Tryphena Puffer

Brief Life History of Tryphena

When Tryphena Puffer was born on 22 August 1792, in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Tisdale Puffer, was 21 and her mother, Ursula Daniels, was 21. She married John Carroll in 1820, in West Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Ghent, Columbia, New York, United States in 1860. She died in 1871, in Columbia, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Spencertown, Austerlitz, Columbia, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Carroll
1790–1873
Tryphena Puffer
1792–1871
Marriage: 1820
Mariah R. Carroll
1821–1857
Mary E. Carroll
1823–1849
Henry D. Carroll
1829–1904
Amanda Malvina Carroll
1834–1855

Sources (5)

  • Tryphena Carrol in household of John Carrol, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Tryphena Puffer, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Tryphena Puffer Carroll, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

1818

Established in 1818.

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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