Generation 3: Stories of War and Scandle

I should have put this post together before starting into the biographies of Levi and Sarah, but am doing it now.  Levi and Sarah as the first biographies of the third generation back from my parents.  This generation faced a lot of hardships such the Civil War, a rocky economy, and scandal and divorce.  One of our ancestors lost his life in the war.  This generation also includes the last immigrants to North America driven by the potato famine in Ireland.

To put in context of the family, below are a set of tables showing the branches.  As we go back in time the information becomes less certain and I may correct things as I do more research.

Putnam Branch

Generation	Ancestors
1	Ervin Earl Putnam (1893-1988)-P1
2	Amos Putnam (1863-1936)-P2		Cora Margaret Carpenter (1872-1964)-P3
3	Levi Houlton Putnam (1820-1890)-P4	Sarah Bradbury (1820-1901)-P5	Frank H Washington Carpenter (1845-1936)-P6	Elvira A Green (1815-1917)-P7

Connelly Branch

Generation	Ancestors
1	Mary Gertrude Connelly (1895-1972)-C1
2	Frederick Patrick Connolly (1859-1921)-C2		Mary Ann Weatherby (1862-1939)-C3
3	James C Connolly (1837-1891)-C4	JoAnna I Eagan (1837-?)-C5	Peter Weatherbie (1836-1914)-C6	Louisa Carver (1837-1910)-C7

Wright Branch

Generation	Ancestors
1	David Sanders Wright(1887-1967)-W1
2	David Joy Wright (1851-1908)-W2		Jane Caroline Reed (1846-1936)-W3
3	Asa Wright (1819-1883)-W4	Harriet Clark (1822-1894)-W5	Benjamin Franklin Reed (1819-1883?)-W6	Sarah Wheeler Sanders (1823-1918)-W7

Smith Branch

Generation	Ancestors
1	Florence Edna Smith(1896-1937)-S1
2	Merrick Luther Smith(1856-1934)-S2		Catherine Ellen McCann(1861-1937)-S3
3	Edward B Smith (1815-1863)-S4	Lydia Edna Kilborne (1814-1898)-S5	John McCann (1831-1910) -S6	Mary Clasby(1834-?)-S7