley 24 CAN and Ira Hartley 27 CAN. He is a son of Fred and Marcia Putnam. He was born in Aroostook County, and then with the family in Waldo County in 1900 through 1920.
He is 48 MA NH NH and is a janitor. His wife Mary L. McNeil is 52 CAN. They were here in 1920. He is a son of L. Brooks Putnam and Martha Hovey. He and his brother Lawrence were in Pepperell, Mass. in 1900 and with their widowed mother in Bath in 1910. He married Mary here in Bath on June 29, 1910. He was born January 1, 1882 and will die in October 1964.
He is 43 MA MA MA and is a draftsman on a dredge. His wife Eunice L. Moore is 40 ME, and her widowed mother Elmira Moore is 77 ME. He and his brother Forest have been here since the early 1900s.
She is 81 ME and widowed. She has been here forever married to Lyman Putnam. She is still living with her daughter Lucy Nichols and her husband as she was in 1920.
He is 48 ME ME ME and owns a farm. His wife Emily A. Brown is 47 ME and they have Neil C. 8 ME, Hugh F. 6 ME, and Mary E. 1 ME. There is a Walter Pettingill 49 ME and divorced living here. He is a son of Fred and Marcia Putnam and was born here. He married Emily December 31, 1919. The son Neal or Neil will marry Addie L. Austin here on October 16, 1942.
He is 67 NH NH ME and his wife Margaret Prudence Nichols is 65 ME. He is a son of Albert M. and Jane Stille Putnam of Antrim, New Hampshire. They have been here since the 1880s.
He is really Henry H., son of Henry Harrison from here. He is now 57 ME ME ME and has his widowed mother Frances H. McGuire 80 ME with him. He runs a grocery store.
He is 54 ME ME ME and out of work. Minnie A. Bubar his wife is 53 ME and they still have their daughter Isa B. 21 ME. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and Frances McGuire originally from Houlton, Aroostook County in 1880, and here in 1900. They were married here September 21, 1904. Varney Arthur Putnam was born October 11, 1875 here in Danforth and he will die May 10, 1950. He is buried in Houlton. Minnie is a daughter of George and Mary Bubar and was born in Danforth May 27, 1877 and will die June 16, 1947 and be buried in Houlton. They were here married from 1910 on.
He is 52 ME ME ME (really MA MA MA) and is a lobster broker. His wife Isabelle is 48 ME and William H. 15 ME. He is a son of Henry and Sarah Putnam from Winthrop. Henry is a son of John and Jane Putnam from Prince Edward Island. William was home with his folks there in 1880 and 1900. In 1900 he was married to Lillian De Forrest. They were divorced there in 1910 and he must have married Isabelle around 1913. They were in Medford, Massachusetts in 1920. He’s been in the lobster business all his life like his dad.
She is 31 NH and widowed. She has a son Roger 5 ME. She is Eleanor L. Hennessey from Portsmouth New Hampshire. She was married to Perley’s son Roger Ashurst Putnam who was single here in 1920. They were married November 8, 1924. He died soon afterwards on July 15, 1925.
He is 33 ME and single. His married sister Gretchen Payne 30 ME and her son Putnam Payne 2 6/12 ME are with him. They are children of Perley and Sophia Putnam from here. The folks must have died. Joseph died December 10, 1923 and Sophia on February 3, 1920. Joseph Conrad was born February 15, 1897. He will marry Veronica Norton here on May 1, 1933. Gretchen Juanita was born June 22, 1899 and will die in April 1974. She married Frederick George Payne, Jr. here on October 9, 1924.
He is 44 ME ME ME and his wife Lucy Downs is 46 ME and they have Pauline E. 19 ME and William P. 18 ME. He is the local postmaster and Pauline is an assistant postmaster. He is a son of William Sewell and Fanny Putnam. He was born here and just married here in 1910. Lucy was born March 24, 1885 and will die here August 15, 1967. Their son Raymond L. married Lillian Spence here November 26, 1926. They are in Manchester, Connecticut now. The son William P. will marry Jennifer Boloski from Providence Rhode Island on June 30, 1937. Then he will marry Dorothy Callahan of Kittery on December 20, 1952. Dorothy was born October 26, 1896 and will die in Wells in June 1985.