John PUTMAN

1811 - 1897  (85 years)

• Name	John PUTMAN
  Birth	10 Aug 1811  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Jan 1897	Hinsdale, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA   [1]
  Burial	Feb 1897	Hinsdale, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA
  Notes	From: Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893 History of the Town of Hinsdale - Chapter XXXI (31) Pages: 718-719 John Putnam, oldest son of Peter, was born in the log cabin on the homestead Aug. 10, 1811, and is distinguished as the first white child born in Hinsdale. Jan. 1, 1839, he married Sarah A. Learn, and Jan. 5, 1841, their son Joseph M. C. was born. Mrs. Putnam died Jan. 15, 1841. May 9, 1843, he married, second, Mary A. Learn. At his marriage Mr. Putnam settled on the homestead; in 1840 he rented that and settled on a farm in Humphrey. His health failed in 1877 and they moved onto the home Mrs. Putnam had purchased at Scott's Corners, where they now reside. Mr. Putnam was justice of the peace in Humphrey sixteen consecutive years. [2]
  Person ID	I21455	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	13 May 2012

  
  

  Marriage	Almond is now in Allegany County, which had not been formed until 1806. The marriage of Peter Putman and Mary Water (Walter, Walters?) was the first marriage in Almont.
  Family ID	F7448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Gravestone, Hinsdale Cemtery, Sectioin 1, 080-4. Inscriptions transcribed by Rod Rohl. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycattar/cemetery/hinsdale-1.htm (Reliability: 3). [S384] William Adams, editor, Historical Gazetter and Biographical Memorial Cattaraugus County, (New York: n.p., n.d.), 718-719., F127/C4/A33/1893/v.2. (Reliability: 3). [S154] Ancestry.Com, (URL: http://www.ancestry.com), Ashdown Family Tree. Owner: tashdown50 (Reliability: 3).