MAINE
Census Reports
1900 - 1920
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UPDATED AS OF MARCH 10, 2023
MAINE 1900 CENSUS
IRA
N. (NELSON) PUTMAN Auburn, Androscoggin
County
He is 54 ME Feb 1846 and is living with his wife
Abbie A. Baird 54 ME Dec 1845. They were in Mason, Oxford County before. He was
born there, a son of Hiram Putnam and Clarissa Farnum. He will be across the
river in Lewiston by 1910.
CHARLES
E. (ELIAS) PUTNAM East Livermore,
Androscoggin County
He is 34 ME Mar 1866 and is enumerated with his
father-in-law John E. Nash. However, his wife wasn't listed here. He is widowed
here in 1910. He is a son of Houghton H. Putnam, who is also here.
HOUGHTON
H. PUTNAM East Livermore, Androscoggin
County
He is 58 ME May 1842 and is living with his wife
Annie J. Clark 38 ME May 1862. Charles and Hannah's son has been here almost
forever (he was in Knox County in 1870), and will be here still in 1920. Now,
as to the wife Annie. In 1865 he married Clarissa Ann Lochlin and she was with
him in 1870, but only 5 years younger than he was. This Annie is 20 years his
junior and will be with him here in 1910 and 1920. They were married here June
3, 1896.
JOHN PUTNAM
East Livermore, Androscoggin County
He is 30 ME ME ME born September 1869. He is a farm
laborer and boarding with Jonathan and Jennie Pike. I can’t find him in 1880,
but he will be in Franklin County in 1900 through 1930.
GEORGE
W. PUTMAN Lewiston, Androscoggin County
He is 65 MA Aug 1834 and is enumerated with William
R. Fair as a boarder
JOHN
FARNUM PUTNAM Lewiston, Androscoggin
County
He is 66 ME Jun 1833. Hiram and Clarissa' s son. He
is living with his second wife A. Myra Bickford 61 ME Apr 1839, sons H. William
30 ME Dec 1869, A. Clinton 26 ME Feb 1874, and daughter Vivian 19 ME Oct 1880.
They are in Boston in 1910 with Vivian who is just married.
MARY
ANN PUTMAN Lewiston, Androscoggin County
She is 57 NH Feb 1843 and is Mary Ann Ross, the
widow of Alonzo Edwin Putman of Rumford and then here n Lewiston. She is enumerated with her nephew Samuel M.
Paul. She is here in 1910 too, but the whole bunch has moved to Auburn.
WILLIAM
P. (PERLEY) PUTNAN Lewiston,
Androscoggin County
He is 63 ME May 1837. He is living with his new
wife Sevella Rice 61 ME Oct 1838. He is a son of Hiram Putnam and Clarissa
Farnum of Rumford, Oxford County. He was born there May 14, 1835. He is a
stable keeper. He was married for a long time to Clarissa Ann Oliver who has
recently died. He and Sevella were married November 30, 1898 and there were two
records. One for Sevella B. Rice and one Sevella B. Coffin. I guess Coffin was
her maiden name. They will be here in 1910.
ALBERT
D. PUTNAM East Livermore, Androscoggin
County
He is 35 ME ME ME Aug 1864 and is enumerated with
Eva W. Haskell as a lodger. He is a carpenter and says he has been married 12
years. This looks like a dual listing for Francis and Eunice Putnamճ son Albert
in Oxford County. Both same age and carpenters.
AZIEL
W. (WALDEN) PUTNAM Fort Fairfield,
Aroostook County
He is 63 ME Feb 1837 and is living with his wife
Caroline Nadeau 42 ME Jan 1858, children Mattie 20 ME Apr 1880, Aziel 17 ME Nov
1882, Lucia A. 14 ME Jun 1885, Ira (Ira Abercrombie) 10 ME Jul 1889, Sarah 8 ME
Dec 1891 and Stanford 6 ME Feb 1894. He is a son of Joshua Putnam and Lucia
Clark of Houlton. He has been here in Fort Fairfield since the 1870s. He will
be widowed here in 1910, and only the kids will be here in 1920.
BLACKHAWK
PUTNAM Cary Plantation, Aroostook County
He is 39 ME Feb 1861, son of Varney and Mary
Elizabeth (Cone) Putnam of Amity, ME. He is living with his wife Orrie E.
Seamans 32 ME Jun 1867, son Bertram (Varney Bertram) 7 ME Oct 1892 and his
mother Mary Elizabeth 68 ME May 1832.
DEAN
B. (BLANCHARD) PUTNAM Cary Plantation,
Aroostook County
He is 45 ME Apr 1855, son of Varney and Mary
Elizabeth (Cone) Putnam. He is living with his wife Minnie Pollard 34 ME May
1866, children Hazel L. 11 ME Jun 1888, Ransom 9 ME Nov 1890, Myra 4 ME Jul
1895 and Dean 1 ME Jun 1898.
ALBERT
TEMPLE PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 47 ME Nov 1852, son of Lysander and Ruth
(Libby) Putnam. He is living with his
wife Cordelia W. Putnam (daughter of Otis Putnam and Temperance Cone) 42 ME Jan
1858, Fred L. (Lysander) 19 ME Nov 1880, Arthur O. 18 ME Apr 1882, Emma R. 16
ME Jun 1884, Aaron A. 13 ME Jul 1886, Beatrice 4 ME Mar 1896 and a servant
Grace Todd 22 ME Apr 1878. He was born here November 8, 1852 and will die here
May 17, 1937. They are here in 1910. Cordelia was born in Cary January 1, 1858
and will die here in Houlton September 15, 1915. The son Fred Lysander was born
November 18, 1880 and will soon marry Molly Pierce. He will be here till he
dies September 12. 1974.
ALVAREZ
PUTMAN Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 70 ME, March 1830, Lydia Clapp Hamm his wife
is 71 ME April 1829. They are
enumerated
with Vernon Ross as boarders. I guess Vernon married one of their daughters. He
is a son of Amos and Christina (Wormwood) Putman from here and has been here
all his life. He was born October 23, 1829 and will die here on June 30,
1914.He and Lydia are here in 1910 both in their 80s.
AMOS
PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 36 ME Jun 1863 and is living with his wife
Cora Margaret Carpenter 27 ME Jun 1872, children Frank H. 8 ME Mar 1892, Ervin
E. (Earl) 6 ME Jul 1894, Margaret L. 4 ME Oct 1896, Harriet C. 2 ME Mar 1898,
Ruth L. 5/12 ME Jan 1900 and his mother Sarah Bradbury Putnam 79 ME Aug 1821.
He is a son of Levy Houlton Putnam and Sarah Bradbury, and was born here in
Houlton June 16, 1863 and will die here May 25, 1936. Cora is a daughter of
Frank Carpenter and Elvira Green. She was born here in Houlton June 14, 1872
and will die here January 30, 1964. Ervin Earl was born July 6, 1893, served in
WWI and will die in Newark, Licking County Ohio March 10, 1988. He is buried
back here in Houlton. The son Frank Houlton was born March 29, 1892. He will
marry Marjorie Weldon and die here in Houlton January 29, 1930. His dad Levi
died here in 1890. The mom Sarah Bradbury will die here soon in 1901.
BEECHER
PUTNAM NR, Aroostook County
He
is 33 ME May 1867, son of Lyman and Martha Ann (Packard) Putnam. His mother Martha Ann is 63 ME Jan 1837 and
is living with him. Lyman Orlando Putnam was a son of Amos Putnam and
Christiana Wormwood. He was born here on April 20, 1834 and will died here January 22, 1872. Martha is a daughter of Thomas
Painter Packard and Lucretia Green. She was born in January 1837 and will die
here January 2, 1901.
BLACKHAWK
PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 62 ME Apr 1838. He is a son of John Varnum
Putnam and Elizabeth Jenkins, and was born here in Houlton. He is living with
his wife Jerusha A. Snell 57 ME May 1843, granddaughter Marion E. Robinson 12
ME Jun 1887, and a servant Georgianna Stevenson 19 ME Sep 1880. He was born
here April 28, 1838 and will die here May 17, 1909. Jerusa was born May 5, 1843
and will die shortly on January 26, 1903.
DANIEL
E. PUTNAM NR, Aroostook County
He is 32 VT Mar 1868, his wife Mary Purrington is
34 ME Feb 1866. They are enumerated with Frank A. Nevers as a boarders. He is a son of Joel Babbit and Harriet Putnam. He
was at home with them in Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont in 1880. They were
just married January 4, 1899. He and Mary will be in Farmington, Connecticut in
1910. Mary will be widowed in Hartford in 1920 and 1930.
HARRY
L. (LYMAN) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook
County
He is be 36 ME May 1864, Gertrude Mary Bass his
wife 36 CT Feb 1864. They have Donald 6 ME and Lyman just born Jan 1900. He is
a son of Lyman Putnam and Martha Packard of Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine.
He was a school principal in Deep River, Connecticut, and married Gertrude (a
teacher) there May 14, 1891. They then returned to Houlton, where he is a
physician. They will be in Florida in 1920, probably retired. He will die in
Ashville, North Carolina July 27, 1934 and Gertrude is still alive at the time.
JENNIE
D. PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
She is 43 ME Jun 1857 and is living with her
daughters Alice Wiggin 16 ME Jul 1883 and Anna M. (Mitchell) 13 ME Sep 1886.
They are living with Marian Donnell, her mother. She is Anna Jane Donnell, the
widow of Frank Lewis Putnam. They were married July 6, 1880 and he died in 1887
in Alhambra, California. Frank was a son of Amos Putnam and Christina Wormwood
of Houlton. Jennie was born in Maine June 15, 1857 and will die here in Houlton
February 17, 1920.
MELLEN
D. PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 49 ME Jul 1850 and the son of Lysander Putnam
and Ruth Fall Libby. He is living with
his second wife Belle Ida Bell 45 CT Feb 1855 and grandson Maurice B. Ingraham
5 ME Jan 1895. Servants are listed as James W. Glendenning 23 CND Apr 1877 and
Carrie Cassidy 28 CND Apr 1872. They were married April 7, 1886. They are here
in 1910, and gone by 1920. Belle pops up in Haverford, Pennsylvania in 1940 at
age 84 living with her son Maurine Ingraham.
SAMUEL
W. PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 52 ME Jul 1847, the son of Amos and Christina
(Wormwood) Putnam. He is enumerated with
John E. Burnham. Don't know where Etta Smith, his wife, is now, but she'll be
back here with him in 1910 and 1920.
THOMAS
P. (PACKARD) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook
County
He is 38 ME Mar 1862, son of Lyman and Martha
(Packard) Putnam. He is living with his
new wife Jennie Stevens 37 NY Jan 1863, her sister Jane E. Stevens 30 CT Mar
1870 and a servant Annie (Canook) Shaw 52 CND Jan 1848. He was born here March
8, 1862, and they will be here through the 1920 census. He will die November
13, 1920. He married Jennie in Deep River Connecticut on January 18, 1899.
Jennie was born January 16, 1863 and will die here February 23, 1924.
WILLARD
H. (HOULTON) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook
County
He is 57 ME Aug 1842, son of Jay Stillman
Putnam. He is living with his wife Mary
L. Ward 52 ME Jul 1847, children Isa J. 27 ME Apr 1873 and Walter K. 22 ME Nov
1877. Willard is a son of Jay Stillman Putnam and his first wife Betsy Broad of
Houlton. Willard was born here August 8, 1842 and will die here March 5, 1916.
Willard married Mary Ward here in Houlton on September 10, 1866. Mary was born
here July 16, 1847 and will die here January 1, 1926. She was a daughter of
James Ward and Mary Louise True. They are here in 1910, and all but Willard are here in 1920.
SAMUEL
M. PUTNAM Presque Isle, Aroostook County
He is 42 ME Jul 1857 and is living with his wife
Vesta Erskine 26 ME Oct 1873, children George W. 7 ME Aug 1892, Mildred M. 4 ME
Jul 1895 and his stepmother Nancy E. 65 ME May 1835. He is a son of George
Washington Putnam and his first wife Eudoxa Mitchell of Searsport. He was home
there in 1870. God only knows why he moved all the way up here in the boonies.
They will be here in 1910 and 1920.
VARNEY
WHEELER PUTNAM Weston, Aroostook County
He is 60 ME Oct 1839, son of Amos and Christina
(Wormwood) Putnam. He is living with his
wife Ophelia Brackett 59 ME Jun 1840, a nephew Varney Brackett 15 ME May 1885
and a grandchild Margery Whitney 2 ME Aug 1897.
ROBERT
PUTNAM NR, Cumberland County
He is 78 MA Mar 1822 and is enumerated with Alonzo
Wood as a servant.
ANN
O. PUTNAM Portland, Cumberland County
She is 35 NS May 1865 and is enumerated with Edward
McDonald as a lodger.
WILLIAM
LEBARON PUTNAM Portland, Cumberland
County
He
is 65 ME May 1835, the son of Israel Putnam.
He is listed as a lawyer and is living with his wife Octavia Robinson 64
ME May 1836. Servants are listed as Mary
O'Donnell 32 ME Feb 1868, Thomas Morgan 48 IRL Dec 1851 and a roomer, Mrs.
Quimby 62 ME May 1838. He is a son of Israel Putnam and Sarah Emery Frost of
Bath, Maine. His daddy was/is mayor of Bath for some eight terms. Bill here
graduated from Bowdoin in 1855 and is getting his act going. He will marry
Octavia Robinson in Augusta in 1866. He will be mayor of Portland from 1869 to
1870, and then a judge on the U. S. Circuit Court here from 1892 to 1917, run
for governor of Maine in 1888, be appointed to various federal sea and fishing
commissions, and almost get us into war with England over fishing rights in
Canada. Heլl be here all his life. He was born in Bath May 26, 1835 and will
die here in Portland February 5, 1918. There were no children. He will be a
Circuit Court Judge here in 1910, and Octavia will be widowed here in 1920.
WILLIAM
F. PUTNAM NR, Hancock County
He is 50 CND Jun 1849 and is living with his wife
Christine P. Lunt 31 ME Jun 1868, her daughter Plooma P. Lunt 10 ME Sep 1889
and his father Alonzo G. (Ganzelo) Putnam 76 ME Mar 1824. William and Christine
were married here November 24, 1898. Alonzo is a son of Amos Putnam and
Christina Wormwood from Aroostook County Maine. Alonzo moved to Canada in 1845
and married Frances Mary Guison in New Brunswick in 1848. They were there in
1851 and back in Piscataquis County Maine by 1860 and here by 1880. Alonzo will
die in Bucksport, Maine in 1909.
HAROLD
A. PUTNAM Augusta, Kennebec County
He is 23 ME Nov 1876, the son of John Farnum Putnam
and Myra Bickford and born in Lewiston. He is enumerated with John B. Lawrence
as a boarder. He will be married in Portland in 1910 and 1920.
CHARLES
L. (LEMUEL) PUTNAM Gardiner, Kennebec
County
He is 57 MA Dec 1842 and is living with his wife
Altara Elizabeth Fairbanks 55 ME Feb 1845. He is a son of Lemuel and Azuba
Putnam. He was born in Leominster, Massachusetts December 6, 1843 before they
came to Maine. He was with them in Franklin County in 1850 and also in 1860. He
was single here in 1870 living with Altara’s folks and then married her
November 17, 1874. They were here married in 1880. Altara is widowed here in
1910.
ABBY
PUTNAM Winslow, Kennebec County
She is 37 ME ME ME Jun 1862 and is enumerated with
Minerva J. Simpson as a boarder. She states she is divorced and works in a
paper mill.
AMANDA
C. PUTNAM Winthrop, Kennebec County
She is 49 ME Dec 1850 and is living with her children
Fannie H. 13 ME Apr 1887, Mary L. 10 ME May 1890, her parents George W. White
86 ME May 1814, Mary A. 83 ME May 1817 and 2 boarders. She is the widow of a
John Putnam. They were married in October 1876. Problem is, who was John?
CHRISTOPHER
C. (COLUMBUS) PUTNAM Winthrop, Kennebec
County
He is 64 ME Aug 1835, son of William Walker and
Elizabeth Putnam. He is living with his wife Sophia M. Thomas 61 ME Sep 1838.
They were here in 1870 and 1880. Chris will be widowed here in 1910 and die in
1914.
FANNY
PUTNAM Clinton, Kennebec County
She is 77 ME Jun 1822 and is the widow of Sumner
Putnam. She is enumerated with William Luce as boarder.
FRANK
PUTNAM Farmingdale, Kennebec County
He is 41 CA Jul 1858 and widowed. He is enumerated
with his father-in-law Joseph E. Atkins. Also there is
his daughter Eleanor P. Putnam 15 ME. He is a son of John Prince Putnam and
Lucy Ann Harris. He was born while the family was in San Francisco in the late
1850s. The family moved up here to Maine in the 1860s. Frank married Carrie
Atkins of Gardiner, Maine in 1883, but she has died. Frank is a physician in
Gardiner. He is here in 1910 with his then married daughter Eleanor.
J.
(JOHN) EDWARD PUTNAM Winthrop, Kennebec
County
He is 35 ME Nov 1864 and is living with his wife
Flora M. Staine 41 ME Nov 1858, sons Henry L. 11 ME Apr 1889, Ralph B. 6 ME Jul
1893. Two boarders, Frank L. Smith 24 NH Sep 1875 and Merton L. Wheeler 22 ME
Jul 1877. He is a son of Christopher and Sophia Putnam from Winthrop. He was at
home with them in 1880. Flora will die here April 13, 1907 and John is widowed
here in 1910 and through 1940.
THOMAS
S. (SETH) PUTNAM Winthrop, Kennebec
County
He is 32 ME Jun 1867 and is living with his wife
Eva Nora French 25 ME Mar 1875. They are
enumerated with her father William H. French, and were married March 1, 1893.
Tom is a son of Christopher Columbus Putnam and Sophia M. Thomas. He was born
March 1, 1867 in Readfield, Maine and will die here in Winthrop April 22, 1906.
Eva was born March 1, 1875 here in Winthrop and will die here later this year
on November 9, 1900.
WILLIAM
P. PUTNAM Waterville, Kennebec County
He is 41 MA Feb 1859 and is living with his wife
Annie B. 34 ME Jun 1865, and son Edward P. 15 ME Jan 1885. They are here in
1910 too. He is a son of Alonzo Edwin Putnam and Mary Ann Ross of Rumford,
Maine.
ANNIE
M. PUTNAM Thomaston, Knox County
She is 64 ME Dec 1835 and is living with her
daughter Flora E. 43 ME Nov 1856. She is Ann Battles, widow of Zenas B. Putnam.
They were last shown in Penobscot County in 1860. They are both here in 1910.
GEORGE
L. (LLEWELLYN) PUTNAM South Thomaston,
Knox County
He is 58 ME Nov 1841 and is living with his wife
Mary Dunning Rowell 60 ME Jul 1839, sons George Clifford 14 ME Oct 1885, Israel
Judson 24 ME May 1876 and daughter Jennie Alice 22 ME Jul 1878. He has pretty
much been here his whole life. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and Eliza Mitchell
of Waldo County, but it was in the part that became Knox County in 1860. He'll
be here till he dies.
LEE
PUTNAM NR, Knox County
He is 22 ME May 1878 and is enumerated with Wallace
Haines as a boarder. He is Ernest Lee Putnam a son of Vaughan Greenleaf Putnam
of Freeman, Maine.
LIZZIE
B. PUTNAM Thomaston, Knox County
Elizabeth Wiley is 31 ME Aug 1868 and has her son
William W. 2 ME Sep 1897 with her. She is divorced. They are enumerated with
her mother Cordelia Willey. They are all still here in 1910. She had married
Harry Winfield Putnam, a son of Zenas Putnam and Annie Battles from Penobscot
County Maine, in 1890. They were divorced and he then married Florence Dennis
in 1904, then Elizabeth Harriet Gray in 1904 and then Ethel Crocker in 1912. He
and Ethel will be in Essex Junction, Vermont in 1920 and Malden, Massachusetts
in 1930.
DANIEL
FILLMORE PUTMAN NR, Oxford County
He is 87 ME Dec 1812, son of Stephen and Sally
(Elliot) Putman, Jr. He is living with
his son Fred F. 26 ME Aug 1873, his daughter Edith E. Myers 25 ME Mar 1875, and
her son Henry A. 2 ME Apr 1898.
IDA
PUTMAN NR, Oxford County
She is 38 ME Sep 1861 and is living with her
children Bernard C. 19 ME Dec 1880, Edward E. 17 ME Jan 1883, Lewis C. 14 ME
Mar 1886, Lelia G. 12 ME Jul 1887 and Ralph C. 5/12 ME Dec 1899. She is Ida
Bisbee, widow of Lewis C. Putnam. They were married here in the late 1880s, and
looks like he has died. Lewis was a son of John Ames Putnam and Clarinda Childs
of Franklin Plantation. She is widowed here in 1910 too
JAMES
F. (FILMORE) PUTNAM NR, Oxford County
He is 66 ME Sep 1833 and is living with a servant
Clara Bisbee 35 ME Nov 1864 and her daughter Maggie 14 ME Sep 1886. He is a son
of Benjamin Putnam and Deborah Durgin, and was born here in Rumford. He married
Zilpha Brockelbank here December 31, 1860. Don't think they had any children.
This is the first time since 1850 that he has been listed. Zilpha is presently
by herself in Braintree, Mass. and will be there in 1920 as well. He will be in
the National Home for Disabled Soldiers in 1910, and he lists himself as
married then. But probably a divorce or just a split up.
JOHN
AMES PUTMAN, JR. Peru, Oxford County
He is 49 ME Sep 1850 and is the son of John Ames
Putnam and Clarinda Childs. He is living
with his wife Melissa Gene Burgess 46 ME Apr 1854, sons Oscar M. 15 ME Oct 1884
and John A. (John Ames 3rd) 9 ME Sep 1890. John was born here
September 5, 1850 and will die here April 25, 1918. Melissa is a daughter of
Alpheus Burgess and Melinda W. Austin. She was born here in Peru April 5, 1853
and will die here August 29, 1941.
JOSEPH
A. (ALEXANDER) PUTMAN Peru, Oxford
County
He is 36 ME Apr 1864 and is living with his wife
Annie May Delano 29 ME May 1871, sons Cecil I. 9 ME Jun 1890, Ceylon E. 8 ME
Jan 1892 and Ronelow D. 3 ME May 1897. They are here in 1910, but missing by
1920. He is a son of John Ames Putnam and Clarinda Childs from here. He was born July 21, 1865 and was with his
remarried mom in 1870.
KATE
S. PUTNAM NR, Oxford County
She is 57 ME May 1843 and is enumerated with George
F. Evans as his sister. She is Catherine Evans, the widow of Solon Thaxter
Putnam. Her daughter Georgia E. Putnam 28 ME Feb 1872 is with her. They went to
Washington in the 1860s, and were in Kitsap County in 1870. If Georgia was
truly born in Maine, they must have come back quickly. I believe he was there
for a number of years and died there in the 1890s. Maybe they split up, not
certain.
WILLIAM
E. (EDGAR) PUTNAM NR, Oxford County
He is 38 ME Jul 1862 and is living with his wife
Nettie Hutchinson 28 ME Feb 1872. He is a son of the upcoming William
Farrington Putnam. He was married November 17, 1897. He was married twice
before. First to Leona Taylor on October 5, 1885 in Franklin County and then
here to Josephine Kidder on April 16, 1891.
WILLIAM
F. (FARRINGTON) PUTNAM NR, Oxford County
He is 67 ME Jun 1832, son of Jacob and Betsy
(Parker) Putnam. His wife Sophia Abbott
has passed away March 29, 1893, and he is living alone.
BENJAMIN
P. (PERLEY) PUTNAM Rumford, Oxford
County
He is 63 ME Mar 1837, son of Benjamin Elliot and
Deborah (Durgin) Putnam of Rumford. He is living with his son James Leslie
Putnam 32 ME Mar 1868 and a servant Grace D. Taylor 26 ME Aug 1873. He was
married to Mary Augusta Bisbee who must have died.
FRANCIS PUTNAM
Rumford, Oxford County
He is 64 ME Feb 1836, Eunice E. Towne (his second
wife who was married to Amos Towne before) 56 ME Dec 1843. Then there are his
sons Albert D. 36 ME Aug 1863 (divorced) and Arthur G. 17 ME May 1883 (single),
and daughters Alice M. Putnam Sloan 32 ME Apr 1868 and her husband Arthur C.
Sloan 31 CT Aug 1868 and Luna Putnam Allen 25 (21) ME Apr 1875 and her husband
Edward A. Allen 42 MA Nov 1857. Albert was married to Amy Mabel Reed in the
1880s. Then there is a grandson Archie Putnam 10 ME Jun 1889 who must belong to
Albert and his wife Amy. Albert will be remarried in Beverly, Massachusetts in
1910 and 1920. Anyway Francis is a son of Jacob Putnam
and Betsy Parker from here. They are here in 1910.
ALBERT
PUTNAM Rumford Falls, Oxford County
He is 25 ME Jul 1874 and single. He is in Company
Housing at a lumber mill Or, maybe a Pitman or Patman. Can’t find anyone before
or after that fits. There is a Bert Putnam in Boston, Massachusetts in 1940 age
64 ME who may be this guy but I can’t figure him either.
JOHN
W. PUTNAM Dover, Piscataquis County
He is 60 ME Jun 1839 and is living with his wife
Harriett W. Hussey 67 ME Apr 1833. He is a son of Israel Putnam and Adeline
White. He was born here in Dover. He married a Mrs. Harriet Hussey here August
28, 1865. Her maiden name was Lane. They are here
right through the 1920 when both are in their 80s. He was born here in Dover in
1839 and will die here in 1924. Harriet was born in 1833 and will die here in
1923.
SAMUEL
PUTNAM NR, Piscataquis County
He is 31 ME Apr 1869 and is living with his wife
Minnie L. Whitney 27 ME Sep 1873 and son Leroy 1 ME Feb 1899. He is the son of
William Tasker Putnam and Aroline Estelle Boody. He was born in Jackson, Waldo
County Maine April 10, 1870 and there with his folks in the 1870 at age 1
month. His dad and mom split and his dad was in Brightwood, Marion County
Indiana in 1880 and married a new wife there in 1876. Sammy was around here in
1880 with his mom, I guess. He and Minnie were married here in Brownville on
March 9, 1897. Sam died here May 22, 1905 and Minnie is widowed in Bangor by
1910.
FRANK
I. PUTNAM Atkinson, Piscataquis County
He is 36 ME Sep 1863, and lives with his mother
Mary M. 64 ME Jul 1835. Mary M. Woodward is the widow of Daniel J. Putnam who
was the son of Israel and Adeline White Putnam. She was widowed here in 1880
and will die here later this year. Frank was born in 1863 and will die here in
1916.
HORACE
A. PUTNAM Bath, Sagadahoc County
He is 62 MA Nov 1837 and is living with his wife
Mary A. 52 ME Jul 1847. He is a son of Lemuel and Azuba Putnam of Danvers,
Massachusetts. He was shown here in 1850 with his folks in Franklin County.
WALTER
A. PUTNAM Fairfield, Somerset County
He is 30 NY (listed as NH in 1920 which is correct)
May 1870 and is living with his wife Carolyn F. DeNico 27 ME Jun 1872 and son
Alfred H. 4/12 ME Jan 1900. They were married May 8, 1897. He is a son of John
Benedict Putnam and Aurilla Searles of Nashua, Hillsborough County, New
Hampshire. He was at home there in 1880. They are here in 1910 and 1920.
FULLER
A. PUTMAN New Portland, Somerset County
He is 66 ME Nov 1833 and is the son of Simeon P.
and Mahala (Greenleaf). He is living with his wife Charlotte S. Knapp 56 ME Aug
1843. They were married January 1, 1862 in Strong, Maine, and were in Santa
Clara California in 1870.
LYMAN
C. (CRAIG) PUTNUM Belfast, Waldo County
He is 57 ME May 1843, son of Daniel Putnam and his
first wife Abigail Tasker, and was born in Dixmont, Maine. He was listed in
Marion County, Indiana in 1880. He is living with his wife Abbie Harris
Ferguson 51 ME Sep 1848, daughters Lucie 22 IN Aug 1877 and Katie 18 IN Oct
1881.
JAMES
E. PUTNAM Jackson, Waldo County
He is 31 ME Aug 1868 and is living with his wife
Belle Field 28 ME Aug 1871. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and his second wife
Sarah Tasker. He was born in Jackson, Maine August 5, 1868.
FRED
H. PUTNAM Monroe, Waldo County
He is 44 ME Nov 1856. He is the son of Thomas J.
and Mary Putnam. They were in Aroostook County in the 1880. He is living with
his wife Marcia M. 44 ME Feb 1856, sons Linas L. 18 ME Mar 1882 and Harry T. 10
ME Feb 1890. His mother Mary A. is 64 ME Dec 1836 and living with him as well.
They, and even mom, will be here in 1910 and 1920.
GEORGE
B. PUTMAN Searsport, Waldo County
He is 36 NH Oct 1863 and is living with his wife
Prudie Margaret Nichols 32 ME Nov 1867. He is a son of Albert M. and Jane
Stille Putnam of Antrim, New Hampshire. They were in Antrim though 1870 and in
1880 the family was in Lawrence, Mass. He is married here still in 1910.
Prudence is here in 1920 and George working in Boston then. By 1930 they are
both still here.
JOSEPH
NEALY PUTMAN Searsport, Waldo County
He is 76 ME Jan 1824 and is the son of Silas
Putman. He is living with his wife Sarah Ann Thompson 74 ME Jun 1825 and a
niece Etta M. Garcy 53 ME Aug 1847. Etta is here in 1910. Joseph will be here
himself in 1910 at age 86.
JOHN
PUTMAN Searsport, Waldo County
He is 71 ME Jun 1828, son of Silas Putman. His wife Mary Hatch has passed away. He is living with his daughters Nellie M. 39
ME Aug 1860, and Mary E. 30 ME Apr 1870.
HENRY
HARRISON PUTNAM Danforth, Washington
County
He is 58 ME Feb 1842 and is the son of Amos and
Christina Putnam. He is living with his
wife Frances A. McGuire 50 ME Jan 1850. They were married on May 16, 1869 and
have the following sons Charles A. 29 ME Feb 1871, Henry H. Jr. 27 ME Oct 1873,
Varney A. (Arthur) 24 ME Oct 1876, Edgar B. 21 ME Sep 1879, daughters Frances
20 ME Dec 1880 and Molly 14 ME Mar 1886. Two servants are listed as Lottie E.
Bartlett 23 CND Apr 1877 and (?) Scibner 30 ME Dec 1870.
JOHN
THURSTON PUTNAM NR. Washington County
He is 77 ME Oct 1822 and is living with his wife
Elivira 72 ME Mar 1828 and daughter Nellie 36 ME Aug 1863. He is a son of Henry
Putnam and Susannah Thurston. He was born in Deer Isle, Hancock County, but has
been here in Harrington since the 1840s.
WILLIS
A. PUTMAN Harrington, Washington County
He is 45 ME Aug 1854, son of John Thurston and
Elvira Putman. He is living with his
wife Catherine 48 CND Aug 1851, children Herbert 20 ME May 1880, Gertrude 12 ME
and Leon 2 ME Jan 1898. Catherine is widowed or at least alone by 1910 and
living with her daughter in Brockton, Mass.
GEORGE
T. PUTNAM NR, York County
He is 51 MA Jul 1848 and is living with his wife
Susie M. 42 MA Jan 1858 and her son Fred W. Burnham 18 MA Nov 1881
GEORGE
W. PUTNAM NR, York County
He is George William Sewell Putnam, 69 ME Jan 1831
and is the son of Jeremiah Smith Putnam and Ruth (Sewell). His wife Tryphena
Remick has just passed away on April 8, 1899. He has his children Ruth
Elizabeth 29 ME Apr 1871, Jeremiah Carroll 26 ME Dec 1873. Also
there is Betty A. Remick 67 ME Aug 1832 who was a sister of his first wife. He
will die here as well on October 2, 1902.
WILLIAM
S. (SEWELL) PUTMAN NR, York County
He is 38 ME Nov 1861 and is living with his wife
Fanny L. Fernald 37 ME Apr 1863, children Willie F. 11 ME Sep 1888, Betty A. 2
ME Nov 1897, seven boarders and one servant. He is a son of the above George W.
S. Putnam.
JOSEPH
P. (PERLEY) PUTNAM York, York County
He is 32 ME Dec 1867 and is living with is wife
Sophia Marshall 37 ME Jun 1862, children Nathaniel M. 12 ME Jul 1887, Margarita
T. 11 ME Aug 1888, Roger A. 9 ME Jun 1890, Freeman P. 6 ME Jul 1893, Conrad J.
(Joseph) 3 ME Feb 1897 and Gretchen J. (Juanita) 11/12 ME Jun 1899. Also listed, a servant Milly E. Goodwin 16 ME
Sep 1883. He is a son of George and Tryphena Putnam. He was born right here in
York, as was his dad.
MAINE 1910 CENSUS
MARY A. PUTNAM
Auburn W2, Androscoggin County
She is 60 NH ME ME and widowed. She is listed as
Aunt-in-law of Samuel and Ella Paul. She is Mary Ann Ross, the widow of Alonzo
Edwin Putman. She was in Lewiston in 1900 with the Pauls. The age should be
66-67 though.
EMMA PUTNAM
Auburn W3, Androscoggin County
She is 63 ME ME ME and widowed. She operates a
lodging house here. Can’t find any gal named Emma in any census. Beats me.
ALICE PUTNAM
Auburn W5, Androscoggin County
She is 58 MA MA MA and single. She is a housekeeper
for Scott Robinson 57 ME.
CHARLES PUTNAM
East Livermore, Androscoggin County
He is 43 ME ME ME single (widowed) and boarding. He
was here in 1900. He is widowed here in 1920 and 1930. He works in a paper
mill. He is a son of Houghton H. Putnam, who is also here.
HOUGHTON H. PUTNAM
East Livermore, Androscoggin County
He is 67 ME ME ME, a house painter. Anie Clark is
his second wife and they have been married for 13 years now. She is 47 ME and
this is her first marriage. They were here in 1900 and will be in 1920. Charles
and Hannah's son has been here since the 1870s.
EVERETT E. (EDWARD) PUTNAM Livermore, Androscoggin County
He is 27 ME ME ME. Ethel A. Thing his wife of 6
years is 31 MA. They have Merle E. 5 ME, Ida E. 4 ME, Grace E. 3 ME, Clara B. 2
ME and Edith H. 6/12 ME. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and Ida Bisbee of Oxford
County. He married Ethel February 28, 1904. He was there with his widowed mom
in 1900 and will be here still in 1920.
WILLIAM P. (PERLEY) PUTNAN Lewiston W1, Androscoggin County
He is 74 ME ME ME and his wife of 11 years Sevella
Rice is 72 ME. Both are on their second marriages. He is a son of Hiram Putnam
and Clarissa Farnum of Rumford, Oxford County. He has been here in Lewiston
since the 1870s, and was here with Sevella in 1900. They both will die before the
1920 census.
IRA N. PUTNAM
Lewiston W2, Androscoggin County
He is 64 ME ME NH and Abbie Baird his wife of 42
years now is 64 ME. He is a son of Hiram Putnam and Clarissa Farnum. He was
across the river in Auburn in 1900. Abbie is widowed here (I think) in 1920.
W. (WILLIAM) H. PUTNAM Lewiston W2, Androscoggin County
He is 46 should be 40) ME ME ME single and
boarding. He is an attorney. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam from Lewiston.
He was still at home in 1900, and will be married here in 1920.
LEWIS C. PUTNAM
Turner, Androscoggin County
He is 24 ME ME ME, Gladys C. Davis, his wife of 1
year, is 21 ME. They were married September 12, 1908, and are here in 1920 with
a little son. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and Ida Bisbee of Oxford County. He
was there with his widowed mom in 1900 and will be here in 1920. His brother
Everett is here in the County now too.
BLACKHAWK PUTNAM
Cary Plantation, Aroostook County
He is 49 ME ME ME, a farmer. His wife of 19 years,
Orrie E. Seamans, is 42 ME, Varney B. (Bertram) 17 ME, Alton P. 8 ME. He is a
son of Varney Putnam and Mary Elizabeth Cone of Amity, Maine. His widowed mom
was with him here in 1900. They are here in 1920.
DEAN B. (BLANCHARD) PUTNAM Cary Plantation, Aroostook County
Another son of Varney Putnam and Mary Elizabeth
Cone of Amity, ME. He is now 55 ME ME ME, Minnie Pollard his wife of 22 years
is 44 ME. They now have Hazel L. 21 ME, Ransom N. 18 ME, Myra L. 14 ME, Dean B.
Junior 12 ME, Kate 9 ME, Phillip 6 ME, Stanley R. 3 ME and Clara 9/12 ME. They
were here in 1900 and will be in 1920.
AZIEL W. (WALDEN) PUTNAM Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County
He is now 73 ME ME ME and widowed since Caroline
has just died. Still home are Mattie 29 ME, Lucia 24 ME, Ira 20 ME, Sarah 19 ME,
and Stanford 16 ME. He is a son of Joshua Putnam and Lucia Clark of Houlton. He
has been here in Fort Fairfield since the 1870s. He will die before 1920, and
the kids will still be here.
ALBERT T. (TEMPLE) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is now 57 ME ME ME, Cordelia Putnam (a cousin)
his wife of 30 years is 52 ME, Arthur O. (Otis) 28 ME, Aaron A. 23 ME, and
Beatrice H. 14 ME are with him. He is a son of Lysander Putnam and Ruth Libby
from here. He was born here November 8, 1852 and will die here May 17, 1937.
They are here in 1910. Cordelia was born in Cary January 1, 1858 and will die
here in Houlton September 15, 1915. He will be widowed here in 1920 and 1930.
The son Arthur was born April 30, 1882 and will die here in Houlton April 6,
1970.
ALVAREZ G. (GONSALVO) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He
is a son of Amos and Christina (Wormwood) Putman, and has been here all his
life. He is now 80 ME MA ME. Lydia Hamm his wife of 58 years is 81 CAN. Their
widowed daughter Inez White 56 ME and her daughters May 25 ME and Lydia 19 ME
are with them. He was born October 23, 1829 and spent his entire life in
Houlton dying here on June 30, 1914. Not sure when Lydia died, but it was
before 1920.
FRED L. (LYSANDER) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 29 ME and his brand-new wife Mary Alice
Pierce is 24 ME. They are here in 1920 with a couple of kids. He is a son of
Albert Temple and Cordelia Putnam from here in Houlton. Fred Lysander was born
November 18, 1880 and will be here till he dies September 12. 1974. Mary was
born in Fort Fairfield January 13, 1886 and will die here November 3, 1978.
HARRY
L. (LYMAN) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook
County
He is 46 ME, his wife Gertrude Mary Bass 46 CT,
Donald 16 ME. His brother Beecher 42 ME is with them. He is a son of Lyman
Putnam and Martha Packard of Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. He was a school
principal in Deep River, Connecticut, and married Gertrude (a teacher) there
May 14, 1891. They then returned to Houlton, where he is a physician. They will
be in Pinellas County Florida in 1920, probably retired. He will die in
Ashville, North Carolina July 27, 1934 and Gertrude is still alive at the time.
Beecher was born in 1867 and will die in Pinellas, Florida in 1944.
HARRY T. PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 20 ME ME ME single and boarding. He is a
bookkeeper in a grocery store. He is the son of Fred and Marcia Putnam. They
were originally here and then in Waldo County in 1900 and Harry was there with
them then.
JENNIE D. PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
She is 53 ME and still widowed as she was in 1900.
She is Anna Jane Donnell, the widow of Frank Lewis Putnam. They were married
July 6, 1880 and he died in 1887 in Alhambra, California. Frank was a son of
Amos Putnam and Christina Wormwood of Houlton. Jennie was born in Maine June
15, 1857 and will die here in Houlton February 17, 1920.
THOMAS PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 46 ME ME ME and a bank clerk. Jennie Stevens,
his wife of 10 years now, is 46 NY. Her sister Eloise Stevens 56 CT is with
them. He is a son of Lyman Orlando Putnam and Martha Ann Packard. He was born
here March 8, 1862, and they will be here through the 1920 census. He will die
November 13, 1920. He married Jennie in Deep River Connecticut on January 18,
1899. Jennie was born January 16, 1863 and will die here February 23, 1924.
MELLEN D. PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 60 ME ME ME, his wife of 25 years now, Ida
Belle Bell (listed as Lottie for some reason), is 54 CT and their divorced
daughter May is 30 ME, and her son Maurice Ingraham is 15 ME. May was a child
of Mellenճ first marriage with Annie Gregg. They have two servants living with
them. He is a son of Lysander Putnam and Ruth Fall Libby. I don’t find them in
1920, but he will die here January 27, 1925 and Belle is widowed here in 1930.
Belle pops up next in Haverford, Pennsylvania in 1940 at age 84 living with her
son Maurine Ingraham.
SAMUEL PUTNAM
Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 61 ME MA ME, Etta Smith his wife of 22 years
is 51 ME. He is a house carpenter. He is a son of Amos and Christina (Wormwood)
Putnam. He has been here all his life and they will be in 1920.
WILLARD H. (HOULTON) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 67 ME MA ME and is a farmer. Mary Louise
Ward, his wife of 43 Years, is 62 ME. Also here are their son Walter K. 32 ME
and his wife of 6 years, Almeda Hussey 25 ME and they have Floyd H. 5 ME and
Willard (Giles in 1920, Willard in 1930) 2 ME. Willard is a son of Jay Stillman
Putnam and his first wife Betsy Broad of Houlton. Willard was born here August
8, 1842 and will die here March 5, 1916. Willard married Mary Ward here in
Houlton on September 10, 1866. Mary was born here July 16, 1847 and will die here
January 1, 1926. She was a daughter of James Ward and Mary Louise True. Mary
will be widowed by 1920 and will still be living with her son Walter and his
family.
SAMUEL M. PUTNAM
Presque Isle, Aroostook County
He is 51 ME ME ME. Vesta M. Erskinehis wife of 21
years is 36 ME. They have George W. (Washington) 17 ME, Mildred M. 14 ME,
Charles R.(Royce) 6 ME and Josephine E. 4 ME. His widowed stepmother Nancy
Doane Putnam 75 ME is with them as she was in 1900. He is a son of George
Washington Putnam and his first wife Eudoxa Mitchell of Searsport. I don’t find
them in 1920, but Vesta is widowed in Bangor in 1930.
FRANK PUTNAM Washburn, Aroostook County
He is 18 ME ME ME, single and boarding. He is a son
of Amos Putnam and Cora Carpenter from Houlton. He was with them in 1900 and
will be back with them in 1920. By then, he will have married Marjorie Weldon
and she will be there with him then. Frank Houlton was born March 29, 1892. He
will die here in Houlton January 29, 1930.
VARNEY W. (WHEELER) PUTNAM Weston, Aroostook County
He is 70 ME MA ME and his wife Ophelia Bracket is
69 ME. They have been married for 45 years now. Also here is Varney Bracket 23
ME and his family. Varney Bracket was with them in 1900 and will be with Varney
Putnam in 1920. Varney will be widowed by 1920 though.
SARAH M. PUTNAM
Gorham, Cumberland County
She is 25 CO MA ME and single. She lives with her
grandparents Edward and Sarah Harding. This was the second marriage for both
Hardings, so Sarah Harding was Sarah in her first marriage to Joseph Porter
Putnam who died in Boston July 11, 1871. This Sarah is a daughter of Edward
Floyd Putnam and Georgia Smith. Edward was a son of Joseph and Sarah Putnam.
Young Sarah was at home with her folks in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1900.
MARION G. (GARDINER) PUTNAM Portland W3, Cumberland County
He is 31 IL IL IL and is an electrical engineer.
Lela Schofield his wife of 5 years is 30 TX. They have Francis Marion 3 ME and
a son Shelby Gordon 1 1/12 ME. He is a son of Henry Gardiner Putman and Eliza
D. Rice and was born in Whiteside County Illinois January 27, 1880. This is a
Dutch family originally from New York. He was born in Whiteside County, but
grew up in Dallas County Texas. He was there with his folks in 1900. A
descendant gave me Lelaճ name. He will just leave the family and take off about
1915. Lela will marry John L. McBrady. They are here in 1930 with a daughter
Mary. No ideas where the two Putnam sons are though. Francis Marion will
eventually go to College in Massachusetts and will be back here in Maine. He
will marry Kathryn Hill, and then move to Los Angeles. Shelby was born June 4,
1908 and will die June 25, 2003. He will marry Ruth Bryce and live in
Scarborough Maine. Then as to Marion. He will join the Air Force, serve in WWI
back in Dallas. He is single there in 1920. In 1925 he will marry Hallie
Gafford or Gifford and in 1930 they are in San Antonio and he is still in the
Army Air Force. They are in Dallas in 1940. They will later go to California
where he will die December 12, 1964 in Glendale and Hallie will die there in
February 1978.
HAROLD A. PUTNAM
Portland W4, Cumberland County
He is an editor and publisher, probably a
newspaper. He is 33 ME ME ME. Katherine Larson his wife of 8 years is 33 ME,
Harold 7 ME and Phillip 1 ME. Also here is her sister whose name I can’t read,
Nuts! Anyway, He is a son of John Farnum Putnam and his second wife Myra
Bickford. He was home in Lewiston in 1880, boarding in Augusta in 1900 and will
be still married here in 1920 and 1930. The marriage files show he married
Katherine McCarthy here June 10, 1902. Not sure which is right. One of her
names might be a married name.
MAUD PUTNAM
Portland W4, Cumberland County
She is 25 ME ME ME and lodging. She says she is
married and has been for three years, but no hubby is around.
WILLIAM L. (LEBARON) PUTNAM Portland W6, Cumberland County
He
is 73 ME ME ME. Octavia Robinson, his wife of 45 years, is 69 (closer to 72)
ME. He is a now a Judge on the Circuit Court here. He is a son of Israel Putnam
and Sarah Emery Frost of Bath, Maine. His daddy was/is mayor of Bath for some
eight terms. Bill here graduated from Bowdoin in 1855 and is getting his act
going. He will marry Octavia Robinson in Augusta in 1866. He will be mayor of
Portland from 1869 to 1870, and then a judge on the U. S. Circuit Court here
from 1892 to 1917, run for governor of Maine in 1888, be appointed to various
federal sea and fishing commissions, and almost get us into war with England
over fishing rights in Canada. He’ll be here all his life. He was born in Bath
May 26, 1835 and will die here in Portland February 5, 1918. There were no
children. Octavia will be widowed here in 1920.
CHARLES M. PUTNAM
Portland W7, Cumberland County
He is 27 ME ME ME. I can’t read his wife’s name,
but she is 24 ME IRE IRE and they have been married for 5 years. They have a
daughter Vivian 4 ME. She should be Jennie G. Valento who married Charles here
October 12, 1904.
CHARLES N. PUTNAM
Portland W7, Cumberland County
This is the same family, but on a different page
and I can read this one. He is 33 ME ME ME, Jennie G. Valento his wife of 5
years is 28 ME and they have Vivian M. 4 ME. He would be a son of Ira Nelson
Putnam and Abbie Baird from Oxford County. Don’t find them in 1920, but they
are here in 1930. They were married here October 12, 1904.
BENJAMIN PUTMAN
Fort Williams, Cumberland County
He is 30 PA GER PA. He is single and a soldier in
the U. S. Army with a zillion others here at Fort Williams.
RICHARD V. PUTNAM
Windham, Cumberland County
He is 22 CAN CAN CAN, single and boarding in
company housing at a paper mill.
HERMAN F. PUTMAN
New Vineyard, Franklin County
He is 26 NY NY NY. He is single and a farmer. He is
a son of Edwin Clinton Putman and Emily Brown from Orleans County, New York. He
will be in Rochester, New York, still single, in 1920. He was home there in
1900. Dutch Putman Family.
JOHN PUTNAM
Wilton, Franklin County
He is 40 ME ME ME and single. He is boarding with
George and Nellie Allen. He was in Androscoggin County in 1900. He is married
in Jay, Franklin County in 1920 and 1930. He is John Farnun Putnam Jr., a son
of John Farnum Putnam and Myra Bickford from Lewiston, Androscoggin County. He
was born there September 30, 1867.
JAMES F. (FILMORE) PUTNAM Chelsea, Kennebec County
He is 77 ME and lives in the National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. He states he is married, but his wife Zilpha
Brockelbank has been by herself in Braintree, Massachusetts since the 1890s and
will still be there in 1920. He is a son of Benjamin Putnam and Deborah Durgin,
and was born in Rumford, Oxford County. He was there by himself in 1900. He is
also listed in Rumford and living with his brother Benjamin.
EMILY C. PUTNAM
Fayette, Kennebec County
She is 64 ME ME ME and widowed. She lives by
herself. Mary Emily Crane was the second wife of Byron Putnam from
Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. They were married here February 20, 1895. They
were in Lyndeborough in 1900 and he died there on March 24, 1905. She just came
back to where she used to live. She is here still in 1920.
FRANK M. PUTNAM
Gardiner, Kennebec County
He is 52 CA MA MA and widowed. He lives with his
married daughter Eleanor Ginn and her husband William. He is a son of John
Prince Putnam and Lucy Ann Harris. He was born while the family was in San
Francisco in the late 1850s. The family moved up here to Maine in the 1860s.
Frank married Carrie Atkins of Gardiner, Maine in 1883, but she has died. Frank
is a physician in Gardiner. He was here in 1900.
GEORGE B. (BENJAMIN) PUTNAM Pittston, Kennebec County
He is 66 MA MA NH, Mary Morrill his wife of 40
years is 58 ME and they have Albert F. (Frederick) 34 ME and Ralph G. (George)
22 ME are with them. Okay, ready? He is a son of Lemuel and Azuba Putnam, and
was born in Dorchester, Mass. He went with the family to Maine, and was in
Kennebec County, Maine with his folks and Nellie in the 1880 census. Then by
1900 they are in Siskiyou County, California, and in 1920 he will be widowed in
San Mateo County, California living with his married daughter Harriet Clark.
His two sons will still be here in Pittston in 1920, and be married by then.
His wifeճ brother Fred Morrill and his second wife Carrie live next door.
HENRY B. PUTMAN
Readfield, Kennebec County
He is 20 ME ME ME and single. He works on the farm
of Zadock and Sarah Thomas and is listed as a nephew. He is a son of John
Edward and Flora Putnam. He was home with them here in Kennebec County in 1900.
They are still in Winthrop now, and Henry is also listed now as well.
WILLIAM P. PUTNAM
Waterville, Kennebec County
He is 51 ME ME ME, Annie B. his wife of 26 years is
44 ME, and Edward P. is 25 MA (ME in 1900). They were here in 1900. He is a son
of Alonzo Edwin Putnam and Mary Ann Ross of Rumford, Maine.
ALTERA PUTNAM
West Gardiner, Kennebec County
She is 65 ME and widowed. She is a housekeeper for
Joseph Babb. Altara Elizabeth Fairbanks is now the widow of Charles Lemuel
Putnam, and was here with him in 1880 and 1900. Altara is a daughter of John
Fairbanks and Relief Gould from here. She was born February 17, 1845.
AMANDA C. PUTNAM
Winthrop, Kennebec County
Amanda White is the widow of John Putnam and was
here in 1900 and will be in 1920. She is now 58 ME ME ME and a nurse. Her
daughters Fannie 23 ME and Mary L. 19 ME are still with her. She is Amanda C.
White. She married John on 4 Oct 1876 in Fayette. He was previously married to
Ida Elizabeth Crane but she died on 21 Apr 1874 in Norward, MA. John is the son
of William Walker Putnam and Eliza B. Norton. John was home there in 1870.
CHRISTOPHER C. (COLUMBUS) PUTNAM Winthrop, Kennebec County
He is 74 ME ME ME widowed and lives alone. He was here
with his wife Sophia Thomas from the 1860s till the 1900. He is a son of
William Walker and Elizabeth Putnam. He will die here December 18, 1914.
EDWARD J. (JOHN) PUTNAM Winthrop, Kennebec County
He is now 42 ME ME ME and now widowed as Flora died
here in 1907. His sons Henry B. 21 ME and Ralph B. 16 ME are with him. He was
married here in 1900 and will still be widowed here in 1920, 1930 and 1940. He
was born here, a son of Christopher Columbus Putnam.
GEORGE L. (LLEWELLYN) PUTNAM South Thomaston, Knox County
He is 69 ME ME ME, Mary D. Rowell, his wife of 40
years, is 70 ME, George Clifford 33 ME, Jennie A. 32 ME. Their son Israel
Judson Putnam 33 ME and his wife of 4 years Mabel Stinson Barbour 22 ME, Mary
L. 3 ME, and George S. 2 ME are with them. He has pretty much been here his
whole life. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and Eliza Mitchell of Waldo County,
but it was in the part that became Knox County in 1860. He'll be here till he
dies. Israel married Mabel here November 5, 1905. They are all here in 1920.
ELIZABETH PUTNAM
Thomaston, Kennebec County
She is 41 ME and divorced. She has her son William
W. 12 ME still with her. She lives with mother Cordelia Willey just as she did
in 1900. In 1920 her son will be with his dad over in Essex Junction, and will
be there the rest of his life till he dies in 1980.
FLORA E. PUTNAM
Thomaston, Kennebec County
She is 53 ME and still single. She still lives with
her widowed mother Annie M. (Battles) Putnam 74 ME. They were here in 1900.
Flora is a daughter of Zenas B. Putnam and Annie Battles originally from
Penobscot County. Flora will finally get married soon and she and her mother
will be in Boston in 1920.
IDA PUTNAM
Andover, Oxford County
She is 47 ME and still widowed as she was here in
1900. Her son Ralph C. Putnam 10 ME is listed as a Ԣoarder.ՠShe is Ida Bisbee,
widow of Lewis C. Putnam. They were married here in the late 1880s. Lewis was a
son of John Ames Putnam and Clarinda Childs of Franklin Plantation. Ralph was
born December 28, 1899 and will die in February 1973. Ralph will be in
Brunswick, Maine in 1920, 1930 and for the rest of his life.
SOLON A. PUTNAM
Hanover, Oxford County
He is 49 ME ME ME single and boarding. He is a
musician. He is a son of Prentiss Mellon Putnam and Esther Howe from Rumford.
He was shown there in 1870. In 1880 he was with his widowed mother in
Waterville, Kennebec County. I don’t find him in 1900.
MINNIE F. PUTNAM
Hiram, Oxford County
She is 36 MA MA NH and is single. She is a servant
with William Ray and his family from Massachusetts. She is a daughter of John
Franklin Putnam of Danvers. She was with him in 1880 when he was just widowed
and living with his folks John C. Putnam and Louisa Knight. John remarried another
gal and was with her in Essex County in 1900, but Minnie was off somewhere else
by then. She is with an uncle in Standish, Cumberland County in 1920, and then
back here in 1930.
B. (BENJAMIN) PERLEY PUTNAM Rumford, Oxford County
He is 73 ME ME ME and widowed as he was in 1900
here. His widowed brother JAMES FILMORE PUTNAM 76 ME ME ME lives with
him. He is a son of Benjamin Elliot Putnam and Deborah Durgin of Rumford. Been
here forever. Now, as to James Putnam. He says he is widowed, but his wife Zilpha
Brockelbank seems to have upped and left him. She is now in Braintree,
Massachusetts, was in 1900 and will be there in 1920 as well. James is also
presently listed in the Old Soldiers Home in Chelsea, Kennebec County.
FRANCIS P. (PARKER) PUTNAM Rumford, Oxford County
He is 74 ME ME ME. He and his second wife Eunice
Towne have been married for 44 years now. His son Arthur G. Putnam 26 ME and
his wife of 10 months Rosa Littlefield 24 NH are with him. They were married
June 24, 1909. Francis is a son of Jacob Putnam and Betsy Parker and was born
right here. Eunice will be widowed here in 1920 living with Arthur and Rosa.
FRED F. (FILLMORE) PUTNAM Rumford, Oxford County
He is 37 ME ME ME and works for the railroad. Amy
M. Reed his wife is 40 ME. He was single with his folks here in 1900. They have
a son Waldo R. 10 ME. They were married January 1, 1901. This is her second
marriage so Waldo would be from that marriage. Fred is a son of Daniel Filmore
Putnam and his second wife Clementine Wing, and was born right here. Amy is
widowed here in 1920 and still has Waldo with her. They are in Fitchburg Mass.
in 1930.
BERNARD C. PUTNAM
Peru, Oxford County
He is 29 ME ME ME and he works in a sawmill. His
wife of 7 years Myrtle E. Dixon is 30 NH. They were married April 19, 1902.
They are here in 1920 too. He is a son of Lewis and Ida Putnam, and was here
with his widowed mom in 1900. I don’t find him in 1930, but he is widowed in
Somerset County in 1940.
JOHN A. (AMES) PUTNAM Peru, Oxford County
He is 59 ME ME ME. Melissa Burgess, his wife of 40
years, is 57 ME, and they still have Lucy 21 and John A. 18 ME at home. He is
John Ames Putnam, Jr., son of John Ames Putnam (1819) and Clarinda Childs from
Franklin Plantation, Oxford County. John was born here September 5, 1850 and
will die here April 25, 1918. Melissa was born here April 5, 1853 and will be
around till she dies on August 29, 1941. The son John Ames 3rd was
born December 11, 1892 and will die in Dixfield, Oxford County March 1, 1956.
He will marry Myrtle Houston here soon on November 11, 1910. Something will
happen as on October 2, 1915 he will marry Ella E. (Paine) Bartlett and they
are here forever.
JOSEPH A. (ALEXANDER) PUTNAM Peru, Oxford County
He is 45 ME ME ME. Annie May Delano his wife of 20
years is 38 ME. They have Cecil I. (Israel) 18 ME, Ceylon Elwood 17 ME, Ronelo,
another son, 12 ME, Hattie M. 9 ME and Marie M. 11/12 ME. He is another son of
John Ames Putnam and Clarinda Childs. Something happened in the next decade.
Neither of the folks are here, but the kids are all over the place then. He is
here in 1930 and says he is divorced and has Marie with him then.
OSCAR PUTNAM
Peru, Oxford County
He is 25 ME ME ME and is single. He has a couple of
nephews with him whose names I can’t read. Heլl be married to Mabel Richardson
here in 1920. He is a son of John Ames Putnam Jr. and Melissa Burgess. He was
born here October 1, 1884 and will die here in Peru in October 1973.
MINNIE PUTNAM
Bangor, Penobscot County
She is 37 ME ME ME and widowed. She lives in the
Bangor House Hotel where she is a waitress. She is the widow of Samuel Putnam.
They were in Piscataquis County in 1900.
FRANK I. PUTNAM
Dover, Piscataquis County
He is 46 ME ME ME. He is single and living alone on
his farm. He was here in 1880 1900 with his widowed mother who just died here
earlier this year. He is a son of Daniel and Mary Woodward Putnam. Don’t find
him in 1920.
JOHN W. PUTNAM
Dover, Piscataquis County
He is 71 ME MA MA. Harriet Lane his wife of 45
years is now 77 ME. He is a son of Israel Putnam and Adeline White. He was born
here in Dover in 1839 and will die here in 1924. Harriet was born in 1833 and
will die here in 1923. Harriet was married earlier to a Hussey.
HORACE A. PUTNAM
Bath, Sagadahoc County
He is now 72 MA MA NH and still in the real estate
business. Mary Ann his wife of 29 years is 62 ME. This is the second marriage
for both. He is a son of Lemuel and Azuba Putnam of Danvers, Massachusetts, and
has been here in central Maine most all his life.
MATTIE E. PUTNAM
Bath, Sagadahoc County
She is 48 MA and widowed. Her sons Forest T. 27 MA
and Lawrence H. 22 MA are with her. She lives with her married daughter Elsie
Dinton 28 MA and her husband Ralph. She is Martha Hovey, and she was married to
L. Brooks Putnam in Pepperell, Massachusetts in 1880, and widowed there with
the kids in 1900. Her husband was born in New Hampshire, I think a son of
Dexter Buckley Putnam from Croydon, Sullivan County. At any rate, the two sons
are married here in 1920.
HARRY D. PUTMAN
Anson, Somerset County
He is 56 ME CAN CAN. He is 2 years into his first
marriage to Emma 56 ME. It is her second. Name really hard to read, but I don’t
think he is a Putnam, as I never find him earlier.
WALTER A. PUTMAN
Fairfield, Somerset County
He is 39 NY NY NY (should be NH). Carrie F. DeNico
his wife of 13 years is 36 ME and they have Alfred 11 ME and Lawrence 4 ME.
They were here in 1900 and will be in 1920. He is a son of John Benedict Putnam
and Aurilla Searles of Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He was at
home there in 1880.
CHARLOTTE S. PUTNAM
New Portland, Somerset County
She is 66 ME and now widowed and living by herself.
She is Charlotte S. Knapp, and was married to Fuller Putnam here in 1880 and
1900.
LYMAN C. (CRAIG) PUTNAM Belfast, Waldo County
He is 66 ME ME ME and finally retired. Abbie H
Arris Ferguson. his wife of some 35 years is now 61
ME. Been here since he was born, and both will be still here in 1920. He is a
son of Daniel Putnam and his first wife Nancy Jones. He was born in Monroe,
Waldo County.
MARY E. PUTNAM
Belfast, Waldo County
She is 40 ME ME ME and single. She is a housekeeper
in the Old Ladies Home here in town. She is a daughter of John Putnam and Mary
Hatch from Searsport, Waldo County. She is still around, single, in 1920.
JAMES PUTNAM
Jackson, Waldo County
He is 41 ME ME ME, Belle his wife of 18 years is 38
ME. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and his second wife Sarah Tasker. He was born
in Jackson, Maine August 5, 1868. Been here forever and will be in 1920.
FRED H. PUTNAM
Monroe, Waldo County
He is 54 ME ME ME and a farmer. Marcia M. his wife
of 32 years is now 53 ME. They have Zenas L. 28 ME, and Harry T. 20 ME. His
widowed mother Mary Ann is still here at age 75 and will be here with them in
1920 at age 86. He is the son of Thomas J. and Mary Putnam. They were in
Aroostook County in the 1880, and here in 1900.
GEORGE B. PUTNAM
Searsport, Waldo County
He is 47 NH NH ME. Margaret PrudenceNichols his
wife of 19 years is 43 ME. Still no kids. He is a son of Albert M. and Jane
Stille Putnam of Antrim, New Hampshire. He was there through 1870 and by 1880
the family was in Lawrence, Mass. They were here in 1900 and are here through
1930.
JOSEPH N. (NEALY) PUTNAM Searsport, Waldo County
He is now 86 ME MA ME and finally a retired Master
Mariner. He is widowed as his wife Sarah Ann Thompson has died in the past
decade. He has two widowed Ԥaughtersՠwith him. Christina Whitcomb 60 ME and
Etta M. Gary 62 ME. Etta was listed as a niece in 1900 and actually is a
daughter of his brother Benjamin C. Putnam and his wife Mary Webber from here
in Searsport. He is a son of Silas Putnam and Mary Ann Mitchell from here.
NELLIE M. PUTNAM
Swanville, Waldo County
She is 49 ME ME ME single still and boarding. She
is a daughter of John Putnam and Mary Hatch from Searsport.
HENRY H. (HARRISON) PUTNAM Danforth, Washington County
He is 68 ME MA ME. Frances A. McGuire his wife of
41 years is 60 ME. Charles A. 38 ME, Henry H. Junior 36 ME and Edgar 31 ME, all
single, are still here. He is a son of Amos and Christina Putnam, and been here
forever. Henry and Frances will be here in 1920, as will Henry Junior. His son
Varney Arthur is listed next.
VARNEY PUTNAM
Danforth, Washington County
He is 33 ME ME ME and a Postmaster. Minnie A.
Bubar, his wife of 5 years is 32 ME and they have a daughter Isa 1 7/12 ME. He
is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and Frances McGuire originally from Houlton,
Aroostook County in 1880, and here in 1900. They were married here September
21, 1904. Varney Arthur Putnam was born October 11, 1875 here in Danforth and
he will die May 10, 1950. He is buried in Houlton. Minnie is a daughter of
George and Mary Bubar and was born in Danforth May 27, 1877 and will die June
16, 1947 and be buried in Houlton. They are all here in 1920 and 1930.
WALLACE C. PUTNAM
Kittery, York County
He is 13 MA NH MA, and lives with his mother Nellie
M. 34 MA and his step father Lynden Blake 35 NH. They have been married for 5
years. Ellen M. Corey is the ex-wife or widow of Clarence Leroy Putnam of Essex
County, Mass. They were there in 1900. Clarence was a son of Wallace John, son
of John Adams, son of John Adams, son of Aaron, son of Cornelius (339). They
will all be in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1920.
FRANKLIN PUTNAM
Old Orchard Beach, York County
He is 81 MA MA MA and widowed. He has his spinster
daughter Mary 40 MA with him. He was single or widowed in Salem, Massachusetts
in 1900, and I have never come across him before that.
WILLIAM S. SEWELL) PUTNAM York, York County
He is 48 ME ME ME. Fannie L. Fernald, his wife of
23 years, is 47 ME. They have at home still Betty R. 12 ME, their son William
F. 21 ME, his wife of less than a year Lucy Ann Wilson 24 ME and their daughter
Helen F. just born. Also here is a Raymond Downs 5 ME listed as a boarder. In
1920 he is shown as a son of William and Lucy. Guess they adopted him, probably
a brother or nephew of Lucy or she was married before. The marriage record
shows he married Lucy A. Wilson of York Harbor on October 12, 1909. Lucy was
born March 24, 1885 and will die here August 15, 1967. He is son of George
Sewell Putnam and Tryphena Remick from here in York. Young William and his
family will be here in 1920, but I don’t find William and Fanny then.
MAINE 1920 CENSUS
MARY
PUTNAM Auburn, Androscoggin County
She is 29 ME and is enumerated with John F. Mack as
a roomer. She is possibly the daughter of Amanda Putnam of Kennebec County
(1900) and there now.
RALPH
B. PUTMAN Auburn, Androscoggin County
He is 26 ME and is living with his wife Ruth M.
Wood 28 ME. He is a son of J. Edward or Edward J. Putnam, and was home in 1900
and 1910 in Kennebec County. They were married in Winthrop on June 4, 1917. He
and Ruth are in Somerville Massachusetts in 1930. He is a doctor.
SARAH
PUTNAM Lewiston, Androscoggin County
She is 74 ME and enumerated with Walter H. Conant
as a roomer. Best bet is she is Abbie Baird the widow now of Ira Putnam from
here. In 1910 she was here and listed as 64 ME so it fits.
W.
(WILLIAM) H. PUTNAM Lewiston,
Androscoggin County
He is 51 ME and is living with his wife Emily E.
Lovejoy 60 ME, roomers Olive Jones 23 ME, Annie Curtis 23 ME and Stella
Bernatchey 22 ME. He is an attorney. He is a son of John Farnum Putnam from
Lewiston. He was still at home in 1900, and was single here in 1910. He married
Emily November 4, 1913. There were two records Emily E. Lovejoy and Emily E.
Reed. I would guess Reed was her maiden name. He is widowed here in 1930.
HOUGHTON
H. PUTNAM Livermore Falls, Androscoggin
County
He is 77 ME and is living with his second wife
Annie Clark 57 ME. Been here forever, son of Charles Lee and Hannah Putnam. I
don’t find them in 1930 but Annie is widowed here in 1935 and1940.
CHARLES E. PUTNAM
Livermore, Androscoggin County
He is 53 ME ME ME and widowed. He works in a paper
mill. He is a son of Houghton H. Putnam and was born here.
EVERETT
E. PUTNAM Livermore, Androscoggin County
He is 37 ME and is living with his wife Ethel A.
Thing 40 MA, son Merle E. 15 ME, daughters Ida E. 13 ME, Grace E. 12 ME, Clara
B. 11 ME, Edith H. 10 ME, Cynthia H. 9 ME, and son Lewis T. 5 ME. He is a son
of Lewis Putnam and Ida Bisbee of Oxford County. He was there with his widowed
mom in 1900 and was here in 1910 with Ethel. They were married in 1904. I don’t
find them in 1930, but the son Merle will get married to Catherine S. Murch
here on December 25, 1928 and is probably around just not indexed. Then I guess
something happened, as Merle will marry Yvonne Pomeroy here on April 19, 1931.
ALBERT
PUTMAN Poland, Androscoggin County
He is 84 (actually 54, poor handwriting) ME and is
enumerated with Alvin Libby. He was boarding in 1900 also.
LEWIS
C. PUTNAM Turner, Androscoggin County
He is 33 ME and is living with his wife Gladys C.
Davis 31 ME and son George L. 3 10/12 ME. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and Ida
Bisbee of Peru, Oxford County. He was there with his widowed mom in 1900 and
was here in 1910. They are in Wales in 1930.
ERVIN
E. (EARL) PUTNAM Bridgewater, Aroostook
County
He is 25 ME and is enumerated with Asa H.
Bradstreet. He is a son of Amos Putnam and Cora Carpenter from Houlton Maine.
He was born July 6, 1893, served in WWI and will die in Newark, Licking County
Ohio March 10, 1988. He is buried back in Houlton, Maine.
He will marry Mary Gertrude Connelly here in 1926.
They will be in Northampton Massachusetts by 1927 and be there in 1930. Mary
was born in Needham, Massachusetts June 6, 1895 and died May 4, 1972 and is
buried in Houlton.
BERTRAM
V. (VARNEY) PUTNAM Cary Plantation,
Aroostook County
He is 27 ME and is living with his wife Eva Colbath
25 ME, sons Arthur W. 8 ME, Clayton 6 ME and Erwin 1 8/12 ME. They were married
here January 25, 1912. He is a son of the next listed Blackhawk Putnam. They
are here in 1930 with more kids.
BLACKHAWK
PUTNAM Cary Plantation, Aroostook County
He is 58 ME and is living with his wife Orrie E.
Seamans 53 ME and son Alton B. (Bertram) 17 ME. He is a son of Varney Putnam
and Mary Elizabeth Cone. They were here in 1910 and earlier and are still in
1930.
DEAN
B. (BLANCHARD) PUTNAM Cary Plantation,
Aroostook County
He is 64 ME and is living with his wife Minnie
Pollard 53 ME and their children Dean 21 ME, Myra L. 24 ME, Kate C. 19 ME,
Philip E. 16 ME, Stanley A. 13 ME and Clara N. 10 ME. He is another son of
Varney and Elizabeth Putnam. He still lives next door to his brother Blackhawk
as he did in 1910. He will die in Houlton in 1927 and Minnie is widowed here in
1930 and 1940.
AZIEL
PUTNAM Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County
He is 35 ME and is living with his wife Lena W. 31
MA, sons John W. 7 ME, Arthur W. 5 ME, daughters Harriet 3 3/12 ME and Ruth M.
1 4/12 ME. He is Aziel Junior, son of Aziel Walden Putnam and Caroline Nadeau.
He was born here and shown at home in 1900. They are here in 1930 too.
GEORGE
W. PUTNAM Fort Fairfield, Aroostook
County
He is 27 ME and is living with his wife Rae B.
Merrithew 21 ME. He is a son of Samuel and Vesta Putnam. He was here with them
in 1900 and then was married June 10, 1919. They are here in 1930 with some
kids.
MATTIE
PUTNAM Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County
She is 39 ME and is living with her siblings Lucia
A. 34 ME, Ira A. 30 ME, Sarah D. 27 ME and Stanford S. 25 ME. They are all
children of Aziel W. Putnam and Caroline Nadeau, who have both died. They were
with their widowed dad here in 1910, and had been here since they were born.
All the kids are here in 1930 except Sanford. He married a Pearl who is widowed
here with two kids in 1930.
AARON
A. PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 33 ME and is living with his wife Maria
Louise Hacker 29 ME, daughter Elizabeth 1 7/12 ME and Blanche Kiley, a servant,
19 ME. He is a son of Albert Temple and Cordelia Putnam from here in Houlton.
He was born July 23, 1886, and married Maria Louise Hacker in Fort Fairfield
June 27, 1917. He will be here in Houlton till he dies October 29, 1968. Maria
was born in Fort Fairfield October 18, 1890, and she will die here in Houlton
February 10, 1969.
ALBERT
PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 67 ME and has his youngest daughter Beatrice
23 ME still at home. He is Albert Temple Putnam, and has been here all his
life. His wife Cordelia Putnam died September 15, 1915. Beatrice will soon be marrying John Wiley
here. They are here in 1930.
AMOS
PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 57 ME, and is living with his wife Cora
Margaret Carpenter 48 ME, son Frank H. (Houlton) 27 ME, daughters Margaret
Louise 24 ME, Harriet Carpenter 21 ME, Ruth Lydia 20 ME and daughter in law
Madge 28 ENG. Madge is Marjorie Weldon, his son Frank's wife. They were married
in Woodstock, New Brunswick Canada on August 14, 1919. He is a son of Levy
Houlton Putnam and Sarah Bradbury, and was born here in Houlton June 16, 1863
and will die here May 25, 1936. Cora is a daughter of Frank Carpenter and
Elvira Green. She was born here in Houlton June 14, 1872 and will die here
January 30, 1964. Frank was born March 29, 1892. He will die here in Houlton
January 29, 1930. Madge is widowed here with three kids in 1930. Madge was born
in London England October 22, 1891 and will die here March 2, 1957.
ARTHUR
(OTIS) PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 38 ME and is living with his wife Claire
Pierce 31 ME, daughters Isabelle 2 6/12 ME and Hannah 10/12 ME. He is a son of
Albert Temple Putnam and Cordelia Putnam. He was born here April 30, 1882, and
married Claire A. Pierce July 1, 1916. They are here in 1930. Arthur will be
here till he dies April 6, 1970. Clair was born in Fort Fairfield May 24, 1888
and will die here October 27, 1959.
FRED
PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 39 ME and is living with his wife Mary Alice
Pierce 34 ME, daughter Cordelia 9 ME and son Albert P. 7 ME. He is Fred
Lysander Putnam, son of Albert Temple and Cordelia Putnam. They were just
married here in 1910 and are here in 1930. Fred was born November 18, 1880 and
will die here September 12. 1974. Mary was born in Fort Fairfield January 13,
1886 and will die here November 3, 1978.
SAMUEL
PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 72 ME and is living with his wife Etta Smith
66 ME. He is Samuel Wormwood Putnam, son of Amos Putnam and Christina Wormwood.
Etta wasn't listed with him in 1900. I don't know where she was then. Etta is
widowed here in 1930.
THOMAS
PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is Thomas Packard Putnam 56 ME and is living
with his wife Jennie Stevens 56 NY and her sister Eloise Stevens 63 NY. He is a
son of Lyman Orlando Putnam and Martha Ann Packard. He was born here March 8,
1862, and they will be here through the 1920 census. He will die November 13,
1920. He married Jennie in Deep River Connecticut on January 18, 1899. Jennie
was born January 16, 1863 and will die here February 23, 1924.
WALTER
K. PUTNAM Houlton, Aroostook County
He is 42 ME and is living with his wife Almeda
Hussey 35 ME, sons Floyd 14 ME, Giles (Willard in 1930) 11 ME, his mother Mary
72 ME and sister-in-law Viola Hussey 21 ME. He is a son of Willard Putnam and
Mary Ward. They were here in 1910. He and Almeda were married here March 2,
1904. Walter was born in 1887. Almeda is a daughter of Benjamin Hussey and
Vesta Hall. She was born in December 1884 and will die here in Houlton November
28, 1960.
MYRA
PUTNAM New Limerick, Aroostook County
She is 22 ME and is enumerated with William R.
McCain as a boarder. She is a daughter of Dean and Minnie from here.
SAMUEL
M. PUTNAM Presque Isle, Aroostook County
He is 61 ME and is living with his wife Vista M. 46
ME, children Mildred M. 24 ME, Charles R. 15 ME, Josephine B. 13 ME, and his
stepmother Nancy P. 84 ME. They were here in 1900. I have no clue who Nancy is
though. I don’t find the folks, but Charles is married here in 1930.
MARGARET & RUTH PUTNAM Silver Ridge, Aroostook County
Margaret is 24 ME ME ME and her sister Ruth is 20
ME ME ME they are single and public school teachers.
They are daughters of Amos and Cora Putnam from Houlton.
VARNEY
W. (WHEELER) PUTNAM Weston, Aroostook County
He is 80 ME and is living with the family of his
nephew Varney P. Brackett 33 ME, Vera 23 ME, Louise 1 6/12 ME, Ardis 3/12 ME
and Marion 39 ME. He is a son of Amos and Christina Putnam from Houlton. He was
here in 1900 and 1910 with his wife Ophelia Brackett and had this Varney
Brackett living with him then. They are all here in 1930 and Varney is 90 by
then.
ABBIE
A. PUTNAM Brunswick, Cumberland County
She is 74 ME and is living with her son in law Alonzo
L. Tyler 57 ME. She is Abigail Baird, widow of Ira Nelson Putnam, originally
from Mason, Oxford County and then in 1900 in Auburn, Androscoggin County. Her
daughter Addie M. 57 ME married Alonzo.
RALPH
PUTMAN Brunswick, Cumberland County
He is 22 ME and is living with his wife Hattie
Harris 35 ME. He is a son of Lewis C. and Ida Putnam and was in Oxford County
in 1900 and 1910 with his widowed mom. Ralph was born December 28, 1899 and
will be here in Brunswick till he dies in February 1973. They were just married
here December 30, 1919, and are here in 1930.
HAROLD
PUTNAM Portland, Cumberland County
He is 43 ME and is living with his wife Katherine
Larson 43 ME, sons Harold 16 ME and Phillip 11 ME. He is a son of John Farnum
Putnam and his second wife Myra Bickford. He was home in Lewiston in 1880,
boarding in Augusta in 1900 and married here in 1910. They are here in 1930.
JENNIE
D. PUTNAM Portland, Cumberland County
She is 62 ME and is living with her son-in-law
Leonard A. Pierce
WILLARD
O. PUTNAM Portland, Cumberland County
He is 44 MA and is living with his wife May
Gertrude Bilodeaux 34 MA, daughters Mary D. 14 MA and Shirley G. 12 MA. He is a
son of Joseph Henry Putnam and Clara Jordan of Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Joseph was a son of Henry Locke Putnam number 2405. They are here in 1930.
(MRS.)
WILLIAM. L. PUTNAM Portland, Cumberland
County
She
is 83 ME and is enumerated with William Herbert as a boarder. She is Octavia
Robinson, widow of William LeBaron Putnam. William was a son of Israel Putnam
and Sarah Emery Frost of Bath, Maine. His daddy was/is mayor of Bath for some
eight terms. Bill here graduated from Bowdoin in 1855 and is getting his act
going. He will marry Octavia Robinson in Augusta in 1866. He will be mayor of
Portland from 1869 to 1870, and then a judge on the U. S. Circuit Court here
from 1892 to 1917, run for governor of Maine in 1888, be appointed to various
federal sea and fishing commissions, and almost get us into war with England
over fishing rights in Canada. He’ll be here all his life. He was born in Bath
May 26, 1835 and will die here in Portland February 5, 1918. There were no
children.
MINNIE
F. (FLORENCE) PUTNAM Standish,
Cumberland County
She is 46 MA MA MA and is enumerated with her uncle
Horace P. Whipple 69 MA and his wife Ella L. Whipple 67 MA. She is a daughter
of John Franklin Putnam and Adalaide Goodrich from Danvers, Massachusetts. She
was up here by herself in Hiram, Oxford County Maine in 1910 and is back there
by 1930.
EUNICE
D. PUTNAM Windham, Cumberland County
She is 30 ME and is enumerated with Medora A. Verge
JOHN
PUTNAM Jay, Franklin County
He is 49 ME and is living with his wife Augusta
Davis Jewell 37 ME. He was single in Androscoggin County in 1900 and still
single here in Wilton, Franklin County in 1910. They were married here in Jay
on August 30, 1915. They are here in 1930, 1935 and in Chisholm, Franklin
County in 1940.
ADA
A. PUTMAN Augusta, Kennebec County
She is 59 ME and is living with her daughter Ada A.
and son in law Frank L. Spaulding. They are all in St. Petersburg, Florida by
1930.
FLORENCE
PUTNAM Augusta, Kennebec County
She is 80 MA ME ME and is enumerated with Otis W.
Littlefield as a roomer. She is listed as a public school
teacher. Wonder if the age is right.
MARY
E. PUTNAM Fayette, Kennebec County
She is 76 ME and is living alone. Mary Emily Crane
was the second wife of Byron Putnam from Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. They were
married here February 20, 1895. They were in Lyndeborough in 1900 and he died
there on March 24, 1905. She just came back to where she used to live. She was
widowed here in 1910 as well.
ALBERT
F. (FREDERICK) PUTNAM Pittston, Kennebec
County
He is 42 ME and is living with his wife Merle E.
Moody 29 ME, daughter Audrey A. 3 2/12 ME and sons Eugene A. 2 3/12 ME, and
Harlan W. 1 9/12 ME. He is a son of George Benjamin Putnam and Mary Morrill.
They were married here in Pittston on January 1, 1915. He and the following Ralph
George Putnam, his brother, were born here in Kennebec County, moved with their
folks to California and were in Siskiyou County in 1900. Then they all came
back out here and were in Pittston, Kennebec County in 1910. Then I guess their
mom died here, and their dad is now back in San Mateo, California living with
their sister Harriet Clark. They are here in 1930.
RALPH
PUTNAM Pittston, Kennebec County
He is 31 ME and is living with his wife Grace T.
Preble of Whitfield 28 ME and daughter Doris 5 ME. He is a son of George
Benjamin Putnam and Mary Morrill, and was born here in Kennebec County. They
were married September 2, 1913. See the whole story in the listing for his
brother Albert. They are all here in 1930.
AMANDA
PUTNAM Winthrop, Kennebec County
She is 69 ME and is living alone. She was widowed
here in 1900. See that listing for a guess on to whom she was married.
EDWARD
J. (JOHN) PUTNAM Winthrop, Kennebec
County
He is 53 ME and is living with his housekeeper
Estelle E. Bourne 49 ME. In 1900 he was married to Flora Staine here and was
widowed here in 1910. He is a son of Christopher Columbus Putnam and was born
here in Winthrop. They are here in 1930 and 1940.
GEORGE (CLIFFORD) PUTNAM South Thomaston, Knox County
He is 45 ME and is living with his father George Llewellyn Putnam 78 ME, mother Mary Rowell Putnam 80 ME, and sister
Jennie A. 42 ME. Young George and his sister Jennie will remain single and be
here all their lives. George the dad will die here in 1922, Mary in 1925.
JUDSON
PUTNAM South Thomaston, Knox County
He is 42 ME and is living with his wife Mabel 32
ME, daughter Mary Lillian 13 ME and son George Sterling 12 ME. He is Israel
Judson Putnam, a son of George Llewellyn Putnam and Mary Rowell. He married
Mabel Stinson Barbour November 5, 1905 in Stonington, Maine. They will be here
in 1930 and for the rest of their lives.
ARTHUR
PUTNAM Rumford, Oxford County
He is 36 ME and is living with his wife Rosa Littlefield
32 NH, sons Francis P. 8 ME, Dana B. 4 1/12 ME, mother Eunice 56 ME and 2
lodgers. He is a son of Francis Parker Putnam, and was born here, as was his
dad. He was born May 6, 1883 and will die here in November 1967. Eunice is his
mom and is 56 years old. They were here, as was his dad, in 1910. They are here
in 1930 and so is Eunice. Found an obit. The son Francis will marry Doris Locke
here June 24, 1945. She was a daughter of Arthur Locke and Agnes Skinner and
was born here in Rumford July 6, 1911 and died here April 21, 2011 2 months shy
of her 100th birthday. Francis died here February 7, 1988.
JOHN
A. (AMES) PUTNAM Dixfield, Oxford County
He is 30 ME and is living with his second wife Ella
E. Bartlett 46 ME, his stepchildren George D. 15 ME, Leona E. 14 ME, Harold B.
24 ME and his daughters Florence M. 3 5/12 ME and Grace M. 1 8/12 ME. The kids
are listed as Putnam but the first three were with Ellaճ first husband Orson
Paine. He is John Ames Putnam 3rd, and was at home in 1900. He was born
December 11, 1892 and will die in Dixfield, Oxford County March 1, 1956. He
married Myrtle Houston here on November 11, 1910. Something happened to her or
they divorced, but he married Ella here in Dixfield October 2, 1915. Bartlett
was her maiden name and Paine was her married name in her marriage to Orson
Paine. One marriage entry say Ella Bartlett another
says Ella Paine same date though and same gal. John went for an older gal this
time around it seems. At any rate Ella was married to Orson Paine here in
Dixfield in the 1900 and 1910 census. They were married in Dixfield January 12,
1895. Based on her marriage license to Orson Paine, Ella Edith Bartlett was
born in Dixfield, Maine in 1874. Her folks were Zenas W. Bartlett and Ella
Coburn from Dixwell. John and Ella are here in 1930 and will be the rest of
their lives. The son Harold B. will marry Dorothea Spaulding February 28, 1942.
He is in Waterville at the time.
BERNARD
C. PUTNAM Peru, Oxford County
He is 39 ME and is living with his wife Mertie L.
Dixon 40 NH, daughters Audrey J. 8 ME and Bernadine 6 ME. In 1900 he was here
living with his widowed mother Ida Putnam. He is a son of Lewis and Ida Putnam.
CECIL
PUTNAM Peru, Oxford County
He is 29 ME and is living with his wife Etta A.
Demerritt 34 ME and her mother Rose Demeritt 68 ME. They were married here in
Peru on December 24, 1910. He is a son of Joseph A. and Annie Putnam and was
with them here in 1900 and 1910. He was born June 13, 1890 and will die in
Portland in October 1967. Etta was born in Peru January 12, 1885 and will die
in 1928. He is widowed in Rumford in 1930.
MARIE
PUTNAM Peru, Oxford County
She is 10 ME and is enumerated with Willard S.
Arnold as a boarder. She is a daughter of Joseph and Annie Putnam, and was with
them here in 1910.
MELISSA
PUTNAM Peru, Oxford County
She is 63 ME and is living with her daughter Amy A.
29 ME and a nephew Lester Child 24 ME. She is Melissa Jean Burgess now the
widow of John Ames Putnam, Jr. They were married here in 1900 and 1910. He died
here April 25, 1918. She and Amy are both here in 1930. Melissa was born here
April 5, 1853 and will be around till she dies on August 29, 1941. Amy was born
May 24, 1889 and will die in Dixfield in December 1985. Lester is a son of
Melissaճ daughter Lucy who died in 1898.
OSCAR
J. PUTNAM Peru, Oxford County
He is 35 ME and is living with his wife Mabel A.
Richardson 25 ME and her mother Almeda A. Richardson 63 ME. He is a son of John
Ames Putnam and Melissa Burgess, and was born here October 1, 1884 and will die
here in Peru in October 1973. He was single here in 1910, and they were married
here July 4, 1915. They are here in 1930.
AMY
PUTNAM Rumford, Oxford County
She is 50 ME and is living with her son Waldo 19
ME. Amy Reed is the widow of Fred F. Putnam and was here in 1910. They were
married January 1, 1901. Waldo will soon marry Margaret Smith here on April 27,
1930. They are in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1930. Guess Waldo got a better
job there working on the Street Railroad.
GEORGIANNA
PUTNAM Rumford, Oxford County
She is 43 CND and is living with her children
Joseph 22 CND, Clara 20 CND and Edgar 19 ME. In 1910, there was a widow
Georgianna Patrin 35 CAN here but not with these kids. I don’t think they are
Putnams at all.
CEYLON
E. PUTNAM Rumford, Oxford County
He is 26 ME and enumerated with Napoleon J. Guelmet
as a lodger. He is a son of Joseph A. and Annie Putnam, and was home here in
1900. He will marry Evelyn Miller January 1, 1922. They are in nearby Peru in
1930.
(SAMUEL)
LEROY PUTNAM Bangor, Penobscot County
He is 21 ME and is living with his wife Grace E.
Stout 24 ME and a boarder Sarah H. Hayden 71 ME. He is a son of Samuel and
Minnie Putnam. In 1900 he was at home (age 1) in Piscataquis County. He and
Grace were married October 2, 1916.
JOHN
PUTMAN Dover, Piscataquis County
He is 80 ME, Harriet Lane his wife is 86 ME. They
are enumerated with their son-in-law Fred J. Downs. He is a son of Israel
Putnam and Adeline White. He was born here in Dover in 1839 and will die here
in 1924. Harriet was born in 1833 and will die here in 1923.
FOREST
T. PUTNAM Bath, Sagadahoc County
He is 39 MA and is living with his wife Mary L.
McNeil 40 Prince Edward Island. See the info in his brother Lawrenceճ listing.
They were married here June 29, 1910. They are here in 1930.
LAWRENCE
H. PUTNAM Bath, Sagadahoc County
He is 32 MA and is living with his wife Eunice E.
Moore 30 ME. He and the above Forest Putnam are sons of L. Brooks Putnam and
Martha Hovey. They were in Pepperell, Mass. in 1900 and with their widowed
mother in Bath in 1910. He married Eunice July 8, 1918. They are here in 1930.
RONELLO
D. PUTMAN Bath, Sagadahoc County
He is 20 ME and is enumerated with Thomas Slovin as
a lodger. He is a son of Joseph and Amy or Annie Putnam from Oxford County. He
was born May 9, 1897 and will die in Kittery Maine in January 1971.
WALTER
PUTMAN Fairfield, Somerset County
He is 48 NH and is living with his wife Carrie
DeNico 46 ME, sons Alfred 20 ME and Lawrence 17 ME. He is a son of John
Benedict Putnam and Aurilla Searles from Nashua, New Hampshire. They were here
in 1900 and 1910. Walter and Carrie are in Portland in 1930. The son Lawrence
will have finished medical school and be a doctor at Massachusetts Memorial
Hospital in Boston in 1930. He will marry Doris Tozier in Fairfield on June 19,
1928, and they are in Boston in 1930.
LYMAN
C. (CRAIG) PUTNAM Belfast, Waldo County
He is 76 ME and is living with his wife Abbie
Harris Ferguson 71 ME, daughter Lucy P. Nichols 43 ME and her husband Warren A.
Nichols 39 ME. Daniel's son has been here since he was born in 1843. Abbie was
born here September 13, 1848
FRED
H. PUTNAM Monroe, Waldo County
He is 64 ME and is living with his wife Marcia M.
63 ME, son Harry T. 29 ME, his wife Amanda E. Hartley 30 CND, granddaughter
Helen M. 5 ME and his widowed mother Mary A. 86 ME and a hired man. He is a son
of Thomas J. and Mary Putnam, and was in Aroostook County in 1880, and here in
1900 and 1910. Harry and his family will be in Brewer, Penobscot County in
1930. Harry married Amanda November 27, 1913. Now Fred will marry Ida Clement
Leland of Mount Desert on September 8, 1924 and then she will be widowed again
there in 1930. He had a busy decade in the 1920s.
JAMES
E. PUTNAM Jackson, Waldo County
He is 51 ME and is living with his wife Belle Field
48 ME. He is a son of Daniel Putnam and his second wife Sarah Tasker. Been here
since he was born August 5, 1868. Can’t find him in 1930 and he is widowed here
in 1940.
ZENAS
L. PUTNAM Monroe, Waldo County
He is 38 ME and is living with his wife Emily A.
Brown 37 ME. He is a son of Fred and Marcia Putnam and was born here, or at
least here with his folks in 1900 and 1910. He first had married Beulah Ritchie
here on November 30, 1911. Something happened. He and Emily were just married
here on December 31, 1919. They are here with kids in 1930.
NELLIE
M. PUTNAM Searsport, Waldo County
She is 59 ME and is enumerated with Freeman O.
Masden as a boarder. She is an unwed daughter of John Putnam and Mary Hatch
from here in Searsport.
PRUDENCE PUTNAM
Searsport, Waldo County
Margaret Prudence Nichols is 47 ME. Her husband
George B. Putnam is down working in Boston now. They are both back here in
1930.
MARY
E. PUTNAM Winterport, Waldo County
She is 50 ME and is enumerated with Abbott E.
Campbell as a servant. She is an unmarried daughter of John Putnam and Mary
Hatch. She was born here and single here in 1910 too.
HENRY
H. PUTNAM Danforth, Washington County
He is 77 ME and is living with his wife Frances H.
McGuire 70 ME, son Henry H. Jr. 46 ME, daughter Molly Osborne 33 ME and her
husband William J. Osborne 33 ME. Henry Harrison is a son of Amos and
Christina. They were here in 1880, 1900 and 1910. Frances is widowed here with
her son Henry in 1930.
VARNEY
A. (ARTHUR) PUTNAM Danforth, Washington
County
He is 43 ME and is living with his wife Minnie
Bubar 41 ME and daughter Isa R. 11 ME. He is a son of Henry Harrison Putnam and
Frances McGuire originally from Houlton, Aroostook County in 1880, and here in
1900. They were married here September 21, 1904. Varney Arthur Putnam was born
October 11, 1875 here in Danforth and he will die May 10, 1950. He is buried in
Houlton. Minnie is a daughter of George and Mary Bubar and was born in Danforth
May 27, 1877 and will die June 16, 1947 and be buried in Houlton. They are here
in 1930.
FRED
B. (BROOKS) PUTMAN Kennebunk, York
County
He is 58 MA NH MA and works in a mill. His wife
Elizabeth F. Crocker is 59 MA ME MA. He is Frederick Brooks Putnam, a son of
Artemus Putnam and Mary Orinda Kidder from Wilton, New Hampshire. He was born in Leominster June 12, 1862. They
were in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire in 1900 and in Worcester,
Massachusetts in 1910. He will die sometime in the next decade, and Elizabeth
will be with their son Fred Putnam in Windham County Vermont in 1930. Young
Fred is there now.
PERLEY
J. (JOSEPH) PUTNAM NR, York County
He is 52 ME and is living with his wife Sophia
Marshall 58 ME, daughter Rita T. 31 ME (Marguerita Typhena born August 11, 1888
and died January 1, 1945), sons Roger Ashurst 29 ME (born June 27, 1890 and
died July 15, 1925), Freeman Perley 26 ME (born July 10, 1893 and will die
February 16, 1929), Conrad Joseph 22 ME (born February 15, 1897) and daughter
Gretchen Juanita 20 ME (born June 22, 1899 and died in April 1974). He is a son
of George and Tryphena Putnam and was born here. He has been calling himself
Joseph P. up until now. Both folks have died by 1930 as only Conrad and
Gretchen are around then. Perley died December 10, 1923, and Sophia will very
shortly on February 3, 1920.
WILLIAM
F. PUTNAM York Harbor, York County
He is 32 ME and is living with his wife Lucy A. Downs
35 ME, children Raymond S. 15 ME, Helen 9 ME, Pauline 8 ME and William P.
(Perley) 7 ME. He is a son of William Sewell and Fanny Putnam. He was born here
and was here in 1900, and just married here in 1910 as well. Lucy was born
March 24, 1885 and will die here August 15, 1967. In 1910, Ray was listed as
Raymond Downs, a boarder, so I guess they adopted him. The son Perley was born
March 10, 1914 and will die here or in Kittery in July 1985.They are here in
1930.