Puffer Genealogy
NELSON, Arthur Hatch[1, 2]
1864 - 1927 (62 years)-
Name NELSON, Arthur Hatch Birth 29 Sep 1864 Hillsboro Bridge, NH [2] Gender Male FindaGrave _COLOR 11 Death 1927 CA Burial Glendale, CA Address:
Forest Lawn Memorial ParkPerson ID I22614 Puffers Last Modified 10 Apr 2018
Father NELSON, Oliver Fuller, b. Abt 1821, Hillsboro, NH d. 2 Dec 1865, Hillsboro, NH (Age 44 years) Mother HATCH, Sophia Kingsbury, b. 6 Jul 1802, Alstead, NH d. 2 Dec 1865, Hillsboro Bridge, NH (Age 63 years) Marriage 24 May 1849 Hillsboro, NH [3] Family ID F4708 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family PUFFER, Caroline Elizabeth, b. 15 Sep 1865, Somerville, MA d. 19 Oct 1949, Los Angeles County, CA (Age 84 years) Marriage 14 Oct 1885 Medford, MA [2] Children 1. NELSON, Carrie Elizabeth, b. 29 Mar 1887, Medford, MA d. Aug 1887, Medford, MA (Age 0 years) 2. NELSON, Harold Arthur, b. 18 Jun 1888, Medford, MA d. 15 Feb 1955, San Bernardino, CA (Age 66 years) 3. NELSON, Leslie Scott, b. 3 Jul 1897, Medford, MA d. 17 Dec 1971, Alameda, CA (Age 74 years) 4. NELSON, Frank Roy, b. 20 Sep 1898, Medford, MA d. 21 Dec 1946, Los Angeles, CA (Age 48 years) 5. NELSON, Helen Puffer, b. 11 Mar 1902, Medford, MA d. 10 Jun 1979, Los Angeles, CA (Age 77 years) 6. NELSON, Donald Hatch, b. 24 Mar 1904, Medford, MA d. 7 Mar 1979, CA (Age 74 years) Family ID F4709 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Jun 2024
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Notes - Joseph Hatch, one of his ancestors, purchased of the Indians the original township of Falmouth. Mr Nelson is a lineal descendant of Peregrine White, the first child born in Plymouth colony. One of his ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence and another took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Battle of Bennington and was at the surrender of Burgoyne. Several of the Hatch ancestors were physicians of note.
Mr. Nelson was associated in business with Alvin D. Puffer in the manufacture of soda fountains until, 1908, when he went to Mentone, CA, to engage in fruit culture. He had a large orange plantation including seven orange ranches and is president of the Grafton-Mentone Heights Orange Association and director of the Mentone Heights Water Company. He is a large shipper of the golden fruit. He is fond of hunting and fishing. His sons inherited his tastes. All are musically inclined.
- Joseph Hatch, one of his ancestors, purchased of the Indians the original township of Falmouth. Mr Nelson is a lineal descendant of Peregrine White, the first child born in Plymouth colony. One of his ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence and another took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Battle of Bennington and was at the surrender of Burgoyne. Several of the Hatch ancestors were physicians of note.
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