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Eben was born on October 10, 1868 in Salem, Massachussets, United States, son of Frederic Ward and Adelaide Martha (Edmands) Putnam. His father was an eminent anthropologist.
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Eben was born on October 10, 1868 in Salem, Massachussets, United States, son of Frederic Ward and Adelaide Martha (Edmands) Putnam. His father was an eminent anthropologist.
There is no information about his education.
Eben Putnam assisted his father in scientific investigation and began his career in 1885 in a Boston banking and brokerage house. From 1890 to 1894 he managed the historic Salem Press with which he remained connected until 1907.
He served for a time as treasurer and a director of a Boston investment house of which his son, Frederic L. Putnam, was the head, likewise holding directorships in various public utility corporations.
At the outbreak of the World War he attended camp at Plattsburg, New York, was commissioned a captain in the Quartermaster Corps, and served overseas in that branch of the army, with headquarters at Nantes. After the war he was commissioned major in the Quartermaster Reserve Corps, and in 1927 he was made a lieutenant-colonel.
On the organization of the American Legion he entered actively into its affairs. He became historian of his local post (Wellesley, Massachussets) and of the Department of Massachusetts, and from 1920 to his death he was national historian. He was interested in the erection of the national archives building in Washington, serving on the commission on national archives of the American Historical Association (1919 - 29), and received in 1932 the thanks of the national convention of the American Legion for his endeavors.
He assisted in the preparation of genealogies of the Osgood, Converse, and Bixby families. At different times he edited periodicals of genealogical and antiquarian interest, most important among them being the Genealogical Magazine, which he conducted from 1890 to 1917. As compiler and editor of the Report of the Commission on Massachusetts' Part in the World War (2 vols. , 1929 - 31), he accomplished an important task with distinction.
His lesser works included articles descriptive of British and American archives, and various reports.
His death occurred at his home in Wellesley Farms, Massachussets, from the effects of influenza and pneumonia contracted shortly after the armistice.
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To the American Legion "he not only proved to be a wise counsellor, but also protested courageously against proposals which he believed to be detrimental to the best interests of the organization, " wrote Professor Claude M. Fuess. "It might be said of him that he rounded out a life of useful work, sacrificing his own interests for those of Commonwealth and country, and retaining the affection and respect of those who knew him. "
In 1890 Putnam had married Florence Tucker, daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Joyce) Tucker of Bath, Maine, by whom he had three children.