See also

Family of Freeman PUTNAM and Esther WAY

Husband: Freeman PUTNAM

  • Name:

  • Freeman PUTNAM

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Seth PUTNAM (1787-1858)

  • Mother:

  • Jane Kar HALL (aft1784-1835)

  • Birth:

  • Jun 12, 1810

  • Concord, Vermont3

  • Elected:

  • Oct 27, 1832 (age 22)

  • Colesville, Broome, New York1,4

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  • At a meeting of the Antimasonic Republicans of the town of Colesville, convened at the house of James Shay, Esq. on Saturday, the 27th day of October, 1832 . . ." Freeman Putnam was chosen as a member of the "Committee of Vigilance for the town of Colesville at the ensuing election.

  • Residence:

  • 1835 (age 24-25)

  • Colesville, Broome, New York1

  •  

  • Freeman Putnam is listed at Colesville with two males in his family, one female in the family, one male qualified to vote at state and county elections, one married female person under age 45, and one male birth in t he family during the preceding year. There were 25 acres of improved l and owned by the family, three meat cattle owned by the family, two horses owned by the family, five hogs owned by the family, 10 yards of full cloth manufactured by the family in the domestic way during the preceding year, and 15 yards of flannel and other woolen cloth not fulled, manufactured in the domestic way by the family during the preceding year .

    Putnam and Related Families by Gary G. Putnam

  • Residence:

  • 1840 (age 29-30)

  • Colesville, Broome, New York1,5

  •  

  • F. Putman" is listed as a head of household in the 1840 federal census for Colesville. His family consists of two males under five years of age, two males between 20 and 30, one male between 50 and 60, one female under five, one female between 30 and 40, and one female between 40 and 50. <i>Written by Gary D. Putnam</i>.

  • Possessions:

  • May 5, 1841 (age 30)

  • property purchased from Seth and Roxina Putnam; Colesville, Broome, New York1,6

  •  

  • On May 5, 1841, Freeman Putnam purchased from Seth and Roxina Putnam a 50-acre parcel, a 45-acre parcel, a 5-acre parcel, and a 3-acre parcel at Colesville for $1,400. The deed was recorded August 11, 1841.

  • Possessions:

  • Sep 25, 1841 (age 31)

  • land purchased from Charles Parsons; Colesville, Broome, New York1,6

  •  

  • Freeman Putnam purchased land in Colesville from Charles Parsons, by deed recorded September 25, 1841.

  • other:

  • Jul 1, 1842 (age 32)

  • Named as commissioner of Susquehanna Bridge Company; Colesville, Broome, New York7

  •  

  • Freeman Putnam was named as a commissioner regarding the construction o f a toll bridge at Colesville in 1842.

  • other:

  • Sep 3, 1842 (age 32)

  • Sherriff's Sale; Colesville, Broome, New York1,4

  •  

  • Sheriff's Sale.-By virtue of two executions, issued out of the Clerk's office of the county of Broome, and to me directed and delivered, against the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of Freeman Putnam and Franklin Putnam, I have levied on and shall expose to sale as the law directs, at the House now kept and occupied by Edwin Northrup, in Harpersville, on Saturday the 3rd day of September next, at one o'clock in the afternoon of that day, all the right, title, claim, interest or demand of the said Freeman Putnam and Franklin Putnam of, in and to the following described property, to wit . . . [parcels of land in Colesville describe d]. Sherrif Sale 1842 Posted 6 Jan 2021 by Gary Putnam

  • other:

  • Feb 20, 1843 (age 32)

  • Bankrupt; Colesville, Broome, New York1,8

  •  

  • Notice to show cause against the petition of Freeman Putnam, of Colesville Broome Co. N.Y. for his discharge and certificate as a Bankrupt, individually and as a member of the late firm of Franklin Putnam & Co. a t Auburn, NY, on Monday the 20th day of February 1843 at 10 o'clock A.M . B.N. Loomis, Atty. <i>Researched by Gary D. Putnam</i>

  • other:

  • Oct 23, 1845 (age 35)

  • Sherriff's Sale; Colesville, Broome, New York1,9

  • Residence:

  • 1850 (age 39-40)

  • Providence, Luzerne, Pennsylvania1,10

  •  

  • Freeman Putnam is listed as a head of household in the 1850 federal census for Providence. He is age 35, male, a farmer, born in Vermont. His wife, Maira A. Putnam, is age 31, female, born in New York. Their children are: L. Jane Putnam, age 13, female, born in New York; Harvey Putnam, age 11, male, born in New York; Judson A. Putnam, age 10, male, born in New York; Mary J. Putnam, age five, female, born in Pennsylvania; and Augusta Putnam, age two, female, born in Pennsylvania. <i>Written By Gary D. Putnam</i>

  • Occupation:

  • 1850 (age 39-40)

  • farmer; Providence, Luzerne, Pennsylvania1,10

  • custom:

  • Feb 8, 1852 (age 41)

  • "on Trial"; Providence, Luzerne, Pennsylvania11

  • Death:

  • Oct 11, 1853 (age 43)

  • Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania11

Wife: Esther WAY

  • Name:

  • Esther WAY1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • Sep 9, 18091

  •  

  • Death:

  •  

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Child 1: Harvey David Truman PUTMAN

  • Name:

  • Harvey David Truman PUTMAN

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1838

  • Colesville, Broome, New York

  • Residence:

  • 1850 (age 11-12)

  • Providence, Luzerne, Pennsylvania10

  • Death:

  •  

  •  

Child 2: Judson A. PUTMAN

  • Name:

  • Judson A. PUTMAN

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Sep 3, 1840

  • Colesville, Broome, New York

  • Residence:

  • 1850 (age 9-10)

  • Providence, Luzerne, Pennsylvania10

  • Death:

  •  

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Sources

1.

Gary Putnam, Putnam and Related Families. Freeman Putnam. Ancestry.com.

2.

Harold Putnam Spears to; privately held by Gary D. Putnam, Binghamton, New York, 2023. Spears, Harold Putnam. Personal Papers [unpublished]. Information copied from family bibles, notes from interviews and other information. Copies in possession of Gary D. Putnam.

3.

Vermont, Vermont Vital Records 1760-1954. Freeman Putnam; 12 June 1810. Ancestry.com.

4.

News item in Broome County Republican, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, 1832.

5.

1840 United States Federal Census, New York, Colesville, Broome, Colesville, Broome, New York, p.388, Freeman Putnam; National Archives and Records Adminstration Film.

6.

Binghamton, New York;

7.

Smith, H.P., History of Broome County: With History and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers (Syracuse, N.Y: D. Mason & Co, 1885), 330.

8.

News item in Broom County Republican, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, 1843.

9.

News item in Broon County Republican, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, October 15, 1845.

10.

1850 Federal Census (U.S.), Luzerne, Pannsylvania, population, Providence, Roll: 793; Page: 265b, Freeman Putnam; digital, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com); citing Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

11.

Pennslyvania, Phildelphia Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Reel 525: Freeman Putman; October 11, 1853 Ancestry.com.