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Richard Butler 1610 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 AUG 1610

Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 AUG 1684

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Father: Steven Butler

Mother: Sarah Elliott

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bigelow

Children(s): Thomas Butler, Mary Butler, Samuel Butler, Phoebe Butler, Nathaniel Butler, Joseph Butler, Daniel Butler, Abigail Butler, Elizabeth Butler, Hannah Butler

The story of Richard Butler began in 1610 in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Richard Butler married Elizabeth Bigelow, and had children including Thomas Butler, Mary Butler, Samuel Butler, Phoebe Butler, Nathaniel Butler, Joseph Butler, Daniel Butler, Abigail Butler, Elizabeth Butler, Hannah Butler. Richard Butler passed away in 1684 in Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Butler began in 1610 in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard Butler married Elizabeth Bigelow, and had children including Thomas Butler, Mary Butler, Samuel Butler, Phoebe Butler, Nathaniel Butler, Joseph Butler, Daniel Butler, Abigail Butler, Elizabeth Butler, Hannah Butler.
  • Richard Butler passed away in 1684 in Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Steven Butler
1580 – 1633
Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Sarah Elliott
1580 – 1662
Birth Location: Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bigelow
1616 – 1691
Birth Location: Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Thomas Butler
1636 – 1688
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Mary Butler
1637 – 1689
Birth Location: Cambridge City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Samuel Butler
1639 – 1692
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Phoebe Butler
1642 – 1704
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Nathaniel Butler
1642 – 1697
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Joseph Butler
1648 – 1732
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JB
Daniel Butler
1651 – 1692
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Abigail Butler
1654 –
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Elizabeth Butler
1654 – 1729
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Hannah Butler
1656 – 1690
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Richard Butler's Ancestors

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Richard Butler
1610 – 1684
Birth Place: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Steven Butler
1580 – 1633
Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Elliott
1580 – 1662
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Butler
1550 –
Braintree, Essex, England
Cassandra
1554 – 1600
Braintree, Essex, England
Edward Elliot
1546 – 1595
Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Jane Gedge
1546 – 1595
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Elliott
1510 – 1570
Margaret Sheppey
1516 – 1588
Sir Gedge
1510 – 1555
Margaret Barfield
1516 – 1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sheppey
1500 – 1555
Margaret Bennett
1500 – 1550
Robert Gedge
1490 – 1555
Thomas Barfield
1475 – 1530
Adelaide Leiber
1495 – 1530

Richard Butler's Descendants

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Richard Butler (6 AUG 1610 – 4 AUG 1684) m. Elizabeth Bigelow (1616 – 11 SEP 1691)
  1. 1. Thomas Butler (26 FEB 1636/1637 – 29 AUG 1688) m. Sarah Stone (1639 – 29 AUG 1688) m. Sarah Stone (1628 – 29 AUG 1688)
  2. 2. Mary Butler (4 DEC 1637 – 12 SEP 1689) m. Samuel Wright (25 MAR 1634 – 13 FEB 1690)
  3. 3. Samuel Butler (12 OCT 1639 – 31 DEC 1692) m. Elizabeth Olmstead (12 MAR 1646 – 12 OCT 1681)
    1. 1. Sarah Butler (ABT 1668 – 1725) m. Samuel Bush (2 FEB 1664 – 23 APR 1709) m. Samuel Daniels (29 NOV 1688 – )
    2. 2. Mary Butler (31 OCT 1670 – 17 MAY 1744) m. Ebenezer Hopkins (JUL 1668 – 3 NOV 1712)
    3. 3. James Butler (1672 – )
    4. 4. Jonathan Butler (ABT 1674 – 18 APR 1707)
    5. 5. Dorothy Butler (1676 – 19 AUG 1709) m. Joseph Kilborne (1674 – 19 AUG 1744)
    6. 6. George Butler (ABT 1676 – 5 MAY 1698)
    7. 7. Mary Butler ( – AFT 28 DEC 1711)
  4. 4. Phoebe Butler (1642 – 1704)
  5. 5. Nathaniel Butler (ABT 1642 – 9 FEB 1697/1698) m. Sarah (Banbury) Green (7 OCT 1642 – 24 NOV 1703)
  6. 6. Joseph Butler (ABT 1648 – 10 DEC 1732) m. Mary Goodrich (13 NOV 1651 – 1 JUN 1735)
  7. 7. Daniel Butler (ABT 1651 – 28 MAR 1692) m. Mabel Olmstead (20 NOV 1642 – 17 OCT 1681)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Butler (ABT 1652 – )
    2. 2. Hannah Butler (1658 – 1691)
    3. 3. James Butler (1662 – 7 NOV 1765) m. Hannah Edwards (21 NOV 1676 – 10 JAN 1742)
    4. 4. Mary Butler (ABT 1663 – ) m. Robert Lockwood (ABT 1654 – ABT 1715)
    5. 5. Samuel Butler (26 NOV 1665 – 10 DEC 1711) m. Samuel Butler (ABT 1677 – ) m. Mary Kilbourne (26 NOV 1665 – 10 DEC 1711)
    6. 6. John Butler (1666 – 15 JAN 1755) m. Mary Easton (ABT 1676 – ) m. Elizabeth Cadwell (1660 – 10 JUN 1710) m. Mary Cadwell (ABT 1670 – 29 AUG 1771) m. Mary m. Catherine Gaine (22juin 1738 – ) m. Jonathan Butler
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Rose) Butler (20 AUG 1667 – 24 APR 1736) m. John (ROBBINS,) Esq. (29 APR 1649 – 10 JUL 1689)
      1. 1. Sarah Robbins (1679 – 3 DEC 1744)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Robbins (29 DEC 1684 – 26 AUG 1761)
      3. 3. Hannah Robbins (10 JUN 1688 – 1745) m. Joseph Wells (SEP 1680 – 1744) m. Joseph Mills (1 APR 1680 – )
      4. 4. Jonathan Robbins (28 DEC 1694 – 15 JUL 1777) m. Sarah (Wolcott) Wells (5 FEB 1709 – 5 MAY 1776)
        1. 1. Melathiah Robbins (1717 – AFT 1790) m. Simeon Cooke (24 AUG 1715 – 28 APR 1767) m. Jonas (Apalding or) Spalding (ABT 1715 – UNKNOWN)
        2. 2. Sara Robbins (13 OCT 1729 – 5 JUL 1810) m. Elisha Kilbourn (16 OCT 1726 – 23 FEB 1815) m. Daniel (Hanmer) Wells (ABT 1646 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Robbins (23 OCT 1730 – 18 NOV 1821) m. David (Ii) Deming (16 AUG 1729 – )
        4. 4. Mary Robbins (1732 – 10 DEC 1766) m. Daniel (Robbins) Jr. (22 JAN 1735 – 1777) m. Daniel (Hanmer) Wells
        5. 5. Hopeful Robbins (13 AUG 1735 – 7 APR 1826) m. Joseph (Capt in Col.GaysReg) Moseley (13 AUG 1735 – 25 OCT 1806) m. Daniel (Hanmer) Wells
        6. 6. Jonathan Robbins (5 APR 1737 – ) m. Dorothy Bigelow (2 SEP 1742 – 26 DEC 1761) m. Lydia (27 JUN 1748 – 1 MAR 1790)
        7. 7. Robert Robbins (23 MAY 1741 – 22 JAN 1804) m. Ruth Kimberly (ABT 1746 – 1769) m. Jerusha Estabrook (23 JUL 1755 – 29 MAY 1822)
        8. 8. Solomon Robbins (1743 – 1 DEC 1794) m. Mary (Molley) Harmon (1749 – 26 MAR 1812)
        9. 9. Oliver Robbins (30 MAR 1745 – 12 APR 1826) m. Mary Rose (ABT 1755 – ) m. Mary Rose (19 FEB 1753 – 11 NOV 1795)
        10. 10. Asbur Robbins (24 APR 1747 – 23 OCT 1761)
        11. 11. Hannah Robbins (14 JUN 1747 – 15 AUG 1786) m. (Capt) (Waite) Robbins (1 APR 1744 – 15 MAY 1826)
        12. 12. Elias Robbins (31 DEC 1750 – 1781/1783) m. Sarah Robins (29 MAR 1756 – ABT 1830) m. Hannah (1755 – 27 FEB 1842)
        13. 13. Salomon Robbins (<1752> – )
        14. 14. Levi Robbins (ABT 1753 – 24 OCT 1793) m. Abigail Kilborn (<1750> – )
      5. 5. Richard Robbins (8 Juni 1687 – 7 FEB 1738) m. Martha Curtis (17 JAN 1691 – 21 AUG 1753)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Butler (29 SEP 1672 – )
    9. 9. Thomas Butler (1674 – 1747) m. Elizabeth Abbott (1676 – 2 DEC 1728)
    10. 10. Samuel Butler (ABT 1675 – )
    11. 11. Thomas Butler
    12. 12. Barnaby Butler
    13. 13. Richard Butler
  8. 8. Abigail Butler (1654 – )
  9. 9. Elizabeth Butler (ABT 1654 – 28 APR 1729) m. Joseph Olmstead (1654 – 5 OCT 1726)
  10. 10. Hannah Butler (ABT 1656 – 16 JUL 1690) m. Samuel Green (ABT 1647 – JUL 1690)

Richard Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1610
6 AUG 1610
Birth of Richard Butler in Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1684
4 AUG 1684
Age 74
Death of Richard Butler in Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 AUG 1610
    Event Place: Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1684
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ancient Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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