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Benjamin Butler 1727 – 1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1727

Birth Location: Barnstable, MA

Death Date: 25 Mar 1800

Death Location: Middletown, Rutland, VT

Father: Israel 4

Mother: Elizabeth Blossom

Spouse(s): Sarah Herrick

Children(s): Samuel Butler

Benjamin Butler Sr (Ancestor of 41st and 43rd Presidents) was born in 1727 in Barnstable, MA, the child of Israel Butler 4 and Elizabeth Blossom. Benjamin Butler Sr (Ancestor of 41st and 43rd Presidents) married Sarah Herrick, and had children including Samuel Herrick Butler. Benjamin Butler Sr (Ancestor of 41st and 43rd Presidents) passed away in 1800 in Middletown, Rutland, VT.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Butler Sr (Ancestor of 41st and 43rd Presidents) was born in 1727 in Barnstable, MA, the child of Israel Butler 4 and Elizabeth Blossom.
  • Benjamin Butler Sr (Ancestor of 41st and 43rd Presidents) married Sarah Herrick, and had children including Samuel Herrick Butler.
  • Benjamin Butler Sr (Ancestor of 41st and 43rd Presidents) passed away in 1800 in Middletown, Rutland, VT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Israel 4
1696 – 1757
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, MA
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Elizabeth Blossom
1705 – 1734
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Herrick
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Samuel Butler
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Butler's Ancestors

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Benjamin Butler
1727 – 1800
Birth Place: Barnstable, MA
Parents
Israel Butler 4
1696 – 1757
Tisbury, Dukes, MA
Elizabeth Blossom
1705 – 1734
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Captian (Thomas) Butler
1654 – 1732
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
JEMIMA (Daggett) (Butler)
1666 – 1732
Edgartown, Dukes Marthas Vineyard, MA
Thomas Blossom
1667 – 1726
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Fear Robinson
1676 – 1748
Falmouth, Barnstable, Colonial Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Eastwell
1625 – 1658
Capt Daggett
1630 – 1691
Hannah Mayhew
1635 – 1723
Peter Blossom
1627 – 1706
Sarah Bodfish
1641 – 1704
John Rev.
1640 – 1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hon. Elder)
1593 – 1682
Thomas Blossom
1580 – 1633
Anna Helsdon
1584 – 1691
Robert Bodfish
1610 – 1651
Isaac Robinson
1610 – 1704
Margaret Hanford
1619 – 1649

Benjamin Butler's Descendants

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Benjamin Butler (18 Dec 1727 – 25 Mar 1800) m. Sarah Herrick
  1. 1. Samuel (Herrick) Butler m. Judith Livingston
    1. 1. Cortland (Philip Livingston) Butler m. Elizabeth (Slade) Pierce
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Butler m. Robert (Emmitt) Sheldon
        1. 1. Flora Sheldon m. Samuel (Prescott) Bush

Benjamin Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1727
18 Dec 1727
Birth of Benjamin Butler Sr (Ancestor of 41st and 43rd Presidents) in Barnstable, MA
Barnstable, MA
1800
25 Mar 1800
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Butler Sr (Ancestor of 41st and 43rd Presidents) in Middletown, Rutland, VT
Middletown, Rutland, VT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1727
    Event Place: Barnstable, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1800
    Event Place: Middletown, Rutland, VT
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