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George Selden Butler 1820–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1820

Birth Location: Rhinebeck, New York, USA

Death Date: 7 April 1907

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Daniel Butler

Mother: Elizabeth Comstock

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gridley

Children(s): Amy Butler

The story of George Selden Butler began in 1820 in Rhinebeck, New York, USA. George Selden Butler married Elizabeth Ely Gridley, and had children including Amy Gridley Butler. George Selden Butler passed away in 1907 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of George Selden Butler began in 1820 in Rhinebeck, New York, USA.
  • George Selden Butler married Elizabeth Ely Gridley, and had children including Amy Gridley Butler.
  • George Selden Butler passed away in 1907 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Butler
1792–1855
Birth Location: Monson, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Comstock
1795–1857
Birth Location: Lyme, New London Co., CT., Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gridley
1826–1921
Birth Location: Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
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Children(s)

Amy Butler
1848–1916
Birth Location: Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
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George Butler's Ancestors

Self
George Butler
1820–1907
Birth Place: Rhinebeck, New York, USA
Parents
Daniel Butler
1792–1855
Monson, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Comstock
1795–1857
Lyme, New London Co., CT., Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Anselm Comstock
1771–1860
East Haddam, Connecticut Colon
Elizabeth Jewett
1772–1860
East Haddam, Connecticut Colony
Great-Grandparents
David Jewett
1736–1789
Sarah Selden
1740–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Jewett
1710–1762
Deborah Lord
1706–1777

George Butler's Descendants

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George (Selden) Butler (1 July 1820–7 April 1907) m. Elizabeth (Ely) Gridley (16 January 1826–22 December 1921)
  1. 1. Amy (Gridley) Butler 1848–1916 m. George (Manney) Ayer 1840–1914
    1. 1. Adele (Augusta) Ayer 1867–1938 m. Levi (Addison) Gardner 1860–1916
      1. 1. Dorothy (Ayer) Gardner 1892–1967 m. Leslie (Lynch) King 1881–1941 m. Gerald (Rudolff Ford) Sr 1890–1962
        1. 1. Gerald (R Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King) Jr) 1913–2006

George Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1 July 1820
Birth of George Selden Butler in Rhinebeck, New York, USA
Rhinebeck, New York, USA
1907
7 April 1907
Age 87
Death of George Selden Butler in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1820
    Event Place: Rhinebeck, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 1907
    Event Place: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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