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James Alexander Butler 1775 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Adair, Kentucky, United States

Father: Major Butler

Mother: Mary Smith

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In 1775, James Alexander Butler entered the world in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, born to Major General Richard Butler and Mary Smith. James Alexander Butler passed away in 1850 in Adair, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1775, James Alexander Butler entered the world in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, born to Major General Richard Butler and Mary Smith.
  • James Alexander Butler passed away in 1850 in Adair, Kentucky, United States.

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James Butler's Ancestors

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James Butler
1775 – 1850
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Parents
Major General Richard Butler
1743 – 1791
Parish, Dublin, Ireland
Mary Smith
1760 – 1824
, , Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Butler
1720 – 1764
Kilkinney, Wicklow, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Butler
1695 – 1757
Catherine Daugherty
1699 – 1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Butler
1665 – 1745
Mary Somerset
1665 – 1733
Edmond Butler
1670 – 1732
Ann LeGras
1685 – 1732

James Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of James Alexander Butler in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 75
Death of James Alexander Butler in Adair, Kentucky, United States
Adair, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Adair, Kentucky, United States

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