Mary (Norcross) Butler (1773 - 1840)

Born 23 Nov 1773 in Templeton, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Ora Asa Butler — married 27 Jan 1794 in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Wife of Chauncey Butler — married 12 Jan 1813 in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1840 at age 66 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Mary "Polly" Norcross was born Nov 23, 1773 in Templeton, Worchester, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Daniel Norcross (1745–1825) and Thankful Sawyer Norcross (1747–1821) who had a twin brother, Elias Sawyer.

On Jan 27, 1794, "Polly" married Asa (Ora) Butler at Templeton 1st Congregational Church which was then called the Meeting House. They were married by Ebeneazer Sparhawk, Minister.

"Polly" and Asa lived in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York in 1800. On March of 1804, Asa was ordained as a minister in the Baptist Church, as had been his father, Joel Butler, who had been ordained in 1785 in Vermont.

Asa and "Polly" had nine children, the first two, Joel and Mabel, named after Asa's parents died very young, but seven lived longer lives.

On Jan 16, 1811 Asa died at only just under 39 years old and was buried in Blackmer (Lairdsville) Cemetery in Westmoreland, Oneida co. NY.

Mary "Polly" married again almost two years later on Jan 12, 1813 to Asa's widowed brother, Chauncey (sometimes spelled Chancy) Butler. Then in 1816, they moved with other family members via Pittsburg, down the Ohio River by flatboat to Madison, Indiana and then to Jennings County the following spring. This was truly the frontier in those days and they lived in a log cabin which the men had built.

"Polly" had two more children with Chauncey and later they lived in Shelby county and Marion county.

In 1840 there was a Typhoid Fever outbreak in Marion county and sadly, both Mary and Chauncey died of this fever. Chauncey died on Feb 11, 1840 and Mary succumbed on Feb 26th. They are buried together in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Taken from Find A Grave

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #71533447