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Hellen Ester Butterfield 1895 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 27, 1895

Birth Location: Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: October 24, 1977

Death Location: Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA

Father: Edward Butterfield

Mother: Ella Butterfield

Spouse(s): William Amsden

Children(s): Blanche Amsden, Edward Amsden, Shirley Jacobson, Sherley Amsden, William Amsden, Lenn Amsden, Dean Amsden, Gay Amsden, George Amsden

Hellen Ester Butterfield was born in 1895 in Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA, the child of Edward Leverett Butterfield and Ella Mae Butterfield. In 1900, Hellen Ester Butterfield resided in Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA. Hellen Ester Butterfield married William Lyman Amsden, and had children including Blanche Irene Amsden, Edward Arthur Amsden, Shirley Mae Jacobson, Sherley M Amsden, William L Amsden, Lenn R Amsden, Dean L Amsden, Gay E Amsden, George Myron Amsden. Hellen Ester Butterfield passed away in 1977 in Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • Hellen Ester Butterfield was born in 1895 in Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA, the child of Edward Leverett Butterfield and Ella Mae Butterfield.
  • In 1900, Hellen Ester Butterfield resided in Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA.
  • Hellen Ester Butterfield married William Lyman Amsden, and had children including Blanche Irene Amsden, Edward Arthur Amsden, Shirley Mae Jacobson, Sherley M Amsden, William L Amsden, Lenn R Amsden, Dean L Amsden, Gay E Amsden, George Myron Amsden.
  • Hellen Ester Butterfield passed away in 1977 in Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Butterfield
1863 – 1918
Birth Location: Michigan
EB
Ella Butterfield
1859 – 1934
Birth Location: Cold Spring, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
EB

Spouses(s)

William Amsden
1885 – 1956
Birth Location: Brown County, South Dakota, USA
WA

Children(s)

Blanche Amsden
1914 –
Birth Location: Perkins, South Dakota, USA
BA
Edward Amsden
1916 – 1973
Birth Location: Hettinger, Adams, North Dakota
EA
Shirley Jacobson
1916 –
Birth Location: Lodgepole S Dak
SJ
Sherley Amsden
1917 –
Birth Location: South Dakota
SA
William Amsden
1920 –
Birth Location: South Dakota
WA
Lenn Amsden
1922 –
Birth Location: South Dakota
LA
Dean Amsden
1924 – 2001
Birth Location: Lodgepole Pe, South Dakota
DA
Gay Amsden
1926 –
Birth Location: South Dakota
GA
George Amsden
1927 – 2016
Birth Location: Perkins County, South Dakota, USA
GA

Hellen Butterfield's Ancestors

Self
Hellen Butterfield
1895 – 1977
Birth Place: Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA
Parents
Edward Leverett Butterfield
1863 – 1918
Michigan
Ella (Mae) Butterfield
1859 – 1934
Cold Spring, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
Erie (Joseph) Butterfield
1826 – 1873
Erie County, New York, USA
Martha
1836 –
William (Brown) Jr.
1819 –
England, United Kingdom
Nancy
1824 –
Great-Grandparents
Erie BUTTERFIELD
1801 – 1865
William Brown
1799 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Butterfield
1745 – 1838

Hellen Butterfield's Descendants

1.
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Hellen (Ester) Butterfield (March 27, 1895 – October 24, 1977) m. William (Lyman) Amsden (September 19, 1885 – September 02, 1956)
  1. 1. Blanche (Irene) Amsden (8 Jul 1914 – )
  2. 2. Edward (Arthur) Amsden (5 Jan 1916 – 17 Oct 1973) m. Beulah (M.) Wehren (abt 1916 – )
  3. 3. Shirley (Mae) Jacobson (29 Dec 1916 – )
  4. 4. Sherley (M) Amsden (abt 1917 – )
  5. 5. William (L) Amsden (abt 1920 – )
  6. 6. Lenn (R) Amsden (abt 1922 – )
  7. 7. Dean (L) Amsden (27 Mar 1924 – 21 Jul 2001)
  8. 8. Gay (E) Amsden (abt 1926 – )
  9. 9. George (Myron) Amsden (11 January 1927 – 30 May 2016) m. Joan (Loretta) Reilly (9 December 1930 – 20 Oct 2018)
    1. 1. Terence (Lynn) Amsden (7 Jun 1954 – 19 Jul 1972)
    2. 2. Carol (Jean) Amsden (9 Nov 1955 – ) m. Sanford (Manly) Qvale (14 Apr 1952 – )
    3. 3. Timothy (Joseph) Amsden (8 Jan 1957 – ) m. Lorri (Ruth) Stephens (25 Apr 1955 – )
      1. 1. Krista (Joy) Amsden (16 May 1986 – ) m. Jesse (Gonzales) Pierce (6 April 1979 – )
        1. 1. Norah (Joy) Pierce (15 Dec 2010 – )
        2. 2. Amsden (Jesse) Pierce (6 Apr 2013 – )
        3. 3. Cora (Jane) Pierce (30 Nov 2015 – )
        4. 4. Madeline (Jo) Pierce (4 Jan 2020 – )

Hellen Butterfield's Timeline

13 Records

1895
March 27, 1895
Birth of Hellen Ester Butterfield in Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA
Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA
Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA
1905
1905
Age 10
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in South Dakota, United States
South Dakota, United States
1910
1910
Age 15
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
1913
1913
Age 18
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in Perkins
Perkins
1915
abt 1915
Age 20
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in South Dakota, United States
South Dakota, United States
1920
1920
Age 25
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
1925
1925
Age 30
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in South Dakota, USA
South Dakota, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota
Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 45
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
1945
1945
Age 50
Hellen Ester Butterfield resided here in Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota
Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota
1977
October 24, 1977
Age 82
Death of Hellen Ester Butterfield in Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA
Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 27, 1895
    Event Place: Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3866; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 53-27
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 504-46-4729; Issue State: South Dakota; Issue Date: 1957-1958
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1725; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 530
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota; Roll: 2229; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 301.0; FHL microfilm: 2341963
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Groton, Brown, South Dakota; Roll: 1547; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1241547
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1487; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1375500
    [7] South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2013
    [8] South Dakota, State Census, 1905
    [9] South Dakota, State Census, 1915
    [10] South Dakota, State Census, 1925
    [11] South Dakota, State Census, 1935
    [12] South Dakota, State Census, 1945
    [13] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Bismarck Tribune; Publication Date: 26/ Oct/ 1977; Publication Place: Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America; ,0.31526288,0.1680460

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Dakota, State Census, 1925
    [2] South Dakota, State Census, 1945

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Groton, Brown, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Groton, Brown, South Dakota; Roll: 1547; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1241547

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: South Dakota, United States
    Record Source: South Dakota, State Census, 1905

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1487; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1375500

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Perkins
    Record Source: South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2013

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1915
    Event Place: South Dakota, United States
    Record Source: South Dakota, State Census, 1915

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1725; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 530

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: South Dakota, State Census, 1925

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota; Roll: 2229; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 301.0; FHL microfilm: 2341963

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3866; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 53-27
    [2] South Dakota, State Census, 1935

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3866; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 53-27

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Grand River, Perkins, South Dakota
    Record Source: South Dakota, State Census, 1945

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1977
    Event Place: Bismarck, North Dakota
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Bismarck Tribune - 26 Oct 1977 - Page 34, Obituary for Helen E. Amsden (Aged 82) 26 Oct 1977

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hettinger HETTINGER
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Bismarck Tribune; Publication Date: 26/ Oct/ 1977; Publication Place: Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America; ,0.31526288,0.1680460

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 24, 1977
    Event Place: Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 504-46-4729; Issue State: South Dakota; Issue Date: 1957-1958
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Bismarck Tribune; Publication Date: 26/ Oct/ 1977; Publication Place: Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America; ,0.31526288,0.1680460
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