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Merle Grant Butler 1897–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1897

Birth Location: Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA

Death Date: MAY 28,1959

Death Location: Massachusetts, USA

Father: Fredrick Butler

Mother: Ada Smith

Spouse(s): Dorothy Brown, Elizabeth Butler

Children(s): Virginia Butler

Merle Grant Butler was born in 1897 in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA, the child of Fredrick W Butler And Ada Eldora Smith. In 1917, Merle Grant Butler resided in Aroostook County, Maine, USA. In 1924, Merle Grant Butler resided in Fort Fairfield. Merle Grant Butler married Dorothy Mae Brown, Elizabeth R Butler, and had children including Joan B Butler, Virginia Pearl Butler. Merle Grant Butler passed away in 1959 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Merle Grant Butler was born in 1897 in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA, the child of Fredrick W Butler And Ada Eldora Smith.
  • In 1917, Merle Grant Butler resided in Aroostook County, Maine, USA.
  • In 1924, Merle Grant Butler resided in Fort Fairfield.
  • Merle Grant Butler married Dorothy Mae Brown, Elizabeth R Butler, and had children including Joan B Butler, Virginia Pearl Butler.
  • Merle Grant Butler passed away in 1959 in Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fredrick Butler
1859–1944
Birth Location: Gaspereau, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
FB
Ada Smith
1871–1937
Birth Location: Monticello, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
AS

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Brown
1905–1979
Birth Location: Maine
DB
Elizabeth Butler
1910–1950
Birth Location: Maine
EB

Children(s)

Virginia Butler
1925–2003
Birth Location: Fort Fairfield, ME
VB

Merle Butler's Ancestors

Self
Merle Butler
1897–1959
Birth Place: Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Parents
Fredrick W Butler
1859–1944
Gaspereau, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ada (Eldora) Smith
1871–1937
Monticello, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Butler
1828–1909
Blue Mt., Kings county, N.S., Canada
Mary (Elizabeth) McGinnis
1825–1913
East Chester, Lunenburg county, N.S., Canada
Thomas (Adams) Smith
1829–1901
Wakefield, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Eleanor ("Ellen" C) Wright
1837–1896
Andover, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Merle Butler's Descendants

1.
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Merle (Grant) Butler (11 Dec 1897–MAY 28,1959) m. Dorothy (Mae) Brown (abt 1905–13 March 1979) m. Elizabeth (R) Butler (abt 1910–1 Jul 1950)
  1. 1. Virginia (Pearl) Butler 1925–2003 m. Benjamin (Leroy Rines) Sr. 1925–

Merle Butler's Timeline

7 Records

1897
11 Dec 1897
Birth of Merle Grant Butler in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 20
Merle Grant Butler resided here in Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Aroostook County, Maine, USA
1924
Abt 1924
Age 27
Merle Grant Butler resided here in Fort Fairfield
Fort Fairfield
1935
1935
Age 38
Merle Grant Butler resided here in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine
Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine
1940
1940
Age 43
Merle Grant Butler resided here in Fort Fairfield, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Fort Fairfield, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA
1942
1942
Age 45
Merle Grant Butler resided here in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1959
MAY 28,1959
Age 62
Death of Merle Grant Butler in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1897
    Event Place: Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922, Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 8
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 126
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01471; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 2-32A
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Maine; Registration County: Aroostook County

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Aroostook County, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Maine; Registration County: Aroostook County

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1924
    Event Place: Fort Fairfield
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Bangor Daily News; Publication Date: 1 Mar 1924; Publication Place: Bangor, Maine, USA; ,0.53994554,0.6166312,0.5646744&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01471; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 2-32A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Fairfield, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01471; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 2-32A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 126

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAY 28,1959
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
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