CONNECTICUT

Census Reports

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UPDATED AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2023

CONNECTICUT 1950 CENSUS

GEORGE A. (ARTHUR) PUTNAM Darien, Fairfield County

He is 36 NY and his wife Ruth Carhart is 42 KS and they have Jeffrey L. 8 NY and Christopher 6 NY. He is a radio broadcaster of sorts. He’s been traveling. He is a son of George W. Putnam and Ida Mae Loder. George the dad was a son of Charles Henry and Emma Putman from Broome County. He was home there in 1900. In 1910, he and Ida were just married and in Broome County. They were in Broome County in 1920. George and Ida were going to get divorced soon. George will be a rumrunner during Prohibition and die in Louisiana in 1959. George is in New Orleans in 1930 with his new wife Gertrude Benz. George was born August 6, 1887 and will die in Baton Rouge May 8, 1959. Ida and the son George Arthur will head to California. By 1930 they are in San Diego and she is married to James F. Gale from Wisconsin. Her widowed father Arthur Loder is there too. George Arthur Putnam was born in Broome County New York January 21, 1914 and will die in Los Angeles County April 8, 1975. He married Ruth Carhart in Virginia June 20, 1940. She was a singer and the voice for Elsie the cow in Borden Milk commercials. George is a radio announcer and actor. Ruth will die out here in Visalia October 9, 1993 at age 86.

GEORGE F. (FREDERICK) PUTNAM Fairfield, Fairfield County

He is 32 MN and his wife Helen Bastier is 25 PA. He is a son of George Rex Putnam and Hanna Hanson. The family was in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1920 and that is where George was born April 27, 1927. Then they were in Seattle, Washington in 1930 and Salt Lake City, Utah in 1940. He will eventually pack it in May 8, 1996 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He is a sales correspondent for a rubber products supply company. New England family that went west. His mom was a Mormon.

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

He is 59 MA and executive of a public utility company. His wife Frenellia Lillian Uhle is 54 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 here in 1930 and 1940. 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.

FRANCIS PUTMAN Greenwich, Fairfield County

He is 46 MN and his wife Clare Fassinger is 30 PA. They have Patricia 16 PA. He is a law professor, probably up at Yale or somewhere nearby. He was a professor of law at a Pennsylvania College in Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County Pennsylvania in 1935 and 1940. The only time I find him is in Minnesota in the 1905 State Census. His full name is Francis Joseph Putman and he was in Duluth, St. Louis County a son of Clement Putman and Agnes Murray and was born October 23, 1903. Worse yet, I can’t figure his dad except he was born in Michigan and his folks were both from Canada. Probably Dutch Putman family out of New York State

WILLIAM B. (BYRNES) PUTMAN Greenwich, Fairfield County

He is my dad and we got indexed as Putnan. Oh well. He is 43 AR, mother Almeda Minerva Sharon is 40 IL and they have me, William Byrnes Jr. 13 IL and my sister Minda Jones Putman 2 CT. Dad is a son of Leigh Reding ‘Dick’ Putman and Helen Theresa ‘Nell’ Byrnes. He was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas December 27, 1907. His folks moved up into Illinois in the summer of 1920 and his dad died there December 28, 1935, and his mom stayed there till all five of her kids graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. and then went back to Arkansas in 1936 or so. My dad Bill graduated Northwestern in 1929 and married my mother there September 28, 1934. My mom Meda also graduated from Northwestern in 1931. Because of the Depression, they waited till dad got a good job as a buyer with Montgomery Wards before they married. I was born here in Evanston April 10, 1937. We moved out to the suburbs in Glenview in a year and then dad got taken into the Army Quartermasters Corps to help buy supplies for the Army instead of for Montgomery Wards. We were in Glenview till the summer of 1944 when dad was sent to the Montgomery Wards office in New York City and we moved to Greenwich, Connecticut. We got to Greenwich in August of ‘44 and rented an apartment till we bought a house in September. First week we were there, the superintendent came and closed all the window shutters. Said a hurricane was coming that night. Never heard of a hurricane so went to bed early. Next morning, peeked out the window and whole trees were down all over the parking lot and yard and everywhere. Seems that was kinda normal for that time of year on the Coast. And it was up through the mid 1950s when Mother Nature cooled off a bit. By 1945 we were here in Riverside, Connecticut (part of Greenwich, Connecticut) and my folks were here till they died, mom in 1989 and dad in 2000.

KATE K. (KETCHEM) PUTNAM New Canaan, Fairfield County

She is 69 NY and widowed. Her divorced daughter Olivia Dorothy Whittaker 40 NY lives with her. She is a piano teacher. Kate Davis Ketchem was married to Charles Calvin Putnam Jr. April 28, 1906 in Brooklyn New York and were there in 1910 through 1930. In 1940 they were in New York Kings County (Manhattan). Charles Junior died in Brooklyn January 28, 1943. Charles Junior was a son of Charles Calvin Putnam and Eliza Sheldon and was born in Brooklyn March 3, 1877. The daughter Olivia married Harold Whittaker in Brooklyn May 17, 1932, not sure when they got divorced.

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

He is 60 NE and is a superintendent for a private estate. His wife Helen Mary Ludwig is 57 WI, and son-in-law Joseph M. Herlihy 42 NY, daughter Virginia Herlihy 34 NJ, and grandson Joseph M. Herlihy 10 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 will die September 18, 1975 at age 82. She died in New Hampshire, but the record is in Connecticut. Maybe she was away on vacation. His son Ray Junior is listed next. New England family.

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

He is 31 CT and his wife Helen Harris is 37 NH. They were just married in Whitefield, Coos County New Hampshire November 10, 1945. He is a son of Raymond Hastings Putnam Sr. and Helen Louise Ludwig who are listed right above. His dad is a son of Elmer E. Putnam and Mary Ludwig from Cook County Illinois. He and his dad and granddad were here in New Canaan in 1920 and 1930 and he and his folks were here in 1940. Ray was born here in New Canaan February 20, 1919 and will die July 22, 1987 in Whitefield, Coos County New Hampshire. Helen was born in Whitefield December 22, 1912 and will die there March 22, 2008.

RUTH N. (NORTHROP) PUTNAM New Canaan, Fairfield County

She is is32 NY and says married, but just has Jon Elmer 17 CT and Dwight Northrop 4 CT. Ruth Northrop is married to Elmer Edward Putnam, son of Raymond Hastings and Helen Ludwig listed above. He was with the New Canaan Police Force when he signed a draft notice in 1941. May be in the military. Not Sure. Elmer was born in East Orange, New Jersey June 26, 1914 and will die September 24, 1997.

EDWARD PUTNAM Newtown, Fairfield County

He is 41 CT and an inmate (patient) at the Fairfield State Mental Hospital. He was with his widowed mother Mary Burke in Greenwich, Fairfield County in 1940. Think she was married to 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. Mary and the kids were there in Greenwich in 1910-1930.

STEPHEN PUTNAM Norwalk, Fairfield County

He is 52 NY and his wife Evelyn Valls is 46 LA and they have Evelyn G. 10 CT. Evelyn’s sister Ruth Valls 22 LA is with them. He is a salesman for DuPont Paints. He is a son of Charles Putnam and Edith C. Doty and was born in Brooklyn, New York City April 15, 1898 and was there with his folks in 1900 and 1920. He was just married to Evelyn in New Orleans in 1930 and then Utica New York in 1940. He was a manager for a paint company and she was a decorator for the same company. Obviously where they met. His folks divorced and his mom is in Hempstead, Long Island, New York and his dad in Norwalk, Connecticut. Steve came later and he will die in Norwalk February 6, 1965. Interesting, Suzy and I lived in the Rowayton section of Norwalk in 1965 as well. Never met the guy though. J Evelyn is a daughter of Frank Anthony Valls and Grace Ethel Maxent and was born in New Orleans June 12, 1904 and will die in Wilton, Connecticut (next door to Norwalk) April 14, 1992. Stephen’s dad Charles was a son of Samuel Putnam (#3000) and Elizabeth McLean. He was born in New York City. Family was from Massachusetts earlier.

DOROTHY H. (HAZEL) PUTNAM Bristol, Hartford County

She is 40 VT and divorced. She has Madelyn M. Minor 18 NH and Richard J. Minor 16 NH from a prior marriage to Cecil Minor and a granddaughter Brenda L. Minor born in June in CT. Her dad Olan J. Faunce 78 VT is with her. She married Richard James Putnam, son of Benjamin Putnam and Bertha Robbins June 25, 1935 and that ended in divorce.

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

He is 42 CT and his wife Sarah Cherrilla Hubbard is 41 CT and they have Cherrilla Chamberlin 19 CT and Elizabeth J. 17 CT. They both work for an electric appliance company. He is a son of Herbert Elmer Putnam and Mary Louise Cook from Hartford. Herbert was born October 20, 1907 and will die in Westbrook in August 1974. Sarah Hubbard was born on November 13, 1909 and will die in 1973 in Glastonbury, Connecticut. They were married October 19, 1929 in Hartford.

EDITH PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

She is 85 CT and now widowed. Edith Bunnell was here married to George K. Putnam, a son of Giles Putnam and Mary Ann Burnham from here. They were here in 1930 and 1940. George was born in 1871 and died here in 1947. Edith will die in Glastonbury, Connecticut on January 12, 1961 at age 96.

ELSIE PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

She is 31. Strange, only one on page and can’t find here in 1940. Think an error.

RICHARD C. (CARLTON) PUTNAM East Hartford, Hartford County

He is 38 MA and his wife Vera Eldridge 47 MA and they have Vera P. 9 CT and Thelma Jane 6 CT. He is son of Rufus Edwin Putnam and Edith Florence Porter. He was home with them in 1930 in Springfield, Massachusetts and then was in Stamford, Fairfield County Connecticut in 1940. 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.

CLAIR A. (ARNOLD) PUTNAM Farmington, Hartford County

He is 45 NY and a paving contractor. He now has a wife Dorothy Factor 34 CT and they have Cynthia 9 CT and Robert 4 CT. He is a son of Thomas Jefferson Putnam and Dora E. Eells. New England family. He was at home with them in Chesterfield, Essex County New York in 1910, Peru, Clinton County New York in 1920, Keeseville, Essex County in 1930, and still single in Hartford with his young brother Donald Putnam in the 1940 census. He obviously married Dorothy in 1940-1941. Clair was born in Peru, New York May 6, 1904 and will die here in Farmington June 29, 1956. Dorothy will then marry Arthur Wice in West Hartford November 19, 1961. She will die there December 1, 1963.

REGINALD T. (TITUS) PUTNAM Glastonbury, Hartford County

He is 46 CT and is a chemist for United Aircraft. His wife Sarah Beakey is 40 CT and they have Anne Catherine 11 CT and Marcia Lee 10 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 in Hartford August 25, 1937 while they were at Connecticut State College. She was born November 13, 1909 and 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.

FLOYD H. (HOULTON) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 44 ME and a boiler fireman in an office building. His wife Evelyn G. Knapp is 36 ME and they have Constance M. 15 ME, Walter K. 13 ME and Joseph P. 2 CT. They were married in Maine September 21, 1935. Constance will marry Richard Roden here in Hartford January 31, 1953. Floyd is a son of Walter K. Putnam and Almeda Hussey from Houlton, Aroostook County Maine. He was born there April 17, 1905. He first married Dorothy McAubrey June 2, 1928. They got divorced and he married Evelyn G. Knapp in Houlton on September 21, 1935. Evelyn was born in Maine June 4, 1912 and will die in Manchester, Connecticut June 6, 1993. Floyd will die in Manchester, Hartford County Connecticut April 9, 1984. His first wife Dorothy and daughter Janet are in South Portland with her folks in 1940. She probably couldn’t stand living up there, a couple of hundred miles north of Canada itself.

JOHN J. (JAMES) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 49 CT and he is still an assembler in a typewriter factory. His wife Veronica E. Brayson is 46 ME and they have Lynwood John 25 CT. They were both in Hartford in 1940, but living separately. Got back together which is good. 1930 was first time I see him. He was in Hartford and he lists both parents as coming from Germany and their name was Utman. He will die here January 27, 1979. Veronica will die here in Hartford November 11, 1984 at age 81. Linwood will be with his grandparents, his mom’s folks, in Maine in 1940, and is back here now.

LYONEL H. (HUTCHINSON) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 49 CT and a stockbroker. His wife Julia Tyler Doolittle is 45 NY and they have William H. 21 MA, Douglas T. 18 CT, and Harriet D. 17 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.

MATTIE PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

She is 59 GA a Negro/Black and widowed.

RONALD F. (FOSTER) PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

He is 51 OK and his wife Evelyn G. Looney is 44 CT. Evelyn was born in Manchester, Hartford County February 13, 1906 and will die here in Hartford August 27, 1992. Can’t figure Ronald. Think Oklahoma as a birthplace wasn’t right. Other records show a Ronald Foster Putnam born in Springfield, Massachusetts but had a wife Eva Lena Stone. Maybe a Mormon with a couple of wives.

ROSALIND PUTNAM Hartford, Hartford County

She is 44 CT a Negro/Black and single. She has a son Hubert 10 CT with her. She is a social worker for the Community Chest.

CATHERINE E. (ELLEN) PUTNAM Manchester, Hartford County

She is 43 CT and is single still and a school teacher. She has Doris Kilbe 41 ME and also a school teacher living with her. She is a daughter of Joseph H. Putnam and Kate Taylor and was at home in Greenfield, Franklin County Massachusetts in 1920. Her dad is a son of Henry Wellington and Abbie Putnam from Sutton, Worcester County. He was at home there in 1880, and in Litchfield, Connecticut in 1900 and 1910. Catherine was then here in 1940 teaching. She was born in Litchfield Connecticut September 6, 1906 and will die here in Manchester July 17, 1992.

GEORGE L. (LEWIS) PUTNAM Manchester, Hartford County

He is 33 NH and his wife Shirley E. Hamilton is 32 MA and they have Bruce G. 7 CT and Gail P. 6 CT. George is a son of Leslie Hiram Putnam and Mary Florence George. George was born November 24, 1916 in Goffstown, New Hampshire and will die in Manchester October 3, 1963. Shirley was born September 22, 1917 in Worcester, Massachusetts and will die March 16, 2013 in Worcester County. Shirley will later marry Arthur Truesdale. George’s brother Leslie Warren Putnam is in Willimantic, Connecticut now. This is the other Branch of the family originally from Yorkshire, England.

FREDERICK L. (LESLIE) PUTNAM Newington, Hartford County

He is 53 NY and is a machine operator for the Royal typewriter company. His wife Margery Hodgkinson is 51 ENG and their kids are off now. They were in 1930 and 1940. He should 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 in Peru, Clinton County April 1, 1897 and will die in Newington December 23, 1971. Too bad he missed his Christmas presents. Margery was born January 18, 1899 and will die in Newington in November 1969.

ROBERT P. PUTNAM Newington, Hartford County

He is 53 CT an insurance salesman and his wife is 49 NY. Can’t find them on this earth before. Gotta be non-Putnams. Think the middle initial stands for ‘Pretending to be’. Good Luck.

ELMORE K. (KENDALL) PUTNAM Rocky Hill, Hartford County

He is 41 NH and his wife Irene Sizeland Cook is 34 ME and they have Kendal C. 2 ME. Elmore is a public-school teacher. He is a son of Earl McIntire Putnam and Catherine Kendall from Claremont, Sullivan County New Hampshire. He was born there January 27, 1909, and was there through the 1930 census. He was in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1935 probably in school or teaching. He was a school teacher in Waterville Kennebeck County Maine in 1940. He married Irene S. Cook there December 28, 1941. She is a daughter of Casper Cook and Florence Sizeland and was born in Lewiston, Maine October 21, 1915 and will die in Portland July 1, 2004. Elmore will die in Oxford, Maine November 5, 1995.

ANN T. PUTNAM West Hartford, Hartford County

She is 49 MA and divorced She has a daughter Emily 17 MA and they are living with her brother Francis W. Perkins 46 MA and his family. Beats me, can’t find anywhere in 1940. May not be a Putnam.

FREDERICK E. (ENNIS) PUTNAM West Hartford, Hartford County

He is 29 CT and his wife Elsie Gertrude Aninger is 32 CT and they have Frederick E. 7 CT, Susan E. 5 CT and Patricia A. 4 CT. They live with her folks Frank and Gertrude Aninger. In 1930 he is 9 years old and with his grandparents Frederick Julius Putnam and Suzanne Boiselle in New Haven. His dad Julius N. Putnam died June 19, 1925 and was a son of Fred Suzanne. No clues as to his mom. Fred was born September 23, 1920 and will die in New York September 19, 1967.

ARCHIE L. (LAWRENCE) PUTNAM Wethersfield, Hartford County

He is 60 ME ME ME and is a metal worker. His wife Bernadine Ellingwood is 57 NH. Their daughter Leona 39 NH is now married to G. Henry Urban 44 CT. They were married September 4, 1909, and in Coos County, New Hampshire in 1910 and 1920. He is a son of Albert Dana 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 in Portland, Maine. Archie was born June 16, 1889 in Rumford, Maine, and will die in January 1974 in Springfield, Hampden County Massachusetts.

ROBERT W. (WHITNEY) PUTNAM Wethersfield, Hartford County

He is 51 NH and lodging. Says he is married and was in Newton, Massachusetts prior to this. Can’t find in 1940 but he was in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1930 again by himself but says married. He married Frederica Lillian Klissit in the Bronx, New York City January 27, 1923 but she wasn’t around in 1930 with him. Then there is a record that he will have a son, Richard Graham Putnam, on June 25, 1932. The birth certificate states his mother was Harriet E. Souzor. I guess that is who Robert is married to now. He is a son of Fred Brooks Putman and Elizabeth Croaker and was born in Antrim, New Hampshire March19, 1899 in Hillsborough County New Hampshire They were there in 1900 and then the family was back in Massachusetts in 1910 and probably 1920. His dad was from Leominster originally. Robert was selling cars in 1930 and is selling dog food now. His birth record says he was born in Uxbridge, Worcester County Massachusetts March 19, 1899.

SAMUEL J. (JOHN) PUTNAM Wethersfield, Hartford County

He is 57 CT. He is an insurance salesman in one of the many insurance companies in Hartford. His wife Helen Stearns is 53 CT and they have Lee 23 CT, Donald 18 CT and Joan 18 CT. Her widowed mother Nancy J. Stearns 73 CT is still with them. Samuel John is a son of Frank Lee Putnam and Alma C. Spencer from Windsor, Hartford County. They were here in 1930 and 1940. Sam was born on November 21, 1892 in Hartford and will die in Rocky Hill, Connecticut on January 9, 1958. Helen was born on February 11, 1897 and will die on July 22, 1981 in Hartford.

GRACE PUTNAM Windsor, Hartford County

She is 44 CT and divorced. She was here with a couple of kids and had her folks Edward and Catherine Phillips with her in 1940. Kids are gone but her folks Edward Phillips78 CT and Catherine Eckert 68 NY. She married Cleon Frank Putnam August 20, 1924. They were together in 1930 in Jamaica, New York. I’m not sure where Cleon is 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. Grace was born in Columbia, Connecticut December 27, 1905, and will marry Merrill Fenn and die in Portland, Maine November 19, 1990.

MARGARET PUTNAM Litchfield, Litchfield County

She is 61 NY and widowed. I think she is Margaret Faber who was married to Brock Putnam in Georgia in 1920 at age 32 NY and he was from New York as well. She was born May 6, 1888 in New York and will die in Litchfield December 22, 1977. Brock was a son of Irving Putnam and Emma Louise Brock from Manhattan, New York City. Irving goes back to George Palmer Putnam and Victoria Haven the publisher.

OLIVER M. & LAWRENCE PUTNAM Litchfield, Litchfield County

Oliver is 15 MA and Lawrence listed a sister in 1940 and 1950 is 14 MA. They are listed stepson and stepdaughter of Roger Thayer Twitchell 55 MA and his mother Anne L. Twitchell 46 Samoa. 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 married 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 will die here in Litchfield on February 17, 1956. Lucy Balch was born on January 12, 1898 and died in 1988. Then, this Oliver will marry Marinette Wise here August 27, 1955.

FREDERICK PUTNAM Washington, Litchfield County

He is 35 ENG and his wife Frances Isabel Arnold is 31 NY and they have David 4 CT and Douglas 2 CT. Her widowed mother Mildred C. Arnold 61 NY is living with them. Fred was naturalized April 30, 1940 and was single in Waterbury, New Haven County in 1940. Frederick Derek Putnam was born January 8, 1915 in London England and his dad was Kenneth Owens Parsons. He married Frances here in Washington June 28, 1941. He will die in West Palm Beach, Florida August 8, 2006. Frances was born in Scarsdale, New York April 1, 1919 and will die September 16, 2001 in West Palm Beach too.

ALLAN C. (CHARLES) PUTNAM Cromwell, Middlesex County

He is 38 CT and still working as a florist. His wife Dorothy Ione Walsh is 47 MA and they have Robert Walsh Putnam 12 CT. Also here are Arthur L Griswold 72 CT and Alice C. Griswold 75 VT listed as father-in-law and mother-in-law. Strange as Dorothy’s folks were Harry C. Walsh and Alice C. Silloway. His mom is a Griswold so probably her folks. Allan is a son of Charles Seldon Putnam and Effie M. Griswold listed next. They were all here in 1940.

CHARLES S. (SELDON) PUTNAM Cromwell, Middlesex County

He is 75 CT and works in a greenhouse. His wife is Effie M. Griswold 70 CT. He is Silas and Matilda Putnam’s son from Vernon, Tolland County. In 1910 he was single in New Britain. He was here in 1920, 1930 and 1940. 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. Their son Allan is still hanging around, they were all here in 1940.

GEORGE B. (BERTRAM) PUTMAN Middletown, Middlesex County

He is 42 CT and he is still an attendant at the state hospital as he was in 1940. His wife is Edith K. Abram 40 CT and they have Edith 12 CT. They were here in 1940. He is the son of Charles E. Putnam and Harriet Schrader from Meriden, Connecticut. Dutch family out of New York State. He was born May 23, 1906 and will die in March 1977. Edith was born February 3, 1909 and will die in Meriden, New Haven County January 17, 1995.

HAROLD PUTNAM  Middletown, Middlesex County

He is 45 NY, his wife Emma Tymesen 52 NY and they have Jane 17 NY and Eleanor 15 NY. He is assistant manager at a furniture store. He is a son of Peter Putman and Margaret Lyons from Johnstown, Fulton County. He was home there in 1910 and 1920. In 1930 he was in Niskayuna, Schenectady County single and living with his uncle and aunt Leroy and Elizabeth Gesslor. They were married there in 1935 and in Schenectady in 1940. He died out in Michigan in August 1972. New York Dutch family from Montgomery County then Fulton County.

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

He is 65 NH farmer, Edna Viola Walden 52 CT. They have a foster son James Robert Perrish 12 CT. He is Benjamin Henry Putnam born in Keene on April 27, 1884 and died April 1, 1979 in Lyme, New London County. His wife is Edna Viola Walden and she was born August 7, 1897 and died October 19, 1969 in Middletown. She was previously married to Earl Warren Brown. Ben and Edna were here in 1930 and 1940. Ben was married to Irma Miller in Lyme, New London County Connecticut in 1920. His last residence was as U. S. Consulate in Canada and then he was returned to Connecticut and buried in Guilford. Not sure who his folks were or how they came on with the name Putnam.

PERLEY PUTNAM Meriden, New Haven County

He is 44 VT shipping clerk, Hazel Branwood 41 RI, and Perley 18 CT. They were in Hartford in 1935 and here in 1940. He is the son of John Charles Putnam and Cordelia Catman from Rutland, Vermont. They were married here in 1928. 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.

STEPHEN G. (GILMAN) PUTNAM Meriden, New Haven County

He is 28 NH and his wife Doris Evelyine Rundstrom is 30 ME and they have Pauline G. 6 CT. Doris’ sister Lois Runstrom 24 ME is with them. He is a silversmith at a silverware factory. He is a son of Frank Gilman Putnam and Charlotte Moses from Dublin, Cheshire County New Hampshire. He was there with his folks in 1930 and with his widowed mom in 1940. His dad died up there May 10, 1938. His mom will die here in Meriden on December 2, 1951. His dad was a son of Levi Gilman Putnam and Abigail Louisa Colby and was born in Francistown, New Hampshire May 29, 1872. Then, young Stephen was born in Dublin February 17, 1922 and will die here in Meriden March 17, 1998. He and Doris were married in Dublin November 6, 1943. Doris was born in Mapleton, Aroostook County Maine July 23, 1918 and she will pack it in November 12, 2005 also here in Meriden.

WALLACE PUTNAM Meriden, New Haven County

He is 15 NH and living now with his mother Charlotte Moses 52 NY who has remarried to George Miller 59 NY. Charlotte was married to Frank Gilman Putnam. She was widowed in Dublin, Cheshire County New Hampshire in 1940 and his mom was there ever since they were married in 1919 until he died there May 10, 1938. Frank was a son of Levi Gilman Putnam and Abigail Louisa Colby and was born in Francistown, New Hampshire May 29, 1872. This was a second marriage for both. He was married Ella (Martin) Richardson October 24, 1908. She died in Francistown February 17, 1916. He married Charlotte in East Jaffrey December 23, 1919. Charlotte is a daughter of Stephen Joseph Moses and Rose Anna Tetreault and was born in Malone, New York January 30, 1898. She married Arthur Johnson in Weston, Vermont November 1, 1912. She will die in Meriden, Connecticut December 2, 1951. Then … Wallace was born May 26, 1934 and will die here in Meriden November 18, 2012. He will marry Jeannette Gniewek right here on June 6 1953. Jean was born here in Meriden March 30, 1935 and will die August 23, 2012 in Berlin, Hartford County Connecticut.

EVELYN M. (MAE) PUTNAM Milford, New Haven County

She is 58 NY and widowed since the 1930 census. Her married daughter Janet 29 CT and husband William Evans 31 CT and son William Jr. 3 CT are with her. Evelyn Dollinger was married to George Wheeler Putnam. They were in West Haven in 1920. George was a son of William and Esther Putnam from Orange. Evelyn was born in New York City 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.

PETER PUTNAM New Haven, New Haven County

He is 22 OH and a student in the Yale Law School. Can’t find in Ohio Ever. Gotta be a recording error. Ancestry couldn’t find him anywhere either. Maybe age is wrong.

LILLIAN PUTNAM Southbury, New Haven County

She is 47 CT and single. She is listed as an inmate at the Southbury Training School. She was at a State Training School in Mansfield, Tolland County in 1930. She was here in 1940, and the place was called a School for the Feeble Minded. She says her dad was born in Italy and mom in Ireland in 1930, 1940 and 1950. No clue as to who they were though.

ELIZABETH PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven County

She is 88 MA and widowed. She looks like the widow of Cornelius Putnam. They were in Litchfield in 1910. She was widowed here in 1920 till now.

GEORGE R. (RAYMOND) PUTNAM Waterbury, New Haven County

He is 49 CT and married to Ella 43 NY and his widowed mom Ruth 77 CT is with them. He is a son of George Alvah Putnam and Ruth Ann Laine from Columbia County New York and Berkshire County Massachusetts before that. He and Ella were with his folks in Waterbury in 1930 and then with his widowed mother in 1940. Ruth will die here on May 2, 1957. George was born February 25, 1901 in Waterbury, Connecticut and will die in Waterbury January 23, 1964. Ella will marry Waite Ahern in Waterbury June 18, 1965.

JOHN W. (WARREN) PUTNAM Wolcott, New Haven County

He is 37 ME and his wife Reta Helen Rogers is 29 ME and they have Irma J. 12 ME, John J. 10 ME, Charlie R. 5 CT and Penelope A. 2 CT. Her brother Philip Rogers 34 ME is lodging with them. He is a truck mechanic. They were in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County Maine in 1940. He is a son of Aziel Putnam and Alena Patee from there. He was born there August 3, 1912 and will die in Orange County Florida July 5, 1982. He married Reta Rogers in Fort Fairfield on January 9, 1937. Reta was born in Fort Fairfield, Maine September 3, 1920 and she will die in Rutland, Vermont May 11, 2015. She will be buried in Florida with John. They were married in Fort Fairfield January 9, 1937.

JACK C. PUTMAN U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, New London County

He is 19 hiding in a Quonset Hut at the Base and won’t tell anyone where he is from.

WILLIAM M. PUTNAM U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, New London County

He is 20 and like all the other military government folks, he was born on the planet Jupiter or Pluto. Have fun with him.

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

He is 55 CT and now married to Elizabeth Warner Huey 37 CT and they have Robert R. 6 CT and Glenn H. 5 CT. Russell is a son of George Nelson Putnam and Anna Belle Borden, 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 later married Elizabeth Huey. She is buried with Russ in Joshuatown Cemetery. According to that record, she was born in 1912 and died in 2007.

BARBARA PUTNAM Norwich, New London County

She is 25 CT and in the State Hospital for the Insane. Looks like the Barbara Jean Putnam, the daughter of Fred Leslie Putnam in Newington Hartford County. Age should be 23 not 25 and she was the only Barbara in Connecticut in 1940. She’s not there now.

RUSSELL PUTNAM Norwich, New London County

He is 67 RI and his new wife Mabel Elizabeth Baker is 52 CT. They have Lewis Henry Bennett 28 CT and his wife Florence 32 ENG and their son James born in September 1949 from Mabel’s prior marriage to Henry Bennett. Russell was in Woonsocket, Rhode Island in 1940. He is the son of Charles Edwin and Ruth Putnam from there. He was born October 5, 1882. His first wife Mary Jane Deacon was in a nursing or rest home in Providence and died there May 31, 1940.

LANSING C. (CROWELL) PUTMAN Waterford, New London County

He is 37 CT and his wife Genevieve Reynolds is 36 CT and they have Guy James 10 CT and Nancy M. 5 CT. He is a son of Guy Vedder Putman and Nellie May Crowell from Waterford. He is a draftsman for the U.S. Sub base here. Guy 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. His grandparents were George Fisher Putman and Sarah Vedder from Tribes Hill, NY. Dutch family from New York. They are in Waterford in 1930 and 1940. Lansing was born in New London August 22, 1912 and was there in 1920. He will die in nearby Groton August 15, 1997. Genevieve was born in Windom County Connecticut March 16, 1914 and will die in New London June 30, 1993. His widowed mom is listed right below.

NANCY M. (MAE) PUTMAN Waterford, New London County

She is 59 CT and widowed. Nancy Crowell or Cromwell was married to Guy Vedder Putman here forever. He was 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. He died January 10, 1948. Nellie was born December 9, 1889, will die here in Waterford July 6, 1977 at age 87. Dutch family from New York.

ALMA PUTNAM Mansfield, Tolland County

She is 77 CT and widowed. Anna Spencer was married to Frank Lee Putnam. They were in Bloomfield, Hartford County in 1920 and 1930. Alma was widowed and with her brother in Bloomfield, Hartford County in 1940. Alma will die in Willington, Tolland County January 23, 1965 at age 92.

PAUL L. PUTNAM Mansfield, Tolland County

He is 50 CT and a professor of Agricultural Economics at the state university. His new wife Vivian Ethel Anderson is only 30 IL and they have Lynn 1 CT. He was married to Elizabeth Beverage Hamilton from Scotland. Elizabeth was born on April 17, 1901 and died in Hartford on July 6, 1944. He married Vivian July 19, 1947 in Storrs, Connecticut. He is a son of Frank Lee Putnam and Alma C. Spencer from Windsor and then Bloomfield. Paul was born on May 24, 1899 and will die in Boston on November 8, 1964. Vivian was born in Storrs February 2,1919 and will die in Storrs April 3, 2013. Storrs is where the University of Connecticut is.

FORD L. (LESLIE) PUTNAM II Putnam, Windham Connecticut

He is 30 MA and his wife Marjorie Gertrude Kilbourn is 26 CT and they have the start of a field hockey team with Ford III 9 MA, Margie 7 MA, Lynda 6 MA, Cheryl 5 CT, Marilyn 3 CT, Robert 1 & 11 almost 2 CT and Ralph JAN 1950 CT. He is a son of Ford Leslie Senior and May Keith from Sutton, Worcester County Massachusetts. His dad is a son of Peter Holland Jr. and Harriet Putnam from Sutton. Junior was born in Worcester City March 4, 1920 and will die here in Putnam June 9, 1978. Margie was born September 6, 1923 and will die here in Putnam March 28, 2000.

WILMER C. (CARLTON) PUTNAM Putnam, Windham Connecticut

He is 29 RI and his wife Edith G. Bennett is 41 CT. He is a son of Russell R. Putnam and Mary Jane Deacon and is from

Burrillville, Rhode Island. His dad is a son of Charles Edwin and Ruth Putnam from there. He was at home there in 1930, and then with his brother Kenneth in Providence, Rhode Island in 1940 and now here. Wilmer was born in Providence County October 2, 1920 and will die here in Putnam August 17, 1987. Edith was born in Plainfield Connecticut September 16, 1907 and will die in Putnam July 30, 1986. They were married in 1941.

FLORENCE PUTNAM Thompson, Windham Connecticut

She is 68 CT and single. Best guess is she is the daughter of Alfred Putnam from England. She was with her widowed mom Maria in Brooklyn in 1920 and then with her in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1930 and probably 1940. Best I can do and Ancestry can’t do any better.

EDWIN L. (LEWIS) PUTNAM Willimantic, Windham County

He is 61 NH and his wife Pearl Martha Eliza Powers is 65 CAN. His is an airplane engine factory operator. He is a son of Lewis Hiram Putnam and Vina McLaughlin from Hookset New Hampshire. He was born in Manchester, Hillsborough County New Hampshire August 1, 1888. He married Pearl in Manchester December 21, 1910. Pearl was born in Canada and came to America in 1905. They were there in 1900 and in Dunbarton New Hampshire in 1910, then Worcester, Massachusetts from 1920 till 1940. He will die in June 1965. His dad was originally from Hubbardston, Worcester County. They are part of the other, Yorkshire England branch of the family.

LESLIE W. (WARREN) PUTNAM Willimantic, Windham County

He is 30 MA and is a lathe operator in an Aircraft Manufacturing facility. Hs wife Shirley Knapp is 27 MA and they have Charlotte R. 5 CT. Les is a son of Leslie Hiram Putnam and was with his widowed dad in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1940. Leslie Sr. was married to Mary Florence George. Mary was born June 24, 1887 and died here in the mid 1930s. Leslie is a son of Lewis Hiram Putnam and Lavina Eldora McLaughlin from Hookset, New Hampshire. He was born there August 29, 1881, and was at home there in 1900 and he was married in Goffstown, Hillsborough County in 1910 and Worcester in 1920 and 1930. He will die here in Worcester April 15, 1977. This is the other Branch of the family originally from Yorkshire, England. Leslie Warren Putnam was born in Worcester January 14, 1920 and will die in July 1981. He married Shirley in Worcester in 1942. She was born in 1922 and will die in1996 back in Worcester.