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Major General Richard Butler 1743–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Apr 1743

Birth Location: St Bridget's Parish, Dublin, Ireland

Death Date: 04 Nov 1791

Death Location: killed 4th November, 1791, in action with Indians near Fort Recovery, Ohio"

Father: William PA

Mother: Eleanor Lady

Spouse(s): Anna Smith

Children(s): James BUTLER

The story of Major General Richard Butler began in 1743 in St Bridget's Parish, Dublin, Ireland. Major General Richard Butler married Anna Maria Mary Smith, and had children including James Alexander Butler. Major General Richard Butler passed away in 1791 in killed 4th November, 1791, in action with Indians near Fort Recovery, Ohio".

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Biography

  • The story of Major General Richard Butler began in 1743 in St Bridget's Parish, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Major General Richard Butler married Anna Maria Mary Smith, and had children including James Alexander Butler.
  • Major General Richard Butler passed away in 1791 in killed 4th November, 1791, in action with Indians near Fort Recovery, Ohio".

Immediate Family

Parents

William PA
1720–1789
Birth Location: Butler Estates, Parish of Coolkeny, Wicklow, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
WP
Eleanor Lady
1722–1791
Birth Location: County Wicklow, Ireland
EL

Spouses(s)

Anna Smith
1747–1824
Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania
AS

Children(s)

James BUTLER
1775–1850
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
JB

Major Butler's Ancestors

Self
Major Butler
1743–1791
Birth Place: St Bridget's Parish, Dublin, Ireland
Parents
William THOMAS Butler Sr. ** Patriarch "Fighting Butlers" of PA
1720–1789
Butler Estates, Parish of Coolkeny, Wicklow, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Eleanor (Parker) Lady
1722–1791
County Wicklow, Ireland
Grandparents
ADMIRAL (SIR ANTHONY) PARKER
1700–1791
Carey, Wexford, Ireland
Elizabeth Carre
1687–1725
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Parker
1668–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1640–1684
Alice Hall
1648–1684

Major Butler's Descendants

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Major (General Richard) Butler (01 Apr 1743–04 Nov 1791) m. Anna (Maria Mary) Smith (1747–18 Jan 1824)
  1. 1. James (Alexander) BUTLER 1775–1850 m. Drucilla Kabler 1773–1827
    1. 1. Jane (W) Butler 1796–1860 m. William (Marshall Estes) Sr. 1795–1860
      1. 1. Frances Estes 1822–1880 m. Meredith ("Merida") PRICE 1822–1880
        1. 1. Price Gentry 1844–1903 m. James (Thomas) Gentry 1842–1889

Major Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1743
01 Apr 1743
Birth of Major General Richard Butler in St Bridget's Parish, Dublin, Ireland
St Bridget's Parish, Dublin, Ireland
1791
04 Nov 1791
Age 48
Death of Major General Richard Butler in killed 4th November, 1791, in action with Indians near Fort Recovery, Ohio"
killed 4th November, 1791, in action with Indians near Fort Recovery, Ohio"

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1743
    Event Place: St Bridget's Parish, Dublin, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1791
    Event Place: killed 4th November, 1791, in action with Indians near Fort Recovery, Ohio
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