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Jonathan Butterfield 1671–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1671

Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 25 Jun 1744

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jonathan Butterfield

Mother: Mary Dixon

Spouse(s): Ruth Wright

Children(s): Deborah Butterfield, William Butterfield, Jonathan Butterfield, Mary Butterfield, John Butterfield, Abigail Butterfield, Ruth Butterfield, Jane Butterfield, Lydia Butterfield, Phoebe Butterfield

Jonathan Butterfield was born in 1671 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Jonathan Butterfield And Mary Dixon. Jonathan Butterfield married Ruth Wright, and had children including Abigail Butterfield, Deborah Butterfield, Jane Butterfield, John Butterfield, Jonathan Butterfield, Lydia Butterfield, Mary Butterfield, Phoebe Butterfield, Ruth Butterfield, William Butterfield. Jonathan Butterfield passed away in 1744 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Butterfield was born in 1671 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Jonathan Butterfield And Mary Dixon.
  • Jonathan Butterfield married Ruth Wright, and had children including Abigail Butterfield, Deborah Butterfield, Jane Butterfield, John Butterfield, Jonathan Butterfield, Lydia Butterfield, Mary Butterfield, Phoebe Butterfield, Ruth Butterfield, William Butterfield.
  • Jonathan Butterfield passed away in 1744 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Butterfield
1641–1673
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Dixon
1650–1673
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Wright
1674–1754
Birth Location: Chelmsford Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Deborah Butterfield
1711–1765
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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William Butterfield
1710–
Birth Location: Cambridge Massachusetts
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Jonathan Butterfield
1695–1769
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Butterfield
1697–1774
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Butterfield
1699–1749
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Massachusetts
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Abigail Butterfield
1702–1764
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth Butterfield
1704–1764
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Jane Butterfield
1706–1776
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Butterfield
1708–1708
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Phoebe Butterfield
1713–1765
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Jonathan Butterfield's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Butterfield
1671–1744
Birth Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Jonathan Butterfield
1641–1673
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Dixon
1650–1673
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
BENJAMIN (BUTTERFIELD (Yorkshire EN 1638 Charlestown MA) (m in Yorkshire 1632 Anne Jundon)) IV
1610–1687
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Ann Jundon
1605–1661
Maldon, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Butterfield
1572–1687
Hazel Murgatroyd
1576–1611
Richard Jundon
1585–1658
Johanna Roper
1588–1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Butterfield
1548–1687
Susan Wood
1572–1616
James Murgatroyd
1541–1601
Isabella Berstowe
1545–1604
William Jundon
1560–1600
John Teynham
1534–1618
Elizabeth Lady
1543–1587

Jonathan Butterfield's Descendants

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Jonathan Butterfield (1671–25 Jun 1744) m. Ruth Wright (21 November 1674–11 Jan 1754)
  1. 1. Deborah Butterfield 1711–1765 m. Samuel Locke 1713–1775
    1. 1. Elizabeth Locke 1745–1799
    2. 2. Samuel Locke 1745–1819
    3. 3. Benjamin Locke 1738–1791
    4. 4. Lydia Locke 1739–1835
    5. 5. Deborah Locke 1741–1838
    6. 6. Phoebe Locke 1753–
    7. 7. Mary Locke 1742–1743
    8. 8. Mary Locke 1744–1832
    9. 9. Sarah Locke 1746–1746
    10. 10. Jonathan Locke 1751–1751
    11. 11. Sarah Locke 1748–1748
    12. 12. William Locke 1750–1752
    13. 13. Lydia Locke 1736–1738
    14. 14. Ruth Locke 1751–1789
  2. 2. William Butterfield 1710–
  3. 3. Jonathan Butterfield 1695–1769
  4. 4. Mary Butterfield 1697–1774
  5. 5. John Butterfield 1699–1749
  6. 6. Abigail Butterfield 1702–1764 m. Joseph (Wheeler) Sr 1690–1780
    1. 1. Phoebe Wheeler 1727–1806 m. Jotham Wilder 1710–1801
      1. 1. Stephen Wilder 1746–1820
      2. 2. Titus Wilder 1749–1837
      3. 3. Phoebe Wilder 1752–1783
      4. 4. Susanna Wilder 1756–1847
      5. 5. Jotham Wilder 1759–1835
      6. 6. Reuben (Wheeler) Wilder 1761–1840
      7. 7. Abigail Wilder 1765–1840 m. Thomas (W.) Akeley 1755–1850
        1. 1. Joseph (John) Akeley 1789–1875 m. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Ann) Ruland 1810–1892 m. Cynthia Chase 1792–1827
        2. 2. Sarah (Sally) Akeley 1793–1828
        3. 3. William Akeley 1795–1831
        4. 4. Reuben Akeley 1799–1859
        5. 5. Jotham Akeley 1788–1857
        6. 6. Levi (Erastus) Akeley 1791–1844
        7. 7. Polly Akeley 1802–1886
        8. 8. Thomas (Akeley) Jr. 1783–1851
        9. 9. James (C.) Akeley 1810–1890
        10. 10. Abigail Akeley 1786–1852
        11. 11. Susannah Akeley 1794–1817
        12. 12. Phebe Akeley 1785–1815
        13. 13. Almus Akeley 1798–1878
        14. 14. Philena Akeley 1809–1893
        15. 15. Eliphaz (“Lifus”) Akeley 1806–1890
      8. 8. Sarah Wilder 1768–1860
    2. 2. Reuben Wheeler 1729–1763
    3. 3. Rachel Wheeler 1731–1790
    4. 4. Joseph (Wheeler Jr.) Reverend 1735–1793
    5. 5. Abigail Wheeler 1737–1817
  7. 7. Ruth Butterfield 1704–1764 m. William Robbins 1711–1773
    1. 1. William (Robbins Jr.) Private 1740–1824
    2. 2. William Robbins 1734–1736
    3. 3. Ruth Robbins 1738–1816
    4. 4. Jonathan Robbins 1746–1799
    5. 5. Mary Robbins 1748–1748
    6. 6. David Robbins 1736–1736
    7. 7. David Robbins 1742–1811
  8. 8. Jane Butterfield 1706–1776 m. George Cutter 1705–1781
    1. 1. Hannah Cutter 1740–
    2. 2. Isabel Cutter 1742–
    3. 3. Jane Cutter 1730–
    4. 4. Phebe Cutter 1747–
    5. 5. George Cutter 1733–
    6. 6. Jonathan Cutter 1749–1751
    7. 7. Jonathan Cutter 1744–1747
    8. 8. Hannah Cutter 1729–1740
  9. 9. Lydia Butterfield 1708–1708
  10. 10. Phoebe Butterfield 1713–1765

Jonathan Butterfield's Timeline

2 Records

1671
1671
Birth of Jonathan Butterfield in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1744
25 Jun 1744
Age 73
Death of Jonathan Butterfield in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1744
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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