Individual Details
William Henry Putnam
(24 Feb 1867 - 11 Dec 1945)
Lived:
Big Lake
Monticello 1893-95
Rice Lake, WI 1896-98
Big Lake, MN 1898-
1900 Big Lake
1910 Big Lake
1920 - Little Falls
1930 Little Falls
Also live on a claim on the Big Fork River before moving to Little Falls, MN
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1930 US Census Little Falls, Morrison, MN
Ward 2 ED 49-24 SD 5 Sheet 2A Apr 2 1930
902 4th St
22 22 Wm Putnam 63 25 @ 1st marr MN MA MA Agent Insurance
Minnie 58 20 MN ME ME
Leota 24 MN MN MN
Mary 19 MN MN MN
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: 1108; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 291.0; FHL microfilm: 2340843.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
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This is his land record for land in Itasca County for 178 Acres:
Minnesota, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 about William H Putnam
Name: William H Putnam
Land Office: Cass Lake
Document Number: 616
Total Acres: 177.78
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 18 Mar 1905
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: 24 Apr 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Land Description: 1 NENW 4TH PM No 61 N 26 W 12; 2 W½NE 4TH PM No 61 N 26 W 12; 3 2 4TH PM No 61 N 26 W 12
Source Information:
United States, Bureau of Land Management. Minnesota, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Minnesota Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1995.
Description:
This database contains information on Minnesota (U.S.A.) land records. The database comes from the Bureau of Land Management's Minnesota Pre-1908 Homestaed and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index.
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William Henry Putnam
Birth: Feb. 24, 1867
Big Lake
Sherburne County
Minnesota, USA
Death: Dec. 11, 1945
Little Falls
Morrison County
Minnesota, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Minnie Jane Hatch Putnam (1872 - 1950)*
Children:
William S. Putnam (1896 - 1968)*
Sidney U. Putnam (1899 - 1967)*
Mary Putnam Eckblad (1911 - 2000)*
Burial:
Big Lake Cemetery
Sherburne County
Minnesota, USA
Created by: MarJS
Record added: Aug 12, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 115343073
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#804
BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM HENRY PUTNAM
Given by himself
Recorded by Minnie M Cochrane
For
The Morrison County Historical Society
July, 1937
Putnam, William Henry
906 N.E. 4th St
Little Falls, Minn.
William Henry Putnam was born at Big Lake, Minnesota, February 24, 1867. He is the son of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Meriam Putnam, a direct descendant on both his father’s and his mother’s side from the same family as General Israel Putnam and General Rufus Putnam. In a book entitles The Meriam Family, by Rufus Meriam and published in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1888 is given an account of the Meriam family from whom Mr. Putnam is descended on his mother’s side.
“In County Kent, England the ancient Cantium where dwell the Cantil; where was established the first Kingdom of the Saxon Heptarchy, and where first landed the Romans when they invaded Britain” – “A very rich and pleasant country lying near the Thames and the narrow seas,”—“in a pleasant little village in this county, called Hadlow, lived, died, and on September 23, 1635 was buried William Meriam. From him are descended all in this country who legitimately bear his name spelt either with one or two r’s or as is now universally the case, with e instead of I preceding the r.”
“William Meriam was by trade a clothier, and though probably of an untitled family,having no coat of arms, was quite wealthy owning lands in Hadlow where he resided.” Just before his death in 1635 his son, George, sailed for America. He brought his family to America in about 1638. They settled in Concord, Massachusetts.
The Meriams and Putnams intermarried and General Rufus Putnam was a brother of Amos Putnam, son of Elisha Putnam and great grandfather of Mrs. Nancy Augusta Meriam Putnam, mother of William Henry Putnam, the subject of this sketch. Her great-great grandfather, Elisha Putnam, was a cousin of General Israel Putnam.
John Putnam, the founder of the Putnam family in America, came with his wife, Priscilla, from Ashton Abbots, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1640 and settled at Salem, Massachusetts. He was descended from the ancient family of Putteham of Hertfordshire, England.
The early history of the original coat of arms is unknown. Sir George Puttenham of Hertfordshire used the motto “In aere an sut caput vulpis vel clamae.” One of the families in the United States have adopted the motto, “Dirigo” instead.
The old homestead in which Israel Putnam was born in 1718 still stands in Danvers, Massachusetts. “The original portion was built in 1648. Additions were made in 1744-1831-1911.”
“It is still, after two centuries, a Putnam homestead. This constitutes a very respectable antiquity for the home of an American family and gives that family a claim.
The story of Putnam, “The Wolf Hunter” is tersely told on a tablet erected by the side of the wolf den in Pomfret, Conn.
“Putnam and the Wolf”
Following her tracks through one day and night In the early snow of December, 1742, to the Connecticut River and back, the early settlers of this region here discovered the den of the she wolf that had for years devastated their flocks and had so far eluded all attempts at capture. After all other methods had failed, when everyone and dog held back, ISRAEL PUTNAM, 70 of whose sheep had just been slaughtered, at ten o’clock at night with arope tied to his feet, first with a torch, again with a musket, entered this cave and by the light of her angry eyes, shot and killed the marauder and entering a third time dragged forth the body of the last wolf in Connecticut.
This tablet is presented to the Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution by the Colonel Daniel Putnam Association, Ind., and their friends to preserve the memory of an act of courage and of public service by a young farmer, who was in later years to win fame as a wise leader, a brave fighter, and a National hero. “He dared to lead where any dared to follow.”
Another tablet placed September 14, 1923 on the “Emerson” House in Danvers, Massachusetts, the birthplace of Israel Putnam briefly stateshi history as follows:
“In commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the birth in this house of Israel Putnam Major-General in the Continental army, who received his commission by the hands of Washington at Cambridge, July 4, 1775 Great-grandson of John and Priscilla Putnam who migrated from Aston Abbots, Buckinghamshire,England, and settled at Salem, 1640; descended from the ancient family of Puttenham of Hertdordshire. Israel was the son of Joseph Putnam, memorable forhis opposition to the witchcraft trials, and of Elizabeth Porter, his wife,niece of John Hathorne, colonial magistrate. He married, in 1739, Hannah Pope,and having that year purchased Mortlake Manor in Brooklyn, then Pomfret,Connecticut, comprising 514 acres, he removed thither in 1740, with his wife and son Israel, who later was associated with his kinsman General Rufus Putnam in the settlement of Marietta, Ohio. In 1742, Putnam overcame the wolf in her den at Pomfret. In 1755, he served at Crown Point, and was commissioned Lieutenant. In 1756 he took part in the defense of Forts William Henry and Edward, and in 1758, was resuced from the Indians as he was about to be burned at the stake. He served as Major in the campaigns of 1759-1761, with Amherts at Lake Ontario, and at the capture of Montreal. Commanding a Connecticut regiment,he participated in the capture of Havana. In 1762, and in 1763, in Pontiac’s war, he commanded a regiment at Detroit. An active patriot, on learning of the engagement at Lexington, Putnam left his plow in the furrow and rode, 100 miles in 18 hours, to Concord and Cambridge, and the following week was commissioned Brigadier-General of Connecticut forces. Having secured the occupation of the heights of Charlestown, the responsibility for planning the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, rested with General Putnam and it was he who gave to Prescott’s men the command: “Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” In 1776-1779, he held important commands on Long Island, in New Jersey,at Philadelphia, and on the Hudson, where at West Point, he selected the site on which Rufus Putnam erected Fort Putnam commanding the Hudson. While commanding the concentration camp at Redding, Connecticut, in 1778, Putnam escaped the enemy at Greenwich by riding down the cliff where the British Dragoons dared not follow. Disabled in December, 1779, by paralysis, he died in 1790, and his grave at Brooklyn, Connecticut, is marked by an equestrian statue. He dared to lead where any dared to follow. An outstanding figure in American history, this brave and popular officer was the subject of the “First American Biography,” written at Mount Vernon by David Humphreys, former Aide-de-camp to Washington and Putnam, and dedicated to the society of the Cincinnati in Connecticut. Israel Putnam was one of nearly 100 of the name who responded to the alarm of the 19th of April, 1775, a record ofpatriotic services repeated in 1881 and 1917. Connecticut acknowledges to Massachusetts an illustrious son, whose name is justly claimed by both. Presented to the Israel Putnam Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution at Danvers, by the Putnam Associates: The Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter, DAR, Putnam, Conn. The Deborah Avery Putnam Chapter, DAR, Plainfield, Conn. The Colonel Daniel Putnam Association, Brooklyn, Conn.”
The statue “The Embattled Farmer” by Ward erected at the capitol in Hartford, Connecticut, Israel Putnam’s adopted state, fairly represents the character and spirit of the son and fixes in our memory the words of the English statesman Sir William Jones –
“What constitutes a state?
Men who their duties know
But know their rights and knowing
Dare maintain.”
John Elmer Putnam, the father of William Henry Putnam, was born in Massachusetts. He came to Minnesota, in 1855, bought land, and settled in a farm near Big Lake, Minnesota. At that time the nearest railroad was at Dubuque, Iowa. In the early days he kept a stopping place called “Our Home.” He held all county offices but that of sheriff. Was postmaster at Big Lake from Lincoln’s Administration (except during the two Cleveland administrations) until 1899 when he resigned on account of poor health and his son William was appointed in his place. After serving until 1902 William resigned and his brother was appointed until 1932 making it over sixty years that the village postmaster came from one family.
William Henry Putnam received his education at the rural school near Big Lake and the Monticello High School after which he worked in a store at Big Lake.
January 18, 1893 William H Putnam married Minnie Jane Hatch at Buffalo, Minnesota.
Minnie Jane Hatch Putnam was born in Buffalo, Minnesota, March 15,1872. She is the daughter of John H Hatch and Ada Stuart Hatch.
Mr. and Mrs. Hatch were both born in Maine and came to Minnesota with their parents when small children. The mother of Ada Stuart Hatch was a Quaker.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. W H Putnam resided at Big Lake where Mr. Putnam was a partner in Putnam Brothers’ General Store. Later they moved to Rice Lake, Wisconsin, returning to Big Lake in about 1897. Mr.Putnam was town clerk and in 1899 was appointed postmaster. He served until 1902 when he resigned to go into the northern part of Minnesota where he took up a homestead near Big Fork. He remained in Big Fork about four years. While there he was rural mail carrier on Star Route between Deer River and Big Fork. After proving up on the homestead he returned to Big Lake in 1905.
In 1910 Mr. Putnam came to Little Falls, attracted by the good schools. Worked for Pine Tree Lumbering Company until the fall of 1911 when he became manager of the Farmer’s Co-operative Store. In 1914 he started a collective agency here adding insurance in 1930. In 1936 he retired from active business.
Mr. and Mrs. Putnam have nine children and thirteen living grandchildren. There has only been one death in the family in forty-four years.
A-1 Goldie Marie Putnam Johnson was born in Big Lake, July 25, 1894. Graduating from Northwestern Bible School, Minneapolis and Bethel Academy, St Paul. Married Henry Johnson, December 24, 1928 in Minneapolis. They have one child, Henry, Jr. born March 21, 1930. Mr. Johnson is an instructor at Central YMCA College in Chicago, Ill., where they reside.
A-2 William Stuart Putnam was born at Rice Lake, Wisconsin, May 2, 1896. He graduated from Palmer Chiropractic School at Davenport, Iowa. He married Catherine Ruth Long at Minneapolis, Oct 28, 1922. They have one son, William Stuart, Jr., born August 30, 1927. Dr. and Mrs. Putnam reside in St Cloud. During the World War, Dr. Putnam was in the Balloon service, Omaha Dept.
A-3 Floyd Eugene Putnam was born at Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Oct 21, 1897. Married at Cloquette, Minnesota, Oct 3, 1918. They have seven children: Eugene Stanley, William Gordon, James Wesley, Phillip Lloyd, Paul Floyd, Richard John, and Ada Gertrude. They reside in Sandpoint, Idaho.
A-4 Sidney U. Putnam was born at Big Lake, June 28, 1899. He married Mina Adams in Little Falls, April 8, 1922. They have three living children: Jean Mardell, Robert and Richard. They reside in St Paul. During the World War Sidney Putnam was overseas in France for six months.
A-5 Ada Augusta Putnam Meyers was born at Big Lake, June 14, 1901. Married Edward Meyers. They have no children and reside in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
A-6 Leola Teck Putnam Gaudet was born at Big Lake, June 24, 1905. She is a graduate of Bethel Academy in St Paul. Married Dr. John M. Gaudet, Oct 23, 1934. Dr. and Mrs. Gaudet have one child, Mary Jane, born January 6, 1936. They reside in Montreal, Canada.
A-7 Leota Zoe Putnam Klotz was born at Big Lake, June 24, 1905. She married Herbert Harold Klotz jr, Oct 10, 1933 at Sandpoint, Idaho. They have no children and reside in Minneapolis, MN
A-8 John Stanley Putnam was born at Big Lake, Jan 26, 1908. He graduated from the Little Falls High School. Married near Nashua, Iowa, May 29, 1937 to Eleanor Berg. They reside in Minneapolis
A-9 Mary Jane Putnam was born in Little Falls, March 28, 1911. Graduate of Little Falls High School and attended Central YMCA College at Chicago for one year. Resides with her parents in Little Falls.
Mr Putnam is a Republican, and a member of “The Putnam Association of America.”
The Putnam Association of America was organized at Danvers, Massachusetts, Sept 14, 1923 in the home where Israel Putnam was born. “Its purpose is to further good fellowship among the members of the Putnam family in the United States and Canada, and to increase the opportunities for acquaintance and for national service: to further information and to develop interest in the part of the Putnams of the later generations, in the history of our country, in the events of the Colonial Wars and of the War of the Revolution, and in the characters of the men who came to the front as leaders of the people at the time of the founding of the Republic.” The constitution stated that “The descendants of John Putnam who came to Salem, Mass., from County of Bucks, in England, in 1634 are eligible as members whether or not they still bear the name Putnam.” William Henry Putnam is eligible by direct descent from both his father and mother.
Mrs. Putnam is a member of the Baptist Church.
In 1911 Mr Putnam bought the house at 902 N E Fourth ST where Mr and Mrs Putnam and daughter, Mary, now reside.
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For many years William and his family lived in the old Clarence Benson home on South Lake Street in Big Lake. He earned a line of products which he sold to housewives.
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Monticello Times
29 Oct 1925
Will H Putnam and son, John, of Little Falls, and Sidney Putnam and wife and children, Jack and Jean Putnam, of Deerwood, Minn., visited relatives and friends here, Sunday.
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Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Morrison County Directory
1928 Little Falls
Putnam
Jno S salsn r 902 4th ST NE
Leota Z r 902 4th NE
Wm H (Minnie J) bkpr Northern Adj Co h 902 4th NE
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The Putnams may have gone to Little Falls because they had relatives of Minnie's there.
Little Ethel Hatch, the sister of Minnie lived with them after her mother, Ada Hatch died.
Ethel lived with the Putnams when she died in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
Big Lake
Monticello 1893-95
Rice Lake, WI 1896-98
Big Lake, MN 1898-
1900 Big Lake
1910 Big Lake
1920 - Little Falls
1930 Little Falls
Also live on a claim on the Big Fork River before moving to Little Falls, MN
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1930 US Census Little Falls, Morrison, MN
Ward 2 ED 49-24 SD 5 Sheet 2A Apr 2 1930
902 4th St
22 22 Wm Putnam 63 25 @ 1st marr MN MA MA Agent Insurance
Minnie 58 20 MN ME ME
Leota 24 MN MN MN
Mary 19 MN MN MN
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: 1108; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 291.0; FHL microfilm: 2340843.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
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This is his land record for land in Itasca County for 178 Acres:
Minnesota, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 about William H Putnam
Name: William H Putnam
Land Office: Cass Lake
Document Number: 616
Total Acres: 177.78
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 18 Mar 1905
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: 24 Apr 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Land Description: 1 NENW 4TH PM No 61 N 26 W 12; 2 W½NE 4TH PM No 61 N 26 W 12; 3 2 4TH PM No 61 N 26 W 12
Source Information:
United States, Bureau of Land Management. Minnesota, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Minnesota Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1995.
Description:
This database contains information on Minnesota (U.S.A.) land records. The database comes from the Bureau of Land Management's Minnesota Pre-1908 Homestaed and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index.
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William Henry Putnam
Birth: Feb. 24, 1867
Big Lake
Sherburne County
Minnesota, USA
Death: Dec. 11, 1945
Little Falls
Morrison County
Minnesota, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Minnie Jane Hatch Putnam (1872 - 1950)*
Children:
William S. Putnam (1896 - 1968)*
Sidney U. Putnam (1899 - 1967)*
Mary Putnam Eckblad (1911 - 2000)*
Burial:
Big Lake Cemetery
Sherburne County
Minnesota, USA
Created by: MarJS
Record added: Aug 12, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 115343073
====================================
#804
BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM HENRY PUTNAM
Given by himself
Recorded by Minnie M Cochrane
For
The Morrison County Historical Society
July, 1937
Putnam, William Henry
906 N.E. 4th St
Little Falls, Minn.
William Henry Putnam was born at Big Lake, Minnesota, February 24, 1867. He is the son of John Elmer Putnam and Nancy Meriam Putnam, a direct descendant on both his father’s and his mother’s side from the same family as General Israel Putnam and General Rufus Putnam. In a book entitles The Meriam Family, by Rufus Meriam and published in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1888 is given an account of the Meriam family from whom Mr. Putnam is descended on his mother’s side.
“In County Kent, England the ancient Cantium where dwell the Cantil; where was established the first Kingdom of the Saxon Heptarchy, and where first landed the Romans when they invaded Britain” – “A very rich and pleasant country lying near the Thames and the narrow seas,”—“in a pleasant little village in this county, called Hadlow, lived, died, and on September 23, 1635 was buried William Meriam. From him are descended all in this country who legitimately bear his name spelt either with one or two r’s or as is now universally the case, with e instead of I preceding the r.”
“William Meriam was by trade a clothier, and though probably of an untitled family,having no coat of arms, was quite wealthy owning lands in Hadlow where he resided.” Just before his death in 1635 his son, George, sailed for America. He brought his family to America in about 1638. They settled in Concord, Massachusetts.
The Meriams and Putnams intermarried and General Rufus Putnam was a brother of Amos Putnam, son of Elisha Putnam and great grandfather of Mrs. Nancy Augusta Meriam Putnam, mother of William Henry Putnam, the subject of this sketch. Her great-great grandfather, Elisha Putnam, was a cousin of General Israel Putnam.
John Putnam, the founder of the Putnam family in America, came with his wife, Priscilla, from Ashton Abbots, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1640 and settled at Salem, Massachusetts. He was descended from the ancient family of Putteham of Hertfordshire, England.
The early history of the original coat of arms is unknown. Sir George Puttenham of Hertfordshire used the motto “In aere an sut caput vulpis vel clamae.” One of the families in the United States have adopted the motto, “Dirigo” instead.
The old homestead in which Israel Putnam was born in 1718 still stands in Danvers, Massachusetts. “The original portion was built in 1648. Additions were made in 1744-1831-1911.”
“It is still, after two centuries, a Putnam homestead. This constitutes a very respectable antiquity for the home of an American family and gives that family a claim.
The story of Putnam, “The Wolf Hunter” is tersely told on a tablet erected by the side of the wolf den in Pomfret, Conn.
“Putnam and the Wolf”
Following her tracks through one day and night In the early snow of December, 1742, to the Connecticut River and back, the early settlers of this region here discovered the den of the she wolf that had for years devastated their flocks and had so far eluded all attempts at capture. After all other methods had failed, when everyone and dog held back, ISRAEL PUTNAM, 70 of whose sheep had just been slaughtered, at ten o’clock at night with arope tied to his feet, first with a torch, again with a musket, entered this cave and by the light of her angry eyes, shot and killed the marauder and entering a third time dragged forth the body of the last wolf in Connecticut.
This tablet is presented to the Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution by the Colonel Daniel Putnam Association, Ind., and their friends to preserve the memory of an act of courage and of public service by a young farmer, who was in later years to win fame as a wise leader, a brave fighter, and a National hero. “He dared to lead where any dared to follow.”
Another tablet placed September 14, 1923 on the “Emerson” House in Danvers, Massachusetts, the birthplace of Israel Putnam briefly stateshi history as follows:
“In commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the birth in this house of Israel Putnam Major-General in the Continental army, who received his commission by the hands of Washington at Cambridge, July 4, 1775 Great-grandson of John and Priscilla Putnam who migrated from Aston Abbots, Buckinghamshire,England, and settled at Salem, 1640; descended from the ancient family of Puttenham of Hertdordshire. Israel was the son of Joseph Putnam, memorable forhis opposition to the witchcraft trials, and of Elizabeth Porter, his wife,niece of John Hathorne, colonial magistrate. He married, in 1739, Hannah Pope,and having that year purchased Mortlake Manor in Brooklyn, then Pomfret,Connecticut, comprising 514 acres, he removed thither in 1740, with his wife and son Israel, who later was associated with his kinsman General Rufus Putnam in the settlement of Marietta, Ohio. In 1742, Putnam overcame the wolf in her den at Pomfret. In 1755, he served at Crown Point, and was commissioned Lieutenant. In 1756 he took part in the defense of Forts William Henry and Edward, and in 1758, was resuced from the Indians as he was about to be burned at the stake. He served as Major in the campaigns of 1759-1761, with Amherts at Lake Ontario, and at the capture of Montreal. Commanding a Connecticut regiment,he participated in the capture of Havana. In 1762, and in 1763, in Pontiac’s war, he commanded a regiment at Detroit. An active patriot, on learning of the engagement at Lexington, Putnam left his plow in the furrow and rode, 100 miles in 18 hours, to Concord and Cambridge, and the following week was commissioned Brigadier-General of Connecticut forces. Having secured the occupation of the heights of Charlestown, the responsibility for planning the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, rested with General Putnam and it was he who gave to Prescott’s men the command: “Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” In 1776-1779, he held important commands on Long Island, in New Jersey,at Philadelphia, and on the Hudson, where at West Point, he selected the site on which Rufus Putnam erected Fort Putnam commanding the Hudson. While commanding the concentration camp at Redding, Connecticut, in 1778, Putnam escaped the enemy at Greenwich by riding down the cliff where the British Dragoons dared not follow. Disabled in December, 1779, by paralysis, he died in 1790, and his grave at Brooklyn, Connecticut, is marked by an equestrian statue. He dared to lead where any dared to follow. An outstanding figure in American history, this brave and popular officer was the subject of the “First American Biography,” written at Mount Vernon by David Humphreys, former Aide-de-camp to Washington and Putnam, and dedicated to the society of the Cincinnati in Connecticut. Israel Putnam was one of nearly 100 of the name who responded to the alarm of the 19th of April, 1775, a record ofpatriotic services repeated in 1881 and 1917. Connecticut acknowledges to Massachusetts an illustrious son, whose name is justly claimed by both. Presented to the Israel Putnam Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution at Danvers, by the Putnam Associates: The Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter, DAR, Putnam, Conn. The Deborah Avery Putnam Chapter, DAR, Plainfield, Conn. The Colonel Daniel Putnam Association, Brooklyn, Conn.”
The statue “The Embattled Farmer” by Ward erected at the capitol in Hartford, Connecticut, Israel Putnam’s adopted state, fairly represents the character and spirit of the son and fixes in our memory the words of the English statesman Sir William Jones –
“What constitutes a state?
Men who their duties know
But know their rights and knowing
Dare maintain.”
John Elmer Putnam, the father of William Henry Putnam, was born in Massachusetts. He came to Minnesota, in 1855, bought land, and settled in a farm near Big Lake, Minnesota. At that time the nearest railroad was at Dubuque, Iowa. In the early days he kept a stopping place called “Our Home.” He held all county offices but that of sheriff. Was postmaster at Big Lake from Lincoln’s Administration (except during the two Cleveland administrations) until 1899 when he resigned on account of poor health and his son William was appointed in his place. After serving until 1902 William resigned and his brother was appointed until 1932 making it over sixty years that the village postmaster came from one family.
William Henry Putnam received his education at the rural school near Big Lake and the Monticello High School after which he worked in a store at Big Lake.
January 18, 1893 William H Putnam married Minnie Jane Hatch at Buffalo, Minnesota.
Minnie Jane Hatch Putnam was born in Buffalo, Minnesota, March 15,1872. She is the daughter of John H Hatch and Ada Stuart Hatch.
Mr. and Mrs. Hatch were both born in Maine and came to Minnesota with their parents when small children. The mother of Ada Stuart Hatch was a Quaker.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. W H Putnam resided at Big Lake where Mr. Putnam was a partner in Putnam Brothers’ General Store. Later they moved to Rice Lake, Wisconsin, returning to Big Lake in about 1897. Mr.Putnam was town clerk and in 1899 was appointed postmaster. He served until 1902 when he resigned to go into the northern part of Minnesota where he took up a homestead near Big Fork. He remained in Big Fork about four years. While there he was rural mail carrier on Star Route between Deer River and Big Fork. After proving up on the homestead he returned to Big Lake in 1905.
In 1910 Mr. Putnam came to Little Falls, attracted by the good schools. Worked for Pine Tree Lumbering Company until the fall of 1911 when he became manager of the Farmer’s Co-operative Store. In 1914 he started a collective agency here adding insurance in 1930. In 1936 he retired from active business.
Mr. and Mrs. Putnam have nine children and thirteen living grandchildren. There has only been one death in the family in forty-four years.
A-1 Goldie Marie Putnam Johnson was born in Big Lake, July 25, 1894. Graduating from Northwestern Bible School, Minneapolis and Bethel Academy, St Paul. Married Henry Johnson, December 24, 1928 in Minneapolis. They have one child, Henry, Jr. born March 21, 1930. Mr. Johnson is an instructor at Central YMCA College in Chicago, Ill., where they reside.
A-2 William Stuart Putnam was born at Rice Lake, Wisconsin, May 2, 1896. He graduated from Palmer Chiropractic School at Davenport, Iowa. He married Catherine Ruth Long at Minneapolis, Oct 28, 1922. They have one son, William Stuart, Jr., born August 30, 1927. Dr. and Mrs. Putnam reside in St Cloud. During the World War, Dr. Putnam was in the Balloon service, Omaha Dept.
A-3 Floyd Eugene Putnam was born at Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Oct 21, 1897. Married at Cloquette, Minnesota, Oct 3, 1918. They have seven children: Eugene Stanley, William Gordon, James Wesley, Phillip Lloyd, Paul Floyd, Richard John, and Ada Gertrude. They reside in Sandpoint, Idaho.
A-4 Sidney U. Putnam was born at Big Lake, June 28, 1899. He married Mina Adams in Little Falls, April 8, 1922. They have three living children: Jean Mardell, Robert and Richard. They reside in St Paul. During the World War Sidney Putnam was overseas in France for six months.
A-5 Ada Augusta Putnam Meyers was born at Big Lake, June 14, 1901. Married Edward Meyers. They have no children and reside in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
A-6 Leola Teck Putnam Gaudet was born at Big Lake, June 24, 1905. She is a graduate of Bethel Academy in St Paul. Married Dr. John M. Gaudet, Oct 23, 1934. Dr. and Mrs. Gaudet have one child, Mary Jane, born January 6, 1936. They reside in Montreal, Canada.
A-7 Leota Zoe Putnam Klotz was born at Big Lake, June 24, 1905. She married Herbert Harold Klotz jr, Oct 10, 1933 at Sandpoint, Idaho. They have no children and reside in Minneapolis, MN
A-8 John Stanley Putnam was born at Big Lake, Jan 26, 1908. He graduated from the Little Falls High School. Married near Nashua, Iowa, May 29, 1937 to Eleanor Berg. They reside in Minneapolis
A-9 Mary Jane Putnam was born in Little Falls, March 28, 1911. Graduate of Little Falls High School and attended Central YMCA College at Chicago for one year. Resides with her parents in Little Falls.
Mr Putnam is a Republican, and a member of “The Putnam Association of America.”
The Putnam Association of America was organized at Danvers, Massachusetts, Sept 14, 1923 in the home where Israel Putnam was born. “Its purpose is to further good fellowship among the members of the Putnam family in the United States and Canada, and to increase the opportunities for acquaintance and for national service: to further information and to develop interest in the part of the Putnams of the later generations, in the history of our country, in the events of the Colonial Wars and of the War of the Revolution, and in the characters of the men who came to the front as leaders of the people at the time of the founding of the Republic.” The constitution stated that “The descendants of John Putnam who came to Salem, Mass., from County of Bucks, in England, in 1634 are eligible as members whether or not they still bear the name Putnam.” William Henry Putnam is eligible by direct descent from both his father and mother.
Mrs. Putnam is a member of the Baptist Church.
In 1911 Mr Putnam bought the house at 902 N E Fourth ST where Mr and Mrs Putnam and daughter, Mary, now reside.
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For many years William and his family lived in the old Clarence Benson home on South Lake Street in Big Lake. He earned a line of products which he sold to housewives.
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Monticello Times
29 Oct 1925
Will H Putnam and son, John, of Little Falls, and Sidney Putnam and wife and children, Jack and Jean Putnam, of Deerwood, Minn., visited relatives and friends here, Sunday.
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Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Morrison County Directory
1928 Little Falls
Putnam
Jno S salsn r 902 4th ST NE
Leota Z r 902 4th NE
Wm H (Minnie J) bkpr Northern Adj Co h 902 4th NE
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The Putnams may have gone to Little Falls because they had relatives of Minnie's there.
Little Ethel Hatch, the sister of Minnie lived with them after her mother, Ada Hatch died.
Ethel lived with the Putnams when she died in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
Events
| Birth | 24 Feb 1867 | Big Lake, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States |  |  | |
| Marriage | 18 Jan 1893 | Buffalo, Wright County, Minnesota, United States - Minnie Jane Hatch | | | |
| Occupation | 1899 - 1905 | Postmaster - Big Lake, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 1903 - 1906 | Postmaster - Barker, Carlton, Minnesota, United States | | | |
| Property | 18 Mar 1905 | Owned 178 acres - Itasca County, Minnesota, United States | | | |
| Property | 1911 | 902 NE Fourth St - Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, United States | | | |
| Death | 11 Dec 1945 | Little Falls, Morrison, MN | | | |
| Burial | 15 Dec 1945 | Big Lake Cemetery, Big Lake, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States | | | |
| Census (family) | 1900 US Census | Big Lake, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States - Minnie Jane Hatch | | | |
| Census (family) | 1895 MN State Census | Wright County, Minnesota, United States - Minnie Jane Hatch | | | |
| Census (family) | 1910 US Census | Minnie Jane Hatch | | | |
| Census (family) | 1920 US Census | Minnie Jane Hatch | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 US Census | Minnie Jane Hatch | | | |
| Census (family) | 1940 US Census | Minnie Jane Hatch | | | |
| Census (family) | 1905 MN State Census | Big Lake, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States - Minnie Jane Hatch | | ||
| Occupation | Insurance and Collections agent | | |||
| Relationship | Great Grandfather to Mary Putnam Muller |
Families
| Spouse | Minnie Jane Hatch (1872 - 1950) |
| Child | Goldie Marie Putnam (1894 - 1989) |
| Child | William Stuart Putnam (1896 - 1968) |
| Child | Floyd Eugene Putnam (1897 - 1973) |
| Child | Sidney U Putnam (1899 - 1967) |
| Child | Ada Augusta Putnam (1901 - 1994) |
| Child | Leola (Teck) Putnam (1905 - 1970) |
| Child | Leota (Zoe) Putnam (1905 - 1982) |
| Child | John Stanley Putnam (1908 - 1985) |
| Child | Mary Jane Putnam (1911 - 2000) |
| Father | John Elmer Putnam (1826 - 1899) |
| Mother | Nancy Augusta Meriam (1829 - 1914) |
| Sibling | John Elmer Putnam (1850 - 1856) |
| Sibling | Jane Emily "Jenny" Putnam (1852 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth Putnam (1855 - 1856) |
| Sibling | Elmer Eugene Putnam (1857 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Frederick Horatio "Freddie" Putnam (1861 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Ella Lucretia "Sal" Putnam (1862 - 1921) |
| Sibling | George Fayette Putnam (1864 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Lilliand Maude "Lill" Putnam (1869 - 1948) |
Notes
Birth
Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:p148
William Henry Putnam, b Feb 24, 1867; m Jan 18, 1893, Minnie Jane Hatch
Marriage
Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:p148
Occupation
Putnams served as Postmasters in Big Lake for a number of years.From Volume: Minnesota>Rock-Yellow Medicine
p. 375-6 online image 150/495 Big Lake, MN Sherburne CO
John E Putnam 11 Apr 1889- 25 Aug 1893
John E Putnam 13 Sept 1897-15 Mar 1899
Wm H Putnam 16 Mar 1899-Dec 7, 1905
Elmer E Putnam 16 Dec 1908
Oct 1, 1916
7 Aug 1917
24 Aug 1921
18 Dec 1925
18 Dec 1929
Lester R Putnam 21 Aug 1930-14 Jan 1931
Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 63; Archive Publication #: M841.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives.
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John Elmer Putnam served as postmaster in Big Lake until 1899 when he resigned due to poor health. His son William served then until 1902 and then another son of John, Elmer Eugene Putnam served until 1932.
Occupation
William H Putnam served as Postmaster in Barker, Carlton, MN from 10 Nov 1903 to 25 May 1906.US Postmaster Appointments, vol # 84, vol year range 1892-1930, p 45 sheet; image 197 of 477 Ancestry.com >Minnesota Aitkin-Fairbault
Source info: Ancestry.com. U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [databse on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by contributors.
Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives.
Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 63; Archive Publication #: M841.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives.
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Note: The town of Barker was called "Lalone". The name was changed 9 Sept 1899 to "Barker".
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Checked list of US Postmasters in Rice Lake Wisconsin and no listing for him so he wasn't a postmaster there.
Property
This is his land record for land in Itasca County for 178 Acres:Minnesota, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 about William H Putnam
Name: William H Putnam
Land Office: Cass Lake
Document Number: 616
Total Acres: 177.78
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 18 Mar 1905
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: 24 Apr 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
Land Description: 1) NENW 4TH PM No 61 N 26 W 12;
2) W½NE 4TH PM No 61 N 26 W 12;
3) 2 4TH PM No 61 N 26 W 12
Source Information:
United States, Bureau of Land Management. Minnesota, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Minnesota Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1995.
Description:
This database contains information on Minnesota (U.S.A.) land records. The database comes from the Bureau of Land Management's Minnesota Pre-1908 Homestaed and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index.
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Property
In a Morrison County Historical Society interview, William H Putnam says he bought the house at 902 N E Fourth St in 1911. He was still residing there in July 1937.Death
Wm Henry Putnam died at St Gaberial's Hospital at Little Falls, MN.Arteriosclerosis. He had heart disease and pulmonary tuberculosis for several years.
Wm lived with son John S. Putnam at time of death at 701 3rd St NE, Little Falls, MN.
He was 78y 9m 17d. He was married at death.
Or 15 Dec 1945
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Minnesota Deaths and Burials
Name William Henry Putnam
Gender Male
Death Date 11 Dec 1945
Death Place Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota
Age 78
Birth Date 1867
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Minnie Putnam
Father's Name John Elmer Putnam
Mother's Name Nancy Merriam
Citing this Record
"Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDWN-CX8 : 4 December 2014), William Henry Putnam, 11 Dec 1945; citing Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, reference 8962; FHL microfilm 2,243,497.
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Little Falls Daily Transcript
Wednesday, December 12, 1945
P 3 col 3 Obituaries
W. H. Putnam
W.H. Putnam died Tuesday at 4:40 pm at St Gabriel's Hospital, where he had been a patient for three weeks. Funeral arrangements have not been completed pending word from relatives. Friends may call at Lisle Funeral Home.
William Henry Putnam was a native of Big Lake, where he was born Feb 24, 1867. He grew up there and was married in Buffalo to Minnie Hatch, Jan 18, 1893. They moved to Little Falls from Big Lake 35 years ago. For a number of years Mr Putnam operated a collection agency in partnership with J. A. Beard and later took over the business himself. He retired from business about 10 years ago when his health began to fail. He has been quite ill for the past year.
Surviving are his wife and nine children. They are: Dr. William H. Putnam, St Cloud; Mrs. Henry C. Johnson (Goldie), Glen Ellyn, Ill.; Mrs. John Gaudet (Leola), Montreal, Can.; Mrs. Herbert Klotz (Leota), Mrs. Ed Meyers (Qdqh) and Floyd, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Mrs. Alvin Eckbland (Mary) and John, Minneapolis, and Sidney, St Paul. There are 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; also a sister, Lilla Putnam, Arlington, Washington.
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Thursday Dec 13, 1945
p3 col 5 Obituaries
Putnam Rites
Funeral services for W. H. Putnam will be conducted by Rev Victor Ernest at the First Baptist church Saturday at 1:30 pm and burial will be in the cemetery at Big Lake. The body will be at the Lisle Funeral Home until the service hour.
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Burial
William Henry Putnam Find A Grave IndexName William Henry Putnam
Event Type Burial
Event Date 1945
Event Place, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States of America
Photograph Included Y
Birth Date 24 Feb 1867
Death Date 11 Dec 1945
Affiliate Record Identifier 115343073
Cemetery Big Lake Cemetery
Citing this Record
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGD-NKKW : 13 December 2015), William Henry Putnam, 1945; Burial, , Sherburne, Minnesota, United States of America, Big Lake Cemetery; citing record ID 115343073, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
or
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 February 2018), memorial page for William Henry Putnam (24 Feb 1867–11 Dec 1945), Find A Grave Memorial no. 115343073, citing Big Lake Cemetery, Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by MarJS (contributor 48000433) .
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William Henry Putnam
Birth: Feb. 24, 1867
Big Lake
Sherburne County
Minnesota, USA
Death: Dec. 11, 1945
Little Falls
Morrison County
Minnesota, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Minnie Jane Hatch Putnam (1872 - 1950)*
Children:
William S. Putnam (1896 - 1968)*
Sidney U. Putnam (1899 - 1967)*
Mary Putnam Eckblad (1911 - 2000)*
Burial:
Big Lake Cemetery
Sherburne County
Minnesota, USA
Created by: MarJS
Record added: Aug 12, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 115343073
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Census (family)
1900 US Census Big Lake Village, Sherburne, MNED=131, SD=133, sheet 1B, p. 20B stamped, image 2 of 16 NARA T623, 1854 rolls
22/22 Putnam, William H 33 Feb 1867 mar 7 yrs MN MA MA Postmaster
Minnie J, 28 Mar 1872, mar 7 yrs 4/4ch MN ME ME
Goldie M, 5 July 1894 MN MN MN
William S, 4 May 1896 WI MN MN
Floyd E, 2 Oct 1897 WI MN MN
Sidney U, 11/12 Jun 1899 MN MN MN
Source Citation
Year: 1900; Census Place: Big Lake, Sherburne, Minnesota; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0131
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
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They are next door to Eugene Putnam family
Census (family)
1895 MN State Census Monticello, Wright, MN26 June 1895, sheet 4, page 492 penned, schedule 3, image 460/732
100 Putnam, William 28 MN 28 yr 3 mo in MN; 2 yr in Monticello, Merchant
Minnie, 22 MN Housewife
Goldie, 1 MN
Hatch, Ethel 7 MN, student (Minnie's sister)
Boyucado, Ellen, 12 Sweden, domestic
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data:
Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.
Minnesota. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000. Microfilm.
Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA.
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Census (family)
1910 US Census Sherburne, Big Lake, Dist 122, MNsheet 2B, p. 223B stamped, ED=0122, SD=6, RollT624_710, FHL 1374723
45/46 Putnam, William H 43 marr 17 yrs, MN MA MA laborer, odd jobs
Minnie J, 38 mar 17 yrs, 8/8ch, MN ME ME
Goldie M, 15 MN MN MN
William S, 13 WI MN MN
Floyd E, 12, WI MN MN
Sidney U, 10, MN MN MN
Ada A, 8, MN MN MN
Leota Z, 4 MN MN MN
Leola T, 4 MN MN MN
John S 2, MN MN MN
Source Citation
Year: 1910; Census Place: Big Lake, Sherburne, Minnesota; Roll: T624_710; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1374723
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
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Census (family)
1920 Little Falls Ward 4, Morrison, MN902 4th St, p 203A stamped, sheet 11A, SD=6, ED=162, Roll T625_846
214/219 Putnam, Wm 52 MN MA MA adjustment company
Minnie 47 MN ME ME
Goldie 25 MN MN MN
Wm Jr 23 WI MN MN Chiropractor
Sidney 20 MN MN MN salesman in store
Ada 18 MN MN MN
Leota 14 MN MN MN
Leola 14 MN MN MN
J Stanley 11 MN MN MN
Mary 8 MN MN MN
Source Citation
Year: 1920; Census Place: Little Falls Ward 4, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: T625_846;Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 162
Description
Enumeration District: 0162; Description: Little Falls city, Ward 4
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
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Census (family)
1930 US Census, City of Little Falls, Morrison Co, MN902 4th St, sheet 2A, p 145 stamped, ED=0024, SD=5, FHL 2340843
22/22 Wm Putnam, head, age 63, age at first marriage 20, MN MA MA, Insurance agent
Minnie, wife, age 58, 20, MN ME ME
Leota, dau, 24, single, MN MN MN
Mary, dau, 19, single, MN MN MN
Source Citation
Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: 1108; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2340843
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
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Census (family)
1940 US Census Ward 4 Little Falls City Morrison MN902 4th ST NE, Minnesota Roll m-T 0627_01939, p 12B, ED=26
902 fam 250 William Putnam 73 H-2 MN Same house 1935
Minnie 68 H-1 MN Same
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William Putnam United States Census, 1940 Name William Putnam
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 4, Little Falls, Little Falls City, Morrison, Minnesota, United States
Sex Male
Age 73
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)Head
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace Minnesota
Birth Year (Estimated)1867
Last Place of Residence Same House
William Putnam Head M 73 Minnesota
Minnie Putnam Wife F 68 Minnesota
Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01939; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 49-26
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSV3-1DL : accessed 24 October 2017), William Putnam, Ward 4, Little Falls, Little Falls City, Morrison, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-26, sheet 12B, line 62, family 250, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1939.
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Census (family)
1905 MN State CensusBig Lake Sherburne MN
24 June 1905
Putnam, Wm H (I think this is him altho has last name Huston but is head of this family) 37 MN MA MA lived in state 37y lived in Sherburne 37y
Minnie 33 MN MN MN 33y 12y
Goldie M 11 MN MN MN 11y 11y
Wm S 9 MN MN MN 9y 9y
Floyd E 7 MN MN MN 7y 7y
Sidney 6 MN MN MN 6y 6y
Ada 4 MN MN MN 4y 4y
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data:
Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.
Minnesota. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000. Microfilm.
Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA.
image 152/210 1905> Sherburne
Roll MNSC_153
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Endnotes
1. Minnesota, Department of Health, Death certificate 8962 (1945), William Henry Putnam; Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, Hubbs Microfilm Room, St Paul, Minnesota.
2. "Oral interview with William Henry Putnam," July 1937 by Minnie M Cochrane , owned by Morrison County Historical Society, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, notes transcribed into biography #804; copy held in the personal papers of Mary Putnam Muller.
3. Charles Henry Pope, Merriam Genealogy in England and America (Boston, Mass: Charles Henry Pope, 1906), page 148, William Henry Putnam, b Feb 24, 1867.
4. Charles Henry Pope, Merriam Genealogy in England and America (Boston, Mass: Charles Henry Pope, 1906), page 148, William Henry Putnam, m Jan 18, 1893, Minnie Jane Hatch.
5. Ancestry.com, "U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971," [database on-line], Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2017), entry for William H Putnam, page 375-376, image 150 of 495, Minnesota>Rock-Yellow Medicinr> Sherburne, Volume 84, Year range 1892-1930; This collection was indexed by contributors. Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives.
6. Ancestry.com, "U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971," [database on-line], Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2017), entry for William H Putnam in Barker, Carlton, MN, 1903-1906, Roll #63, sheet 45, image 197 of 477, Minnesota>Aitkin-Fairbault> Carlton; This collection was indexed by contributors. Original data: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives.
7. United States, Bureau of Land Management, "Minnesota, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908," [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA:Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ), entry for William Henry Putnam for 178 acres in Itasca County; Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Minnesota Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents. General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1995.
8. "Oral interview with William Henry Putnam," July 1937 by Minnie M Cochrane , owned by Morrison County Historical Society, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, notes transcribed into biography #804; copy held in the personal papers of Mary Putnam Muller.
9. Minnesota, Department of Health, Death certificate 8962 (1945), William Henry Putnam; Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, Hubbs Microfilm Room, St Paul, Minnesota.
10. "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835 - 1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDWN-CX8 : accessed 4 December 2014), William Henry Putnam, 11 December 1945; citing Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, reference 8962; FHL microfilm 2243497.
11. Obituary of William H Putnam, Little Falls Daily Transcript, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, 12 December 1945, page 3, column 3.
12. Funeral Service Notice for William H Putnam, Little Falls Daily Transcript, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, 13 December 1945, page 3, column 5.
13. Minnesota, Department of Health, Death certificate 8962 (1945), William Henry Putnam; Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, Hubbs Microfilm Room, St Paul, Minnesota.
14. "Find A Grave Memorials," database and images, , Find A Grave (https://findagrave.com : accessed 13 December 2015), memorial page for William Henry Putnam (24 Feb 1867-11 Dec 1945), Find A Grave Memorial no. 115343073, citing Big Lake Cemetery, Sherburne County, MInnesota, USA; Maintained by MarJS (contributor 48000433)
15. 1900 U.S. Census, Sherburne County, Minnesota || Sherburne Co, MN, population schedule , Big Lake Village, enumeration district (ED) 131, Sheet 1B, page 20B stamped, image 2 of 16, dwelling 22, family 22, household of William and Minnie Putnam; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA publication T623.
16. 1895 Minnesota State Census. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 , Wright County, Minnesota || Wright Co, MN, population schedule , Monticello, Sheet 4, Schedule 3, page 492 (penned), image 460 of 732, dwelling 100, household of William and Minnie Putnam; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Original data, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1865-1905, St Paul, MN, USA:Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164..
17. 1910 U.S. Census, Sherburne County, Minnesota || Sherburne Co, MN, population schedule , Big Lake, District 122, enumeration district (ED) 122, Roll 710, sheet 2B, page 223B stamped, image 4 of 18, dwelling 45, family 46, household of William H and Minnie Putnam; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA publication T 624, FHL microfilm # 1374723.
18. 1920 U.S. Census, Morrison County, MN || Morrison Co, MN, population schedule , Little Falls, Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 162, Roll 846, sheet 11A, page 203 stamped, image 21 of 24, dwelling 214, family 219, household of William H and MInnie Putnam; digital images, Ancestry,com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA publication T 625.
19. 1930 U.S. Census, Morrison County, Minnesota || Morrison CO, MN, population schedule , Little Falls City, enumeration district (ED) 24, Roll 1108, Sheet 2A, page 145A stamped, image 3 of 20, 902 Fourth St, dwelling 22, family 22, household of William H and Minnie Putnam; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
20. 1940 U.S. Census, Morrison County, Minnesota || Morrison Co, MN, population schedule , Little Falls, Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 26, Roll 01939, sheet 12B, page 226 stamped, image 24 of 34, 902 4th St, family 250, household of William H and Minnie Putnam; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA Minn Roll:m-T 0627.
21. Minnesota, Department of Health, Death certificate 8962 (1945), William Henry Putnam; Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, Hubbs Microfilm Room, St Paul, Minnesota.