Brief Life History of Phineas
When Phineas Puffer was born on 11 April 1803, in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Simon Puffer, was 25 and his mother, Mary Conant, was 24. He married Mary Ann Noyes on 26 November 1840, in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He lived in Maynard, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1876. He died on 2 August 1876, in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Revolutionary Cemetery, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Phineas Tuffer, "United States Census, 1850"
- Reuben Puffer, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Phineas Puffer, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1804 · The Twelfth Amendment
With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Puff 2.
English: probably a variant of Pougher, an occupational name from Middle English pougher ‘maker or seller of bags, sacks, or pouches’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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