Lois Holbrook

16 May 1759–25 May 1853 (Age 94)
Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Lois

When Lois Holbrook was born on 16 May 1759, in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Moses Holbrook, was 42 and her mother, Ruth Puffer, was 36. She married Richard Puffer in 1789, in Townshend, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She died on 25 May 1853, in Townshend, Windham, Vermont, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Townshend, Windham, Vermont, United States.

Photos and Memories (0)

Photos and Memories

Do you know Lois? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Richard Puffer
1767–1844
Lois Holbrook
1759–1853
Marriage: 1789
Prudence Puffer
1789–1836
Louisa Puffer
1791–1863
Ruth Puffer
1793–1851
Hannah Wilson Puffer
1796–1828
Chloe Puffer
1798–1800
Clark Puffer
1799–1853
Cynthia Puffer
1803–1847

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1789Townshend, Windham, Vermont, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1776
    Age 17
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776 · The Declaration to the King
    Age 17
    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
    1786 · Shays' Rebellion
    Age 27
    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of various places called with Old English hol ‘hole, hollow’ + brōc ‘brook, stream’, such as Holbrook (Derbyshire, Dorset, Suffolk) and Howbrook in Wortley (Yorkshire).Americanized form of North German Halbrock (or some like-sounding surname), a cognate of 1 above.History: This name was first taken to America by the brothers Thomas and John Holbrook, who emigrated to MA in the 17th century; their line can be traced back to Dundry, Somerset, England, in the first half of the 16th century. Other English bearers who started early lines of descent in the New World are Joseph Ho(u)lbrook of Warrington, Lancashire, who emigrated to MD as an indentured servant in the later 17th century; Randolph Holbrook, who was in VA in the 1720s but later returned to Nantwich, Cheshire; and Rev. John Holbrook, who emigrated from Handbury, Staffordshire, to NJ c. 1723.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Holbrooks
    Haulbrook
    Halbrooks
    Halbrook

    Sources (20)

    • Lois in entry for Ruth Puffer, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
    • Louis Puffer in household of John Sanderson, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Lois Puffer, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

    Discover Even More

    As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

    Create a free account to view more about your family.
    Create a FREE Account
    Search for Another Deceased Ancestor
    Share this with your family and friends.