NEW HAMPSHIRE

Census Reports

1850 & 1860

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UPDATED AUGUST 23, 2021

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 1850 CENSUS

 

Finally, with the 1850 and later census reports, we get all the names, ages, and state of birth for these folks. Again I am listing by County and proximity to each other.

 

MARY W. PUTNAM  Guilford, Belknap County

Belknap was formed out of both Strafford and Merrimack Counties in 1840. She is Perley's widow, Mary Cole, and her family. They were here in 1830 (Strafford County at that time) and she was widowed in 1840, and she will be here still in 1860. At this point, Mary is 52 NH, Perley 19 NH, Mary A. 15 NH. They live with John (42 NH) and Susan (40 NH) Lane.

 

(ASAHEL) NATHAN PUTNAM  Alstead, Cheshire County

He is listed as Nathan, but is actually Asahel Putnam, son of Samuel Putnam and Ruth Spencer a farmer 34 NH, Cynthia 28 NH, Angeline M. 6 NH, Jennisen a son 5 NH and Emma E. 2 NH. He was born in Acworth. He was in Charlestown in 1840 and in Claremont in 1860. He was widowed in 1841, married Valena Cynthia Holmes in 1843 who would be the gal listed as Cynthia. By 1870, he will be on his third wife Thankful (Davis) Frances.

 

MARY PUTNAM  Chesterfield, Cheshire County

She is 74 MA and has these folks with her. Elizabeth Gleason 46 NH, Mary Gleason 20 NH, Timothy Gleason 13 NH, Sabrina Herrick 28 NH, and Lucinia Higgins 60 NH. She is Mary Converse, now the widow of John Putnam (548) who just died here November 17, 1849. Elizabeth (1374) was married to Dr. Timothy Gleason. I don’t know who the other two are. At any rate, Mary will die here herself September 14, 1853.

 

JOHN L. (LOCKE) PUTNAM  Hinsdale, Cheshire County

He is a shoemaker 46 NY, Mrs. J. L. 24 NY (actually she is Phoebe Towne 44 NY), Josiah 22 NY, Edwin 20 NY, Susan 18 NY, Sylvia 13 VT, Keziah 11 VT, Sophia 4 VT and Lucinda 2 VT. He is John Locke Putnam, a son of Josiah Putnam (1725) and Susan Willard Dickerman from Brattleboro, VT and then a trip into Oneida County New York before first returning to Vermont He was born November 25, 1804 and will die here December 3, 1889. He married Phoebe Towne November 5, 1826 in New York. They just moved here as they are also listed now in Brattleboro, Windham County Vermont. They are here in 1860.

 

RUFUS PUTNAM  Hinsdale, Cheshire County

He is 23 NH and lives in a large Boarding House. Writing bad. Name looks like Rufus and There is a guy who he fits. Rufus Putnam was a son of Aaron Kimball Putnam and Polly Shattuck and he was born in Wilton so this all fits.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Jaffrey, Cheshire County

He and his wife Sarah Priest Capron have been here since the 1820s, he longer, and now both have died. I am not sure who was here in 1850, but in 1860 only John (Junior) age 27 and his wife Susan Nash and their new family are here. Lorenzo, now 25, will be in Fitzwilliam.

 

EDWIN L. (LOMBARD) PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

He runs a livery stable and is 23 MA, His wife Emeline, listed as Mrs. E. L., is 22 NH. Also here is his brother Solon Smith Putnam 21 MA. Edwin is number 2808, a son of Peter Putnam (1247) and his second wife Ruth E. Watson of Sutton, Massachusetts. He was born there November 26, 1826. Solon is number 2809. Edwin will be operating a Hotel in Hinsdale by 1860.

 

MARY PUTNAM  Keene, Cheshire County

She is 13 MA and lives with Stewart Hastings and his family.

 

LUCY PUTNAM  Walpole, Cheshire County

She is now 60 NH, her daughter Amanda M. is 30 NH. Jacob's widow, Lucy Brooks, was here in the 1820 with her husband, and shown widowed in 1830, 1840, and will be in 1860 at age 70. Her son Henry will appear then and be married.

 

AMOS PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is now listing himself as being 70 MA, but is really only 68 now. His wife, Susan Rebecca Wheeler is 66 MA. They have been here since right after 1800 when they were in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. This will be their last appearance though.

 

AMOS A. PUTNAM  JR.  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is actually Amos 3rd, his dad, above, was the second Amos in a row. This Amos was born here in Winchester April 11, 1824. He married Nancy Robbins here on February 14, 1845. Nice Valentine Day present for both of them. Amos is 26 NH, Nancy 26 MA, Mary 3 NH, John 2 NH, and Maria 3/12 NH. Also there is his brother James P. 20 NH and a Sylvia Dickinson 25 MA.

 

ALBERT PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

Another of Amos and Susan's children. He was born here May 30, 1821, and married Emeline Smith on November 24, 1846. Albert is now 30 NH, Emeline 28 NH and Alice 1 NH.

 

ERI PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is a son of Amos also. He was born in Fitchburg, Mass May 27, 1816 according to a bible reference, and in Winchester according to another on May 27, 1812. He lists himself as 38 MA, Lucy Houlton 32 NH, James (James Henry who will die in 1857) 2 NH and Ressie R. (Persis Rebecca) 4/12 NH. The Fitchburg birthplace is correct. Amos (the original one) was in Hopkinton, Hillsborough County through 1800 and here in Winchester from 1820 on. He went back to Massachusetts around 1808 and was there a few years before returning to New Hampshire. Eri married Lucy Parker Holton November 25, 1846.

 

JOEL M. PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is a laborer 25 MA, his wife, simply listed as Mrs., is 24 NH. They seem to be living with David Trask 30 NH and his family. Also in that family is Lydia Prentiss 66 NH.

 

MARY A. PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

She is 17 NH, and lives with John Wheelock and his family. She is the daughter of David Putnam and Abigail Cutting from Haverhill, Grafton County.  She was born there on June 12, 1833.

 

ALBERT PUTNAM  Bartlett, Coos County

He is 10 NH living with Horace (26 NH) and Harriet (21 NH) Goodridge. Bartlett is way over in the eastern middle part of the state, near North Conway, closer to Grafton County than other parts of Coos. John Adams (Jr.) of Enfield in Grafton County had a son Albert born in 1840. Might be him.

 

MARY E. PUTNAM  Jefferson, Coos County

She is 15 NH, and lives with David (63 NH) and Mary H. (63NH) Perkins. She would be a daughter of George Putnam and Elizabeth Perkins who were here in Jefferson in 1840. The rest of her family is now out in Lee County, Illinois, and they will later move to Iowa in the 1860s.

 

CALEB S. (SIDNEY) PUTNAM  Canaan, Grafton County

He and his wife were here in 1840 and will be in 1860. He is now 49 NH, Elvira Wheelock 48 VT, Persis B. 16 NH, Hiram E. 14 NH, Martha J. 12 NH, Florence W. 8 NH and Harriett I. 4 NH. Also here are their daughter Elvira W. Wells 23 NH and her husband Charles H. Wells 28 NH.

 

JOHN ADAMS PUTNAM  JR.  Enfield, Grafton County

He was in Enfield in 1840, Lebanon in 1860. He is a peddler, 38 NH, Nancy Hussey his wife is 37 NH, Wallace (John Wallace) 17 NH, Albert 10 NH, Ellen 8 NH, Oscar 6 NH and Charles (Charles Henry) 3 NH. He is a son of John Sr. and Sarah Heath. He was born in Hanover on November 11, 1811. He married Nancy Currier Hussey in Hanover in 1831. In 1860 they will be in Lebanon, Grafton County.

 

DANIEL PUTNAM  Hanover, Grafton County

He is 26 NH and a student at Dartmouth College. He is Daniel Pratt Putnam, son of Aaron K. Putnam of Wilton. He will become a physician, marry Emily Peavey, and then move to Cleveland, Ohio in the 1860s and be there through the 1900 census.

 

JOHN N. (NEWTON) PUTNAM  Hanover, Grafton County

He is 27 MA, and a professor of Greek at Dartmouth College. He is number 2931, a son of Simeon Putnam (1336) and Abigail Brigham Fay of Andover, Massachusetts. John will be married here in 1860. As a further little tid bit, his brother Samuel Fay Putnam (2932) is currently in Virginia studying to be an Episcopal minister. He will come up here to Hanover and die here in 1860.

 

ALONZO W. PUTNAM  Haverhill, Grafton County

He lives next door to his folks. He is 23 NH, Hannah Cole 18 NH. There is a Simon Cutting 10 NH with them, a cousin on his mom's side. Alonzo is number 2754 and was born in Hanover, Grafton County on January 2, 1828. He married Hannah Cole here on January 1, 1850.

 

DAVID PUTNAM  Haverhill, Grafton County

He is 58 NH a farmer, Abigail Cutting 58 MA and Triphena 19 NH. They have been here since the 1820s, and were originally from Croydon, Cheshire County.

 

ELIJAH PUTNAM  (JR.)  Amherst, Hillsborough County

He lives next to his folks. Elijah is 46 MA, Catherine Perkins 46 NH, Caroline 22 NH, Helen M. 17 NH, and Erastus 12 NH. Elijah was born in Bedford, Massachusetts February 16, 1804. He married Catherine K. Perkins here in Amherst on May 4, 1826. He will be here until his death November 24, 1888.

 

ELIJAH PUTNAM  (SR.)  Amherst, Hillsborough County

He is a son of the Jonathan Putnam who was here in Rindge, New Hampshire in 1790 and then moved to Windsor, Vermont. That Jonathan was from Bedford, Massachusetts. When his folks went to Vermont, Elijah went back to Bedford and lived with his uncle Stephen Lane. Elijah was born in Rindge January 5, 1780, and will die here in Amherst on October 18, 1855. He first married Lucy Webber in Bedford on April 28, 1803. She died in the mid 1830s, and he then married Hannah Lane on September 27, 1838. He returned to New Hampshire and was here in Amherst in the 1820 census. He is now listed 70 NH, Hannah 61 MA.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Amherst, Hillsborough County

He lives a house away from the following Joseph, but isn’t closely related. He is a brick maker 31 NH, Mehitable Jane Weston his wife 31 NH, Melonias A. a daughter 4 NH, Mabel Ann 2 NH and Marcellus a son 7/12 NH. He is a son of John Putnam and Sabrina Wiley. He was born here in Amherst, NH and then went with the family and grew up in Lowell, Mass. They will be in Lisbon, Grafton County in 1860.

 

JOSEPH PUTNAM  Amherst, Hillsborough County

He is 87 NH and has Permelia Brown 60 NH. He is Joseph Junior number 1870, a son of Joseph Putnam (766) and Miriam Hamblett of Wilton. Permelia is his daughter who married Hugh Brown. I haven’t seen him since the 1830, probably living with his daughter or some other kinfolk. He will be here in a ‘poor house’ in 1860 at age 96. He will die here in Amherst February 6, 1861.

 

LUKE PUTNAM  Amherst, Hillsborough County

He is 38 NH, Rebecca J. 38 NH, Henry A. 13 NH. He is a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Barnes. He was born in West Nottingham, New Hampshire on May 28, 1812. He married Rebecca Jane Hale in Hollis, New Hampshire on February 26, 1835. He'll be in Worcester County, Massachusetts in 1860 and 1870.

 

WARREN PUTMAN  Antrim, Hillsborough County

He is 14 NH living with George and Elenor Maynard family. He is Warren Lovejoy Putnam, a son of David Johnson Putnam and Belinda Brown from Lyndeborough. His dad died in 1845 and his mom has remarried to Joseph Beckwith. They are next door in Bennington and his siblings are there too. Warren was born October 6, 1935 and will die here September 4, 1855.

 

FRANCES & GEORGE PUTNAM  Bennington, Hillsborough County

She is 16 NH, George A. 4 NH. They live with their mother Belinda 41 NH and their new stepfather Joseph Beckwith. There are also a couple of younger Beckwith kids from this new marriage. Belinda Brown was married to David Johnson Putnam, son of Daniel Putnam (1930) and Hannah Johnson from Lyndeborough, who has died in the last couple of years. She has remarried. Her other son, Perley, is in Mount Vernon, Hillsborough County. The son George Anson Putnam was born September 12, 1846 and will die here October 28, 1866. Their brother Warren is listed above in Antrim.

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

He is 13 NH and living with a Blaisdell family. He is a son of John and Achsah Putnam from Fishersfield. He will be with his folks in Dunbarton, NH in 1860, and will be back here with his widowed mom in 1870.

 

RICHARD PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County

He is listed as 86 RI and a pauper living in a County alms house. No ideas at all.

 

LAVINIA PUTNAM  Hollis, Hillsborough County

She is 12 NH, and living with William and Harriet Dewers or something like that. The adults are from VT and CT and there is a kid there from Canada. Might be some sort of orphanage thing.

 

DAVID PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

This David is number 1937, a son of David Putnam (789) and Abigail Carlton. He was born in Lyndeborough June 19, 1790. He is listed 60 NH, Abigail Foster, his third wife, 51 NH, and young David 12 NH. Abigail will die shortly, and in 1860 he will be married to Nancy Jewitt.

 

ELEAZER PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 48 NH, a millwright, Mary Adeline Marshall 46 NH and Adeline E. 17 NH. He is a son of Ephraim Putnam 3rd (1929) and Elizabeth Carkin.

 

EPHRAIM PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is number 1913, a son of Ephraim Putnam (776) and Rachel Cram. He was born here April 30, 1785. He married Esther Pearson of Lyndeborough in about 1830. He is 65 NH, Esther 58 NH, Willard P. 28 NH and Amy S. 27 NH.

 

EPHRAIM H. (HILDRETH) PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is a son of Jonathan Putnam (1908) and Mary Hildreth. He was born here in Lyndeborough July 1, 1805. He married Susanna Ford here in 1831. Ephraim is 45 NH, Susan 44 MA, Andrew Jackson 18 NH, Saphronia 16 NH, Mary E. 13 NH, Twins Burton and Byron 10 NH, and Levi 9 NH.

 

GEORGE A. & AUGUSTA PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 11 MA, Augusta 8 NY. They are with Jonathan Hildrith Jr. and his wife Julia (27 NH). George Alvin is a son of Israel Putnam and Mary Hawk. He was born in Andover, Massachusetts August 1, 1838. These two, and some others back in Massachusetts are orphans, and have been taken in by relatives (Israel's second wife, these kids stepmother, was Abigail Hildreth). They were orphaned October 23, 1847. After running away from this home in the 1850s, George went to Colorado, fought in the Civil War and then will return here, and head to Maine in the early 1870s. He will then be back in Andover, Massachusetts in the late 1880s.

 

HANNAH PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

She is Hannah Johnson, widow of Daniel Putnam (1930) who died here in Lyndeborough in 1841. She is 70 NH and lives with her daughter Betsy P. Gage 50 NH (born January 24, 1800).

 

ISRAEL PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is a son of Daniel Putnam (1930) and Hannah Johnson. Israel was born here October 30, 1794. He married Abigail C. Abbott, his current wife, on May 17, 1846. He had first married Ruth Sargent about 1815, but she must have died in the early to mid 1840s, as he had a wife in the 1840 census, and now has Abigail. Israel is 56 NH, Abigail 36 NH, Hannah 19 NH, Sumner S. 16 NH, Abby 2 NH and Ruth 5/12. The last two gals are with Abigail, and they have been named for Izzy's two wives.

 

JONATHAN PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 55 NH, and lives by himself. This is the first time he has shown up by himself. He is a son of Jonathan Putnam 1908 and Mary Hildreth. He was born here in 1804 and has been living with his folks ever since. He never married, and now both his folks have died since the 1840, and he has simply taken over the old farm house. I don’t find him again, so I assume he dies here in the next decade.

 

JOSEPH PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is a son of Aaron and Phebe, and was born here. He has been here since the 1820 census. He is now 60 NH, Sarah (Shattuck) 60 NH, Willard 20 NH, Ephraim 14 NH, Henry 14 NH and Levi 1, NH. Levi is a son of Joseph junior and Mary Jamison. They were married here in 1846 and she died in 1849. Joseph will be in Wabash County, Indiana in 1860 (Levi will be there then too) and he will have married the widow of his brother George who is in Indiana right now. Interesting.

 

WILLARD PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 20 NH and with John and Emily Stevenson. He is also shown at home with his folks, Joseph and Sarah Putnam.

 

AUGUSTA PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

She is 16 NH and lives in a boarding house, and works in a cotton mill. She'll be here doing the same thing in 1860. She is a daughter of John Adams Putnam and Nancy Hussey from Enfield, Grafton County. Her folks are in Lebanon, Grafton County in 1860 and she is also listed there then as well.

 

HORACE B. PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is 27 NH, Marianna A. Woodward 24 NH. Horace is a son of Perley Putnam and Mary Cole. He was born in Franconia, Grafton County February 11, 1823. He married Marianna Annette Woodward September 13, 1845. She was born May 23, 1826 and will die in September 1860. They will be in Northfield, Washington County, Vermont in 1860. They will remain in Vermont.

 

MOSES PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is a blacksmith, 28 CAN, his wife Charlotte is 24 CAN. They live with Lewis Bushford 25 CAN.

 

JOSEPH A. (ALDEN) PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is 30 NH and unemployed. He lives with Harvey and Mary Jane Dennison. He is a son of John Putnam and Betsy Saltmarsh of Hookset. He will marry Permelia D. Parker in 1851, and move to Boston. They will be there in 1860 through 1880.

 

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is a machinist 27 NH, Lydia J. 21 NH. Also here is Lucy A. Bryant 18 NH. He is William Henry Putnam. He is part of the 'other' New England family. His folks were William Putnam and Susan Briggs. He was born in Sharon, Mass. November 5, 1823. I found a record that he married Lydia J. Bryant in Uxbridge, Massachusetts February 14, 1847. Pretty sure I am right, and in 1860 they will be in nearby Hookset, New Hampshire. Lucy would be Lydia’s sister.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is 24 NH, a machinist, Emeline is 28 VT and they have Mary E. 1 VT. They live with Daniel (30 NH) and Sophia (26 VT) Smith. I would guess Sophia and Emeline are sisters.

 

ADELINE PUTNAM  Mason, Hillsborough County

She is 18 NH and boarding with a Chamberlain family. Probably the same family the next listed Elizabeth will be marrying into. She is a daughter of Cyrus Putnam and Lucinda Tarble who were here in 1840. Adeline is also listed at home with her now widowed mother Lucinda here in Mason. Cyrus was a son of Stephen Putnam and Sarah Burton of Wilton and then Mason, NH.

 

ELIZABETH PUTNAM  Mason, Hillsborough County

She is 50 NH living with her brothers Albert (21) and Nehemia (48) Hill. She is Elizabeth Hill, widow of Sylvester Putnam (number 2023). They were married here May 1, 1842. Sylvester died here July 25, 1846. There were not any children. Elizabeth will soon marry a Chamberlain guy and live here until she dies in 1888.

 

EZEKIEL PUTNAM  Mason, Hillsborough County

He is 24 NH in manufacturing, Luthina (Lucinia with a lisp?) 23 NH, and Julius or somesuch name Rolling 2/12 NH. They live with Albert and Lucy Wilson. I would guess he is one of Cyrus and Lucinda’s kids.

 

LUCINDA PUTNAM  Mason, Hillsborough County

Lucinda Tarble is the widow of Cyrus Putnam. They were here in 1840. She is 49 NH, William T. (Tarble) a shoemaker is 21 NH, Martha 20 NH, Adaline 18 NH, Cyrus 16 NH, Nancy L. 14 NH, John F. 11 NH, Abby J. 9 NH and Mary E. 7 NH. There is a Tarble family a couple of doors away. Rhoda Tarble 83 MA is probably her mom. Lucinda will be here through the 1870.

 

AMOS PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is 44 NH, Rebecca (Hill) 26 NH, Harriet 7 NH and Emmett (actually Everett) 1 NH. He is a carpenter. He is a son of Nathan Putnam Jr. (2199) and Lucy Blanchard. He was born here August 15, 1806. He married Deborah Rebecca Hill on December 15, 1841. She will be here widowed with the kids in 1860. He will die October 23, 1859. He is named for his grandfather on his mother's side, Dr. Amos Putnam of Danvers, Massachusetts.

 

DANIEL PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He too is a carpenter. Daniel is 45 NH, Elizabeth Hale 42 MA, Mary E. 17 MA, Ann 16 MA, Susan Jane 13 NH, and Sarah H. 11 NH. Daniel is another son of Nathan Putnam. He was born here as well and was here in 1840, but in the 1830s went to Massachusetts, married and had a couple of children.

 

HERVEY (HARVEY) PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

Another carpenter. He is listed 29 NH, Lavinia Hall 27 NH, Louisa M. 6 NH and William K. 4 NH. He is number 2037, another son of Aaron Kimball Putnam. He was born in Wilton September 21, 1820. He married Lavinia Hall on May 11, 1843 here in Milford I think, but it might have been back in Wilton.

 

JANE PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

She is 34 NH and living with a Herrick family. She might be a daughter of John Putnam (1884) and Mary Herrick of Wilton. I'd guess the Herricks were kin of sorts. Rand thinks she could be related to Amos and Rebecca who live down the street, or he thinks the daughter of Caleb and Jane Longley both of whom are in Wilton here in Hillsborough County. Then I wonder about really messing up and wondering if she is Jane Doe or Jane Herrick married to a Putnam fella. Coin Toss.

 

LEVI PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is 31 NH, a cabinet maker, Harriet E. 27 NH and Eliza E. 3 NH. There are two boarders as well. He is a son of Aaron K. Putnam and Polly Shattuck. He was born in Wilton, New Hampshire on December 4, 1818. He moved here with his brother Hervey or Harvey. He married Harriet E. Stephens on June 5, 1845. They are both here in 1860. By 1900 he will still be here and with a new wife at that time.

 

PORTER PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is 15 NH a farmer and lives with Percy and Eliza Foster. He looks to be Isaiah Porter Putnam a son of Thomas Cowdin Putnam and Sarah Colby. He is also listed at home with them in Nashua, Hillsborough County at the same age of 15 NH.

 

PERLEY PUTNAM  Mount Vernon, Hillsborough County

He is 11 NH. He lives with Anthony and Abigail Raymond and their family. He is Perley Johnson Putnam, son of David Johnson Putnam and Belinda Brown. His dad died in 1847, and his mother has remarried to Joseph Beckwith and is now in Bennington, Hillsborough County with his brother and sister. Perley was born July 5, 1838 and will die May 14, 1856.

 

BARNES B. (BIGELOW) PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is 24 NH (yes, yet another carpenter), Lucy Ann M. 21 NH and James W. 10/12 NH. He is a son of Gideon Putnam Jr. and Sarah Rice of Nashua. Barnes was born October 1, 1825 in Dunstable or Nottingham, and married Lucy Ann Bills here in Nashua on May 15, 1849, barely in the nick of time before James was born in August 1849.

 

EPHRAIM T. (TOWNES) PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is a peddler, 47 NH, Mary Austin Shaw, his wife, is 45 NY, Mary 18 MA, Ephraim Townes Jr. 12 NH, Sarah 9 NH, George 5 NH, Levi 3 NH and Susan 1/12 NH. Ephraim is number 1949. He was born in Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County January 13, 1803. He is a son of Aaron Putnam (791) and his second wife, Phebe Farnham. He married Mary in New York City December 9, 1823. They were in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. in the 1830 census and here in 1840. He will die here January 16, 1865.

 

GIDEON PUTNAM JR.  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is a stone mason, 49 NH, Sarah Rice 45 MA, Mary E. 22 MA, George G. (Gideon) 20 MA, Sarah M. 11 MA, Caroline P. 14 MA, Charles E. 11 NH, Clara M. 6 NH and William S. 3 NH. Also there is Sarah’s mother Nancy Rice 75 MA. He was born in Hancock, Hillsborough County on January 20, 1801. He married Sarah Rice in Hancock on June 9, 1822. They were here in 1840, and in East Sudbury, Massachusetts in the 1830. They’ll be here till 1854, and then go to Benton County, Iowa and remain there till they both die in 1878.

 

GIDEON PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is now a farmer 79 NH, Sarah Barnes his wife is 69 NH. Also here is Eliza J. Jewell 19 NH. Eliza Jane is a granddaughter. Her mother Sally was Gideon’s daughter, she married James M. Jewell. Gideon is number 1877, a son of Joseph Putnam and Miriam Hamblett of Wilton. He took over the family farm in Society Land (Bennington) when his folks moved to Vermont. He was born in Temple May 26, 1777, and he married Sarah Barnes in Litchfield, Hillsborough County on September 19, 1798.

 

HARRIET A. PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

She is 13 NH, and living with a Buswell Family.

 

MATILDA R. PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

She is 25 NH and lives with Edward and Lucy A. Golding. Matilda Rockwood Putnam is a daughter of Aaron Kimball Putnam and Polly Shattuck.

 

SUSAN H. PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

She is 27 NH, and boarding.

 

THOMAS C. (COWDIN) PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is a wood turner, 41 MA, Sarah Colby his wife 49 NH, Sarah C. 17 NH, Isaiah P. (Porter) 15 NH, Catherine W. 7 NH. He is a son of Isaiah Putnam (1751) and Hannah Cowdin from Fitchburg, Massachusetts. They were here in 1840.

 

SAMUEL PUTNAM  New Boston, Hillsborough County

He is 42 NH, Mary Dustin 39 NH, Samuel 3 NH and Henry 1 NH. They were here in 1840. Still not sure who he is. Mary and the son Henry will be here in 1860 without Sam. Then in 1870 Sam will be here, but no one else will.

 

CHARLES F. (FRANKLIN) PUTNAM  Pelham, Hillsborough County

He is 14 VT and living with a Hodges family. He is likely the son of Franklin Putnam and Mary Heald Reed from Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont. His dad died there in 1840. These are probably kinfolk of sorts. He is also listed now in 1850 at age 14 VT with Solomon and Eunice Dickinson in Heath, Franklin County Massachusetts. I don’t find him yet in 1860, but he will marry Isabelle Lacy in Ponca, Dixon County Nebraska July 4, 1864 and be there till dies June 24, 1924. I found a descendent stated Charles moved to Massachusetts in 1845 and to Nebraska in 1854. Perfect. She also remembers the name Ezra popping up which was his grandfather’s name. Look in the Vermont Section to find out all about Ezra, and his sons including Franklin. This line goes back Charles > Franklin > Ezra > Phineas > Stephen > Benjamin > Nathaniel > John.

 

CATHERINE PUTNAM  Peterborough, Hillsborough County

She is 70 MA and lives alone. She is number 645, a daughter of Jesse Putnam (240) and Susanna Thatcher of Boston. She never married and settled in Peterborough, and donated a public park here. She will die in 1862.

 

ELBRIDGE GERRY PUTNAM  Weare, Hillsborough County

He is 39 NH, Hannah 36 NH, Edgar George 9 NH. Also there are Philip (76 NH) and Susan (76 NH) Reilly. He married Hannah Edmunds in NH on December 7, 1837. He was here in Weare in 1840. The Reillys are his folks. Either Susan had been married to a Putnam first, or they adopted him. Not sure how he fits in. They are here in 1860 through 1880.

 

AARON K. PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

Aaron Kimball is now 66 NH, Nancy Wright is 44 MA, Rufus 23 NH, Anna Jane 20 NH and Mary Cornelia 5 NH. Aaron's first wife, Polly Shattuck had died in 1841. He married Nancy about 1844, and Mary is the only daughter in the second marriage. Aaron is a carpenter and farmer, and will be here until he dies in 1871. His sons Harvey and Levi (also carpenters) are in Milford, New Hampshire now, Daniel has moved to Pennsylvania I believe, Rufus will still be at home in 1860.

 

ABIEL ABBOTT PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 48 NH, Mary Ann Radden 46 MA, Abel E. 14 NH, Henry E. 13 NH, Josephine 11 NH, Samuel A. 9 NH, Arthur H. 8 NH and Albio (Albro Hale) 4 NH.

 

ABIGAIL PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

She is 42 NH, Augusta 10 NH, Abby J. 7 NH and Eliza B. 2 NH. She is living with Otis Childs, and is listed as a pauper. In 1860, she will be united with her husband John Putnam. She is Abigail Holt and she married John Putnam in Wilton on September 12, 1834. They were together here in 1840. John is a son of John Putnam and Mary Herrick of Wilton. Looks like he deserted her for a while, but will be back (See 1860). In 1870, Abigail will be alone again.

 

AMOS PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

Even though Amos lives next door to Sewell, he is not a brother. He's a cousin. He was born in Andover, Windsor County, Vermont April 14, 1804. He is a son of Jacob Putnam (1882) and Mary Burton. Jacob was originally from here in Wilton. Anyway, Amos is 42 (should be 46) VT and is a tanner and furrier (born in Andover April 15, 1808). His wife is a Putnam as well. She is Dorcas Putnam born here in Wilton September 5, 1809, a daughter of Eliphalet Putnam and Dorcas Abbott. She is 40 NH, the kids are Samuel 11 NH, William 9 NH, Emma 7 NH, George 5 NH and Mary 3 NH. The line goes back Amos > Jacob (1882) > Jacob (768) > Nathaniel > Benjamin > Nathaniel > John Putnam.

 

ELIPHALET PUTNAM  (JR.)  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is now 50 NH, Hannah Russell 50 NH. Also there are Abby Lymans 12 and Emily Lymans 10. He is a knob and bobbin maker for the textile mills. He’s a son of Eliphalet Sr. and Dorcas Abbott.

 

CALEB PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is now 71 NH, Sarah Jane Longley, his second wife, 61 MA, Jacob 25 NH, Andrew Jackson 22 NH, Sarah M. 16 NH. He'll be here in 1860, and then will die in 1862.

 

ISAAC (?) PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He wasn't in the index, but was on the page just above Aaron. He is listed 62 NH, Hannah 57 NH. Not certain who he is, or if he is even a Putnam. Hard entry to read.

 

JEROME PUTNAM  Wilton Hillsborough County

He is 16 NH and working on the farm of Moses and Lucy Lovejoy. He’ll be here working on another farm in 1860. He is a son of Cyrus Putnam and Lucinda Tarble. He was born April 28, 1834 in Wilton.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 11 NH, and lives with John and Maria Hartson. The above Jerome will be working on this farm in 1860. John Earl Putnam is also a son of Cyrus and Lucinda, he was born February 10, 1840.

 

JOHN A. (ALLEN) PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 27 NH, Louisa Elvira Cram 24 NH. John is a son of Philip Putnam and Mary Allen, and was born in Wilton on November 4, 1823. He married Louise in Wilton July 13, 1850. He'll be in Lyndeborough in 1860, and be there till he dies in 1888.

 

PETER H. (HAMILTON) PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is a carpenter 31 NH, Lavinia Lane his second wife 30 NH, Ella 2 NH and Clara 1 NH. Also here is Augustus Parkhurst 23 NH another carpenter. He is a son of Joseph Putnam and Lucy Rumrill from Milford. Lavinia will die here in 1854, and in 1860 Peter’s off somewhere and the kids are with his folks in Milford. He will remarry in the 1860s and be back here in Wilton by 1870.

 

ROBERT PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 13 MA and lives with Oliver 55 NH and Sarah 55 NH Barrett and their family. He may be a son of John Putnam and Sabrina Wiley of Lowell, Mass and Amherst, Hillsborough County before that. Sarah is Sally Putnam, a daughter of Joseph Putnam and Rebecca Burton, and a sister to Robert’s dad John Putnam.

 

SAMUEL PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 31 NH, a boot and shoe manufacturer, Phebe Jones 28 NH and Martha A. 3 NH. He is a son of Eliphalet and Hannah Putnam. Phebe will be widowed here in 1860.

 

SEWELL PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 45 NH and a farmer, Hannah Glidden 36 NH, Laura N. 14 NH, Mary A. 12 NH, Ellen 10 NH, Emily D. 7 NH, Warren P. 5 NH, Eliza Jane 2 NH. They'll be here in 1860. Sewell is another son of Eliphalet Putnam Sr. (1843) and Dorcas Abbott. He was born here in Wilton on August 10, 1803. He married Hannah Glidden here on August 27, 1835.

 

MARIA F. (FOSTER) PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimack County

She is 20 ME and lives with a clergyman, Thompson Barron and his family. She is also listed with her father Nehemiah Putnam.

 

NEHEMIAH PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimack County

He is a carpenter 53 ME, Hannah 47 NH, Maria F. 19 ME, and M. Eliza 14 ME. Also here are his daughter Alma J. 22 ME, her husband Albert H. Fellows 27 VT and their son Weston P. 1 NH. He is a son of Stephen Putnam Junior (number 1853) and Sarah Elliott. He was born in Rumford, Oxford County, Maine on February 28, 1798. If you remember back to the 1790 census, you will see that Stephen (jr.) and his folks were here in Temple, Hillsborough County before heading off to Maine. He married Hannah Whitten. There are two marriage records. One that they were married December 30, 1826 in Rumford, and one that they were married here in Concord February 6, 1827. They are here in 1860, and Hannah is widowed here in 1870.

 

JOHN M. (MILTON) PUTNAM  Dunbarton, Merrimack County

He is a Congregational Clergyman 57 MA, Arathusa 58 MA, Antonette 21 NH, George A. 15 NH, Jane 12 IRELAND, and Henry M. 19 NH. They were in Epsom, NH, in 1840 and will be in Dunbarton in 1860. He’s number 1330, a son of Reuben Putnam (537) and Elizabeth Mason of Sutton, Massachusetts. John was born in Sutton February 26, 1794. He graduated from Brown University in Providence and studied Mennonite religion in Medford, Massachusetts. He was ordained in 1820. He moved to Concord, published a religious newspaper. In 1827, he was given a church in Epsom. He then took a church in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, where he will remain till 1861. They moved briefly to Yarmouth, Maine. He’ll finally retire and move to Elyria, Ohio where he will die August 7, 1871. He married Arathusa Brigham of Westborough, Massachusetts on January 21, 1821. She’ll die in Yarmouth, Maine in 1861.

 

RUFUS PUTNAM  Epsom, Merrimack County

He too is a Congregational Preacher. He is 52 NH, Frances Highborn Porter his wife 51 NH, Caroline 13 NH, Frances 10 NH. Rufus Austin is Reuben and Polly's son, and has been preaching here for years. They will be in Pembroke in 1860.

 

AMOS PUTNAM  Henniker, Merrimack County

He is 12 NH living with John Colby (44 NH) and Sarah Colby (46 NH). He is a son of Martin Putnam and Margaret Butler from here. His dad died here May 6, 1845 and his mom died here June 21, 1851. He was born in February 1839 and will die here January 7, 1853. His grandmother’s folks were Colbys, why he is with this gang.

 

FRANCIS E. PUTNAM  Hookset, Merrimack County

He is 20 ME and a factory operator

 

JAMES PUTNAM  Hookset, Merrimack County

He is 53 NH, Betsy Saltmarsh 50 NH, James R. 20 NH, Sylvanus B. 15 NH. Also there are her parents Edward Saltmarsh 82 NH and Sally Saltmarsh 77 NH. James is a son of Joseph Putnam (1870) and Rebecca Burton. He was born in Wilton, or possibly Society Land, on June 19, 1797. He married Elizabeth Saltmarsh on June 1, 1819 in Amherst, New Hampshire. He is a farmer, his son James is a brick maker.

 

WILLARD A. PUTNAM  Hookset, Merrimack County

He is 22 MA, Sarah 24 MA. He was born November 5, 1827 in Sharon, Massachusetts. He married Sarah Stearns here in Hookset on January 1, 1847. The next family, William's, listed is his, they live next door. He’s going to head out to Minnesota and be there in the 1850s. I never find him there, but he’s back here in 1880 with a daughter that was born there in 1857

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Hookset, Merrimack County

He is 54 CT, his wife Susan Briggs 52 MA (listed 32 but it is 52), Lucinda 10 MA, Mary J. 8 MA. This is the one New England family not related to John Putnam of Salem. William's daddy, Thomas Putnam, came over from Yorkshire to Hartford Connecticut in the late 1700s. William was born in the Hartford area on March 8, 1796. He married Susan Briggs February 12, 1822 in Massachusetts, and settled in Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He moved up here in the last couple of years, and will be here until he dies September 12, 1859. Susan and the girls will be here in the 1860 census.

 

MARGARET E. PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

She is 16 NH and lives with Holland and Margaret Severence. She is a daughter of Martin Putnam and Margaret Butler. They were here in 1840, Martin died in 1845, and looks as if Margaret has remarried to Holland. Margaret, now age 36 NH will die herself June 21, 1851.

 

HERRICK PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He is a trader, 47 NH, Rachel Keyser 46 NH, and Augustus R. 15 NH. Herrick is a son of Rufus and Polly Putnam. He was born here September 11, 1803. He married Rachel Keyser on September 27, 1827. He’ll be here in 1860 too.

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He is 10 NH, and lives with Moses and Hannah Gould and their family. Everyone was born in NH. He is another child of Martin Putnam and Margaret Butler from here.

 

JAMES PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He is 14 NH and lives with Rufus and Melissa Copps also from New Hampshire. He is a son of Martin Putnam and Margaret Butler. He was born here February 9, 1836. He will marry Sarah Clark Davis here in March of 1861. In 1860, he will working on her parent’s farm. I guess working on their farm had its benefits to Jim. They will be here in 1870, and eventually move to Andover, Massachusetts.

 

RUFUS PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He is 76 MA, Polly Felton 68 MA, Triphena 40 NH. Also here is the family of Rufus Jr. Then there is a Clough family, Hosea 45 NH and Mary 43 NH, and after that family is listed an Eliza J. Putnam 8 NH. Mary is Rufus' daughter, no idea who Eliza is though. They have been here a while. He is number 1767, a son of James Philips Putnam (730) of Danvers.

 

RUFUS PUTNAM  JR.  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He lives with his folks, but I am giving him his own listing. He is 37 NH, Helen 8 NH, Joseph 7 NH, William 5 NH. Rufus junior was born here in Hopkinton on September 27, 1813. He married Apphia F. Clark November 17, 1835 and she died January 12, 1837. He then married Harriet Emily Bailey April 30, 1839. She died October 11, 1848. In 1840 they had their own listing, but no kids at that time. Rufus will be widowed here in 1850, but will then marry Lydia Goss in December 1850 and they will be here in the 1860.

 

JACOB D. PUTNAM  Pembroke, Merrimack County

He is 20 NH, a student at Pembroke Academy, and boarding with a lot of other students on the farm of Theodore Phelps. He is a son of Timothy Putnam and Rachel Dascomb of Lyndeborough. He will soon marry Eliza Clough in 1853. They will be in Lowell, Mass. through the 1880 census.

 

BENJAMIN PUTNAM  Wilmot, Merrimack County

He is 60 NH, Sally Tenney 57 NH, Addison 16 NH. Then there is Isaac T. Putnam 29 NH and his wife Susan 27 NH. Ben has been here since the 1820s, son of Aaron and Phebe. He married Sarah Tenney in Hillsborough County in 1819. Isaac Tenney Putnam was born here January 20, 1821. He will die in 1860 in Sacramento, California.

 

MELCHER PUTNAM  Epping, Rockingham County

He is 12 NH and lives with the Henry and Abby Phelps family. Abby Phelps is 21 NH is his sister Abigail who was actually born in Saco, Maine. He is a son of Benjamin Franklin Putnam and Nancy Melcher of Portsmouth, Rockingham County. His folks were married there May 14, 1824. According to Eben, Ben was here for a while, then into southern Maine and died in Boston in 1845. Benjamin and Nancy had a son named Nathaniel Melcher Putnam, who is this guy. He was born in Hampton, New Hampshire April 28, 1841. This line goes back Nathaniel Melcher > Benjamin > Caleb (1904) > Archelaus (774) > Archelaus (286) > Nathaniel > Benjamin > Nathaniel > John. Archelaus (774) was in Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire until he died in 1800. Caleb spent the last part of his life in Newburyport, Massachusetts from about 1805 till he died there in 1826.

 

HENRY PUTNAM  Hampstead, Rockingham County

He lives next door to his folks, Thorny and Mary. He is 33 NH, Meribah 29 NH, Helen M. 9 NH, Oliver 6 NH. Henry married Meribah H. Ayer here in Hampstead on June 25, 1840.

 

THORNDIKE PUTNAM  Hampstead, Rockingham County

He is 63 MA, Mary (Chase) 60 MA, Susan E. 30 NH. Been here since before the 1820, and will die here in 1858, Mary will be here still in 1860, living with her son Henry. See 1820 for info on this guy.

 

NANCY M. (MELCHER) PUTNAM  Portsmouth, Rockingham County

Nancy Melcher is the widow now of Benjamin Franklin Putnam who died in 1845. She is now 51 NH, Hannah 18 NH, Mary E. 17 ME, Ann E. 14 ME, Benjamin F. 12 NH. Also here is her sister Hannah Melcher 54 NH. She will soon return to Boston with her kids and her daughter Abby Phelps and her husband Henry listed earlier in Epping. Nancy will die there July 6, 1856. The daughter Mary will marry Charles E. Dame in Boston in 1855. The son Benjamin will die there September 26, 1858. Henry Phelps will die in 1857. The rest of the family is in Boston in 1860.

 

SARAH PUTNAM  Dover, Strafford County

She is 35 VT and lives with Mary Weeks 49 NH and her family. She will be in Dixon, Lee County Illinois in 1860 and in Nashua Oogle County Illinois in 1870 all with George Weeks and family. In Illinois 1860 she is near George Putnam and Elizabeth Perkins and may be related.

 

LUKE PUTNAM  Acworth, Sullivan County

He is 48 NH, Abigail Stearns is 38 NH, Ann M. 16 NH. Also there is Elmer Sewell 7 MA. He's been here a while. He is a son of Samuel Putnam (466) and Ruth Spencer. He was born in Charlestown then the family moved to Weathersfield, Vermont and then back to NH, where he married Abigail Snow Stearns.

 

EPHRAIM PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 54 NH, Prudence 57 NH. Also there is Annette Evans 50 NH and her son Henry Evans 12 NH. Annette is probably his sister. Ephraim is number 1145, a son of Abijah Putnam (456) and Susannah Durrant of Charlestown. He was born October 10, 1794, and married Prudence Graves here on September 2, 1816.

 

HIRAM PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is number 1117, a son of Levi Putnam (445) and Rebecca Holden. Levi was born here in Charlestown, as was Hiram. Hiram was born in 1798. He married Emily Griswold on February 1, 1824. Hiram is 51 VT (should be NH as far as I know), Emily 48 CT, Horace 23 NH, Sarah Jane 21 NH, Levi 19 NH, Elmira or Almira 16 NH, Hiram Jr. 12 NH. A roomer, John Towne 24 NH lives there also. He will be here till he dies March 28, 1858 and Emily till October 14, 1854. The son Hiram Junior will head west and be a prospector. He will die in Shasta, California June 20, 1862.

 

JAMES B. (BAKER) PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is number 2550, a son of the above Ephraim and Prudy. He was born here September 24, 1821. He is now 23 NH, Almeda L. 22 NH. They will be in Warren County, New York in 1860.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 61 NH, Lucia Cady his wife 57 VT. Also there are Martha Cady 83 NH, her mother, and Fanny Cady 60 VT, her sister. John is number 1366, a son of Solomon Putnam (545) and Miriam Elmer. He was born in Claremont March 30, 1789. He married Lucia Cady July 29, 1921.

 

JOHN PUTNAM II  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 49 NH, Valeria Antoinette Seaver 44 NH, John Junior 21 NH, Anna Valeria 16 NH, Rose (Mary Rosette) 15 NH, Wesley (Daniel Wesley) 9 NH. For some reason, he called himself John 2nd, but was a son of Timothy Putnam (465) and Sarah Hewett. John is number 1165. He was born here on June 24, 1799. He was a selectman and deacon here in town.

 

MOSES PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is a farmer 53 NH, Amanda Holden 52 NH, Edmond H. 22 NH, Malvina A. 20 NH, Janette A. 17 NH, Harriet 11 NH. Also here is Amanda’s mom, Susan Holden 79 MA. He is number 1164, a son of Timothy Putnam (465) and Sarah Hewitt of Charlestown. He was born here on October 12, 1796. He married Amanda Holden on March 30, 1825.

 

NANCY PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

She is 52 NH. With her are her son Edward 28 NH and his wife Louisa 31 VT, George M. 22 NH, William F. 19 NH and Elizabeth 17 NH. Edward is a stagecoach operator, William a stage driver. She is Nancy Melville, wife of Elisha D. Putnam (number 1150). I have no idea where Elisha is now, as he won't die until 1864. Nancy will still be here in 1860 living with her cousin, Orrin Putnam, and still no Elisha. They must have gotten a divorce. Her son Edward was born March 9, 1822 and married Lois or Louisa Swain of Woodstock, Vermont on one of his stage runs I would guess. George Melville was born October 29, 1827, William Francis was born October 31, 1830 and Elizabeth Ann was born March 19, 1833.

 

N. P. (NATHAN PARKER) PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 50 NH, Julia Leland 49 CT, Charlotte 32 NH and Franklin H. 17 NH. In 1840 he was married to Nancy Grinnell. She died in 1848, and he married again nine months later. Presently he is married to Julia Leland (or Cheney) and will be in 1860. He is number 1148, a son of Elisha Putnam (458) and Lydia Durant. He was born here August 23, 1793 and will be here until he dies in 1867.

 

OLIVER PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 48 NH, Catherine Dinsmore 44 NH, Charles 19 NH, Henry 17 NH, William 15 NH, Catherine 4 NH, and Mary E. 2 NH. He is number 1166, a son of Timothy Putnam Junior (465) and Sarah Hewitt. He was born here June 5, 1802 and will be here until he dies on July 17, 1869. He married Catherine Dinsmore on March 10, 1830.

 

ORRIN PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

Orrin is 51 VT now, Sarah Putnam 40 VT, Sarah J. 7 NH and George W. (Wesley) 5 NH. He is number 1173, a son of Samuel (466) and Ruth Spencer. He was born in Weathersfield, Vermont September 6, 1797. His folks were from here originally, and the family came back here to Charlestown in the 1840s. Sam died here in 1848 and Ruth in 1855. He married a cousin, Sarah Putnam (#2581), a daughter of Abraham Putnam (1158) here in April 1842. They are here in 1860.

 

DEAN (ORSON DEAN) PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 40 NH and there is a Sarah Wheeler 70 NH with him. He’ll be married to an English gal, Margaret Easter, here in 1860. The IGI states he was born in Charlestown January 10, 1807, a son of Thomas Putnam (452d) and his wife Mary or Polly Young. Now that particular Thomas was here in 1810 through 1830. His dad died in 1836 and I assume his mother has also died by now. Orson will serve in the Union Army and die in Mississippi in 1864 at Natchez.

 

SAMUEL PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is a farmer 64 NH, Samuel Junior 33 NH, James 31 NH, Elizabeth 20 NH (probably James’ wife), Caroline 20 NH and Emma 5/12 NH (probably James’). He is a son of Timothy Putnam and Sarah Hewitt.

 

SILAS A. (AMOS) PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 26 VT, Lucy Maria Hayden his wife 25 VT and young Pliney D. (Dewey) 4 VT. They also have a bunch of boarders living here. He is a son of Silas Putnam and Dorothy Abbott of Windsor County, Vermont. He was born in Cavendish June 23, 1823. Silas Sr. (number 1695) was a son of Daniel Putnam (705) and Keziah Pollard of Ashburnham, Massachusetts. Silas, Junior, is a shoe maker. He married Lucy in Cavendish October 1, 1844. They are in Winona County Minnesota in the 1857 State Census and in Wabasha County Minnesota in 1860 and in Big Lake, Sherburne County by 1870.

 

CHARLOTTE PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

She is 32 NH and lives in a hotel. This looks like a dual listing for her. She is also listed with her folks Nathan Parker Putnam and Julia Leland in Charlestown.

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 20 VT and a clerk living with Loren and Mary Jones also from Vermont

 

HIRAM PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 50 NH, Laura 37 NH, George F. C. 1 NH, Mary W. 7/12 NH. Also there is a Mary Jones 16 NH. Hiram is number 1372, a son of Solomon Putnam (545) and Miriam Elmer of Claremont. He was born here March 6, 1800 and will die here on September 20, 1857. He married Laura Augusta Cook here on October 5, 1847. I don't find Laura or the kids in 1860 though. She pops up in 1870 though.

 

ISRAEL PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is now 72 MA, and widowed. His daughter, Martha P. Dodge 39 NH and her children, Albert 9 NH, Helen M. 8 NH, Emily D. 7 NH and Caroline A. 5 NH, live with him. He's a son of Andrew Putnam (734) and Mary Page, and was born in Danvers January 2, 1777

 

SAMUEL PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

Samuel is 51 NH, and has a Martha Church 28 NH with him. He is a son of Solomon and Miriam Putnam.

 

SUMNER PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He was here in 1840, he is now 47 MA and Maria Brown his wife is 43 MA, Ellen R. 18 NH, Maria A. 17 NH. Also there is John Marsh 20 NH and his wife Fanny A. 18 NH. He is most likely the same guy who was in Winchester in the 1830 census. I’m guessing that he is number 1813, a son of Daniel Putnam (750) and Mary Putnam, a cousin, of New Salem, Massachusetts. If so, he was born there in 1803. He married Mary E. Reed in Royalston, Massachusetts April 21, 1831. Then I think he is the one that appears in Claremont, Sullivan County in 1840. Mary died June 24, 1834. Then on October 8, 1835, he married Maria S. Brown, who is with him through the 1860 census. He may have married again in 1866 to Hannah Essick or Enick. Hannah was originally a Putnam, number 1824, a daughter of Joseph Putnam (752) and Hannah Kellogg also of New Salem.

 

ZELOTES PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

Another of Solomon and Miriam's kids. He is 66 VT, Esther Richards 52 (should be 58) VT, Solomon 21 NH, Charles E. 15 NH, Julianna 13 NH and George H. 10 NH.

 

JOHN LISCOMB PUTNAM  Cornish, Sullivan County

The folks living here in Cornish either got passed by, or the local census got destroyed. There are no Putnams listed here, but the following guy was here in 1840 and in 1860, so he simply had to be in 1850 as well. He's number 1512, son of Samuel Putnam (626). He would be about 58 NH now, Adeline Summers 39, Haldeman 13, Isabel 12, and Lucy Ann 2. In 1860, his unmarried sister Sarah Maria was with him. If she is here now, she would be 47 NH.

 

CHARLES (PRESCOTT) PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is number 2759, a son of Solomon (1228) Putnam and Rebecca Prescott. He was born here in Croydon November 17, 1813. He is 36 NH, Esther Hilliard, his wife, 27 NH. Also there is his father Solomon Putnam 72 MA. Solomon was born in Sutton, Massachusetts September 20, 1779. He married Esther October 18, 1849.

 

DEXTER B. (BUCKLEY) PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is number 2750, a son of Solomon Putnam (1228) and Rebecca Prescott (also originally a Putnam, she is number 1218). He was born here in Croydon March 3, 1813. He is a farmer 33 NH, Abigail 20 NH and Edith E. 2 NH.

 

JOHN G. (GROSVENOR) PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is 41 NH and Lydia Kelly 35. They two kids, Grosvenor (John Jr.) 11 NH and Prescott 4 NH. Also here is Caleb Putnam 82 NH. John is number 2747, a son of Solomon Putnam and Rebecca Prescott of Croydon. He will be in Claremont in 1860.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is 52 NH now, Almira French 49 MA, John 24 NH, Ellen 23 NH, Franklin 16 NH, Nathaniel 11 NH, George Frederick 8 NH and Ellen 7. They had an older son James Wellington Putnam about 28 now, who is preaching in Massachusetts. He is number 1235, a son of David Putnam (491) and Phebe Woodbury. He was born here November 11, 1797. He married Almira French here on April 19, 1821.

 

MARSHALL PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is 25 NH, Mary M. Carroll 20 NH, Emeline E. 1 NH and her mother Elizabeth Carroll 49 NH. He is number 2791, a son of Hiram Putnam (1244) and Rachel Chapman. Marshall married Matilda M. Carroll here on January 16, 1848. His folks are in Massachusetts right now, and his mother will die there soon. His dad, Hiram, will move back here to Croydon and meet and marry Elizabeth. Kinda keep it all in the family I guess. They are all here in 1860.

 

PETER PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is 55 NH, Martha 51 NH, Stillman P. 15 NH, Otis (Otis Winter) 13 NH and Sophia (Martha Sophia) 9 NH. Peter is number 1245, a son of Caleb Putnam (492) and Judith Libby of Croydon. He was born here August 16, 1795. He married Martha Winter of Grantham on June 3, 1817. He will be here until he dies December 17, 1881.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is 34 NH, Malinda 34 NH, Lucinda (?) 16 NH and Ellen 9 NH. He is William Gibson Putnam (2779) son of Sanuel Putnam (1242) and Sukey Gibson. He was born here in Croydon, but went to Vermont with his folks. William and Malinda were here in Croydon in 1840. They will be back in Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont for the 1860 and 1870 census. In 1870, there is a woman, Polly Goldthwait, from New Hampshire who Malinda’s mother, now the widow of Alvin Goldthwait.

 

BELINDA PUTNAM  Springfield, Sullivan County

She is 29 NH and lives with Jonathan B. Smith 29 NH and his wife Eliza P. 25 NH. Belinda Caronidie Putnam is number 2751, a daughter of Solomon Putnam (1228), Eliza Prescott Putnam Smith (2752) is her sister. Belinda was born April 7, 1818 and will never marry. Eliza was born July 15, 1823.

 

HIRAM PUTNAM  Springfield, Sullivan County

He is 57 NH, Rachel 64 NH. He is number 1244, a son of Caleb Putnam (492) and Judith Sibley. Hiram was born in Croydon, March 5, 1791 and will be here until he dies May 15, 1864. He married a widow, Rachel Barton Chapman. Rachel will die February 3, 1859, and by the 1860 census, Hiram will have married another widow, Elizabeth Carroll.

 

BENJAMIN W. (WILLARD) PUTNAM  Unity, Sullivan County

He is 28 NH, Mary Rounsvel his wife is 17 NH, and his mother Sally Willard Putnam is 68 VT and a Joseph Perkins or something like that 9 NH. He is number 1138, a son of Benjamin Putnam (452) and Sarah Willard. He was born here in Unity September 17, 1821 and will die in Charlestown in 1881. He married Mary in Charlestown on February 1, 1849. She will die shortly, and he will marry Ann Hamlin on October 10, 1854. They will be in Charlestown after that. He will be a farmer and for four years a Town Selectman.

 

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 1860 CENSUS

 

We get two new counties now. Belknap was formed out of the upper parts of Strafford and Merrimack in 1840, and Carroll was formed out of the northeastern portion of Strafford also in 1840. Neither had any Putnams indexed in 1850, though there was one in Belknap who is still here and coming up first.

 

MARY PUTNAM  Guilford, Belknap County

She is Mary Cole, Perley Putnam Junior's widow, 61 NH and lives with Sylvester and Ann Heaton. Ann 27 NH is her daughter. The rest of her family is next door.

 

PERLEY PUTNAM  Guilford, Belknap County

He is 29 NH, Ellen Goulding his wife is 23 NY and they have Nellie 4 NH. They were married June 20, 1857. He is Perley 3rd, son of Perley Putnam (2314) and Mary Cole. He was born in Franconia February 8, 1831. His mom lives next door. He will be in nearby Laconia in 1870 and 1880. He will die there February 19, 1901.

 

BETSY PUTNAM  Moultonborough, Carroll County

She is 68 NH a washerwoman living with Patty Adams 77 NH. She is Betsy Adams the widow of Royal Putnam (1352) who died here April 1, 1851. She was his second wife and they were married here November 29, 1838.

 

GEORGE W. PUTNAM  Alstead, Cheshire County

He is 4 NH and living with his grandparents, Sanford Winter 55 NH and his wife Rosalinda 61 NH. He is a son of John Putnam (number 2603). John was a son of John Putnam (1165) and Valeria Seaver. Young John married Rebecca Winter October 2, 1854. He died August 15, 1858, and Rebecca died June 23, 1859. This little orphan is with his grandparents. George was born here February 2, 1856. There was another son, John, born August 15, 1858, but he too seems to have died.

 

SIMEON PUTNAM  JR.  Alstead, Cheshire County

He is 34 NH and a laborer. Confusing, there was never a Simeon Sr. here in New Hampshire. He would simply be Simon Spaulding, number 2578, a son of Timothy Putnam 3rd (1157) and Betsy Hall. He was born in Charlestown in 1826.

 

LORENZO A. (AUGUSTUS) PUTNAM  Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County

He is 35 NH and listed as paid help. He is a son of John Putnam and Sarah Capron. He was born in Jaffrey December 12, 1825.

 

E. L. (EDWIN LOMBARD) PUTNAM  Hinsdale, Cheshire County

He is number 2808, a son of Peter Putnam (1247) and his second wife Ruth E. Watson of Sutton, Massachusetts. He was born there November 26, 1827. He runs a hotel/boarding house and lists himself as landlord. Must run in the family, as his brother Marble runs a hotel in Boston and one in Keene, New Hampshire. In fact, Edwin may be managing one of Marble's hotels right here. Anyway, Edwin is 33 MA, Emeline 31 NH, twins Edwin and Emona 9 NH, Frank 7 NH, Arthur 5 NH, twins Fred and Addie are 1 NH. The line goes back Edwin > Peter > Peter > Edward > Edward > Edward > Thomas > John Putnam.

 

JOHN L. (LOCKE) PUTNAM  Hinsdale, Cheshire County

He is 55 NY, a shoemaker, Phoebe 53 NY, Sophia 13 VT, Lucinda 11 VT. He is John Locke Putnam, a son of Josiah Putnam (1725) and Susan Willard Dickerman from Brattleboro, VT and then a trip into Oneida County, NY before first returning to Vermont and then here to New Hampshire for the 1850 census. He was born November 25, 1804 and will die here December 3, 1889. He married Phoebe Towne November 5, 1826 in New York.

 

SOLON S. (SMITH) PUTNAM  Hinsdale, Cheshire County

He is 31 MA, and lives in his brother Edwin's hotel. He is number 2809, same parentage, and was born in Sutton June 14, 1829. He went to California, and then returned to Sutton where he died. Solon never married.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Jaffrey, Cheshire County

He is 37 NH, Susanna (Susan Almira Nash) 37 MA, Sarah Ann 2 NH, and Olen J. (John Olen) 2/12 NH. He is a son of John Putnam (1083) and his second wife Sarah Priest Capron and was born here in 1823. They will be in Northfield, Massachusetts in 1870. That's where Susan was born. By 1872 they will be in Salina, Kansas in Lincoln County in 1880, and in 1900 Susan and her son John Olen will be in Oklahoma.

 

EDWIN F. PUTNAM  Walpole, Cheshire County

He is 29 NY, a shoemaker, Elvira 21 NH. He married Elvira Murphy here April 2, 1859. He is a son of John Locke Putnam and Phebe Towne, currently in Hinsdale, Cheshire County.

 

HENRY E. PUTNAM  Walpole, Cheshire County

He is listed 31 NH, a merchant, Clara B. 28 CT. He would be a son of Jacob Putnam (1690) and the following Lucy. He was born here in Walpole

 

LUCY B. PUTNAM  Walpole, Cheshire County

Lucy Brooks Putnam is listed 70 NH, Amanda M. 40 NH, and Louisa Burke 72 NH. She was married to Jacob Putnam who died in the 1820s. She has been widowed here since the 1830 census.

 

ALBERT PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is 39 NH, Emeline Smith his wife is 37 NH, Elva 9 NH and Charles 5 NH. They were just married here in 1846. They had a daughter Alice who would be 11 now, maybe she died. Albert is a son of Amos Putnam and Susan Rebecca Wheeler.

 

ALONZO PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is 45 VT and laboring on the farm of William Owen. He is a son of Timothy Putnam and Elizabeth Dickey Hall of Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont. His wife or ex-wife Eliza Parmeter and the kids are in Lowell, Mass. now, and they will still be apart in these places in 1870.

 

AMOS A. PUTNAM  JR.  Winchester, Cheshire County

Again he is actually Amos 3rd. He is now 36 NH, Nancy (Robbins) 36 MA, Mary Jane 13 NH, John A. 12 NH, Nancy M. (Maria) 10 NH, Sarah Jane 8 NH, Addie C. 4 NH and Henry G. 2 NH.

 

ERI PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

Amos' son. He is now 48 MA, Lucy Houlton 42 NH, Persis 10 NH, Lyman H. (Holton) 7 and George Wallace 1 NH. As I told you in 1850, Eri was born while Amos and Rebecca were back in Fitchburg. Eri's wife is Lucy Parker Holton. They were married here November 25, 1846. Lucy will die here February 18, 1864, and he’ll be widowed here in 1870 and 1880.

 

JAMES P. PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

He is a son of Amos and Rebecca. He was born here July 7, 1830, and married Martha Jane Whipple on September 18, 1855. He is 29 NH, Martha 25 NH and Amos O. 3 NH. Amos O. was born April 7, 1857.

 

REBECCA PUTNAM  Winchester, Cheshire County

She is Susan Rebecca Wheeler, widow of Amos Putnam. She is 72 MA. Mary Hammond 50 MA lives with her.

 

ALONZO M. PUTNAM  Lancaster, Coos County

He is 22 NH, a blacksmith and boarding. Actually he was born in Vermont. He is a son of John Whipple Putnam and his first wife Clarissa Moore from Lunenburg, Essex County, Vermont right across the Connecticut River. He was home there in 1850. John W. (number 1146) was a son of Abel Putnam (457) and Mary 'Polly' Whipple of Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. John died in the 1850s, his second wife Ellen Horne has remarried Jennison Carruthers and is currently in Concord, Essex County, Vermont along with the youngest son Benjamin Franklin Putnam, now 12. The other child, William C. is the guy coming up next here.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Lancaster, Coos County

William C. is 16 VT and living and working on the Hingdon farm. As told just above, he too is a son of John Whipple Putnam. He was born across the river in Essex County, Vermont. He’ll be married here in 1870.

 

DANIEL P. (PRATT) PUTNAM  Bethlehem, Grafton County

He is a son of Aaron Kimball Putnam (849) and Polly Shattuck. He is number 2038, and was born in Wilton on July 9, 1822. He married Emeline A. Peavey in Bethlehem May 19, 1852. He is 37 NH, Emily A. 33 NH and her mother Abigail N. Peavey is 59 NH. He is a map publisher. He will be here a while and will be in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1900 census. Emily will have died by then. They never had children.

 

C. S. (CALEB SIDNEY) PUTNAM  Canaan, Grafton County

He is number 2765 from Croydon, and has been here for years. He is now 57 NH, Elvira Wheelock, his wife, 52 VT, Harriet 14 NH and Florina 17 NH. He is a railroad agent.

 

FRANK A. PUTNAM  Canaan, Grafton County

He is 35 NH, Susan 35 NH, Ellen 11 NH, Frank Jr. 7 NH. He is not a son of the above Caleb.

 

GEORGE E. PUTNAM  Canaan, Grafton County

Kind of a confusing listing. George E. is 5 NH and the one indexed. He is living with a Clark family. Then there is a George P. Putnam 26 NH listed at the end. I would guess George P is the daddy. They might be connected to Caleb's family here in town.

 

JOHN N. (NEWTON) PUTNAM  Hanover, Grafton County

He is 37 MA, Sarah Gilman Chamberlain, his wife, is 30 NH. Also there is Ella Kelly 40 IRE. John is number 2931, a son of Simeon Putnam (1336) and Abigail Brigham Fay of Andover, Massachusetts. His uncle, John Putnam 66 MA is with them. John Putnam is number 1336, Simeon’s Brother. The elder john was in Worcester County, Massachusetts in 1850.

 

SAMUEL A. (ABBOTT) PUTNAM  Hanover, Grafton County

He is 22 NH and a student (maybe at Dartmouth College). He is Abiel Abbott Putnam's son, from Wilton. He was born there July 12, 1840.

 

ALONZO W. PUTNAM  Haverhill, Grafton County

He is David and Abigail's son and was here in 1850. He is now 32 NH, Hannah Cole 28 NH, Susan 9 NH, Parker 8 NH, Ella 7 NH, John 5 NH, Hiram 3 NH and Walter 1 NH. His folks, David and Abbie, still live next door.

 

DAVID PUTNAM  Haverhill, Grafton County

He is now 74 NH, Abigail (Cutting) 68 NH. Their daughter Triphona 27 NH is still unwed and at home.

 

SAMUEL PUTNAM  Haverhill, Grafton County

He is now 75 NH, and lives with Prentice and Eliza J. Bowen. Eliza Jane 43 NH is his daughter. He is Timothy's son, number 1159, from Charlestown. Eliza Jane is number 2592.

 

STEPHEN PUTNAM  Haverhill, Grafton County

He is 47 CDN, Rosella Charles 44 VT, Stephen 19 VT, Joseph (‘John’) Charles 15 VT and Henry James 11 VT. He is a miller. He was listed earlier in Lyme, but is also listed here with his family. He is a son of Lewis Putnam and they were in Colchester in 1830 and from Canada before that. Stephen was born in Lonsdale, Quebec in 1814, and is married to Rosella Charles who is from Vermont.  They were in Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont in 1850 and Burlington, Vermont in the 1840. He will die in Newbury, Orange County Vermont July 27, 1864.

 

JOHN A. (ADAMS) PUTNAM  Lebanon, Grafton County

He is John Jr. 49 NH, Nancy Hussey 48 NH, John W. (Wallace) 28 NH, Augusta M. 26 NH, Imogene 22 NH, Albert 20 NH, Ellen S. 18 NH, Oscar 16 NH, Charles Henry 14 NH. He is a clock peddler. The son Charles Henry will be in Dracut, Mass. in 1870.

 

JOHN C. PUTNAM  Lisbon, Grafton County

He is 42 NH, Jane Weston 41, NH, Melonia A. 13 NH, Mabel A. 11 NH, Marcellus a son 10 NH, Milton 8 NH Morris 6 NH, Myron 4 NH and an infant daughter 3/12 NH. He is working in a sawmill, and lives in a mill boarding house. He is a son of John Putnam and Sabrina Wiley. He was born in Amherst, NH and then went with the family and grew up in Lowell, Mass. They were in Amherst, Hillsborough County in 1850.

 

STEPHEN PUTNAM  Lyme, Grafton County

He is 47 CND working and living with a Craig family. He is also in the above listing in Haverhill with his family.

 

KATE PUTNAM  Orford, Grafton County

She is 27 IRE and in a boarding house

 

ELIJAH PUTNAM  Amherst, Hillsborough County

Elijah Junior is now 57 MA, Catherine Perkins 53 NH, Helen M. 26 NH. Then there are Edward Cutter 38 NH, Jenette Cutter 28 NH and two of their children. They are not part of his family. I checked with a descendant, and he said the house was huge and they were just boarders. Elijah grew apples on a rather large piece of property.

 

JOSEPH PUTNAM  Amherst, Hillsborough County

He is now 96 NH. He is Joseph Junior number 1870. He is listed as a pauper and living in the poor farm. I haven't seen him listed since the 1830 census when he and Rebecca were in their 60s. He must have moved in with a daughter so didn't show up in the 1840. He was here in 1850 living with a woman who’s name looked like Permelia Brown, maybe a daughter or something. He will die here in Amherst February 6, 1861.

 

ALBERT PUTNAM  Antrim, Hillsborough County

He is 31 NH, a machinist, Jane Steele his wife 34 NH and Caroline 2 NH. He is a son of Eleazer Putnam and Mary Adeline Marshall. He was born in Lyndeborough April 25, 1829. They are here in 1870 and in Lawrence, Mass. by 1880.

 

LAURA A. PUTNAM  Goffstown, Hillsborough County                                 

She is 24 NH, a domestic with a Frye family.

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  Greenfield, Hillsborough County

He is 15 NH and lives with a Blanchard family. He is George Henry Putnam a son of Ephraim Townes Putnam and Mary Austin Shaw. He was home in Nashua in 1850, but only his mom is there now. Everyone else is all over. He will be married to Mary Ann Gould in Wilton in 1870 and back here in Greenfield in 1880.

 

ANN M. PUTNAM  Hudson, Hillsborough County

She is listed as a widow lady. She is 31 VT, Charles H. 11 NH. According to her son’s death record his father was William H. Putnam. Since they were not in the 1850 census, I have no idea. She is Ann Richardson and William could be William Henry Putnam, son of Abram Putnam and Mary Russell. He is the right age and has been in Hillsborough County. William H. married Ann Richardson in 1847. William Henry Putnam will marry Martha Ann Bruce on 13 Sep 1858 in Boston.

 

GEORGE L. PUTNAM  Hudson, Hillsborough County

He is a Baptist clergyman, 35 NH, Elmira (Eliza Ann Richards) 33 NH (35 MA actually), Annie 15 MA, Sophia 12 MA and Lucius 8 MA. He is a son of John Putnam and Sabrina Wiley of Wilton and then Lowell, Mass. He was in Lowell, Mass in 1850. He will be in Woodstock, Connecticut in 1870 and then Ypsilante, Michigan by 1880.

 

JOHN P. (PORTER) PUTNAM  Hudson, Hillsborough County

He is 48 NH (should be MA and is in 1870), Edna Saunders 44 MA, Moses A. 22 MA, Edna S. 18 MA, Hariett E. 14 MA and Sarah T. 9 MA. John is number 1478, son of Porter Putnam (590) and Sarah Tapley of Danvers, Massachusetts. He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts on August 11, 1811. They moved to and remained in Hudson until his dad died in 1836. Then Sarah took the kids and went back to Danvers where she died in 1849. John married Edna Saunders October 15, 1835 here in Hudson. They likewise returned to Danvers with his mother the next year. John was here in Milford in 1850. The children were all born in Danvers. They moved back up here and will stay put.

 

DAVID PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

David junior is now 69 NH, Nancy P. Jewett, wife number 4, 61 NH, David (3rd) 22 NH, and there is a Mary Wait 18 NH there. Nancy will also die or something, and he will marry Sarah Bradford on October 23, 1862. She is his fifth and final wife. By 1870, young David has married Mary Wait.

 

ELEAZER PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is now 61 NH, Mary Ann Marshall 57 NH. Also there are William P. Steele 32 NH, A. (Adeline) E. his wife 36 (should be 26) NH and their kids. Adeline is Eleazer's daughter she was born here March 4, 1833

 

EPHRAIM PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 75 NH and living alone. It appears his wife Esther Pearson has died. The kids are all gone to. Willard lives here in town

 

GEORGE PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 14 NH and lives with Jon and Polly Bailey. He is George Anson Putnam a son of David Johnson Putnam and Belinda Brown. His dad died in 1847 and his mother remarried to Joseph Beckwith. He was with them in 1850 and then his mom died in 1854. George was born September 12, 1846 and will die of fits October 28, 1866 at age 20. This family didn’t have long lives. His dad died at age 38, his mom at age 46, his brother Perley at age 17, and Warren at age 19.

 

ISRAEL PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

Daniel's son was born here. He is now 65 NH, Abigail C. Abbott 46 NH, Letitia (listed Ruth in 1850) 10 NH. Also there is his mother Hannah Johnson Putnam 83 NH.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 36 NH, Louisa Elvira Cram 33 NH, Elvira 9 NH, Philip 6 NH, Abby 5 NH, Harriet 4 NH. Also there is Elizabeth Cram 69 NH, Louisa's mommy.  John is a son of Philip Putnam and Mary Allen, and was born in Wilton on November 4, 1823. His full name is John Allen Putnam. He married Louise in Wilton August 13, 1850. He'll be here till he dies in 1888.

 

SUSAN PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

She is 53 NH and living with Sarah Wilson 80 NH. She is Susanna Ford, and was married to Ephraim Hildreth Putnam here in 1831. I have no idea what happened to Ephraim and all the kids that were with them in 1850. Ephraim will die here in 1864, but is alive somewhere now.

 

TIMOTHY T. (THURSTON) PUTNAM  Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County

He is 39 NH, Lydia Parker Wood 37 MA and Edwin H. 12 MA. He is an overseer in a factory. He is a son of Timothy Putnam and Rachel Dascomb. He married Lydia Wood in Lowell, Massachusetts November 21, 1843. The family was there in 1850. In 1850, they also had a son Albert who would be 14 now, but is missing.

 

ABRAM PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is 57 VT, Clarissa Greeley 51 NH, George T. 19 NH, Lucy 18 NH, Abram B. 15 NH, Clara S. 13 NH, Joseph G. 11 NH and Stephen G. 7 NH. He is a son of Jacob Putnam and Mary Burton. He was born in Andover, Windsor County, Vermont on April 13, 1802. He married Clarissa Greeley there on November 29, 1836. They were in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1850, and in Wilton New Hampshire in 1830 and 1840.

 

AUGUSTA PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

She is 26 NH and works in a cotton mill. She was here in 1850 at age 16 doing the same thing. She is a daughter of John Adams Putnam and Nancy Hussey from Enfield, Grafton County. Her folks are in Lebanon, Grafton County now in 1860 and she is also listed there as well. She will marry William James Monroe in Groton, Massachusetts in 1866.

 

BYRON PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is 21 NH, a mechanic. He is boarding. He is a son of Ephraim Hildreth Putnam. He was born in Lyndeborough on January 8, 1840. He'll be married in 1870 back in Lyndeborough.

 

HORACE B. (BISHOP) PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

He is 34 MA, Rachel Hurd is 28 MA and Mary 1 NH. He is an apprentice carpenter. He is a son of James Augustus Putnam (2236) and Sarah Marston of Danvers, Mass. He was born in Danvers November 5, 1825. He married Rachel Hurd here in New Hampshire on November 24, 1853.

 

SUSAN F. PUTNAM  Manchester, Hillsborough County

She is 30 MA, a carder, and lives in a hotel. No a carder is not a person at the door of a bar checking your ID. This is someone who works in the textile mill.

 

ABBY PUTNAM  Mason, Hillsborough County

She is 19 NH, a weaver in a mill. Abbie Jane is a daughter of Cyrus and Lucinda Putnam. She was born here and with her widowed mom in 1850.

 

ELIZABETH PUTNAM  Mason, Hillsborough County

She too is widowed and living alone. She is Elizabeth Hill 60 NH, widow of Sylvester who died here in 1846. She was widowed here in 1850.

 

LUCINDA PUTNAM  Mason, Hillsborough County

She is 59 NH, a servant and lives alone. She is Lucinda Tarble, widow of Cyrus Putnam. They were here in 1840, and she was widowed in 1850 here with a bunch of kids. She will be here in 1870.

 

WILLIAM H. PUTNAM  Merrimack, Hillsborough County

He is 24 NH and boarding with a Gilman family. I wonder if this is William Tarble Putnam, son of the above Lucinda and Cyrus. The age is right. He’ll be in Concord in 1860 and 1870.

 

DANIEL PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

Nathan's son was here in 1850. He is now 55 NH, Elizabeth Hale 53 MA, Elizabeth 27 MA, Susan 22 NH.

 

DEBORAH PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

She is Deborah Rebecca Hill, widow of Amos Putnam. They were here in 1850. She is listed as widow, so in this case we know Amos is with the angels, he died of consumption October 23, 1859. Deb is 35 NH, Harriet 17 NH, Samuel E. (Everett) 11 NH, Lucy Jane 7 NH, Mark P. (Perley) 5 NH and George P. 2 NH.

 

JOHN F. (FRANKLIN) PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is a carpenter 42 NH, Ellen Frances Lanagan 39 MA, Mary F. (Frances) 16 MA, John B. (Benedict) 12 MA, Joseph W. (William) 10 MA and Arthur F. (Franklin) 6/12 NH. He is John Franklin Putnam number 2030, a son of Stephen Putnam (846) and Sarah Burton of Wilton and then Mason, Hillsborough County. He was born March 2, 1817. He obviously headed off to Massachusetts where he married and settled for a while. The first kids were born in Boston. He married Ellen there November 6, 1843. He will be here in New Hampshire in 1870 then back in Boston (Charlestown) in 1880 and die in Boston (Brighton) in 1889.

 

JOSEPH PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

He is now 70 NH, Lucy Rumrill 66 MA, William H. (Hamilton) 7 NH, Clara A. 11 NH, Lucy J. 9 NH. He is a son of Joseph and Rebecca from Wilton and then from Milford. The kids are grandchildren. They are children of his son Peter Hamilton Putnam and his second wife Lavina Lane who were in Wilton in 1850. Joseph was in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts in 1850. They are listed there in 1850. Peter, the son, lost his wife here in 1854, and the kids are here with his folks. By 1870, Peter will be married again and in Wilton. The two girls will be around, and William will be off to Wisconsin where he will die in the early 1880s.

 

MARY A. PUTNAM  Milford, Hillsborough County

She is 22 NH, and a sewer.

 

MARK PUTNAM  Mount Vernon, Hillsborough County

He is a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Barnes. He is 41 NH, Mary 40 NH, Ellen 19 NH and George 4 NH. He was born in Nottingham, Rockingham County December 10, 1818. He is also listed in Nashua, obviously away at work. He married Mary Twiss in Milford, Hillsborough County on December 10, 1839. Kinda a birthday present to himself. In 1850, the family was in West Springfield, Massachusetts. He worked in cotton mills for some 40 years. In 1870, the family will be in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island. He will be working in the cotton mill there. In 1872, they will return to Amherst, New Hampshire and he will be there until he dies. The family is in Amherst, Hillsborough County in 1880.

 

BARNES PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is a son of Gideon Sr. and Sarah Barnes. He was born in Hancock, Hillsborough County on  December 31, 1804. He married Sarah Ellen Dean on August 23, 1832 in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine. Then it looks like they have pretty much been in Massachusetts after that. But he's back. He is now 56 NH, Sarah 50 ME, Elizabeth B. 25 NH, Emeline F. 18 MA and Mariann A. 15 MA.

 

BARNES B. (BIGELOW) PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

Gideon Jr. and Sarah Rice's son was born here. He is now 34 NH, Lucy Ann Bills 30 NH, James W. 10 NH, George J. 9 NH, Herbert H. 7 NH, Charles W. 5 NH. He was here in 1850 and is now a master carpenter (just a plain one in 1850).

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is 39 NH, Lorinda French 39 NH, Mary Jane 16 NH, Emeline 9 NH. Also there is Charles E. Putnam 33 NH (see next listing). John is a son of Gideon Putnam (1877) and Sarah Barnes. John was born August 4, 1820. He married Lorinda French on January 31, 1841. John was in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1850, and will be in Cheshire County, NH in 1870 with a new wife, Elizabeth Hale, and in Nashua in 1880 when he has yet another new wife Jane Hicks.

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is living with the above John, but since they are only cousins, thought I would give him his own listing. He is listed 33 NH. Charles Edwin Putnam is a son of John Putnam (1884) and Mary Herrick of Wilton. Charles Edwin was born in Wilton September 14, 1826.

 

MARK PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

He is 41 NH and boarding. He is a son of Gideon Putnam and Sarah Barnes, and was born in West Nottingham, Rockingham County December 10, 1818. He also gets another listing with his family in Mount Vernon, Hillsborough County.

 

MARY PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

She is 54 NY, Sarah 19 NH. Sarah works in a factory. She is Mary Austin Shaw, the wife of Ephraim Townes Putnam. They were here in 1850. Now only Sarah remains, Ephraim and at least 6 kids are missing. I wonder if there was possibly a divorce or something. Just too many missing people here. Also Ephraim won’t die here until January 16, 1865.

 

MARY J. PUTNAM  Nashua, Hillsborough County

She is 16 NH, and a servant in the Coburn house. She is also listed with her folks John and Dorinda Putnam here in Nashua.

 

MARY R. PUTNAM  New Boston, Hillsborough County

She is 49 NH, Henry J. 11 NH. They live with a White family. She is Mary R. Dustin, wife of Samuel Putnam. They were here in 1840 and 1850 census. In 1870, Samuel will pop back up here alone.

 

CATHERINE PUTNAM  Peterborough, Hillsborough County

She is 82 MA. Also there are Mary Payson 73 MA and her daughter Sarah E. Payson 23 MA. She was here alone in 1850. She is number 645, a daughter of Jesse Putnam (240) and Susanna Thatcher of Boston. She never married and settled in Peterborough, and donated a public park here. She will die in 1862.

 

LEVI PUTNAM  Peterborough, Hillsborough County

He is Levi Hildreth Putnam 19 NH and staying in a hotel. He is a son of Ephraim Hildreth Putnam and Susannah Ford. He was born in Lyndeborough November 19, 1841. He was home in 1850.

 

ELBRIDGE PUTNAM  Weare, Hillsborough County

He is now 49 NH, Hannah Edmunds 46 NH. Also there is his mother Susan Reilly 86 MA. If you remember back in 1850, she was also there with her husband Philip. They will be here in 1880, but not Susan.

 

AARON KIMBALL PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is now 76 NH, Nancy Wright is 53 MA, their son Rufus is 33 NH. Then there are Matilda Maynard 35 NH and her son Daniel Maynard 4 NH. Matilda Rockwood Putnam is their daughter, she was born October 23, 1824. She obviously married a Maynard fella. Rufus will be marrying Mary Ramsdell in 1861 and be in New Ipswich by 1870.

 

ABEL A. (ABIAL ABBOTT) PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is now 58 NH and widowed. Kids at home are Josephine 21 NH, Arthur G. 17 NH and Albo (Albro Hale) 14 NH.

 

AMOS PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

Remember, this guy is from Andover, Vermont. He is now 56 VT, Dorcas (also a Putnam) 49 NH, William J. 18 NH, Emma D. 16 NH, George F. 13 NH, and Mary Ann 11 NH. Mary Ann lost two years in age over the last decade, too bad. The other son, Samuel Abbott is living here in town and has his own listing.

 

CALEB PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is now 81 NH, Sarah his third wife, is 70 NH. He will die here in a couple of years on September 8, 1862. His second wife, Jane Longley died in 1854. He married again, I believe to Sarah Shattuck who was the then widow of Jacob Putnam here in Wilton. Sarah will die here shortly on November 3, 1860. Caleb will die here September 8, 1862.

 

ELIJAH PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 28 NH, a stone cutter, Caroline F. Barnes 24 NH. The IGI lists him as a son of Joseph Putnam and Sarah Shattuck of Lyndeborough, born July 30, 1832. There are no other Elijahs with anywhere near the correct age, so I guess the IGI is correct. I do know he married Caroline Frances Barnes on September 1, 1858 though. He will be here in 1870 with Caroline, and 1880 with a new wife named Ann, as Caroline died in the 1870s.

 

ELIPHALET PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is Eliphalet Junior, and lives one house/farm away from his brother Sewell. He is now 60 and Hannah has died. He has remarried Persis S. Lovejoy on October 15, 1857. She is listed 43 NH.

 

ELLA M. PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

She is 12 NH and lives with the Pettingill family

 

HENRY or HARVEY PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

Aaron K's son has moved back home from Milford. He is now 38 NH and a clerk. Gave up carpentry. Lavinia Hall, his wife, is 37 NH, Louisa M. 16 NH, William K. (William H. in 1850, but it is probably K. for Kimball) 13 NH, and Martin W. 8 NH.

 

JACOB PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is listed 35 NH, Flora 35 NH, Flora 6 NH and Hannah 4 NH. He is a son of Caleb and his first wife Jenny. He was born in Wilton August 16, 1822. He married Flora Hortshorn here on December 31, 1850. Now really, there are dozens of marriages on December 31st , and you know that wasn't when they took place. You just know they didn't get married on New Year's eve. And, this was well before income taxes, so you know it wasn't for the year-end marital deduction. It was just that they didn't get around to recording these things till the end of the month. There were bureaucratic problems even in those days. But you never, ever argued with a state that swears by the old 'live free or die' tradition. Even then, you were just too young to die for the granite state. Anyway, Jacob lives next door to his folks.

 

JEROME PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 25 NH and works on the Hartsham farm. He is a son of Cyrus Putnam and Lucinda Tarble. He was born April 28, 1834. He was here by himself in 1850 working on the Lovejoy farm. Think he is the guy in Leominster, Mass. in 1870 still single. He’ll be working on a farm in Hollis, Hillsborough County in 1880.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 52 NH, a day laborer, Abigail (Holt) is 52 NH, Eliza B. 12 NH, Lucius B. (Brooks) 7 NH and Elsie Jano is 16 NH. Elsie might be the daughter named Abby J. in 1850, the age is correct. Anyway, John is a son of John Putnam and Mary Herrick of Wilton. He was born here June 8, 1807.  He married Abigail here in Wilton on September 12, 1834. In 1850 Abigail was here alone, with 3 kids and listed as a pauper. I guess John took off on her, but has returned. Doesn't sound like he has the best job in the world, but Abigail has a roof over her head again. In 1850, John was in Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine. His mother and brother are in Maine now. Lucius will be in Framingham Mass. in 1870 and married in Pepperell Mass. married in 1880.

 

LEVI PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is 40 NH, Harriet E. Stephens, his wife, 37 NH, Lizzie E. 12 NH and George E. 8 NH. He is a brother of the earlier Hervey, and a son of Aaron K. In 1850 both he and Hervey were in Milford, but Harriet and the kids were somewhere else, or just not listed.

 

PHEBE S. PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

She is 37 NH, a sewer living with the Jones family, her parents. She is Phebe Jones, wife of Samuel Putnam who was a son of Eliphalet Putnam. She will be here with her parents in 1870 and 1880 too. She has a daughter Martha 13 but is not listed now, but will be from 1870 on.

 

SAMUEL A. PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is Samuel Abbott Putnam son of Amos and Dorcas Putnam. He is 20 NH, born July 23, 1840. Actually he was born in that 7-8 years stretch his folks spent in Westfield, Chautaugua County, New York. He will be marrying Harriet Parker in Massachusetts and in 1870 will be in Townsend, Mass. He is a laborer on the Abbott (kinfolk) farm, and lives next door to his folks.

 

SEWELL PUTNAM  Wilton, Hillsborough County

He is now 55 NH, Hannah M. Glidden 47 NH, Ellen 19 NH, Warren 15 NH, and Eliza Jane 12 NH. He had a daughter Emily who would be 17 now. Maybe she married early, maybe she died. Don't know. He lives next door to Abiel his brother. They are sons of Eliphalet Putnam Sr. (1843) and Dorcas Abbott. He was born here in Wilton on August 10, 1803. He married Hannah Glidden here on August 27, 1835.

 

WILLIAM T. (TARBLE) PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimac County

He is 31 NH, Nancy E. Morse 25 VT. He is a gas fitter. He is a son of Cyrus Putnam and Lucinda Tarble from Hillsborough County. He’ll be widowed here in 1870 and in Boston by 1880.

 

ISABEL PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimack County

She is 16 ME working with a physician. She is possibly a daughter of Nehemiah and Hannah here in town, but wasn’t shown with them in 1850. She will be single here through 1900 and then be in Hopkinton in 1910 and 1920.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimack County

He is 21 NH, a tailor and is boarding. Since the 1850 was so 'lacking', I can't find him.

 

NEHEMIAH PUTNAM  Concord, Merrimack County

He is 62 ME, a carpenter, Hannah Whitten 57 NH and Maria F. 29 ME. He is a son of Stephen Putnam Junior (number 1853) and Sarah Elliott. He was born in Rumford, Oxford County, Maine on February 28, 1798. If you remember back to the 1790 census, you will see that Stephen (jr.) and his folks were here in Temple, Hillsborough County before heading off to Maine. He married Hannah Whitten. There are two marriage records. One that they were married December 30, 1826 in Rumford, and one that they were married here in Concord February 6, 1827. Hannah will be widowed here with Maria in 1870.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Dunbarton, Merrimack County

He is 72 NH, looks like Hekrah, turns out as Achsah in 1880, (her name is actually Achsah Adkins, very hard to decipher) 62 NH, George 22 NH. He is the one who has been in Fishersfield all these years. He is Andrew's son, look back to the 1820. Mom will be widowed in Goffstown in 1870 with her son George.

 

JOHN M. (MILTON) PUTNAM  Dunbarton, Merrimack County

The Rev. John Milton is now 65 MA as is Arathusa. Their son George is 26 NH and a student. They were here in 1850. John and his son George will be in Yarmouth, Maine by the 1870 Census.

 

FRANK PUTNAM  Hookset, Merrimack County

He is 25 NH working in a factory.

 

JAMES PUTNAM  Hookset, Merrimack County

He has been here a while now. He is 63 NH, Betsy (Saltmarsh) 60 NH. Also there are their son Sylvanus B. 25 NH, his wife Nellie M. 25 NH and their daughter Helen B. 2 NH. James is a blacksmith. Sylvanus married Helen M. Eastman here on July 8, 1857.

 

SUSAN PUTNAM  Hookset, Merrimack County

She is Susan Briggs, widow of William Putnam who died here September 12, 1859. They were here in 1850. She is 61 MA, Lucinda 20 MA and Mary Jane 18 MA. This was the other New England family originally from Yorkshire and then came to Hartford, Connecticut in the late 1780s.

 

WILLIAM H. (HENRY) PUTNAM  Hookset, Merrimack County

He is 37 MA, Lydia (Bryant) 31 ME, Julius Henry 8 NH, and Alice J. 5 NH. He is part of the 'other' New England family. His folks were William Putnam and Susan Briggs. He was born in Sharon, Mass. November 5, 1823. I found a record that he married Lydia J. Bryant in Uxbridge, Massachusetts February 14, 1847. He and Lydia were in Manchester in 1850. His dad has just died, and his mother, Susan, is listed shortly.

 

CHARLES PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He is 20 NH and a laborer on the farm of Charles Gould. He is probably a son of Martin Putnam who died here in 1845. For some reason this family wasn't listed here in 1850, but certainly were around. According to the notes in Eben's files, his father (name not given) was a son of Rufus Putnam from here.

 

HERRICK PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

Rufus Senior and Polly's son was born here. He is now 56 NH, Rachel Keyser 56 NH and Augustus 24 NH. They were here in 1850.

 

JAMES M. (MARTIN) PUTNAM  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He is 24 NH and laboring on the Davis Farm. He is a son of Martin Putnam and Margaret Butler. He was born here February 9, 1836. He will marry Sarah Clark Davis here in March of 1861. I guess working on this farm had its benefits to Jim. They will be here in 1870, and eventually move to Andover, Massachusetts.

 

RUFUS PUTNAM  (JR.)  Hopkinton, Merrimack County

He is now 46 NH and still widowed. Kids are still Mary (Helen in 1850) 17 NH, Joseph E. 16 NH and William 15. Also there is Philamena Bartlett 16 NH, helping out I would guess. He will marry Lydia C. Gross in December 1860 and they are here in 1870.

 

DAVID PUTNAM  Loudon, Merrimack County

He is 38 NH, Sally R. Brown 38 NH, Mary E. 4 NH, and Emma F. 3 NH. Also there is Nancy Brown 32 NH, her sister. David is a son of Timothy Putnam (1935) and his first wife Rachel Dascomb. He was born in Lyndeborough February 23, 1822. He married Sarah R. Brown July 1, 1849. Loudon is where Bryar Race Track was when I was racing Datsuns in the 1970s. Loved it. Now it’s New Hampshire International, a NASCAR track, but the road course is still there.

 

RUFUS A. (AUSTIN) PUTNAM  Pembroke, Merrimack County

Reuben's son has been preaching here for some 25 years. He is now listed as a retired clergyman. He is now 68 MA, Frances Highborn Porter, his wife, 64 MA and Samuel 21 NH, listed as a college student.

 

BENJAMIN PUTNAM  Wilmot, Merrimack County

They have been here since the 1820s. Ben is now 70 NH, Sally (Tenny) 66 NH, Addison 26 NH. Also there are Frank Morrison 15 NH and Mary Putnam 18 NH. Mary is Addison's wife, they will all be here in 1870.

 

EUGENE PUTNAM  Chester, Rockingham County

He is 19 MA (number 3160a), a clerk living with a Melvin family. He is a son of Andrew Merriam Putnam (1525) and Sarah Putnam Fowler. He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts June 17, 1840. His full name is Eugene Andrew Putnam.

 

HENRY PUTNAM  Hampstead, Rockingham County

He is now 43 NH, Meribah Ayers 39 NH, Helen M. 19 NH, Oliver 16 NH. Also there is his mother, Mary Chase Putnam 70 MA. She is Thorndike's widow.

 

STEPHEN W. PUTNAM  Lee, Strafford County

He is 51 NH, Sarah B. 48 NH, Charles W. 23 NH, Mary E. 18 NH, Elizabeth F. 15 NH, and Edward E. 12 NH. I can't figure this family out at all.

 

WILLIAM PUTNAM  Acworth, Sullivan County

He is 25 NH, a farmer, Elmira Sartwell 24 NH, Frank S. 3 NH and Stella 6/12 NH. Also there is Horace Downing 20 NH. He is William Dinsmore Putnam (2610), the son of Oliver Putnam (1166) and Catherine Dinsmore from Charlestown. That William was born December 13, 1835. He married Elmira May 1, 1856. They will be in Charlestown in the 1870 and 1880.

 

ANGIE M. PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

She is 16 NH and lives with Isaac and Fidelia Kendall. She might be Asahel's daughter

 

CHARLES E. PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 25 NH, and lives with John and Sylvia Hubbard. He is a son Zelotes and is listed at home in Claremont as well.

 

EDMUND H. (HOLDEN)  PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is number 2599, son of the above Moses. In fact, he lives next door. He is 32 NH, Elizabeth H. Tutherly 31 NH, and Mary E. 4 NH. Also there is Phineas Weaver 23 NH. He was born here August 29, 1827, and married Elizabeth Tutherly here on February 22, 1853.

 

FRANKLIN W. PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is number 2558, 28 NH, a merchant and boarding. He is a son of Nathan P. Putnam (1148) and his first wife, Nancy Grinnell. He was born in Charlestown November 27, 1832. He will be marrying Rosette Mary Putnam here in September. She is a daughter of John Putnam and Valeria Seaver here in town.

 

JOHN PUTNAM II  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is now 60 NH, Valeria Antoinette (Seaver) 55 NH, Valeria A. 26 NH, Mary R. (Rosette, who will marry the earlier listed Franklin in a couple of months) 24 NH, Wesley 19 NH. He is number 1165.

 

MOSES PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is now 62 NH, Amanda (Holden) 62 NH, and Janette 27 NH. He now has a few servants living here. He is number 1164. Amanda will die in 1862, and he will marry Mrs. Esther Twitchel in 1867. They will be here in 1870.

 

NANCY PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

She is 63 NH and living with her cousin of sorts, Orrin Putnam. Now, Nancy is Nancy Melville, ex wife of Elisha D. Putnam (1150). She was alone here in 1850 as well. According to Eben, Elisha doesn't die until 1864, but I can't find him in 1850 or now. I assume there was a divorce or something. Elisha and two of his sons, George and William, went to Washington D. C. together in the early 1850s. They don't pop up in census returns there, but George's marriage is recorded there and Elisha is supposed to die there at the home of his son William in 1864.

 

NATHAN P. (PARKER) PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is number 1148, and is now 66 NH, a wheelwright. Julia Leland, his second wife, is 61 CT. His sister Lydia Grout 65 NH is with them. Lydia's husband Jonathan Grout had just died in 1854. He will die here in 1867. Julia (whose name may be Cheney and Leland that of her first husband) will be widowed in Windham County Vermont just across the River in 1870. She will die herself in Waltham Massachusetts in 1872.

 

OLIVER PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

Timothy Junior's son is now 57 NH, Catherine Dinsmore 54 NH, Charles 29 NH, Catie 14 NH, Mary E. 11 NH, Lucy D. 9 NH. Also there is Horace Downing 24 NH.

 

ORRIN PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is number 1173, a son of Samuel (466) and Ruth Spencer. He was born in Weathersfield, Vermont September 6, 1797. His folks were from here and the family came back here to Charlestown in the 1840s. Sam died here in 1848 and Ruth in 1855. Orrin is now 62 VT, Sarah 50 VT, Sarah Jane 17 NH, George W. (Wesley) 15 VT. His wife Sarah is also a Putnam, a daughter of Abraham Putnam and Sarah Gill. Also there is Nancy Putnam 63 NH. See that listing.

 

ORSON D. (DEAN) PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

He is 49 NH, Margaret Easter his wife is 32 ENG, Mary Leather 9 MA and Lizzie Putnam 2 NH. He was born in Charlestown January 10, 1807, a son of Thomas Putnam (452d) and his wife Polly (Mary Young). Now that particular Thomas was here in 1810, but I don't find him again. Margaret was married to a guy named Leathers or Leuthers before marrying Orson. Orson will die in 1864 in Nachez, Mississippi fighting for the Union Army there. Mary will then marry Ambrose Piper and be in Acworth, Sullivan County with her daughter Lizzie in 1870.

 

SARAH J. & ALMIRA H. PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

Sarah is 30 NH, Almira 25 NH. They live with Nathan and Rebecca (35 NH) Howard. All three gals are daughters of Hiram (1117) Putnam and Emily Griswald. Rebecca had married Nathan on June 18, 1844. Then their mom died October 14, 1854, and then Hiram died March 23, 1858. Everyone else in this family had either died or moved west. Sarah and Almira were taken in by the Howards. Sarah will marry John Dinsmore on September 1, 1862.

 

SELINA PUTNAM  Charlestown, Sullivan County

She is 34 NH, and a seamstress in a shirt manufacturing mill.

 

ASAHEL PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is now 43 NH, Frances Thankful Davis, his third wife, is 24 NH, Jennison A. 16 and Emma E. 11 NH. Samuel's son has been here all along, just keeps going through wives.

 

ISRAEL PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

Still here at age 83 MA. His daughter Martha Dodge 49 MA and her three daughters are still living with him

 

JOHN F. PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 36 MA, Mary B. Smith 21 IL, Mary F. 7 MA, Annie S. 1 MA. Also there is Norton Marshall 27 MA. He is a son of Samuel Putnam (#1670) and Rebecca Patch. He was born in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts March 15, 1824. He married Mary B. Smith in Saugus, Essex County on November 15, 1849. They were in Saugus for the 1850 census. They will both die in a few years, Mary on May 2, 1868 and John on October 13, 1868. Kids will be all around Massachusetts in 1870 with relatives.

 

JOHN G. (GROSVENOR)  PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is now 51 NH, Lydia Kelly 45 NH, Grosvenor (John Junior) 20 NH, Prescott 18 NH. Also there are her folks Israel Kelly 85 MA and Lydia 78 NH.

 

ORRIN PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He is 25 VT, Ellen 26 NH, Ella J. 3 NH. Also there is Lucy Seaver 18 NH. He is a son of Solon Putnam (2568) and Mary Ann Rice from Springfield, Vermont. He was there in 1850 and he and Ellen will be back there in 1870 and then back here in Pembroke, Merrimac County in 1880, and in Manchester in 1900.

 

SAMUEL PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

He's a son of Solomon. He is now 62 NH. He has with him Susan Wells 60 ME, Lucy Wells 34 ME and Liza R. Wells 24 ME. No clue as to who they are. In 1840 he seems to be shown with a wife, but wasn't listed in 1850. I do not know if he married or not, can't find any record.

 

SUMNER PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

Been here since the 1830s. See 1840 for info on him. He is now 57 MA, Maria S. Brown 56 NH, Ellen R. 27 NH, George B. 25 NH, and Maria A. 21 NH. He is a merchant. In 1866, there is a marriage record of a Sumner Putnam marrying Hannah Putnam Essick.

 

ZELOTES PUTNAM  Claremont, Sullivan County

Solomon's son is now 76 VT, Esther Richards 72 VT, Solomon 30 NH, Charles E. 25 NH, Julia A. 23 NH, and George H. 20 NH. Zelotes will die here on January 13, 1863. Esther will hang in there until 1881 when she'll be 93.

 

JOHN L. (LISCOMB) PUTNAM  Cornish, Sullivan County

He is now 68 NH, Adeline Sumner 49 NH, Haldeman S. 23 NH, Isabel L. (Lyscomb) 22 NH, Lucy A. (Anne) 12 NH. Also there is his sister Sarah Maria Putnam (1513) 57 NH. The son Haldeman is a Lieutenant in the Army. He had graduated from West Point in 1857. He will rise to the rank of Colonel and be killed in the Civil War at Fort Wagner.

 

CALEB PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is 42 NH and lives with Dr. William and Sabrina Brown. He should be number 2788, the son of Hiram Putnam and Rachel Barton.

 

CHARLES P. (PRESCOTT) PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

Solomon's son has been here all his life. He is 46 NH, Esther Hilliard, his wife, 35 NH, Elvira 9 NH, Ellen M. 6 NH. He is number 2749 His dad Solomon (1228) lives here too, but I'll give him a separate listing. And then there is Lydia Tasker 28 NH and her son John 5 NH. She is not a sister as far as I can determine from Eben's listings. Esther will die in 1865, and by 1870 he will be married to Thankful Ryder.

 

DEXTER B. (BUCKLEY) PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

Solomon's son is still here. He is now 44 NH, Abigail Wiley 30 NH, Edith E. 12 NH, Elmore 9 NH, Emma 7 NH, George 6 NH. Also there is Helen Perry 16 NH. By 1870, they will have divorced, Dexter remarried and all sorts of stuff happening. He is number 2750.

 

HIRAM PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is number 1244, a son of Caleb Putnam (492) and Judy Sibley. He was in Springfield in 1850, but is back where he was born. He is now 69 NH, Elizabeth 59 NH. Also there is Abigail Putnam 70 NH listed as a pauper. Hiram's first wife Rachel Chapman died in 1859, and he has just married a widow, Elizabeth Carroll. Elizabeth is the mother of Matilda Carroll who married his son Marshall. Elizabeth was living with Marshall in 1850. Then, as to Abigail, I am not certain who she is, probably his sister.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is now 62 NH, Almira French 59 NH, Franklin 23 NH, Nathaniel French 21 NH, Fred (George Frederick) 18 NH and Ellen 17 NH. All four kids are listed as teachers. David's son has been here a long time. He is number 1235.

 

JOHN W. (WOODBURY) PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is now 35 NH, Laura Hall his wife 30 NH, and they have Mary Ann 6 NH, Hattie B. 4 NH and a son Drury W. 2 NH. They live next to or probably with his parents John Putnam (1235) and Almira French. He is number 2758. They are in Amenia, Dutchess County New York in 1870 and will be forever. Drury will die there in 1881 and John in 1897. Laura is widowed there in 1900. Not sure when she died.

 

MARSHALL PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is number 2791, a son of the above Hiram (1244). He was born here July 30, 1824. He is now 35 NH, Matilda 30 NH, Emeline 11 NH, George 9 NH, Frank 7 NH, Fred 5 NH, Edward 3 NH and Matilda 3/12 NH. Also there is Mary Frye 17 MA a teacher. Marshall married Matilda M. Carroll here on January 16, 1848.

 

PETER PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He was born and is still here. Now Peter is 65 NH, Martha (Winter) 61 NH, Otis W. 23 NH and Martha S. 19 NH. He's Caleb's son.

 

SOLOMON PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is living with his son Charles. He is now 80 MA and hanging in there okay

 

STILLMAN PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is number 2798, son of the above listed Peter Putnam. Stillman is 36 NH, Caroline 19 NH and they have Fred S. (Freidel) 1/12 NH. He was born here October 22, 1834, and married Carrie or Caroline A. Cooper here June 2, 1858.

 

SYDNEY C. PUTNAM  Croydon, Sullivan County

He is 30 NH, Hannah 30 NH and Alma 4 NH. He is a son of Caleb Sydney Putnam (2765) and Elvira Wheelock. He was born in Canaan, Grafton County on December 22, 1829. His folks were originally from here in Croydon. He married Hannah A. Morse here in Croydon on December 14, 1851. They are currently living with her folks Samuel and Chloe Morse.

 

JOHN PUTNAM  Goshen, Sullivan County

He is 20 and was born in Italy. He works on the Farm of Parker Tandy 49 NH and Mary Tandy 52 NH. He will enlist in the Infantry in the Civil War, and be captured and imprisoned August 16, 1864 in Deep Bottom Run, Virginia and then let out when the War was over July 20, 1865. He’ll be around till he dies in Claremont, Sullivan County on November 2, 1924.