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Benjamin Franklin Butler 1795–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1795

Birth Location: Kinderhook Landing, New York, United States

Death Date: 8 Nov 1858

Death Location: Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA

Father: Medad Butler

Mother: Hannah Tyler

Spouse(s): Harriet Allen

Children(s): Eliza Butler, Susan Butler, Benjamin Jr, Hannah Butler, Mary Lord, Harriet Butler, Lydia Butler, William Butler, Margaret Butler

The story of Benjamin Franklin Butler began in 1795 in Kinderhook Landing, New York, United States. Benjamin Franklin Butler married Harriet Allen, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Butler Jr, Eliza Ogden Butler, Hannah Tyler Butler, Harriet Allen Butler, Lydia Allen Butler, Margaret Barker Butler, Mary Howard Lord, Susan Vanderpool Butler, William Allen Butler, William Barker Butler. Benjamin Franklin Butler passed away in 1858 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Butler began in 1795 in Kinderhook Landing, New York, United States.
  • Benjamin Franklin Butler married Harriet Allen, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Butler Jr, Eliza Ogden Butler, Hannah Tyler Butler, Harriet Allen Butler, Lydia Allen Butler, Margaret Barker Butler, Mary Howard Lord, Susan Vanderpool Butler, William Allen Butler, William Barker Butler.
  • Benjamin Franklin Butler passed away in 1858 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Medad Butler
1766–1847
Birth Location: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
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Hannah Tyler
1771–1856
Birth Location: of Kinderhook Landing, Columbia, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Allen
1798–1853
Birth Location: Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Eliza Butler
1835–
Birth Location: Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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Susan Butler
1833–1834
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
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Benjamin Jr
1830–1884
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
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Hannah Butler
1827–1833
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
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Mary Lord
1823–1880
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
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Harriet Butler
1821–
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
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Lydia Butler
1839–
Birth Location: Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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William Butler
1825–1902
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
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Margaret Butler
1819–1894
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Butler's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Butler
1795–1858
Birth Place: Kinderhook Landing, New York, United States
Parents
Medad Butler
1766–1847
Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
Hannah Tyler
1771–1856
of Kinderhook Landing, Columbia, New York, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Butler's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Butler (14 Dec 1795–8 Nov 1858) m. Harriet Allen (11 Jan 1798–22 Jul 1853)
  1. 1. Eliza (Ogden) Butler 1835–
  2. 2. Susan (Vanderpool) Butler 1833–1834
  3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin Butler) Jr 1830–1884
  4. 4. Hannah (Tyler) Butler 1827–1833
  5. 5. Mary (Howard) Lord 1823–1880
  6. 6. Harriet (Allen) Butler 1821–
  7. 7. Lydia (Allen) Butler 1839– m. Alfred Booth 1834–1914
    1. 1. Harriet Booth 1879–
    2. 2. Constance (Lydia Allen) Booth 1876–1962
    3. 3. Nesta Booth 1875–
    4. 4. Alfred Booth 1873–
    5. 5. Charles Booth 1869–
  8. 8. William (Allen) Butler 1825–1902 m. Mary (Russell) Buttler 1829–
    1. 1. Wm (Allen) Buttler 1853–
    2. 2. Howard (Russell) Buttler 1856–
    3. 3. Mary (Marshel) Buttler 1857–
    4. 4. Charles (Henry) Buttler 1860–
    5. 5. Harriet (Allen) Buttler 1862–
    6. 6. Geo (Printiss) Buttler 1863–
    7. 7. Margret (Crosby) Buttler 1867–
    8. 8. Aurther (Wellman) Buttler 1870–
  9. 9. Margaret (Barker) Butler 1819–1894

Benjamin Butler's Timeline

8 Records

1795
14 Dec 1795
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Butler in Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
1795
17 December 1795
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Butler in Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
1795
17 Dec 1795
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Butler in Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
1795
17 December 1795
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Butler in Stuyvesant, Columbia County, New York, USA
Stuyvesant, Columbia County, New York, USA
1795
14 Dec 1795
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Butler in Kinderhook Landing, New York, United States
Kinderhook Landing, New York, United States
1818
11 May 1818
Age 23
Benjamin Franklin Butler was married in Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States
Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States
1850
1850
Age 55
Benjamin Franklin Butler resided here in New York Ward 15 Eastern Half, New York, New York
New York Ward 15 Eastern Half, New York, New York
1858
8 Nov 1858
Age 63
Death of Benjamin Franklin Butler in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1795
    Event Place: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: New York Ward 15 Eastern Half, New York, New York; Roll: M432_552; Page: 257; Image: 520.
    [2] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 December 1795
    Event Place: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
    Record Source: Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1795
    Event Place: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
    Record Source: Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 December 1795
    Event Place: Stuyvesant, Columbia County, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1795
    Event Place: Kinderhook Landing, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 May 1818
    Event Place: Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: New York Ward 15 Eastern Half, New York, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: New York Ward 15 Eastern Half, New York, New York; Roll: M432_552; Page: 257; Image: 520.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I
    [4] Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012
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