CONNECTICUT

Census Reports

1920 – 1940

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UPDATED FEBRUARY 14, 2023

 

CONNECTICUT 1920 CENSUS

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Bridgeport, Fairfield County

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

 

FRANK L. PUTNAM  Bridgeport, Fairfield County

He is 35 NY, Elizabeth 39 NY and are boarding. He is the son of Charles Henry Putnam and Ada Adella Howe. Chuck is the son of Henry Robinson Putnam, who was an adopted son of the Reverend Enos Putnam and Sibyl Daily. He was born in Warren County New York in October 1885 and will die in Warrensburg, Warren County July 5, 1938. Frank is shown at home with his folks in Stony Creek, Warren County New York in 1900 and 1905.

 

MARY A. PUTNAM  Greenwich, Fairfield County

May Burke is 48 IRE, George P. 21 NY, Anna F. 19 NY, Helen 14 NY. Rand Putnam found a 1917 draft record for the son George Peter Putnam, Jr. born February 2, 1898 in New York. He worked for his father as a forester and his mother was Mary Burke. His dad is George Peter Putnam born December 2, 1875, but I can’t ever find him. Mary and the kids were here in 1910 and are all gone by 1930.

 

RAYMOND H. (HASTINGS) PUTNAM  New Canaan, Fairfield County

He is 29 NE, Helen Marie Ludwig 26 WI, Elmer 5 NJ, Virginia 4 NJ, Mary Jane 2 NJ and Raymond Jr. 1 CT. He is a son of Elmer E. Putnam and Mary Ludwig from Cook County Illinois. The family was in Livingston County Illinois and obviously shot over into Nebraska for a few years. In 1900 the whole family was in Salem, New Jersey. In fact his folks are listed next. He married Helen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 27, 1913. They are here in 1930 and 1940.

 

ELMER E. PUTNAM  New Canaan, Fairfield County

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

 

EBEN PUTNAM  Norwalk, Fairfield County

He is 28 MA, Frenelia Uhle 25 CT. He is a son of Eben Putnam and Florence Tucker. Eben Senior is the complier of The Putnam Family History. This one is Eben Fiske-Appleton Putnam and was shown at home with his folks in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1910. They will be in Greenwich by 1930 and 1940.

 

FRANK L. (LEE) PUTNAM  Bloomfield, Hartford County

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

 

GEORGE K. PUTNAM  East Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

NELLIE PUTNAM  East Hartford, Hartford County

She is 69 CT and lives with her son Clinton 45 CT and his wife Lena 47 CT. She Mary Ellen Burnham, the widow of Giles Putnam from here. They were here in 1900 and in 1910. The son Clinton was with the family in 1880, but hasn’t been around since then until now. Israel Clinton and Lena will be in Detroit, Michigan in 1930 and in Tampa, Florida in 1935.

 

BURTON PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

EDWIN W. (WARD) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

FLORENCE B. PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

FRED D. PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 20 CT and rooming.

 

GEORGE E. (ERNEST) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

HATTIE PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

HERBERT E. (ELMER) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

MARY PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

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

He is now 41 CT, Ada Belle Lyon 51 CT, Lionel (Lyonel H.) 19 CT, Marcella 17 CT and Albert D. 15 CT.  Albert Day’s son was in Killingly, Windham County just married in 1900 and they were there in 1910 too. The son Albert will be a stockbroker in New York City by 1930. Just made it in time for The Crash of 1929. Lyonel or Lionel was born August 27, 1900 and will die in West Hartford February 6, 1988. He is married here in 1930.

 

JOHN B. PUTNAM  Winsted, Litchfield County

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

 

MARY C. PUTNAM  Cromwell, Middlesex County

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

 

DWIGHT M. PUTNAM  Middlefield, Middlesex County

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

 

ELIHU PUTNAM  Middletown, Middlesex County

Augustus’ son is now 70 CT, Sarah Celestia Plum 63 MA. Elihu Plum Putnam was born here November 21, 1849 and will die here shortly on July 18, 1922. Been here his whole life. She will be widowed here in 1930 and 1940. She will die here April 5, 1941.

 

FRANCIS PUTNAM  Ansonia, New Haven County

He is 32 NY and boarding. He is a son of Charles and Lucy Putman from Orange, Schuyler County New York. He was born there December 2, 1888 and was there in 1900 and somewhere in 1910. He is in Rotterdam, New York married in 1930 and 1940. New York Dutch Putman family.

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  Derby, New Haven County

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

 

CHARLES E. PUTNAM  Meriden, New Haven County

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

 

ALFRED G. PUTNAM  New Haven, New Haven County

He is 54 NY NY NY and a lodger. He states he is still married. He is a Dutch Putman, son of Albert Putman and Sarah Ann Thompson. He has been in Utica, Oneida County New York from the 1880s. Must be here on business as he will be back there in the 1930 and will die there in 1936.

 

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

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

 

ESSIE PUTMAN  New Haven, New Haven County

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

 

FREDERIC J. PUTNAM  New Haven, New Haven County

He is 50 CT, Susan Boiselle 50 CT. They are roomers. They were in Griswold, New London County in 1900, and in Plainfield in 1910. He is a son of Julius and Jeanette Putnam, and was at home in 1880 in Plainfield, Windham County. They are here in 1930.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  New Haven, New Haven County

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

 

EMMA PUTNAM  Wallingford, New Haven County

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

 

WARREN A. PUTNAM  Wallingford, New Haven County

He is 35 NY and lives alone.

 

ELIZABETH PUTNAM  Waterbury, New Haven County

She is 65 MA and a housekeeper for Frances Miller. She looks like the widow of Cornelius Putnam. They were in Litchfield in 1910. She is still here in 1930 to 1950.

 

GEORGE H. PUTNAM  Waterbury, New Haven Connecticut

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

CLESSON W. (WELLINGTON) PUTNAM  Groton, New London County

He is 58 MA MA MA, Alice Loring Bailey 40 TN ME MA. He is listed as CLIFFORD W. but in looking at the actual writing the name is actually Clesson. He would be Clesson Wellington Putnam, son of Nathan Bond Putnam and Isabel Hammond from Franklin County Massachusetts. He was married to Emma Sisson in Holyoke in 1900, and she is current by herself and a daughter in Springfield. Looks like a divorce from here. By 1930, Clesson and Alice are in Quincy Massachusetts. Alice is a daughter of Orentes Loring Bailey and Rebecca Ellen Tower and was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee October 17, 1879 and was with the family in Hanover, Plymouth County Massachusetts in 1880 and 1900.

 

BENJAMIN PUTNAM  Lyme, New London County

He is 35 NH, Irma Miller 16 CT. They were married in Lyme November 30, 1930. He is in Guilford, New Haven County in 1930 single and 1940 married to Edna Viola Walden. He is Benjamin Henry Putnam. Rand thinks he could be a son of Henry Lincoln Putnam and Grace Harriet Griffith from Charlestown, Sullivan County New Hampshire. That Benjamin seems to have been born in 1888 or 1889 and this guy has a birthday of April 27, 1884, which makes it confusing. Whoever his folks are is uncertain in my mind. He is he same Ben in Guilford, New Haven County 1930 and 1940.

 

CONSTANT (?) PUTNAM  New London, New London County

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

 

EFFIE GWYNN PUTNAM  New London, New London County

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

 

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

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

 

JOSEPH W. PUTNAM  Waterford, New London County

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

 

EDWARD PUTNAM  Mansfield, Tolland County

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

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Somers, Tolland County

He is 44 CT, Effie Griswold 39 CT and Allan 8 CT. Charles Seldon Putnam is Silas Putnam and Matilda Abby’s son from Vernon, Tolland County. In 1910 he was single in New Britain. He works on a farm. They are in Cromwell, Middlesex County in 1930 and he has a farm then. He was born in Connecticut April 6, 1875 and will die in Middletown, Middlesex County January 18, 1956. Effie is a daughter of Simeon Griswold and Emily Bremen and was born in Vernon, Tolland County April 9, 1880 and will die in Cromwell Middlesex County June 8, 1957.

 

HARRIET E. PUTNAM  Danielson, Windham County

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

 

MARTIN T. PUTNAM  Putnam, Windham County

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

 

AARON PUTNAM  Woodstock, Windham County

He is 58 NY and boarding. He is a son of John Aaron and Catherine Nare Putman. In 1880 he was home in Schodack, Rensselaer County and was born in Schenectady July 1860. He married Eleanor Garrison in 1883 and they were in Brooklyn, New York in 1900 and 1910 with a daughter Hazel. They split as Elma will be in Brooklyn till she dies there June 28, 1952. Aaron will die here in the next few years. Dutch family from New York.

 

 

CONNECTICUT 1930 CENSUS

 

PEARL C. (CHARLOTTE) PUTNAM  Bridgeport, Fairfield County

She is 27 IL NJ IL and a niece of Kate M. Anhele 53 CT NJ IL and her husband George. She is a daughter of Jeremiah and Bertha Bijick Putnam from Chicago. She was with the folks in 1910 there. Jeremiah is the son of Jeremiah and Melvina Putnam from Rahway, New Jersey and his folks were William Vickery Putnam and Ann Marie Tunison also from Rahway. New England family. Pearl was born here in 1902 and will die in Holland, Michigan in 1978. She will marry Maxwell Arthur Craig. They are married in Chicago in 1935 and 1940.

 

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

He is 38 MA MA MA and President of the Greenwich Water & Gas Company. His wife Frenelia Lillian Uhle is 36 CT. She is listed as Fraulein probably because her folks came from Germany. Cute. They have a daughter Muriel 8 CT. He is a son of Eben Putnam and Florence Tucker. Eben Senior is the complier of The Putnam Family History and was the authority on the New England family. They were in Norwalk in 1920 and are here in 1940. Eben was born on April 23, 1891 in Danvers, Massachusetts and will died on February 14, 1953 in an airplane crash in the Gulf of Mexico at sea. Frenelia was born on January 16, 1893 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and will die with her husband in the plane crash in 1953.

 

RAYMOND H. PUTNAM  New Canaan, Fairfield County

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

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Norwalk, Fairfield County

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

 

FRANK L. (LEE) PUTNAM  Bloomfield, Hartford County

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

 

JANE E. PUTNAM  Bristol, Hartford County

She is 73 CT and widowed.

 

GEORGE K. PUTNAM  East Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

ADA K. PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

She is 24 CT US US single and boarding. She is a stenographer in a factory. Writing is bad. Age should be 58 or 59. She is here still in 1940 and it’s right then. She is Ada Kendall or Kimball, the daughter of Henry Eliphalet Putnam and Mary Eliza Cook. She was at home in 1910 in Lynn, Massachusetts and in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1920. Ada was born on October 10, 1871 in Reading, Massachusetts.

 

BETTY PUTMAN  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

FREDERICK L. (LESLIE) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 33 NY NY NY. He is a machinist for a typewriter company. His wife Margery Andrews is 31 ENG and they have George F. 7 CT and Barbara J. 3 CT. He is the son of Melvin Leslie Putnam and Lena May LaBrake from Plattsburg, Clinton County New York. Fred was there in 1900 living with his parents. Before 1910 the family had moved back to Vermont before falling apart and scattering. The father Melvin Putnam and daughter Bessie were in Berkshire County, Mass. in 1910 while at the same time Fred was living with a Houghton Family back in Clinton County. No idea where Fred was in 1920. The father Melvin Leslie Putnam is currently living about 40 miles east of here in Hampton. Looks like the old man followed Fred down here or vice versa. Anyway, Fred was born April 1, 1895 and will die in Newington in December 1971. Margery was born January 18, 1899 and will die in Newington in November 1969. They are here in 1940.

 

GEORGE E. (ERNEST) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

HERBERT E. (ELMER) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

MARY P. PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

JOHN J. PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 30 CT GER GER. His wife Veronica Brayson is 27 ME and they have John L. 5 ME and Barbara 1 ME. The son John Lynwood is also now listed with his grandparents Stephen and Minnie Brayson/Bryson in Presque Isle, Maine where she was from. Don’t know who John is though. Based on German parents, he’s not a Putnam. He will die here in January 1979. Veronica will die here in Hartford November 11, 1984 at age 81. Linwood will still be with his grandparents in Maine in 1940.

 

LYONEL H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

PERLEY T. PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 24 VT US CAN and is an assembler in a typewriter factory. His wife Hazel L. is 20 RI and is a bookkeeper at the factory. They were married here in 1928. He is a son of John Charles and Cordelia Putnam from Rutland, Vermont. Perley was born there October 8, 1905 and will die in nearby Meriden in November 1975. They are in Meriden by 1940. He is in New Britain by 1950 with a new wife Lorraine M. In 1958 he and Lorraine are in New Britain AND he and Hazel are in Hartford at the same time. Hmmm.

 

WILLIAM H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 52 CT CT CT and is a stockbroker. Ada Belle Lyon his wife is 62 CT, Marcella 27 CT and Albert D. 26 CT. They have three servants. He is a son of Albert Day Putnam and was in Killingly, Windham County just married in 1900. They were there in 1910 and here in Hartford in 1920. He will be here until he dies March 10, 1958. Ada will die on April 17, 1944.

 

RAYMOND L. PUTNAM  Manchester, Hartford County

He is 26 ME ME ME and is manager of a dry goods store. His wife Lillian E. Spence is 23 ME. They have been married four years. He is a son of William F. Putnam and Lucy Downs of York Harbor, Maine. They were married November 26, 1926. Ray is back with his folks in 1940 and Lilly is back with her mommy and stepfather Ernest Harrison in York County. Getting a divorce I would guess.

 

HERBERT PUTNAM  West Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

MARGARET S. PUTNAM  West Hartford, Hartford County

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

 

BURTON PUTNAM  Wethersfield, Hartford County

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

 

SAMUEL J. PUTNAM  Wethersfield, Hartford County

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

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Cromwell, Middlesex County

Charles Seldon Putnam is a farmer 55 CT, his wife Effie M. Griswold is 50 CT and their son Allan Charles Putnam is 18 CT and works for a florist and he will still be with a florist here in 1940 and be married then. Charles Seldon Putnam is Silas Putnam and Matilda Abby’s son from Vernon, Tolland County. In 1910 he was single in New Britain. He works on a farm. They are in Cromwell, Middlesex County in 1930 and he has a farm then. He was born in Connecticut April 6, 1875 and will die in Middletown, Middlesex County January 18, 1956. Effie is a daughter of Simeon Griswold and Emily Bremen and was born in Vernon, Tolland County April 9, 1880 and will die in Cromwell Middlesex County June 8, 1957.

 

CELESTA L. PUTNAM  Middletown, Middlesex County

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

 

ERNEST T. (TAYLOR) PUTNAM  Middletown, Middlesex County

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

 

BENJAMIN H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Guilford, New Haven County

He is 45 NH NH NH. He says he is married, but is alone. He is a caretaker on a farm. He was married to Irma Miller in 1920 in Lyme, New London County. In 1940 he is here married to Edna Viola Walden. He is Benjamin Henry Putnam. Rand thinks he could be a son of Henry Lincoln Putnam and Grace Harriet Griffith from Charlestown, Sullivan County New Hampshire. That Benjamin seems to have been born in 1888 or 1889 and this guy has a birthday of April 27, 1884, which makes it confusing. Whoever his folks are is uncertain in my mind.

 

MARION C. PUTNAM  Hamden, New Haven County

She is 37 MA MA MA single and boarding. She is an assistant professor at Yale University. She is a daughter of James Jackson Putnam and Marian Cabot and was born in Boston April 9, 1893. She is in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1940 and is then a physician in her own practice.

 

CHARLES PUTMAN  Meriden, New Haven County

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

 

EDWARD (EDMUND) PUTNAM  New Haven, New Haven County

He is 66 MA MA MA and his wife Hortense Williams 73 MA MA MA. He is a hotel clerk. He is Edmund Putnam, son of John Henry Putnam and Martha Ellen Claxton. He was in Tennessee in 1920 and Beverly, Massachusetts in 1880, 1900 and 1910. He was born in Beverly May 31, 1863 and will die in Beverly on June 6, 1931. His first wife Mary Frances Bestwick died on August 2, 1911 in Beverly and he married Hortense Williams on January 4, 1917 in Manhattan, New York. She was born in Massachusetts April 14, 1857. Hortence is widowed in Brooklyn, New York in 1935 and 1940.

 

FRED J. PUTNAM  New Haven, New Haven County

He is 63 CT CT CT and is a railroad foreman. He is Frederick Julius Putnam, son of Julius N. Putnam and Jeanette Fish, New England family. His wife is Suzanne Boiselle 63 CT CT CT and they also have their grandson Frederick E. Putnam 9 CT CT CT. Fred was in Griswold in 1900, Plainfield in 1910, and here in 1920. Fred had a son Julius N. Putnam born in March 1900 and died June 19, 1925. Young Fred here is Julius’ son. In 1940 he will be in the US Army stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

MARY B. (BURHANS)  New Haven, New Haven County

She is 74 NY and widowed. She is living with her son Charles E. Mixter 48 NY and his wife Reba 50 CAN. These two are both chiropractors. Mary Burhans was married to James Henry Mixter in 1879 and then after he died she married Charles Warren Putnam and he died  March 26, 1898 in Moriah, Essex County New York. She was widowed there in 1900 living with her father Edgar Burhans. She was widowed in Glen Falls, Warren County New York in 1910 and 1920.

 

ELIZABETH PUTNAM  Waterbury, New Haven County

She is 64 MA and widowed. She is a housekeeper for Frances Miller as she was in 1920. She will be here till she dies July 3, 1950. No idea as to whom she married.

 

GEORGE H. PUTNAM  Waterbury, New Haven Connecticut

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

 

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

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

 

EVELYN M. PUTNAM  West Haven, New Haven County

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

 

JOHN PUTNAM  West Haven, New Haven County

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

PAUL L. PUTNAM  Mansfield, Tolland County

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

 

ALBERT PUTNAM  Willington, Tolland County

He is 20 NY NY NY and single. He works on a poultry farm. Can’t find him before this.

 

HARRIETT PUTNAM  Danielson, Windham County

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

 

MELVIN L. (LESLIE) PUTNAM  Hampton, Windham County

He is 55 NY NY NY and widowed. He is a farmer. Melvin's full name is Melvin Leslie Putnam and he was born on 11 May 1871 (or 1874) in Essex, Chittenden County, Vermont. We think Melvin Leslie Putnam may be a son of Melvin Putnam and Elizabeth Ormsby from Peru, Clinton County but there is no evidence to support that. He is a real mystery. Melvin was in Clinton County, New York with his wife Lena and children Fred and Bessie in 1900. The family then moved to Vermont before falling apart. Melvin was living with his daughter Bessie in Berkshire County Massachusetts in 1910. At the same time oldest son Fred was back in Clinton County, New York and the younger sons Melvin Jr. and Clarence were in an orphanage in Burlington, Vermont. Melvin and Fred were both missing in the 1920 census. Fred is now living not too far away in Hartford.  Melvin Leslie Putnam will be here in 1940.

 

 

CONNECTICUT 1940 CENSUS

                                                                                                                                                                 

EBEN F. (FISKE APPLETON) PUTNAM  Greenwich, Fairfield County

He is 48 MA and executive of a public utility company. His wife Poenelis (Frenelia) L. (Lillian) Uhle is 46 CT. Muriel A. 18 CT is still with them. He is a son of Eben Putnam and Florence Tucker. Eben Senior is the complier of The Putnam Family History and was the authority on the New England family. They were in Norwalk in 1920 and here in 1930. Eben was born on April 23, 1891 in Danvers, Massachusetts and died on February 14, 1953 in the Gulf of Mexico at sea. Frenelia was born on January 16, 1893 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and died with her husband at sea.

 

FRANCINE PUTNAM  Greenwich, Fairfield County

She is 18 single but with no birth location. She is living with Ruth Armstrong 43 NY. She was in the Greenwich city directory in 1934, 1939 and 1941.  The spelling in the 1940 was actually Putnaue or something, but Putman in the directories. Good luck.

 

MARY PUTNAM  Greenwich, Fairfield County

She is 74 Ireland and has her son Edward 30 CT and granddaughter Marion Pike 19 CT. She is still widowed. We found a 1917 draft record for the son George Peter Putnam, Jr. born February 2, 1898 in New York. He worked for his father as a forester and his mother was Mary Burke. His dad is George Peter Putnam born December 2, 1875, but we can’t find him. Mary and the kids were here in 1910-1930.

 

RAYMOND H. (HASTINGS) PUTNAM  New Canaan, Fairfield County

He is 50 NE and is a superintendent for a private estate. His wife Helen M. Ludwig is 46 WI, Mary Jane 22 NJ, Raymond H. Jr. 21 CT, son-in-law Joseph M. Herlihy 32 Mount Kisco, daughter Virginia Herlihy 24 NJ, and grandson Joseph M. Herlihy 0 NY. Ray is a son of Elmer E. Putnam and Mary Ludwig from Cook County Illinois.  His dad is a son of Edward George Putnam and Mary E. Crabbe of Livingston County Illinois. He was born there October 23, 1862. He married Mary in Cook County Illinois August 10, 1889. They were in Salem, Salem County New Jersey in 1900 and 1910, and here in 1920. He is also listed in Santa Barbara County California with the same private family. Guess they have houses on both coasts. The Rich. Anyway Raymond was born on March 5, 1890 in Hastings, Nebraska and will die here July 13, 1971 at age 81. Helen was born on April 2, 1893 and died September 18, 1975 at age 82. She died in New Hampshire, but the record is in Connecticut. Maybe she was away on vacation. New England family.

 

RICHARD PUTNAM  Stamford, Fairfield County

He is 28 MA and is married to Vera Eldridge 37 MA. They were in Manhattan, New York in 1935. Richard works in a hotel. He is Richard Carlton Putnam son of Rufus Edwin Putnam and Edith Florence Porter. He was home with them in 1930 MA, Springfield. Richard was born on January 14, 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts and will die November 26, 1989 in East Hartford, Connecticut. Vera Eldridge was born on August 9, 1902 and will die on January 6, 1979 in East Hartford.

 

ALMA C. PUTNAM  Bloomfield, Hartford County

She is 68 CT and widowed. She is living with her single brother Frank Spencer 97 CT and single sister Julian Spencer 75 CT. She was married here in 1930 to Frank Lee Putnam, born October 24, 1867 in Orange, Massachusetts, a son of John W. Putnam and Thankful Sophia Titus.  He was at home in Orange in 1880. They were in Windsor in 1900, and in Rhode Island in 1910 and here in 1920. Alma will be widowed and die in Willington January 23, 1965 at age 92.

 

RICHARD PUTNAM  Bloomfield, Hartford County

His is 28 CT single and is lodging. He is a school teacher in the public schools. He appears to be the son of Joseph Henry Putnam and Kate Maria Taylor of Greenfield, Massachusetts. He was home with them in 1920 and 1930. Richard was born on August 2, 1911 and died on September 28, 1959 and is buried in the Green River Cemetery in Greenfield.

 

JANE E. PUTNAM  Bristol, Hartford County

She is 83 CT and widowed. She was here in 1930. This looks like Jenny E. Blakeley, widow of Franklin Washington Putnam form Binghamton, New York. They were married on June 7, 1881. They were together in Binghamton until he died on July 15, 1915. She stayed on in 1920 and 1930. There is also a dual listing for her in 1930 here in Bristol. Franklin was born on February 22, 1851 in Colesville, New York. Jenny was born here in May 30, 1856 and died in September 1941 in Binghamton. At least we know she never worked for ESPN. New England family.

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  East Hartford, Hartford County

He is 69 CT and he is a pattern make in a machine shop. His wife is Edith Bunnell 70 CT. He is a son of Giles Putnam and Mary Ann Burnham from here. They were here in 1930. Edith will die in Glastonbury on January 12, 1961 at age 96. George had died earlier.

 

REGINALD T. (TITUS) PUTNAM  Glastonbury, Hartford County

He is 36 CT and is a chemist for United Aircraft.  His wife Sarah Beakey is 30 CT and they have Anne C. (Catherine) 1 CT and Marcia L. 0/12 CT. Reggie is the son of Frank Lee Putnam and Alma C. Spencer and was shown at home with them in 1930 in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Reggie was born on October 24, 1903 and died on July 26, 1979 in Simsbury, Connecticut. He married Sarah on August 24, 1937. She died on August 20, 1973 in Preston City, Connecticut. Anne was born on March 6, 1939 and will die on December 5, 2001 in Buffalo, New York. She married Bruce Bernstein in San Francisco, California April 21, 1965. Marcia was born January 1, 1940 and will die in Montgomery County Pennsylvania January 3, 2021. She married James Berish.

 

PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 30 NR single and lodging with Walter Foss 31 ME. 

 

ADA K. (KENDALL) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

She is 68 MA single and boarding. She is a secretary. She is the daughter of Henry Eliphalet Putnam and Mary Eliza Cook. She was at home in 1910 in Lynn, Massachusetts and in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1920. In 1930 she was here. But the entry writing was bad. Ada was born on October 10, 1871 in Reading, Massachusetts.

 

ADA MAY PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

She is 54 NJ and is widowed. She is Ada Mary Arnst and is the widow of George Ernest Putnam. George is a son of Francis Emery Putnam and Theodosia Victoria Graves. He was born July 22, 1879 in Scott Township, Wayne County Pennsylvania and died here on August 25, 1939. Ada died on July 13, 1961 in Simsbury, Connecticut. They have been here since 1910.

 

ALICE PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

She is 69 MA and is widowed. She is living with her single sister Mary Martin 77 NH. She is the widow of Edwin Ward Putnam. They were here from 1900 to 1920 but missing in 1930. Edward was born on March 30, 1870 in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Alice was born on February 13, 1871 in Holyoke, Massachusetts and died here on October 23, 1949.

 

DONALD PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 26 NY and divorced. Lodging with him is Clair 35 NY, also divorced. Don is a service man in a radio shop. Clair is a sales estimator for road construction. They were in Essex, NY in 1935. They are the children of Thomas Jefferson Putnam and Dora E. Eells. They were at home in 1930 in Keeseville, New York. New England family.

 

FRED L. (LESLIE) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 43 NY and is a machine operator for the Royal typewriter company. His wife Margery Hodgkinson is 41 ENG and they have George F. 17 CT and Barbara Jean 13 CT. They were here in 1930 and 1935. He could be the son of Melvin Putnam from Plattsburg, Clinton County New York. He was there in 1900 and then just his dad was in Berkshire County Massachusetts in 1910 and I haven’t seen him since. Just not sure. Anyway, Fred was born April 1, 1895 and will die in Newington in December 1971. Margery was born January 18, 1899 and will die in Newington in November 1969.

 

HERBERT E. (ELMER) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 74 PA and is a building materials contractor. He is a son of Francis Emery Putnam and Theodosia Graves from Wayne County Pennsylvania, and was born there November 5, 1865. He will be running a paving contracting business until he dies here on January 25, 1943. His wife Mattie Louise Cook was born on October 17, 1872 in Stevens Point, Pennsylvania and died here on February 29, 1932. They have been here since 1900. New England family.

 

HERBERT E. (ELMER) JR. PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 31 CT and he is a sidewalk contractor. His wife is Sarah Hubbard 31 CT and they have Cilia 9 CT and Lisbeth 7 CT. They are living with Sarah’s mother, Mary C. Hubbard 65 CT. He is the son of the above Herbert. He was born here on October 20, 1907 and died August 21, 1974 in Westbrook, Connecticut. Sarah Hubbard was born on November 13, 1909 and died in 1973 in Glastonbury. Cilia is Cherrilla Chamberlain.

 

JOHN J. (JAMES) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 30 CT and married. He is an assembler in a typewriter factory. This is the same guy from 1930 but he has not aged a day. Actually, I think the listing says 38 CT but someone has crossed it out for 30 CT. Anyway, see the 1930 listing where John’s parents are of German descent. No clue on his parents.

 

LYONEL PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 39 CT and a stockbroker. His wife Julia Tyler Doolittle is 35 NY and they have William H. II. 11 MA, Douglas 8 CT, and Harriet 7 CT. He is a son of William Hutchinson Putnam from here in town. He was born August 27, 1900 and will die in West Hartford February 6, 1988. Julia was born on November 9, 1904 and will die on December 26, 2002 in West Hartford.

 

MILDRED S (SMYTHE) PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

She is 58 NY and widowed. She is secretary. She was in Brooklyn, NY in 1935. She is Elizabeth Mildred Smythe, widow of Charles Harrington Putnam. They were in Brooklyn from 1910 to 1930. Charles Harrington is a son of Charles A. Putnam and Ella Harrington. They were in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1870. The folks got divorced. He was living with his mother Ella 50 MA and her new husband George Harvey 65 NY IRE IRE in Brooklyn in 1880. He was single in Brooklyn in 1900 and married on June 8, 1904. Harrington died on April 7, 1937 in New York. Mildred was born December 17, 1881 and will die December 19, 1966. Both are buried back in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts where he was born.

 

MILLICENT PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

She is 19 ME and single. She is an inspector for a screw manufacturer. She was in Rumford, ME in 1935. She is living with her uncle Joseph Grigule 48 Lithuania and aunt Marion 47 Lithuania. Good luck.

 

VERONICA PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

She is 36 ME and married.  She has her son John Lynwood 13 CT and daughter Barbara J. 11 CT. See above for her husband John James Putnam. Maybe they are separated or something.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Hartford, Hartford County

He is 62 CT and is a stock broker. His wife is Adabelle 72 CT and they have Marella 37 CT, Albert R. 36 CT. The son Albert is a salesman at a stock brokerage. William Hutchinson Putnam is a son of Albert Day Putnam and Harriet Eliza Dorrance and was in Killingly, Windham County just married in 1900. They were there in 1910 and here in Hartford in 1920 and 1930. He was born on February 1, 1879 in Brooklyn and died here on March 10, 1958. Ada Canney Lyon was born on January 6, 1868 and died on April 17, 1944. Albert Day was born on February 20, 1904. Marcella Rockwell was born on May 3, 1902.

 

ISABELLE PUTNAM  Manchester, Hartford County

She is 29 MA and is a single housekeeper with James M. Scott 51 NS. She was in Hartford in 1935. No clue here.

 

KATHERINE PUTNAM  Manchester, Hartford County

She is 33 CT and single. She has a companion named Doris Kibbs 30 ME living with her. They are both high school teachers. She looks like the daughter of Joseph Henry Putnam and Kate Maria Taylor. If so, she was at home with them in 1920 in Greenfield, Massachusetts. I’m not sure where she was in 1930.

 

SAMUEL PUTNAM  Wethersfield, Hartford County

He is 47 CT. He is an insurance salesman in one of the many insurance companies in Hartford. His wife Helen Stearns is 43 CT and they have June 16 CT, Lee 13 CT, Donald 8 CT and Joan 8 CT. Her widowed mother Nancy J. Stearns 63 CT is with them. Samuel John is a son of Frank Lee Putnam and Alma C. Spencer from Windsor, Hartford County. They were here in 1930. Sam was born on November 21, 1892 in Hartford and died in Rocky Hill, Connecticut on January 9, 1958. Helen was born on February 11, 1897 and died on July 22, 1981 in Hartford.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Kent, Litchfield County

He is 37 GA and is Negro/Black. His wife Mattie is 37 GA. He is a gardener and she is a cook in a private home.

 

OLIVER PUTNAM  Washington, Litchfield County

He is 6 MA and is a stepson of Roger Thayer Twitchell 43 MA and his mother Anne L. Twitchell 35 Samoa. His brother/sister Lawrence 5 MA is here. Yes, the census record has Lawrence as a female. Roger’s mother, Mrs. Edward Twitchell 76 VT is also here. This is a complicated family so bear with me. Anne L. Twitchell is Anne Lockwood Lackey, the ex-wife of Augustus Lowell Putnam. Anne and Augustus were married in 1924 somewhere in Massachusetts. They appear to have had four children, Anne, Augustus L. Jr., Oliver, and Lawrence. They were divorced between 1935 and 1938. In the meantime, the above Roger Twitchell married Lucy Balch in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts on May 14, 1921. They show up in 1930 in Milton, Massachusetts with four children. They also divorce sometime between 1930 and 1938. Roger then marries Anne Lackey, the ex-wife of Augustus. Augustus married Lucy Balch in 1938. Some kind of ‘Wife Swap’ but 80 years before the TV show. Augustus and Lucy are together in Boston in 1940 with her Twitchell children and one of Augustus’ children Anne. Augustus was born in Brookline on June 25, 1899 and died in New York on July 9, 1947. Anne Lackey was born in Pago Pago, Samoan Islands on April 18, 1904 and died in Litchfield on February 17, 1956. Lucy Balch was born on January 12, 1898 and died in 1988. New England family.

 

FLORENCE PUTNAM  Winchester, Litchfield County

She is 62 CT and is widowed. She is the widow of John B. Putnam and was with him here in 1920 and widowed in 1930. John is the son of Isaac Putnam and Lucinda Elizabeth Church from Becket, Massachusetts.

 

ALLAN C. (CHARLES) PUTNAM  Cromwell, Middlesex County

He is 28 CT and still working as a florist. His wife Dorothy Ione Walsh is 37 MA and they have Robert Walsh Putnam 2 CT. Also there are Arthur L Griswold 62 CT and Alice C. Griswold 65 VT listed as father in law and mother in law. Strange as Dorothy’s folks were Harry C. Walsh and Alice C. Silloway. Allan is a son of Charles Seldon Putnam and Effie M. Griswold listed next. They are all here in 1950.

 

CHARLES S. (SELDON) PUTNAM  Cromwell, Middlesex County

He is 65 CT and works in a greenhouse. His wife is Effie M. Griswold 60 CT. He is Silas and Matilda Putnam’s son from Vernon, Tolland County. In 1910 he was single in New Britain. He is here in 1920 and 1930. He will die in Middletown on January 18, 1956 and Effie will die here on June 8, 1957. They are both buried here in the West Cemetery.

 

ELIHUE PUTNAM  Middletown, Middlesex County

The census record should say Mrs. Elihu Putnam but at least she is listed as a female. She is 83 MA and widowed. She is Sarah Celestia Plum, widow of Elihu Plum Putnam. Elihu is the son of Augustus Putnam and Lucy Ann Plum. Sarah was widowed here in 1930 and they we both here from 1880 to 1920. Elihu was born here on November 21, 1849 and died on July 18, 1922, probably here. Sarah was born on October 12, 1856 and died here on April 25, 1941. They are both buried here in the Indian Cemetery.

 

FRANK PUTMAN  Middletown, Middlesex County

He is 22 CT and is single and lodging. He is listed as Frank W. Putnam in several records. He was born on August 3, 1917 and died November 29, 2006 in Cincinnati. He received a chemistry degree for college here in 1939. Rand found his marriage license dated November 17, 1942 to Dorothy Linder in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It has his parents last names as Putnam then over written as Poglitsch. I guess that was the original name and was changed to Putnam as that was easier to pronounce and very New Englandy.

 

GEORGE PUTMAN  Middletown, Middlesex County

He is 33 CT and he is an attendant at the state hospital. His wife is Edith Abram 31 CT and they have Edith 3 CT. He is the son of Charles E. Putnam and Harriet Schrader from Meriden, Connecticut. Dutch family out of New York State. They are here in 1950.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Branford, New Haven County

He is 29 MA and he is salesman. His wife Eleanor is 24 CT. They were in Boston in 1935. He is William Edward Putnam III. He is the son of junior and Helen P. Haughwout. He was at home in Weston, Massachusetts in 1930. He was born in Brookline in October 31, 1910 and died on May 30, 2009 in Braintree, Massachusetts. His wife Eleanor Peach was born on October 29, 1915 and died in Sharon, Massachusetts on November 12, 1998. Bill will eventually marry Ruth Nixon.

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  Devon, Milford, New Haven County

He is 39 MN and is a guard for GE. His wife Marie Charlotte Richards is 30 CT. They have Charlotte 10 Panama, George 9 Panama, Helen 8 CT, Robert 7 CT, Claire 3 CT, Carolyn 1 CT, and Sally Ann 0 CT. They were in Long Beach, California in 1935. They were in Panama in 1930. He is George Marvin Putnam, son of Frank Pierce Putnam and Sadie ‘Pearl’ Bennett. George was in the Navy in 1920 with place unlisted. He was also at home in 1920 in Eagle Bend, Minnesota. He was born on July 10, 1900 in Eagle Bend, Todd County Minnesota. He died on May 26, 1988 at the age of 87 in Key West, Florida. George Marvin Putnam and Marie C. Richards were married in 1928. Marie C. Richards was born on January 19, 1910 in New Haven and she died in Key West on January 13, 1978. New England family.

 

BENJAMIN PUTNAM  Guilford, New Haven County

He is 52 NH farmer, Edna Walden. 39 CT, stepdaughter Elsie Brown 18 CT, and stepson 19 CT. He is Benjamin Henry Putnam born in Keene on April 27, 1884 and died in March 1979. His wife is Edna Viola Walden and she was born in August 1896 and died in 1972 in Middletown. She was previously married to Earl Warren Brown. Ben and Edna were here in 1930. Ben was in Lyme, Connecticut in 1920. He is Benjamin Henry Putnam. Rand thinks he could be a son of Henry Lincoln Putnam and Grace Harriet Griffith from Charlestown, Sullivan County New Hampshire. That Benjamin seems to have been born in 1888 or 1889 and this guy has a birthday of April 27, 1884, which makes it confusing. Whoever his folks are is uncertain in my mind. Good luck here.

 

HATTIE M. PUTNAM  Meriden, New Haven County

Marietta M. Schrader is 57 CT and widowed. She is the widow of Charles E. Putman.  They were here from 1910 to 1930. His folks, Marcus B. Putman and Sarah Ives, were here since the 1860s. This is a Dutch family originally from Charlton, Saratoga County New York.

 

PERLEY PUTNAM  Meriden, New Haven County

He is 33 VT shipping clerk, Hazel Branwood 31 RI, and Perley 8 CT. They were in Hartford in 1935. They were married here in 1928. He is a son of John Charles and Cordelia Putnam from Rutland, Vermont. John is a son of George Putnam and Rosella Porro from Canada. Perley was born on October 8, 1905 and will die in Meriden in November 1975. He is in New Britain by 1950 with a new wife Lorraine M. In 1958 he and Lorraine are in New Britain AND he and Hazel are in Hartford at the same time. The lineage is unknown.

 

J. (JAMES) RUSSELL PUTNAM  Prospect, New Haven County

He is 59 MA and is mechanical engineer for a clock manufacturer. His wife Alice Dempsey is 58 MA. They have been in Waterbury since 1910. He is a son of George Edwin Ballard Putnam and Ellen Heywood Whitney of Newton, Massachusetts. He was born in Boston June 30, 1880. He will die in New Jersey January 16, 1950 at age 69. See page 337 of the Lineage. Alice was born in Boston on April 6, 1881 and will die in Waterbury on April 14, 1949.

 

ALICE PUTNAM  Waterbury, New Haven County

She is 67 MA widowed and in inmate in some kind of home. Alice B. Martin was born on February 13, 1871 in Holyoke, Hampden County Massachusetts. She died on October 23, 1949 at the age of 78 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Alice B. Martin and Edwin Ward Putnam were married on October 8, 1894 in Easthampton, Hampshire County Massachusetts. Edwin Ward Putnam, son of Francis Henry Putnam and Mary Emeline Parker Lawrence, was born on March 30, 1870 in Easthampton, Hampshire County Massachusetts. They were in Hartford from 1900 to 1920 and missing in 1930.

 

FREDERICK PUTNAM  Waterbury, New Haven County

He is 25 England single and lodging. He is a shipping clerk. He was in London, England in 1935. No clue. He is married in Washington, Litchfield County in 1950 with two kids.

 

RUTH PUTNAM  Waterbury, New Haven County

She is 67 CT and now widowed. Her son George N. is 38 CT and he is now married to Ella 33 NY. Ruth Ann Laine is the widow of George H. Putnam. They have been here since 1900. George is a son of George Alvah Putnam from Columbia County New York and Berkshire County Massachusetts before that. Ruth will die here on May 2, 1957. New England family.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  West Haven, New Haven County

He is 72 MA and is now widowed and retired. His daughter Faith H. is 41 MA. He is a son of William Malcomb Putnam and Bertha Foster of Boston and then Sandwich, Massachusetts. They were in this area since 1910.

 

EVELYN M. PUTNAM  Woodmont, Milford, New Haven County

She is 50 NY widowed, Esther 22 CT, Frances 21 CT, and Janet 20 CT. Evelyn Dollinger is the widow of George Wheeler Putnam. She was born on February 13, 1890 and will die on August 16, 1952. George was born on August 26, 1876 and died on August 11, 1926. Evelyn has been in the county since 1920. George was a son of William and Esther Putnam from Orange.

 

RUSSELL PUTNAM  New London, New London County

He is 44 CT and widowed. He is a machinist in a shipyard. He has his daughter Betty J. 14 CT with him. He is living with his father-in-law, Gordon Watson 79 RI. He is Russell Nelson Putnam is a son of George Nelson and Anna Belle Putnam and was born here in New London. He was here in 1930 with his wife Grace L. Watson. She was born in September 1894 and died in 1940. She is buried in Jordan Cemetery in Waterford. Russ was born May 6, 1894 and will die in Old Lyme in February 1, 1973. He is buried in Joshuatown Cemetery in Lyme. He will eventually marry Elizabeth H. She is buried with Russ in Joshuatown Cemetery. According to that record, she was born in 1912 and died in 2007.

 

WILLARD PUTNAM  Stonington, New London County

He is 65 MA and his wife May Gertrude Bilodeau is 57 MA. They were in Westerly, RI in 1935. Willard Orville Putnam, son of Joseph Henry Putnam and Clara Louisa Jordan, was born on October 24, 1874 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and will die in 1944 in Mystic, Connecticut. Joseph was a son of Henry Locke Putnam number 2405. Willard and May were in Portland, Maine in 1920 and 1930. May will die in Boston in 1945.

 

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

He is 52 NY and practices optometry for a physician. His wife Nellie May Cromwell is 50 CT and they have son-in-law Edwin A. Voelker 26 NY, daughter Mildred P. Voelker 24 CT, and granddaughter Marjorie E. Voelker 4 CT. He is a son of Simon Wellington Putman and Alice Francea Hadley from Fonda, Montgomery County New York. He was born there February 16, 1888 and married Nellie here June 4, 1911 and they have been in New London ever since. Guy will die here before 1949, and Nellie was born December 9, 1889, will die here in Waterford July 6, 1977 at age 87. Dutch family from New York State.

 

LANSING C. PUTMAN  Waterford, New London County

He is 27 CT and is a draftsman for a boat manufacturing company. His wife Genevieve is 26 CT and they have Guy J. 2/12 CT. He is the son of the above Guy and Nellie. Lansing C. was born on August 22, 1912, and will die in Waterford August 15, 1997. Dutch family from New York State.

 

PAUL L. PUTNAM  Mansfield, Tolland County

He is 39 CT and an instructor at a state university. His wife Elizabeth Beverage Hamilton is 37 SCOT and they have Elizabeth A. 12 CT, Judith L. 9 CT, and Mary S. 4 CT. He is a son of Frank Lee Putnam and Alma C. Spencer from Windsor and then Bloomfield. They were here in 1930. Paul was born on May 24, 1899 and will die in Boston on November 8, 1964. Elizabeth was born on April 17, 1901 and will die in Hartford on July 6, 1944.

 

LILLIAN PUTNAM  Mansfield, Tolland County

She is 37 CT and a single inmate at a feebleminded school. She was also here in 1930 and her parents were born in Europe. No clue.

 

MELVIN L. (LESLIE) PUTNAM  Hampton, Windham County

He is 71 NY and widowed. He may be a son of Melvin and Elizabeth Ormsby Putnam from Peru, Clinton County New York. He was born May 11, 1874 but I can’t find him in 1880. He was in Clinton County with his wife Lena May Labrake in 1900 and widowed (or separated) with his daughter Bessie in Berkshire County Massachusetts in 1910, and I don’t find in 1920. He was here in 1930. He will die here, still widowed, on November 20, 1949 at age 79. If Melvin is the son of Melvin, then they are from the New England line. His oldest son Frederick is currently living in Hartford.

 

HELEN PERKINS PUTNAM  Danielson, Killington, Windham County

She is 67 CT single and has her sister L. Belle Perkins 75 CT. Helen’s name is backwards.  She is actually Helen Putnam Perkins, daughter of James Perkins and Mary Putnam. Mary is the daughter of William Hutchinson Putnam and Eliza Day from Brooklyn. New England family.

 

HOWARD PHELPS PUTNAM  Pomfret, Windham County

He is 45 MA and has Una F. 54 IL. Howard, the son of Henry Howell Putnam and Cordelia Howard, was born on July 9, 1894 in Allston, Massachusetts. He was at home with them in Boston in 1930. Howard and Ruth McClure Peters were married on December 18, 1920 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Ruth McClure Peters, daughter of Austin Peters and Frances H. Lee, was born on February 22, 1895 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. I’m not sure if she died or divorced Howard. Howard and Una F. Fairweather were married on August 11, 1933 in Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Una F. Fairweather, daughter of Henry Fairweather and Mary Mason, was born on January 23, 1882 in Illinois. She died on April 1, 1974 at the age of 92 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. New England family.

 

FREDERICK J. (JACOB) PUTNAM  Thompson, Windham County

He is 44 MA and is cadender at a print shop.  His wife Gertrude O. Redlitz is 45 Russia and is a stitcher in a shoe shop. They were in Webster, Massachusetts in 1930 and 1935.  He was born on May 16, 1895 and died on January 31, 1980 in Webster. He is the son of Charles Putnam and Augusta Cohen from Worcester, Massachusetts. This is a Russian family that took on the Putnam name.

 

GRACE PUTNAM  Windham, Windham County

She is 34 CT and is divorced. Living with her are her daughter Virginia 19 NY, son Glenn 11 NY, father Edward Phillips 68 CT, mother Catherine Phillips 58 NY and sister Gloria Phillips 18 Willimantic. He ex-husband is Cleon Frank Putnam. They were together in 1930 in Jamaica, New York. I’m not sure where Cleon is right now but he was born on March 3, 1897 in Gardner, Massachusetts and will die on July 21, 1962. He is buried in the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmington, New York. New England family.