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Capt David Buffum

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Capt David Buffum

Birth
Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
19 Jun 1863 (aged 42)
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA Add to Map
Plot
sec U lot 59
Memorial ID
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son of Daniel Buffum & Nelly (Garnsey) Buffum

m. Lurana Z Scott 20 Sept 1843 in Richmond, N.H.

child:
Helen Etta b. 11 Jan 1854 m. Dr Earl Evans

"Capt Buffum lived in Richmond for awhile after his marriage and then removed to West Swanzey, N.H. and engaged in manufacturing furniture. In 1862 he enlisted in the 16th N.H. regiment and was promoted to the captaincy of Co. I., and served under General Banks in the Louisiana campaign. He was placed in command of a brigade in the retreat from Port Hudson. He died of disease while in active service and his body was brought to Richmond for burial."

[thanks for assist w/parents & wife from FAG #47056960; The Scott Genealogy by Mary Lovering Holmanpage compiled for Harriet Grace Scott Boston, Mass. 1919 page 103 avail on ancestry.com]
son of Daniel Buffum & Nelly (Garnsey) Buffum

m. Lurana Z Scott 20 Sept 1843 in Richmond, N.H.

child:
Helen Etta b. 11 Jan 1854 m. Dr Earl Evans

"Capt Buffum lived in Richmond for awhile after his marriage and then removed to West Swanzey, N.H. and engaged in manufacturing furniture. In 1862 he enlisted in the 16th N.H. regiment and was promoted to the captaincy of Co. I., and served under General Banks in the Louisiana campaign. He was placed in command of a brigade in the retreat from Port Hudson. He died of disease while in active service and his body was brought to Richmond for burial."

[thanks for assist w/parents & wife from FAG #47056960; The Scott Genealogy by Mary Lovering Holmanpage compiled for Harriet Grace Scott Boston, Mass. 1919 page 103 avail on ancestry.com]


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  • Created by: Anonymous
  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128299679/david-buffum: accessed ), memorial page for Capt David Buffum (7 Feb 1821–19 Jun 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 128299679, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 47283828).