Living
1. Living Private married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Orville Putnam was born on 30 Nov 1893 in Ontario (son of Eli Edgar Putnam and Helen “Ellen” McEwen); died on 4 Mar 1976 in San Jose, Santa Clara, CA. Orville married Florence May Skeman on 21 May 1920. Florence was born on 8 Nov 1898 in Detroit, Wayne, MI; died on 9 Jul 1964 in Santa Clara Co, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Florence May Skeman was born on 8 Nov 1898 in Detroit, Wayne, MI; died on 9 Jul 1964 in Santa Clara Co, CA. Children:
- 1. Living
Generation: 3
4. Eli Edgar Putnam was born in 1861 (son of Ephron Elijah Putnam and Lodemia E Putnum). Eli married Helen “Ellen” McEwen on 4 Mar 1891 in Middlesex Co, ONT. Helen (daughter of Robert McEwen and Elizabeth McDowell) was born on 4 Jul 1862 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT; died on 22 Mar 1937 in Detroit, Wayne, MI; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Helen “Ellen” McEwen was born on 4 Jul 1862 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT (daughter of Robert McEwen and Elizabeth McDowell); died on 22 Mar 1937 in Detroit, Wayne, MI; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI. Notes:
from "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" (ancestry.com)
Helen Mcewen was born 4 Jul 1862 in Girvan, Ayr, Scotland to Robert Mcewen & Elizabeth Mcdowall.
from "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952" (ancestry.com)
Mrs. Ellen Putnam, age 74y 8m 19d, a housewife, wife of Edgar Putnam, residing in Detroit for 23 yrs, born Scotland to UNK McEwen b. SCT & Elizabeth MacDowell b. SCT, died 22 Mar 1937 in Detroit, Wayne, MI of multiple organ failure from chronic congestion of lungs. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Informant Mrs. Loretta Roth.Notes:
from "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937" (ancestry.com)
On 4 Mar 1891 in Middlesex Co, ONT, Eli Edgar Roberts Putnam, 29, a meat cutter, born Carlton ONT to Ephraim & Laodicia Putnam, married Ellen W McEwen, 29 born SCT to Robert and Elizabeth McEwen. Witness John McEwen of Detroit.Children:
- Lorne Arthur Putnam was born in 1891; died in 1971.
- 2. Orville Putnam was born on 30 Nov 1893 in Ontario; died on 4 Mar 1976 in San Jose, Santa Clara, CA.
Generation: 4
8. Ephron Elijah Putnam was born in 1828 in Wolford, Grenville, ONT (son of Daniel Putnam and Ann Snetsinger); died on 30 Apr 1892 in Blenheim, Kent, ONT. Ephron married Lodemia E Putnum. Lodemia (daughter of Asaph Erza Putnam and Nancy Stokes) was born on 19 Aug 1827 in Ontario; died on 30 Apr 1892 in Blenheim, Kent, ONT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Lodemia E Putnum was born on 19 Aug 1827 in Ontario (daughter of Asaph Erza Putnam and Nancy Stokes); died on 30 Apr 1892 in Blenheim, Kent, ONT. Children:
- 4. Eli Edgar Putnam was born in 1861.
10. Robert McEwen was born in 1827 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT; died on 30 Jan 1900 in Chatham, Kent, ONT. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1861, Girvan, Ayrshire, SCT; age 34, born Girvin, a wood sawyer
Robert married Elizabeth McDowell on 31 Oct 1859 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT. Elizabeth (daughter of John McDowell and Helen) was born in 1835 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Elizabeth McDowell was born in 1835 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT (daughter of John McDowell and Helen). Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1841, Girvan, Ayrshire, SCT; age 6, born Ayrshire, living with parents
- Census: 1851, Girvan, Ayrshire, SCT; age 16, born Girvin, Hand Loom Weaver (cotton), living with father
- Census: 1861, Girvan, Ayrshire, SCT; age 26, born Girvan, a cotton weaver
Notes:
from "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910" (ancestry.com)
On 31 Oct 1859 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT, Robert Mcwewen married Elizabeth Mcdowall.Children:
- Sarah McEwen was born on 27 Sep 1860 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT.
- 5. Helen “Ellen” McEwen was born on 4 Jul 1862 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT; died on 22 Mar 1937 in Detroit, Wayne, MI; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI.
- Robert McEwen was born on 12 Jul 1866 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT.
Generation: 5
16. Daniel Putnam was born in 1803 in Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; died on 3 Dec 1830 in Barnhart Island, St Lawrence, NY. Daniel married Ann Snetsinger. Ann was born in 1804 in Stormont Co, ONT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Ann Snetsinger was born in 1804 in Stormont Co, ONT. Children:
- 8. Ephron Elijah Putnam was born in 1828 in Wolford, Grenville, ONT; died on 30 Apr 1892 in Blenheim, Kent, ONT.
18. Asaph Erza Putnam was born on 26 Feb 1784 in Dummerston, Windham, VT; died on 16 May 1871 in North Gower, Carleton, ONT. Asaph married Nancy Stokes. Nancy was born on 31 Oct 1789 in Dummerston, Windham, VT; died on 18 Aug 1868 in Marborough, Carlton, ONT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Nancy Stokes was born on 31 Oct 1789 in Dummerston, Windham, VT; died on 18 Aug 1868 in Marborough, Carlton, ONT. Children:
- 9. Lodemia E Putnum was born on 19 Aug 1827 in Ontario; died on 30 Apr 1892 in Blenheim, Kent, ONT.
22. John McDowell was born in 1789 in Ireland. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1841, Girvan, Ayrshire, SCT; age 20, born IRE
- Census: 1851, Girvan, Ayrshire, SCT; age 62, born IRE, Hand Loom Weaver (cotton)
John married Helen. Helen was born in 1796 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
23. Helen was born in 1796 in Ireland. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1841, Girvan, Ayrshire, SCT; age 45, born IRE
Children:
- Hannah McDowell was born in 1826 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT.
- Helen McDowell was born in 1826 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT.
- James McDowell was born in 1827 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT.
- Sarah McDowell was born in 1830 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT.
- Mary McDowell was born in 1832 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT.
- 11. Elizabeth McDowell was born in 1835 in Girvan, Ayr, SCT.