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Benjamin Jackson Butler 1835–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Farmington, ME

Death Date: 1 AUG 1888

Death Location: LaSalle Co., IL

Father: Ebenezer Butler

Mother: Nancy Butterfield

Spouse(s): Rosina Vaughn

Children(s): Josephine Butler

Benjamin Jackson Butler was born in 1835 in Farmington, ME, the child of Ebenezer Cheney Butler And Nancy Butterfield. Benjamin Jackson Butler married Rosina Vaughn, and had children including Josephine Butler. Benjamin Jackson Butler passed away in 1888 in LaSalle Co., IL.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Jackson Butler was born in 1835 in Farmington, ME, the child of Ebenezer Cheney Butler And Nancy Butterfield.
  • Benjamin Jackson Butler married Rosina Vaughn, and had children including Josephine Butler.
  • Benjamin Jackson Butler passed away in 1888 in LaSalle Co., IL.

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Benjamin Butler's Ancestors

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Benjamin Butler
1835–1888
Birth Place: Farmington, ME
Parents
Ebenezer Cheney Butler
1808–1865
Anson, ME
Nancy Butterfield
1808–1888
New Sharon, ME
Grandparents
Benjamin (F.) Butler
1776–1855
Martha's Vineyard, MA
Huldah Bradford
1781–1845
Meduncook, Friendship Co., ME
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bradford
1751–1812
Abigail Starling
1752–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Bradford
1710–1758
Hannah Bradford
1720–1758

Benjamin Butler's Descendants

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Benjamin (Jackson) Butler (1835–1 AUG 1888) m. Rosina Vaughn (15 MAY 1840–25 NOV 1930)
  1. 1. Josephine Butler 1867–1951 m. Isaac (Newton) Baxter 1862–1923
    1. 1. Paul (Newton) Baxter 1906–1977 m. Irene Ciochetto 1913–1993
    2. 2. Vaughn Baxter 1891–1972 m. Doris Wiley 1887–1980
      1. 1. Raymond (Newton) Baxter 1933–2021 m. Patricia Deckard 1932–2020
      2. 2. Wiley (Jene) Baxter 1922–1998
        1. 1. Eileen Baxter 1949–1949

Benjamin Butler's Timeline

3 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Benjamin Jackson Butler in Farmington, ME
Farmington, ME
1888
1888
Age 53
Burial of Benjamin Jackson Butler in Prairie Cen Cem., Freedom, LaSalle, IL
Prairie Cen Cem., Freedom, LaSalle, IL
1888
1 AUG 1888
Age 53
Death of Benjamin Jackson Butler in LaSalle Co., IL
LaSalle Co., IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Farmington, ME
    Record Source: 1979.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Prairie Cen Cem., Freedom, LaSalle, IL
    Record Source: 1979.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 AUG 1888
    Event Place: LaSalle Co., IL
    Record Source:
    [1] Prairie Center IL Cem. Records
    [2] 1979.FTW

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