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Isaac Butterfield Major 1742–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1742

Birth Location: Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 5 Jun 1801

Death Location: Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Benjamin War

Mother: Kezia Patterson

Spouse(s): Hannah Chamberlain

Children(s): Willard Butterfield, Martin Capt, Erasmus Butterfield, Ralph Butterfield, Daughter Butterfield, Orpha Butterfield, Warren Butterfield, Nancy Butterfield, Isaac Jr

In 1742, Isaac Butterfield Major entered the world in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Benjamin Butterfield Ensign Fench And Indian War And Kezia Patterson. Isaac Butterfield Major married Hannah Chamberlain, and had children including Daughter Butterfield, Erasmus Butterfield, Isaac Butterfield Jr, Martin Butterfield Capt, Nancy Butterfield, Orpha Butterfield, Ralph Butterfield, Warren Butterfield, Willard Butterfield. Isaac Butterfield Major passed away in 1801 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1742, Isaac Butterfield Major entered the world in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Benjamin Butterfield Ensign Fench And Indian War And Kezia Patterson.
  • Isaac Butterfield Major married Hannah Chamberlain, and had children including Daughter Butterfield, Erasmus Butterfield, Isaac Butterfield Jr, Martin Butterfield Capt, Nancy Butterfield, Orpha Butterfield, Ralph Butterfield, Warren Butterfield, Willard Butterfield.
  • Isaac Butterfield Major passed away in 1801 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin War
1702–1748
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Kezia Patterson
1704–1781
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Chamberlain
1746–1805
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
HC

Children(s)

Willard Butterfield
1770–1849
Birth Location: Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA
WB
Martin Capt
1767–
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
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Erasmus Butterfield
1769–1828
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
EB
Ralph Butterfield
1773–1802
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
RB
Daughter Butterfield
1775–1798
Birth Location: –
DB
Orpha Butterfield
1776–1798
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
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Warren Butterfield
1779–1800
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
WB
Nancy Butterfield
1788–
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
NB
Isaac Jr
1765–1827
Birth Location: Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA
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Isaac Major's Ancestors

Self
Isaac Major
1742–1801
Birth Place: Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Benjamin Butterfield Ensign Fench and Indian War
1702–1748
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Kezia Patterson
1704–1781
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Butterfield
1679–1715
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Fletcher
1678–1735
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
John Patterson
1675–1707
Billerica, Massachusetts
Joanna (Hall) Hallaway
1669–1707
Bradford, Middlesex, MA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Butterfield
1649–1720
Lydia Ballard
1657–1728
Samuel Fletcher
1652–1726
Hannah Wheeler
1654–1697
James Patterson
1633–1701
Rebecca Stevenson
1642–1718
Richard Deacon
1645–1730
Martha Benson
1644–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
BENJAMIN IV
1610–1687
Ann Jundon
1605–1661
William Ballard
1603–1689
Grace Berwick
1617–1694
William Fletcher
1622–1677
Lydia Fairbanks
1622–1704
Richard Hall
1620–1691
Elizabeth Collicott
1629–1693

Isaac Major's Descendants

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Isaac (Butterfield) Major (7 May 1742–5 Jun 1801) m. Hannah Chamberlain (1746–13 Apr 1805)
  1. 1. Willard Butterfield 1770–1849
  2. 2. Martin (Butterfield) Capt 1767– m. Polly Dean 1770–1857
    1. 1. Charles (Dean) Butterfield 1803–1804
    2. 2. Emeline (E) Butterfield 1805–1893
    3. 3. Martin Butterfield 1790–1866
    4. 4. Polly ((Sally)) Butterfield 1792–1804
  3. 3. Erasmus Butterfield 1769–1828
  4. 4. Ralph Butterfield 1773–1802 m. Philena Stone 1776–1850
    1. 1. Ralph (Butterfield) Jr 1800–
  5. 5. Daughter Butterfield 1775–1798
  6. 6. Orpha Butterfield 1776–1798
  7. 7. Warren Butterfield 1779–1800
  8. 8. Nancy Butterfield 1788– m. Isaac Stearns 1785–
  9. 9. Isaac (Butterfield) Jr 1765–1827

Isaac Major's Timeline

2 Records

1742
7 May 1742
Birth of Isaac Butterfield Major in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1801
5 Jun 1801
Age 59
Death of Isaac Butterfield Major in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1742
    Event Place: Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1801
    Event Place: Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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