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Putnam family was founded by John and Priscilla Gould Putnam in the 17th century, in Salem, Massachusetts. Many notable individuals are descendants of this family, including those listed below.
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
Putnam family was founded by John and Priscilla Gould Putnam in the 17th century, in Salem, Massachusetts. Many notable individuals are descendants of this family, including those listed below.
Notable members
- Ann Putnam, Jr.Ann Putnam, Jr.Ann Putnam, Jr. , along with Elizabeth "Betty" Parris, Mary Walcott and Abigail Williams, was an important witness at the Salem Witch Trials of Massachusetts during the later portion of 17th century Colonial America. Born 1679 in Salem Village, Essex County, Massachusetts, she was the eldest child...
(1679–1716), accuser at Salem Witchcraft trialsSalem witch trialsThe Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693... - Brenda PutnamBrenda PutnamBrenda Putnam Noted American sculptor and author. Born into a well connected family, she was the daughter of Herbert Putnam and granddaughter of George Palmer Putnam.Her work can be seen at Syracuse University's Carnegie Library....
(1890–1975), sculptor - Carleton PutnamCarleton PutnamCarleton Putnam b. 19 Dec 1901 in New York City, New York, USA; d. 5 Mar 1998: was an American airline pioneer, writer, and biographer. He was educated at Princeton and Columbia University. He was a founder and president of Chicago & Southern Airlines, which was merged with Delta Air Lines. He was...
(c. 1902 -1998), aviator, activist & author - David PutnamDavid Putnam1LT David Endicott Putnam was an American flying Ace of World War I.A descendant of General Israel Putnam he was born at Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts and attended Harvard University before joining the Lafayette Flying Corps of the French Air Service in 1917. In June of the following year he...
(1898–1918), WWI air ace - Frederic Ward PutnamFrederic Ward PutnamFrederic Ward Putnam was an American naturalist and anthropologist.-Biography:...
(1839–1915), American anthropologist, Harvard University - George D. Putnam (born 1948), screenwriter
- George Haven PutnamGeorge Haven PutnamGeorge Haven Putnam, A.M., Litt.D. was an American soldier, publisher, and author. He married classical scholar Emily James Smith Putnam...
(1844–1930), book entrepreneur & publishing-family member - George Palmer PutnamGeorge Palmer PutnamGeorge Palmer Putnam was an important American book publisher.-Biography:Putnam was born in Brunswick, Maine. On moving to New York City, Putnam was given his first job by Jonathan Leavitt, who subsequently published Putnam's first book...
(1814–1872), book entrepreneur - George P. PutnamGeorge P. PutnamGeorge Palmer Putnam was an American publisher, author and explorer. Known for his marriage to and being the widower of Amelia Earhart, he had also achieved fame as one of the most successful promoters in the United States during the 1930s.-Early life:Born in Rye, New York, he was the son of John...
(1887–1950), publisher, author, explorer, & publishing-family & aviation-family member - Herbert PutnamHerbert PutnamHerbert Putnam was an American lawyer, publisher, and librarian. He was the eighth Librarian of the United States Congress from 1899 to 1939.-Biography:...
(1861–1955), American library administrator & publishing-family member - Israel PutnamIsrael PutnamIsrael Putnam was an American army general and Freemason who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War...
(1718–1790), American General - Mary Corinna Putnam JacobiMary Corinna Putnam JacobiMary Corinna Putnam was an American physician, writer, and suffragist who was the first woman to become a member of the Faculté de Médecine de Paris.-Biography:...
(1842–1906), American physician - Palmer Cosslett PutnamPalmer Cosslett PutnamPalmer Cosslett Putnam was an American consulting engineer and wind power pioneer, the son of George Haven Putnam and Emily Putnam . Putnam graduated from MIT in 1924 as a geologist after serving in the RAF during World War I...
(1900–1984), Wind powerWind powerWind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
pioneeer and author, builder of the Smith-Putnam wind turbineSmith-Putnam wind turbineIn 1941 the Smith-Putnam wind turbine, the world's first megawatt-size wind turbine, was connected to the local electrical distribution system on Grandpa's Knob in Castleton, Vermont, USA. It was designed by Palmer Cosslett Putnam and manufactured by the S. Morgan Smith Company... - Rufus PutnamRufus PutnamRufus Putnam was a colonial military officer during the French and Indian War, and a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War...
(1738–1824), American soldier - Thomas PutnamThomas PutnamThomas Putnam was a participant in the Salem witch trials. He was the son of Lt. Thomas Putnam and Ann Holyoke . He was also a nephew of Elizur Holyoke and great uncle of General Israel Putnam....
, (1651–1699), landowner in Salem during the Salem witch trialsSalem witch trialsThe Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693... - William Lowell PutnamWilliam Lowell PutnamWilliam Lowell Putnam II was an American lawyer and banker.-Biography:...
(1861–1923), American jurist & banker