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John Butler 1700–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 MAR 1700

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1781

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Sr

Mother: Eleanor None

Spouse(s): Phoebe Lane, Elizabeth Howe

Children(s): John III

John Butler was born in 1700 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Butler Sr And Eleanor. John Butler married Elizabeth Howe, Phoebe Lane, and had children including John Butler Iii. John Butler passed away in 1781 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • John Butler was born in 1700 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Butler Sr And Eleanor.
  • John Butler married Elizabeth Howe, Phoebe Lane, and had children including John Butler Iii.
  • John Butler passed away in 1781 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Butler's Ancestors

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John Butler
1700–1781
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John Butler Sr
1678–1754
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Eleanor
1675–1711
Grandparents
Peter Butler
1655–1699
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter I
1616–1655
Mary Alford
1631–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Butler
1580–1661
WILLIAM ALFORD
1603–1677
MARY DRAPER
1608–1658

John Butler's Descendants

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John Butler (01 MAR 1700–1781) m. Phoebe Lane (May 1701–26 Jan 1781) m. Elizabeth Howe (24 July 1702–27 April 1740)
  1. 1. John (Butler) III 1725– m. Sarah Thurston 1726–
    1. 1. Capt (John) Butler 1752–1822 m. Mary ((Molly)) Merchant 1756–1831
      1. 1. Walter Butler 1785–1843 m. Martha Clark 1783–1841
        1. 1. Addison (Butler) Sr. 1817–1867 m. Mary (Ann) Gott 1817–1889

John Butler's Timeline

3 Records

1700
01 MAR 1700
Birth of John Butler in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1740
29 March 1740
Age 40
John Butler was married in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1781
1781
Age 81
Death of John Butler in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 MAR 1700
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Boston, Massachusetts, Birth Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 March 1740
    Event Place: Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 245
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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