Individual Details
William Rufus Putnam
(12 Dec 1771 - 1855)
William Rufus was educated for the ministry, but on account of failing health devoted himself to farming and surveying. He held many offices and was trustee of Ohio University from 1823-43. He had three more children that died in infancy.
Events
| Birth | 12 Dec 1771 | Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  |  | |
| Death | 1855 |
Families
| Father | Rufus Putnam (1738 - 1824) |
| Mother | Persis Rice (1737 - 1820) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Putnam (1765 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Persis Putnam (1767 - 1822) |
| Sibling | Susanna Putnam (1768 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Abigail Putnam (1770 - 1805) |
| Sibling | Franklin Putnam (1774 - 1776) |
| Sibling | Hon Edwin Putnam (1776 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Patty or Martha Putnam (1777 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Catharine Putnam (1780 - 1808) |
Notes
Birth
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1. Ancestry.com, "Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II," digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Original data: Ellery Bicknell Crane, ed. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County Massachusetts with a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity. Vol. I-II. New York, NY, USA: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907.; Page 337-342, Ancestry images 337-342/960.