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Benjamin Franklin Butler (abt. 1729 - 1804)

Rev Benjamin Franklin Butler
Born about in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 17 Apr 1754 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 75 in Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1729. He passed away in 1804.

Birth

9 APR 1729 Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts[1]
Benjamin Butler, son of Malachi, was bp. May 4, 1729, in Edgartown.[2]
Other documents say that he was born 19 April 1729[3] or 9 May 1729[4]

Death

26 DEC 1804 Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire[1][4][5]

Residence

New Hampshire[6]
1790 Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States[7]
1800 Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire[8]

Marriage

17 APR 1754 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts[9]
Wife: Hannah Dorcas Abbott

The children of Dorcas Abbott and Benjamin Butler are the following (and only the following)

  1. Henry Butler, b. at Andover, 27 Nov 1754 who married Isabella Fisk and Ruth Pearson
  2. Benjamin Butler, b. and d. 1757
  3. Benjamin Butler, b. 1758 and d. 1759
  4. Mary Butler, b. 30 Mar 1760 who married Abraham Brown
  5. Elizabeth Butler, b. and d. 1762
  6. Dorcas Butler, b. 9 Oct 1766 who married Jonathan Cilley
  7. Jemima Butler, b. 9 Oct 1766; d. 1766
  8. James Platts Butler, b. 9 Oct 1766; d. 1766

At the time he wrote his will on 20 June 1793, Benjamin Butler had just three living children: son Henry and daughters Mary and Dorcas.

Child: Henry Butler
Child: Mary Butler
Child: Dorcas Butler
Husband: Benjamin Butler
Wife: Dorcas Abbot
Child: Henry Butler
Marriage Date: 17 APR 1754[5]

Title

Reverend[5]

Notes

Dorcas4, b. May 11, 1729; m. Rev. Benjamin Butler of Nottingham April 17, 1754; and died April __ 1790. He d. Dec __, 1804. One of their children was Maj. Gen. Henry Butler, p.40 [5]

Another Benjamin Butler, son of Obediah & Elizabeth, was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, 5 Nov 1729

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011
  2. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. "Edgartown" V1 p14
  3. Colonial collegians : biographies of those who attended American colleges before the War for Independence
  4. 4.0 4.1 Register of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the District of Columbia 1970, Vol. 2 Society of Mayflower Descendants p. 431 in Windham, Connecticut.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 The Essex Antiquarian; Salem, Massashusetts; 1897; reprint by Higginson Book Company
  6. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; N; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
  7. First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group; Census Place: Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
  8. Second Census of the United States, 1800. (NARA microfilm publication M32, 52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group. Census Place: Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch
  9. Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 Author: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  • Butler, Henry Langdon. Tales of Our Kinsfolk, Past and Present, The Story of Our Butler Ancestors (New York, 1919) Page 53
  • Massachusetts Town Marriage Records Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904.Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Year




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Where does the middle name "Franklin" come from? There is no document (birth record, marriage record, death record, deed, or probate record) that uses a middle name or middle initial. If there is no document with a middle name, perhaps it should be removed.
posted by Patricia Abbott
Butler-1129 and Butler-15736 appear to represent the same person because: Birth and Death years the same and married to the same woman
posted by Gerry Hughes
Butler-2769 and Butler-1129 appear to represent the same person because: same wife, same DOD, same marriage date, duplicate son
posted by H Husted

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