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Nicholas Butler 1678–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Death Date: 28 Jan 1772

Death Location: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Capt.

Mother: Priscilla Norton

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In 1678, Nicholas Butler entered the world in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America, born to John Butler Capt And Priscilla Norton. Nicholas Butler passed away in 1772 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1678, Nicholas Butler entered the world in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America, born to John Butler Capt And Priscilla Norton.
  • Nicholas Butler passed away in 1772 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Nicholas Butler's Ancestors

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Nicholas Butler
1678–1772
Birth Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Parents
John Butler Capt.
1651–1732
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Priscilla Norton
1655–1734
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Grandparents
John (Butler of) Eastwell
1624–1658
Ashford, Kent, England
Mary Lynde
1628–1693
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Nicholas Norton
1610–1690
Keynsham, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Isaac
1612–1690
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Lynde
1590–1636
Elizabeth Digby
1584–1669
William Norton\Naughton
1558–1622
Dionisia Cholmeley
1565–1628
Joseph Isaac
1588–1642
Elizabeth Jackson
1590–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cholmeley
1536–1572
Isabel Hare
1538–1648

Nicholas Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1678
1678
Birth of Nicholas Butler in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
1772
28 Jan 1772
Age 94
Death of Nicholas Butler in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1772
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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