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Capt. John Butler 1674–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1674

Birth Location: Great Neck, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 6 FEB 1754

Death Location: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Dorchester

Mother: Priscilla Norton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Daggett

Children(s): Jane Wingo

Capt. John Butler was born in 1674 in Great Neck, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Gent Butler Of Dorchester And Priscilla Norton. Capt. John Butler married Elizabeth Daggett, and had children including Jane Butler Wingo. Capt. John Butler passed away in 1754 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. John Butler was born in 1674 in Great Neck, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Gent Butler Of Dorchester And Priscilla Norton.
  • Capt. John Butler married Elizabeth Daggett, and had children including Jane Butler Wingo.
  • Capt. John Butler passed away in 1754 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt. Butler's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Butler
1674–1754
Birth Place: Great Neck, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Gent. Butler of Dorchester
1649–1738
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Priscilla Norton
1655–1738
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
JOHN ((++++) 8GGF Butler I of) Eastwell
1625–1658
Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND
Mary (Polly) Lynde
1628–1693
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Nicholas ('Nicklis the immigrant' NORTON 7) ggf--pw
1610–1690
Keynsham, Batcombe, Broadway, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Isaac
1612–1690
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Eastwell*!
1594–1671
Joice Ashford*
1602–1680
Elizabeth Tufts
1612–1693
Elizabeth Isaacs
1590–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry *
1577–1619
Isabel Ashford
1575–1603
Frances Bridges
1598–1650

Capt. Butler's Descendants

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Capt. (John) Butler (1674–6 FEB 1754) m. Elizabeth Daggett (11 NOV 1690–1753)
  1. 1. Jane (Butler) Wingo 1722–1739 m. Thomas Wingo 1717–1788
    1. 1. John (Washington) Wingo 1739–1821 m. Sarah (W) Rucker 1740–1784
      1. 1. Churchwell ((Churchill)) Wingo 1769–1806 m. Mary (Polly) Seay 1765–1830
        1. 1. Joshua (A) Wingo 1790–1869 m. Mary (Polly) Sadler 1794–1858

Capt. Butler's Timeline

4 Records

1672
1672
Birth of Capt. John Butler in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
1674
1674
Birth of Capt. John Butler in Great Neck, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Great Neck, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
1754
6 FEB 1754
Age 80
Death of Capt. John Butler in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
1759
25 APR 1759
Age 85
Death of Capt. John Butler in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1674
    Event Place: Great Neck, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 AUG
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 JUL 1691
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1694
    Event Place: New England, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1701
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1708
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1708
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 AUG 1721
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1730

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 APR 1759
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1754
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA

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