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Richard Butler 1610–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, England

Death Date: 6 August 1684

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Steven Butler

Mother: Sarah Edwards

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bigelow

Children(s): Samuel Butler, Daniel Butler

The story of Richard Butler began in 1610 in Braintree, Essex, England. Richard Butler married Elizabeth Bigelow, and had children including Daniel Butler, Samuel Butler. Richard Butler passed away in 1684 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Butler began in 1610 in Braintree, Essex, England.
  • Richard Butler married Elizabeth Bigelow, and had children including Daniel Butler, Samuel Butler.
  • Richard Butler passed away in 1684 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Richard Butler's Ancestors

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Richard Butler
1610–1684
Birth Place: Braintree, Essex, England
Parents
Steven Butler
1580–1633
Braintree, Essex, England
Sarah (Ann) Edwards
1578–1662
Braintree, Essex, England
Grandparents
John Butler
1550–1579
Braintree, Essex, England
JOAN HANCOCK
1554–1600
England
John EDWARDS
1549–1619
Worth, Sussex, England
Martha BLUNDELL
1553–1623
Canterbury, Kent, England
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Richard Butler's Descendants

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Richard Butler (1610–6 August 1684) m. Elizabeth Bigelow (1606–11 September 1691)
  1. 1. Samuel Butler 1639–1681 m. Elizabeth Olmstead 1642–1681
    1. 1. Dorothy Butler 1676–1709 m. Joseph KILBOURNE 1672–1744
      1. 1. Joseph KILBORNE 1700–1756 m. Abigail Stockwell 1701–1748
        1. 1. Ruth Kilbourn 1734–1818 m. Nathaniel Colver 1728–1809
    2. 2. Mary Butler 1670–1744 m. Ebenezer Hopkins 1668–1711
      1. 1. Mary Hopkins 1704–1796 m. Daniel Steele 1697–1788
        1. 1. Lemuel Steele 1744–1815 m. Mary Clapp 1747–1816
      2. 2. Jonathan Hopkins 1696–1772 m. Anne COLT 1696–1771
        1. 1. Thankful Hopkins 1746–1820 m. Stephen Preston 1743–1801
  2. 2. Daniel Butler 1650–1692 m. Mabel Olmstead 1659–1692
    1. 1. Sarah Butler 1687–1760
    2. 2. Mabel Butler 1684–1742 m. Ebenezer Kellogg 1677–1746
      1. 1. Abigail Kellogg 1707–1732 m. Samuel Gillett 1690–1771
        1. 1. Jerusa Gillett 1732–1766 m. .Amos Bill 1730–1806

Richard Butler's Timeline

3 Records

1610
1610
Birth of Richard Butler in Braintree, Essex, England
Braintree, Essex, England
1634
1634
Age 24
Richard Butler was married in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
1684
6 August 1684
Age 74
Death of Richard Butler in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Braintree, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1612; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 141.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CDS.
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1217.007; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [9] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [12] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1612; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 August 1684
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [9] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

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