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James Butts 1789 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1789

Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Death Date: 10 Nov 1876

Death Location: Colden, Erie, New York

Father: Ebeneezer Butts

Mother: Prudence Glass

Spouse(s): Lydia Butts

Children(s): Eliza Butts, James Butts, Harriet Butts

James Butts was born in 1789 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, the child of Ebeneezer Butts and Prudence Glass. James Butts married Lydia Butts, and had children including Eliza Butts, James Wesley Butts, Harriet Emily Butts. James Butts passed away in 1876 in Colden, Erie, New York.

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Biography

  • James Butts was born in 1789 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, the child of Ebeneezer Butts and Prudence Glass.
  • James Butts married Lydia Butts, and had children including Eliza Butts, James Wesley Butts, Harriet Emily Butts.
  • James Butts passed away in 1876 in Colden, Erie, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebeneezer Butts
Birth Location: –
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Prudence Glass
1748 –
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Butts
1787 – 1861
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Eliza Butts
1810 – 1884
Birth Location: Vermont
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James Butts
1820 –
Birth Location: New York
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Harriet Butts
1831 – 1875
Birth Location: Colden, Erie, New York
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James Butts's Ancestors

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James Butts
1789 – 1876
Birth Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Parents
Ebeneezer Butts
Prudence Glass
1748 –
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Grandparents
Anthony Glass
1720 – 1780
Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts
Eunice Bennett
1721 –
Preston, New London, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Richard Glass
1687 –
Elizabeth Chiters
1691 – 1723
Samuel Bennett
1694 – 1745
Sarah Harrington
1702 – 1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Butts's Descendants

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James Butts (2 Dec 1789 – 10 Nov 1876) m. Lydia Butts (6 Sep 1787 – 10 May 1861)
  1. 1. Eliza Butts (26 Nov 1810 – 28 Feb 1884)
  2. 2. James (Wesley) Butts (abt 1820 – ) m. Mary (Ann) Owen (abt 1823 – )
    1. 1. Martha (Lillian) Butts (Mar 1861 – ) m. James (Franklin Herbert) Shotwell (May 1859 – )
      1. 1. George (W) Shotwell (Sep 1886 – )
      2. 2. Jennie (M) Shotwell (Aug 1888 – )
      3. 3. William (J) Shotwell (Jul 1890 – ) m. Rose (Odelia) Miller (1894 – 1967)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Marie) Shotwell (31 Jul 1921 – 30 Jul 1992) m. Robert (L) Smalley (29 Jul 1922 – 25 Aug 1973)
      4. 4. Mildred (E) Shotwell (May 1892 – )
      5. 5. Mary (L) Shotwell (Jun 1894 – )
      6. 6. Ruth (M) Shotwell (Aug 1896 – )
    2. 2. William Butts (1865 – )
  3. 3. Harriet (Emily) Butts (8 Oct 1831 – 19 Apr 1875)

James Butts's Timeline

2 Records

1789
2 Dec 1789
Birth of James Butts in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
1876
10 Nov 1876
Age 87
Death of James Butts in Colden, Erie, New York
Colden, Erie, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1789
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1876
    Event Place: Colden, Erie, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colden, Erie, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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